George
Henry
Blackwell
Born in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of Thomas Blackwell
and Hannah (Freeman) Blackwell
Husband of
Annie (Shearsby) Blackwell
— married
1868 in New Zealand
Father of
Joseph Henry Blackwell, Harriet Emma Blackwell, Ellen May Blackwell, Charlotte Edith (Blackwell) Davies, Mabel Alice (Blackwell) Parnham, Walter Freeman Blackwell, Herbert Kelynge Blackwell, Wilson George Blackwell, Alfred Thomas Blackwell and Leonard Gordon Blackwell
Died
at about age 74
in Kaiapoi, Canterbury, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 9 Dec 2015
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Biography
- Christened 27th September 1840, All Saints, Leamington, Wawickshire.
- Served on HMS Styx
- Emigrated from England to N.Z. in 1862, ship "Huntress"
- Settled in Kaiapoi
- Founder of Blackwell's Department Store, Kaiapoi
- Managing Director of Kaiapoi Woollen Mills
Sources
http://blackwellsdeptstore.co.nz/the-blackwell-story/
"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYLL-5HQ : accessed 9 December 2015), Thomas Blackwell in entry for George Henry Blackwell, 27 Sep 1840; citing LEAMINGTON PRIORS,WARWICK,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 502,285.
- N.Z. MARRIAGES - 1868/4631 Anne Shearsley & George Henry Blackwell
- N.Z. DEATHS - 1914/8642 - Blackwell George Henry aged 74 years
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