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Joseph Rothwell (abt. 1840 - 1901)

Joseph Rothwell
Born about in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdommap
Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 1866 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , and
Died at about age 61 in Nelson, New Zealandmap
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Biography

Birth

Joseph was born about 1840. He hailed from Manchester, UK. He was the son of Joseph Rothwell and Elizabeth Hulme.

On 6 September 1840 he was christened at the Cathedral in Manchester. [1]

Aged 2 he traveled with his parents Joseph (38) and Elizabeth (35) and his siblings Richard aged 7 and James on the Thomas Sparks in 1842 for Nelson.[2]

Marriage

On 1 March 1866 Alice Elizabeth Gardner and Joseph Rothwell were married. [3]

Children

Children born to Alice Elizabeth Gardner and Joseph Rothwell [4]

  1. 1866/17004 Elizabeth
  2. 1868/21149 Joseph Robert
  3. 1870/23231 Richard Thomas
  4. 1872/24171 Annie Priscilla
  5. 1874/423 John William
  6. 1876/8923 George Gardner
  7. 1878/16990 Margaret Alice
  8. 1881/3540 Jane
  9. 1883/11726 James

They had five sons and four daughters. He lived in Nelson for most of his life.

Death

He passed away on 14 August 1901 aged 61.

Obituary [5]
The late Mr. Joseph Rothwell, whose death was announced yesterday, was an old settler, and had spent practically the whole of his life in Nelson. He came from Manchester in the ship Thomas Sparks early in 1843, when quite a young child. He had been a member of the Nelson Lodge of Oddfellows for 40 years. Deceased leaves a widow and five sons and four daughters. He had been in failing health for the last few months. About three months ago he had a fall from a tree, and he never seemed to have recovered from the shock. The funeral is announced for to-morrow afternoon.

Sources

  1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NGKX-CQD : 19 March 2020), Joseph Rothwell in entry for Joseph Rothwell, 1840.
  2. ↑ http://www.museumnp.org.nz/early-settlers/voyageDetails.aspx?voyageid=19
  3. ↑ NZBDM marriages 1/3/1866 1866/4146 Alice Elizabeth Gardner, Joseph Rothwell
  4. ↑ New Zealand Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Online search
  5. ↑ Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 185, 15 August 1901, Page 2




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