The PEGLAR family of Maugersbury, Nr. Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, and Leeds, Yorkshire, and of NEW ZEALAND. Early references to ‘NEW’ in the region are: FIRST GENERATION: * Leonard Hayward PEGLER b 1808, Maugersbury, Nr. Stow-on-the-Wold, Glos., d. 03 Jun 1873, draper of Leeds, married at the Friends’ Monthly Meeting, Cheltenham 28 Jun 1836 to Letitia NEW* b 12 Dec. 1806, dau. of John NEW b 25 Nov. 1759 at Hinton on the Green, Worcs., farmer, Alstone and at Northway, Glos., d 06 Aug. 1833 bur. Ashchurch, and Ann WITTS of Twining, nr. Tewkesbury, Glos., b 13 March, 1759. Letitia d. 13 Aug 1856, bur at Friends’ Burial Ground, Adel near Leeds, Yorks. *See "the NEW family of Evesham", Sixth Generation, under Evesham, Worcestershire, on this wedsite: NEWfamEvesham.html SECOND GENERATION (Letitia NEW + Leonard Hayward PEGLER) *John New PEGLER, engineer, schoolmaster, b 9 Jul 1837, Leeds d. 30 Jan 1917, Hamilton NZ, bur Raglan, NZ, attended Ackworth Friends’ School, Yorkshire went to New Zealand in 1862 married Eliza ALLEN b 1843, Leamington Priors (now Leamington Spa), d. 1921 Auckland NZ, they went back to Leeds 1867, but returned to NZ 1873 to run the school in Raglan, NZ. *Annie Letitia PEGLER b 1839 Leeds, bp Bledington Church, Glos. 07 Jun 1863 d 1878 bur Ipswich St Peter Suffolk, attended Ackworth Friends School married Charles Arthur Robinson, railway engineer, 22 Jul 1863, went to NZ 1863/4, returned to UK by 1868. *Vernon PEGLER bank clerk b 01 Apr 1841 d after 1901 attended Ackworth Friends School, married Jun Q 1871 to Matilda Jane PORTER. *Elizabeth PEGLER b 1843 d 25 Mar 1878 Scarborough York, unmarried, Will proved 12 Apr 1878 at Principal Registry, Vernon PEGLER and Charles ROBINSON executors. * Mary PEGLER b 1845, Leeds, d 1881 Scarborough married Henry APPLETON grocer. * Sidney PEGLER joiner b 1847, Leeds d 02 Jul 1893, bur Ipswich Suffolk attended Ackworth School 1858-1861 married 1873 Holbeck, YKS to Mary Ellen GRAYSON. * Oliver PEGLER independent means b 1848 Leeds attended Ackworth Sch 1858-1862 married 07 Nov 1872 Chelsea St Luke to Annie Stevens. JONES THIRD GENERATION (John New PEGLER + Eliza ALLEN) *Allen Leonard PEGLER farmer of Raglan NZ b 25 May 1865 Auckland NZ d 13 Jul 1937 bur Raglan married 6 Jul 1920 Isabella McDonald HUNTER (nee PATERSON). *Letitia Elizabeth PEGLER b 11 Oct 1867 at sea on SS Warwick d. 1961 Auckland, married 03 Sep 1890 at Registry Office Auckland to William John BROOKS pork butcher. *Caroline PEGLER b. 09 May 1870, Holbeck, Yorkshire d. 29 Oct 1909 Auckland NZ married 25 Oct 1891 in Auckland to Alfred John KEMP. *Carlton PEGLER, apprentice butcher b 02 Nov 1872, Leeds, YKS d. 26 Mar 1896 Auckland NZ, unmarried. *Vernon Edward PEGLER farmer of Raglan b. 11 Feb 1875, Raglan NZ d. 11 Dec 1974 married 15 Jun 1915 at Raglan to Elizabeth Maude Noakes HARSANT no issue. *John Aubrey PEGLER flax miller, labourer b 07 Mar 1878, Raglan d 01 Dec 1955 Auckland served in WW1, Quartermaster Sergeant, awarded MSM, mentioned in dispatches, unmarried fathered a child by Lily EDWARDS. *Ethel Annie PEGLER b 28 Oct 1880 Raglan d 30 Nov 1880 bur at Raglan. *Bertie Henry PEGLER, farmer, shopkeeper of Raglan and Devonport Auckland b 03 Jul 