John James TORRE (1842 – 1917)
Name
John James TorreGender
MaleBirthdate
07 September 1842Birthplace
London, EnglandDate of death
01 March 1917Place of death
EnglandPartner(s)
Children
- Anna Helena Torre (28/6/1868 - 30/11/1868, Napier)
- Helena Frances Torre (born 10/6/1874, Napier)
- Rosellen Gretchen (Gretchen) Torre (born 12/3/1879, Napier)
Biography
Arrived in Wellington on the “Constantine”, 22 June 1860
Came to Hawke’s Bay late 1860s
Worked for Union Bank of Australia in Napier as accountant and manager
Volunteer in Napier Rifle Volunteers, 1860-66
Fought at Omarunui, 1866
Lived in Bank House, Napier, on the corner of Clyde and Shakespeare Roads
Member of Hawke’s Bay Philosophical Society
Owned house and quarter acre on Coote Road
Returned to England to live with his family, 1891
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