William Hibbard (1846 - 1922)

Born 26 Feb 1846 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Catherine (Hales) Hibbard — married 5 Oct 1869 in Twerton, Somerset, England

Husband of Alice Whittick (Smith) Hibbard — married 1875 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 26 Apr 1922 at age 76 in Christchurch, New Zealand

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Biography

William was born in 1846.

He married Mary Catherine Hales on 5 October 1869 in Twerton, Somerset. William was a butcher and the son of Charles Hibbard, also a butcher. Mary was the daughter of John Hales, a builder. ^[1]

William's second wife was Alice Whitick Smith. They were married in New Zealand in 1875 ^{[2] [3]}

He passed away in 1922, aged 76. ^[4]

An announcement of his death appeared in The Ellesmere Guardian dated 29 April 1922 ^[5]

The death took place at Christchurch on Wednesday of Mr William Hibbard, who for many years was in business at Southbridge as butcher and baker. Mr Hibbard had been in ill-health for a long time.

Census

1851 Hilperton Wiltshire ^[6]

Charles Hibbard Head Male 39 England

Jane Hibbard Wife Female 37 England

John Hibbard Son Male 10 England

Rosina Hibbard Daughter Female 8 England

William Hibberd Son Male 5 England

Dorcas Hibberd Daughter Female 5 England

1871 Westbury, Wiltshire ^[7]

William Hibbard Head Male 26 Hilperton, Wiltshire, butcher

Kate Hibbard Wife Female 20 Poll Adelaid, Australia

Charles Hibbard Son Male 0 Westbury, Wiltshire

John Cowzen Servant Male 17 Westbury, Wiltshire

Sarah Smith Servant Female 15 Haye, Somerset

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry Somerset, England, Marriage Registers, Bonds and Allegations, 1754-1914 [1]
2. ↑ New Zealand BDM [2] reg 1875/3038
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24V-4WX9 : 4 October 2016), William Hibbard and Alice Whitick Smith, 1875; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1875/3038, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
4. ↑ New Zealand BDM [3] reg 1922/4161
5. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EG19220429.2.4?end_date=31-12-1922&items_per_page=10&query=hibbard&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1922&type=ARTICLE%2cILLUSTRATION
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGZL-CW2 : 8 November 2019),
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFJ9-37X : 16 November 2020),