William Henry Williams (1840 - 1916)

Born 4 Feb 1840 in Ratcliff, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Adams (Forbes) Williams — married 5 Oct 1859 in Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand

Husband of Jessie Brown (Forbes) Williams — married 16 Jul 1885 in Palmerston, Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1916 at age 76 in Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand

Biography

William Henry Williams was born in 1840 in Ratcliff (Limehouse) London, and christened on the 12th January 1841 in the parish of Saint Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, London; his parents recorded as John Jury Williams and Eliza. ^[1]

He arrived in New Zealand as a child with his parents aboard the ship Victory, in 1851 ^[2]

The family settled in Onehunga where he later worked, at first in a builder's office and later joining the Provincial Government Office in Auckland. ^[3]

In 1861 he went sheep farming on the Moeraki run in North Otago, at first with F. D. Rich (whose father, George Rich had a Merino stud in Mt. Eden, Auckland) and later on his own account ^{[4] [5]}

In 1867, after returning to Auckland, he Joined in the the Thames gold rush, trying his luck for three years in several different claims. ^[6] It was at this time that their little daughter Helen Maria died ^[7]

In 1870, William Henry Williams was appointed manager of the Bay of Islands Coal Company's mines at Kawakawa, where he became President of the Kawakawa Miners' and Mechanics' Institute. ^[8] He was Manager of the coal mine at Kawakawa ^{[9] [10] [11]}

in 1878 he moved south as part owner and manager of the Shag Point coal mine near Palmerston, Otago. ^[12] His wife Helen Forbes died at Shag Point 11th August 1884 ^{[13] [14]}

Auckland Star 26 November 1884 Page 2 ^[15]

Kawakawa, this day.

Old residents, to the number of forty, banquetted Mr W. H Williams (former manager of the coal mines) in Swift's Star Hotel last night. Mr Williams had arrived unexpectedly the same morning, and the haste and anxiety shown to do him honour go far to express the general feeling towards an old manager who has been absent six years, and pays a flying visit of 24 hours.

He married Jessie Forbes in Palmerston, Otago on the 16th September 1885. ^[16]

About 1890 he went farming, recorded as "Farmer" on the wedding certificate for Jane Herriot Walker and Frederick Arthur Williams. ^[17]

In 1894 he was appointed in the Land Office in Invercargill, eighteen months later, he was appointed Crown Lands Ranger at Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand ^{[18] [19]}

Timaru Herald 7 March 1916 Page 6 ^[20]

DEATH.

WILLIAMS - On 3rd March, 1916, at the residence of his son, Gordon F. Williams, Sehvyn Street, Onehnnga; William Henry Williams (late Crown Lands Ranger, South Canterbury), in his 77th year.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPZM-NDQ : 21 March 2020), William Henry Williams, 1841.
2. ↑ "John Williams, wife & 4 children" Daily Southern Cross, Volume V, Issue 376, 4 February 1851, Page 2
3. ↑ Sarah : Granny Hunting; William Henry Williams
4. ↑ North Otago Times, Volume VII, Issue 170, 8 January 1867, Page 3
5. ↑ Making Sheep Country: Mt Peel Station and the Transformation of the Tussock Lands by Robert Peden pub: Auckland University Press, 2013
6. ↑ Sarah : Granny Hunting; William Henry Williams
7. ↑ Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3672, 26 April 1869, Page 3
8. ↑ Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 4018, 8 July 1870, Page 3
9. ↑ Russell : Difficulty with Miners Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4197, 26 January 1871, Page 2
10. ↑ The Kawakawa Coal Mine Dispute Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVII, Issue 4199, 28 January 1871, Page 3
11. ↑ Kawakawa: Bay of Islands : The Bill on Education Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4619, 14 June 1872, Page 3
12. ↑ Evening Star, Issue 7968, 25 July 1889, Page 2
13. ↑ Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4442, 16 August 1884, Page 5
14. ↑ :Places of Residence; traced through the New Zealand Electoral Rolls - 1880-1881 - Moeraki, Otago, New Zealand
15. ↑ Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4322, 26 November 1884, Page 2
16. ↑ Otago Daily Times, Issue 7383, 14 October 1885, Page 2
17. ↑ the New Zealand Electoral Rolls record him in 1890 in Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand
18. ↑ Star, Issue 5744, 11 December 1896, Page 2
19. ↑ from 1896 to 1911 the New Zealand Electoral Rolls record him in Timaru.
20. ↑ Timaru Herald, Volume CIV, Issue 15904, 7 March 1916, Page 6

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