1883 Raglan d Aug 1872, Devonport married (1) c. 1923 Myrtle Elizabeth, (2) Myra, no issue. *Amy Beatrice Allen PEGLER, teacher, b 18 Apr 1882 Mt Albert Auckland d 10 Jul 1965 Auckland, unmarried. THIRD GENERATION (Annie Letitia PEGLER + Charles Arthur ROBINSON) *Alfred Pegler ROBINSON, railway engineer, was born on 17 May 1864 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand and was buried on 1 Dec 1897 in Ipswich, St Peters, Suffolk. *Charles Vernon ROBINSON was born circa 1868 in Stratford, Essex. *William ROBINSON was born circa 1870 in Stratford, Essex. *Percival ROBINSON was born circa 1872 in Stratford, Essex. *Leonard ROBINSON was born circa 1875 in Stratford, Essex. THIRD GENERATION (Vernon PEGLER + Matilda Jane PORTER) *Ethel Maude PEGLER was born in 1871 died in 1871, burin Woodhouse Cemetery, Leeds. * William Vernon PEGLER was born in 1877, in the 1901 census, he is a Medical Student. THIRD GENERATION (Mary PEGLER + Henry APPLETON) *Henry APPLETON. *Letitia Elizabeth APPLETON was born circa 1872 in Scarborough, York. *Edith Lucy APPLETON was born Jun Q1874 in Scarborough. *Carlton G. APPLETON was born circa 1880 in Scarborough. *Leonard APPLETON . THIRD GENERATION (Sidney PEGLER + Mary Ellen GRAYSON ) *Mary Grayson (May) PEGLER was born in 1874 in Leeds. *Ellen (Nellie) PEGLER was born circa 1876 in Leeds. *Sidney PEGLER was born in 1883 in Ipswich. THIRD GENERATION (Oliver PEGLER + Annie Stevens JONES *Violet PEGLER was born in 1873 in Leeds. *Oliver PEGLER was born cal 1876 in Fulham, Middlesex. *Henry Leonard PEGLER was born cal 1878 in Fulham. *Annie PEGLER was born cal 1880 in Fulham. *Lillie PEGLER. *William New PEGLER was born Jun Q1883. *Kitty PEGLER FOURTH GENERATION (Allen Leonard PEGLER + Isabella McDonald PATERSON) *Leonard Robert PEGLER was born on 3 Jun 1921 in Raglan and died on 1 Mar 1992 in Palmerston North, NZ, married 1 Oct 1946, in Palmerton N to Mary PRATT. *Isabel Helen PEGLER was born on 20 Aug 1922 in Raglan and died on 4 Mar 2000 in Chicago, IL, USA, married 24 May 1944, in Raglan to Robert Franklyn WRENN. *Vernon Hayward PEGLER was born on 22 Sep 1928 in Raglan, NZ, married 10 March 1951 in St Paul’s Methodist Ch, Hamilton to Pamela Marie FRANSHAM. FOURTH GENERATION (Caroline PEGLER + Alfred John KEMP) *Clarice Eileen KEMP was born on 30 Apr 1893 in Auckland and died 1974, unmarried. *Clifford Carlton KEMP was born on 25 Oct 1900 in Auckland and died 1976. FOURTH GENERATION (John Aubrey PEGLER + Lily) *John Andrew WILLIAMS was born on 23 Feb 1910 in Auckland died on 21 Nov 1997 in Thames, NZ FOURTH GENERATION (Bertie Henry PEGLER + 1 Myrtle Elizabeth) *Lynsie PEGLER was born circa 1925. FIFTH GENERATION (Vernon Hayward PEGLER + Pamela Marie FRANSHAM) *Pamela Margaret PEGLER was born on 11 Jul 1952 in Hamilton, bp 5 Jun 1953 Union Church Raglan, married 11 May 1974 at Raglan to Neil Stanley COUCH (no living issue). Included in this record are descendants of Leonard PEGLER and Letitia NEW. The record reflects the extent of my research and is a long way from being complete. Apart from my parents, my husband and me, I have not included living people. PMC 4.06.02 Margaret Couch would appreciate any information on the PEGLER family to: couchm@wave.co.nz