William Blackler (1848 - 1918)

Born 23 Jun 1848 in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Eleanor (Tweedie) Blackler — married 1868 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1918 at age 70 in New Zealand

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Biography

William Blackler aka Blackaller was born on 23 Jun 1848 in Exeter, Devon, England to James Blackler and Harriet (Howard) Blackler. His birth was registered in Exeter in the third quarter of the year, with mother's maiden name Howard.^[1]

• He had an older brother also named William, who was born in 1844 and died in 1846.

In 1851 William Blackler (age 3) lived at Reeds Court, Cowick Street in St Thomas the Apostle, Exeter with his father James (36, Labourer), mother Harriet (32) and three siblings: James (9, Scholar), John (5, Scholar), and Harriett (1).^[2]

William and his family immigrated to New Zealand in 1851 - they sailed aboard the ship Canterbury which departed from the East India Docks, London on 18 Jun 1851 and arrived in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 18 Oct 1851: William Blackler (2), his father James (34, Agr Labourer), mother Harriet (31), and three siblings: James (9), John (5), and Harriet (1).^[3]

William Blackler married Eleanor Tweedie in 1868.^[4]

William and Eleanor had ten children:

1. Harriet Eleanor (Blackler) Ranger (1868-)
2. Sarah Ann Blackler (1870-)
3. George William Blackler (1872-)
4. Rhoda Mary Blackler (1875-)
5. Alice Maud Blackler (1877-)
6. James William Blackler (1879-)
7. Ethel May Blackler (1881-)
8. Dora Eva Blackler (1883-)
9. Stephen John Blackler (1885-1961)
10. Elsie Muriel Blackler (1890-)

William Blackler of West Melton, farmer, was appointed as one of the Executors of his father's Will, dated 22 Jan 1879 - his father passed away on 14 Nov 1880.^[5]

William's wife passed away in 1913.

William Blackler passed away in 1918, aged 70 years.^[6]

He is buried with his wife at Heathcote Cemetery, Rutherford Street, Woolston, Christchurch: "In Memory of Eleanor Blackler. B 10 March 1850. D 30 March 1913. Also her hus. William Blackler. B 23 June 1849 [1848]. D 4 Sept 1918."^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NQ1-KWY : 1 October 2014), William Blackaller, 1848; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Exeter, Devon, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England. [mother's maiden name included on the GRO Index (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp)]
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGNY-FC7 : 9 November 2019), William Blackler in household of James Blackler, St Thomas The Apostle, Devon, England; citing St Thomas The Apostle, Devon, England, p. 17, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ Passenger List for the Canterbury which sailed from London on 18 Jun 1851: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nzbound/genealogy/cby.htm
4. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-TDWF : 4 October 2016), William Blackler and Eleanor Tweedie, 1868; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1868/6233, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-K2GM : 28 May 2019), James Blackler, 1881; citing , Christchurch Probate Files, 1855-2003, record number CH555/1881, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office; FamilySearch digital folder 100391783.
6. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-QV8G : 4 January 2018), William Blackler, 1918; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1918/6354, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
7. ↑ "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLRG-YF8R : 8 September 2019), William Blackler, 4 Sep 1918; citing Death, New Zealand, New Zealand Society of Genealogists, Auckland.