ID Number106236
NameRENNER Frederick William Simmonds
Family NameRENNER
Plot20
CemeteryChurch of England
StatusReinstated Monument after Disinterment for Motorway
Location on the Modern Grid MapN11 14
Inscription on TombstoneIn loving memory of F.W.S. RENNER, lost at sea 2 April 1883. aged 59. Deeply lamented. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord". And Mary E RENNER, died August 1864, aged 2 years. "Suffer little children to come unto me". Also Janet RENNER, died 29 June 1910, aged 84. "God be with you till we meet again". Also Joseph Ralph, son of the above, died 10 December 1916, aged 59. A devoted son. [-Helyer-]
Description of GraveUpright marble headstone, lead lettering
Date of Death or Burial*02 Apr, 1883
Public Cemetery Register Number
Type of Record Commemoration only
Age59
SexMale
BiographyFrederick RENNER, born in England in 1824, was an experienced sea captain who travelled the seas with his wife Janet (Moffatt), before eventually settling in Wellington in the 1850s. Involved in coastal shipping, Capt Renner (on Wonga Wonga) rescued 50 of the 70 survivors of the wreck of the Orpheus in Feb 1863. He died in Apr 1883 when the Hannah Barrett capsized in heavy seas.