ID Number101950
NameDORSET John
Family NameDORSET
Plot312
CemeteryChurch of England
StatusReinstated Monument after Disinterment for Motorway
Location on the Modern Grid MapH14 02
Inscription on TombstoneSacred to the memory of John Dorset, Surgeon, who died at Nelson, October 2 1856, aged 49 years. Also Henry Lorimer Dorset, who died March 27 1850, aged 8 months. Also William Dorset, who died April 2nd 1877, aged 75 years. Also Charlotte Matilda, Relict of the late Wm Dorset, died October 13th 1901, aged 79 years.
Description of GraveWooden memorial painted white with black lettering.
Date of Death or Burial*02 Oct, 1856
Public Cemetery Register Number
Type of Record Burial
Age49
SexMale
BiographyJohn DORSET arrived in Wellington on the "Tory" in Sept 1839, accompanying Col. W Wakefield, to take up the position of Colonial Surgeon. His military background included service as a Captain in the Civil War in Portugal.