The Rowe Family

  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the census in 1861 in Huntingdon, , Huntingdonshire, England. Class: RG9; Piece: 976; Folio: 49; Page: 1; GSU roll: 542730.

• She emigrated aboard the vessel "England" on 17 Oct 1866 from City of London, London, England. Type: Ship, Weight: 852 tons, Captain: Fox; Departed: London; General cargo and 88 passengers; Cost: 140 pounds

• She immigrated vessel 'England' on 9 Feb 1867 to Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand.

• She trained /owned the Horse Vieux Rose in 1888 in Waihou, Waikato, New Zealand. Rosarina's daughter Vieux Rose (1888, by Hippocampus), bred by Walters and sold to the Lennard family at Te Aroha, won races and produced two good stakes winners, including Auckland Cup winner Santa Rosa (1905) and daughters that bred on.

• A barn on farm burned down on 30 Dec 1891 at Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand

• She was involved in a court case about accussing an ex-employee of the Harp of Erin, of stealing three pillow slips and one tray-cover on 11 Sep 1901 in Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand. The case was dismissed as Rose Lennard, daughter of accusor, had given the articles to the ex-employee.

• She appeared on the Manukau electorial role in 1902 in Manukau City, Auckland, New Zealand. Harp of Erin; Household Duties

• Misc Event: Sold the whole of her racing stock of thoroughbreds, on 15 Apr 1903, in Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand. Only one horse was sold.

• She had an estate probated on 4 Nov 1935 in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand. Archives Reference BCDG 4420 3683/35
Probate Number 3683/35

• She is mentioned in Tapestry of Turf book in Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand which was published in 1988. Lou Rosa was bred at Waihou, near Te Aroha, by Arthur Lennard and was from a family which had carried the Lennard maroon and gold hoops as far back as 1891, when Lou Rosa's fourth dam, Vieux Rose, won her first race in the colours of Mrs J. Lennard.

Sarah married John Palmer LENNARD Senior, son of John LENNARD and Isabella PALMER, on 5 Jan 1870 in Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand. (John Palmer LENNARD Senior was born on 16 Feb 1843 in St Thomas, East Budleigh, Devon, England, died on 24 Apr 1922 in Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand and was buried in Apr 1922 in Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand.)

  Marriage Notes:

Married in the dwelling house of Dr Pierce, Newton, Auckland