Henry George Romans

1851 - 1945  (94 years)

• Name	Henry George Romans
  Born	9 Feb 1851	Avoca, Tasmania, Australia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	66E7486605A346BDA1C62C5209BBD13151E1
  Died	12 Sep 1945	Arrowtown, New Zealand   [3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I3163	Treefive
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	George Romans,   b. 1814,   d. 1900, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Bailey,   b. Abt 1808, Cheddar, Somerset, England ,   d. 3 Sep 1884, Tasmania, Australia  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1858	Tasmania, Australia   [6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F910	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Christina Jansen,   b. 1864, Denmark ,   d. 18 Apr 1885, Arrow District, New Zealand  (Age 21 years)
  Married	1881	Arrowtown, New Zealand
  Children	1. George Henry Romans,   b. 1881, Arrow District, New Zealand ,   d. 1958  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F911	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Elizabeth White Travis,   b. 25 Oct 1864, Invercargill, New Zealand ,   d. 23 Oct 1938, Arrowtown, New Zealand  (Age 73 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1888	Dunedin, New Zealand
  Children	1. Henrietta Louisa Ann Romans,   b. 6 Dec 1889, Arrowtown, New Zealand ,   d. 1945  (Age 55 years)   2. Clarence Raymond Romans,   b. 1890,   d. 25 Aug 1893, Arrowtown, New Zealand  (Age 3 years)   3. Henry Clifford Romans,   b. 10 Dec 1892, Arrowtown, New Zealand ,   d. 8 Mar 1952, Timaru, New Zealand  (Age 59 years)   4. Hilda Gertrude Romans,   b. 26 Dec 1893, Arrowtown, New Zealand ,   d. Auckland, New Zealand   5. Ina Beatrice Romans,   b. 2 Jan 1899, Arrowtown, New Zealand ,   d. 15 Nov 1983, Auckland, New Zealand  (Age 84 years)   6. Iris Beryl Romans,   b. 16 Feb 1902, Arrowtown, New Zealand ,   d. 11 Jun 1990  (Age 88 years)   7. Raymond George Romans,   b. 3 Aug 1903, Arrowtown, New Zealand ,   d. Levin, New Zealand   8. Mary (Marie) Clarice Romans,   b. 3 Jan 1905, Arrowtown, New Zealand ,   d. 19 Oct 1996, Auckland, New Zealand  (Age 91 years)   9. John McDonald Romans,   b. 12 Oct 1906, Arrowtown, New Zealand ,   d. Rotorua, New Zealand   10. Reginald Everard Romans,   b. 10 Sep 1909,   d. 19 Dec 1943, Italy  (Age 34 years)   11. Olive Travis Romans,   b. 15 Dec 1910, Arrowtown, New Zealand ,   d. 12 Jul 2006, Auckland, New Zealand  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2019
  Family ID	F919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Henry Geo Roman's birth in the district of Fingal, Tasmania, was registered by his mother, who gave her name as Mary Anne Gilligan of Clifton Lodge. The Personal column of the Launceston Examiner of 1 Apr 1943 noted George's 100th birthday: 'Born at Avoca, Tasmania, Mr George H. Romans recently celebrated his 100th birthday at Arrowtown, N. Z., where he has lived for the past [66] years. Among 400 messages of congratulation which he received was a cablegram from the King and Queen.' The Auckland Star of 13 Sep 1945 had an obituary for George Romans:: DEATH AT AGE OF 102 MR GEORGE H. ROMANS P. A. INVERCARGILL, this day. The death has occurred at Arrowtown of Mr George Henry Romans at the age of 102 years. He was born in Tasmania in 1843, and came to New Zealand in 1875. He went to Arrowtown during the gold mining boom. For many years Mr Romans took an active part in the life of Arrowtown. He had 35 years' continuous service as a borough councillor and several times refused nomination for the office of mayor. He was one of the oldest Freemasons in New Zealand. Mr Romans was interested in all forms of sport, and owned and raced several horses. His second wife died in 1938 and he is survived by four sons and six daughters. One son, Lieutenant-Colonel R. E. Romans, D.S.O., died of wounds in Italy in January, 1944. All of George and Mary's children were baptised at St Paul's Anglican Church in Arrowtown. The family continue to have a connection with the church, including ongoing maintenance and providing flowers for services. From the website of the Anglican Parish of Wakatipu in 2014: 'St. Paul's has remained almost unchanged in over one hundred years. In 1973 a stained glass window was gifted by Mrs Sally Lusk as a memorial to her late husband. The window in a modern theme depicting the trees, hills and valleys of the area and the gold from which the town sprang, blends with, and complements the Victorian architecture of the building. A further stained glass window was consecrated in 1992. It was gifted by members of the Romans family as a memorial to George Henry and Mary Elizabeth Romans who worshipped at St. Paul's for many years. George Romans when he died at the age of 102 was still serving as Church Warden.'

  
  

• Sources

  [S984] ancestry.com Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922, 9 Feb 1851 Tasmania: Henry George Romans. [S2516] BIR354 Birth Romans, Henry George, 9 Feb 1851 Fingal: Henry George Romans. [S1628] DTH Death Index New Zealand, George Henry Romans; 24655; 1945. [S2523] Ancestry.com New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964, 1945: George Henry Romans. [S2538] TRE Romans, Henry George - Research Summary, TRE145., Kept record of family birthdays etc. [S983] ancestry.com Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950, 26 Jun 1858 Tasmania: Mary Ann Gilligan and George Romans. [S2484] MAR Marriage Romans, George and Gilligan, Mary Ann. [S2517] MAR412 Marriage Romans, George and Gilligan, Mary Ann, 26 Jun 1858 Fingal, Tasmania: George Romans and Mary Ann Gilligan.