John Waters III was a son of John and Eleanor Waters. He was a first cousin of Alister's great grandfather, Herbert Bertram and was born around 1863, in Wellington.
John married Catherine Jane Wemyss, the youngest daughter of John Wemyss, Renwicktown, Marlborough on 2 July 1886 in Blenheim. They settled in Ward, Awatere, Blenheim and raised a family of twelve children.
Another example of the affection the Waters children felt for their step-father, and obviously their children for their step-grandfather, Nathaniel Sutherland, is demonstrated again in that John and Catherine called one of their children, born 1910, Nathaniel Stanley Waters.
All their children are as follows:
1. Eleanor Catherine Waters (2 December 1886 - 1972). Married George Phillip Osborne (son of William and Elizabeth Ellen Osborne (1881 - 1942) in 1928.
2. Janet Fordyce Waters (1889 - 1942). Married Alan Charles Ferguson (son of Charles and Agnes Eliza Ferguson) (17 June 1888 - 1981) in 1913.
3. Cyril John Waters (1891 - 1915). Cyril never married as he was lost in World War One. Trooper Cyril John Waters was wounded at Galliopoli and died on 31 August 1915, in a Cairo hospital.
4. Marion Stanley Waters (1893 - 1953). Married Leonard Foster McDonald (son of Alexander and Susan Matilda McDonald) (1 May 1894 - 1974) in 1915.
5. Ida Tutchen Waters (1898). I'm unsure what happened to Ida.
6. Ian Wemyss Waters (1900 - 1900). Died aged just two months.
7. Ruby Wemyss Waters (4 August 1901 - 4 February 1985). A surviving twin. Ruby never married and was buried on 7 February 1985 at the Ward Cemetary in the Marlborough District.
8. Pearl Wemyss Waters (4 August 1901 - 1 June 1902). This twin baby died at Timara Mill at the age of 10 months "Rest sweet babe!" reads the obituary.
9. Jessie Tutchen Waters (1903 - 22 July 1936). Married Arthur Sharpe Lyford (son of Aldophus William and Alice Anne Lyford) (18 April 1903 - 1975) in 1927. They had at least one child, and it does look as though Jessie died either as a result of the birth of their baby, or post natal complications. Both Jessie and baby Annie are buried at the Ward Cemetery. When Arthur died almost 40 years later, he was also buried at Ward.
9.1 Annie Lyford (1936 - 1936). Died aged just one day.
10. Frederick Ernest Waters (1905 - 1965). Married Ruby Beulah Phyllis Nicholson (daughter of Lewis and Martha Nicholson) (7 September 1902 - 1996) in 1929.
11. Norman Archibald Waters (16 August 1907 - 1988)
12. Nathaniel Stanley Waters (10 April 1910 - September 1973). Married Nancy (1917 - 7 October 1999). Nathaniel and Nancy are buried in the Marsden Valley Cemetery.
John Waters died on 18 April 1940, aged 77 and is buried in the Ward Cemetery with his wife Catherine Waters, who died on 1 February 1954 at the age of 87.
1. Eleanor Catherine Waters (2 December 1886 - 1972). Married George Phillip Osborne (son of William and Elizabeth Ellen Osborne (1881 - 1942) in 1928.
2. Janet Fordyce Waters (1889 - 1942). Married Alan Charles Ferguson (son of Charles and Agnes Eliza Ferguson) (17 June 1888 - 1981) in 1913.
3. Cyril John Waters (1891 - 1915). Cyril never married as he was lost in World War One. Trooper Cyril John Waters was wounded at Galliopoli and died on 31 August 1915, in a Cairo hospital.
4. Marion Stanley Waters (1893 - 1953). Married Leonard Foster McDonald (son of Alexander and Susan Matilda McDonald) (1 May 1894 - 1974) in 1915.
5. Ida Tutchen Waters (1898). I'm unsure what happened to Ida.
6. Ian Wemyss Waters (1900 - 1900). Died aged just two months.
7. Ruby Wemyss Waters (4 August 1901 - 4 February 1985). A surviving twin. Ruby never married and was buried on 7 February 1985 at the Ward Cemetary in the Marlborough District.
8. Pearl Wemyss Waters (4 August 1901 - 1 June 1902). This twin baby died at Timara Mill at the age of 10 months "Rest sweet babe!" reads the obituary.
9. Jessie Tutchen Waters (1903 - 22 July 1936). Married Arthur Sharpe Lyford (son of Aldophus William and Alice Anne Lyford) (18 April 1903 - 1975) in 1927. They had at least one child, and it does look as though Jessie died either as a result of the birth of their baby, or post natal complications. Both Jessie and baby Annie are buried at the Ward Cemetery. When Arthur died almost 40 years later, he was also buried at Ward.
9.1 Annie Lyford (1936 - 1936). Died aged just one day.
10. Frederick Ernest Waters (1905 - 1965). Married Ruby Beulah Phyllis Nicholson (daughter of Lewis and Martha Nicholson) (7 September 1902 - 1996) in 1929.
11. Norman Archibald Waters (16 August 1907 - 1988)
12. Nathaniel Stanley Waters (10 April 1910 - September 1973). Married Nancy (1917 - 7 October 1999). Nathaniel and Nancy are buried in the Marsden Valley Cemetery.
John Waters died on 18 April 1940, aged 77 and is buried in the Ward Cemetery with his wife Catherine Waters, who died on 1 February 1954 at the age of 87.
Jessie Tutchen Waters had 2 children before Anne: Margaret and Adolphus William. Margaret married my father Rodney Richard Cotton in 1953, and had me (Richard John Cotton) and my sister Prue Elizabeth.
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