William
Timaru
Joss
Born about in Stewart Island, Southland, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Brother of
David Joss [half], James Bruce Joss [half], John Wallace Joss [half], Elizabeth (Joss) Wilson [half], Walter Douglas Joss and Mary Ann (Joss) Dawson [half]
Husband of
Emma Paerata (Driver) Joss
— married
about 1870 (to 9 Sep 1877) in New Zealand
Husband of
Mary Annie (Cameron) Potiki
— married
23 Jul 1882 in Ruapuke Island, Southland, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
William John Joss, James William (Joss) Ihakara, Emma Valeria (Joss) Gilroy, John Timaru Paparoa Joss, Amelia Caroline Magdalene (Joss) West, Herbert Mark Leslie Joss, Elizabeth Mary (Joss) Norton, Louisa (Joss) Bradshaw and Teresa Carmen Daisy (Joss) Waitiri
Died
at about age 51
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Nov 2021
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Biography
William was born about 1844. He was the son of James Joss and Puwaitaha (Caroline) Julia Joss
William married Emma Paerata Driver in 1870.[1] They had one son - William John Joss (1871-)
He had a child with the widowed Alice Whaitiri in 1880 - James William (Joss) Mapepe (abt.1880-abt.1941)
Married (2nd) Mary Annie Cameron in 1882 They had children:
- Emma Valeria (Joss) Gilroy (1884-1936)
- John Timaru Paparoa Joss (1885-1905)
- Amelia Caroline Magdalene (Joss) West (1887-1948)
- Herbert Mark Leslie Joss (1888-1956)
- Elizabeth Mary (Joss) Norton (1890-1954)
- Louisa (Joss) Bradshaw (1892-)
- Teresa Carmen Daisy (Joss) Waitiri (1894-)
It appears that he was drowned when his whaling boat capsized.[2] William was 49 years old when he died in December 1895.[3]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz - NZBDM - Marriage 1870/9405
- ↑ North Otago Times, 27 Dec 1895, pg 3 [1]
- ↑ NZBDM - Death 1895/6727
- https://www.geni.com/people/William-Joss/6000000013488891153
- http://www.ajlassociates.biz/getperson.php?personID=I15429&tree=frost
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Stephanie Gilroy 
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~3.12%
~12.50%
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~3.12%
~6.25%
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~1.56%
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