David Waghorn (1811 - 1900)

Born 2 Jan 1811 in Eynsford, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Chitty) Waghorn — married 1832 in Milton Gravesend, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 4 Nov 1900 at age 89 in Little Akaloa, Christchurch, New Zealand

Biography

David was born in 1811 to Henry and Ann nee Smith.^[1] He married Sarah Chitty in 1832.^[2] He immigrated to New Zealand aboard the Sir Edward Paget in 1856.^[3] He passed away in 1900 just one day before his brother Arthur.^[4]

ARTHUR AND DAVID WAGHORN. . Two old and respected pioneers of Canterbury- passed away a few days ago. Mt David Wagbom died at Little Akaloa on Sunday, and his brother, Mr Arthur Waghorn, died at Addington on Monday. The former was eighty-nine years of age, and the latter eighty-six. Mr Arthur Waghorn arrived in, the Randolph, one of the first four ships, but his brother did not arrive until some months afterwards. Mt Arthur Waghorn's wife died before him, but he leaves a grown-up family of four daughters, and three sons ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQB9-DJ5 : 30 December 2014, David Waghorn, 02 Jan 1811); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 0596907 (RG4 877).
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJGS-SHH : 10 December 2014), David Waghorn and Sarah Chitty, 23 Dec 1832; citing Milton-Next-Gravesend, Kent, England, reference 157, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 992,512.
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2Z6-Q75T : 8 August 2017), David Waghorn, 1856; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004407299.
4. ↑ "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKKS-MZZN : 7 December 2015), David Waghorn, died 04 Nov 1900; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Saint Luke Anglican Church Cemetery, Little Akaloa, Canterbury, New Zealand.
5. ↑ OBITUARY. LYTTELTON TIMES, VOLUME CIV, ISSUE 12344, 7 NOVEMBER 1900, PAGE 2

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ24-8G5 : 4 September 2017), David Waghorn in household of Sarah Waghorn, Dartford, Kent, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGL6-46S : 29 July 2017), David Waghorn, Sutton At Hone, Kent, England; citing Sutton At Hone, Kent, England, p. 28, 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.