Keith Williamson (abt. 1858 - 1899)

Born about 1858 in Shetland island, Scotland

Died 1899 at about age 41 in At sea with brother in law

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Biography

Husband and brother drowned at sea, off cape sound New Zealand, aboard "Wolverine" 1899.

THE OVERDUE WOLVERINE. OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 11588, 23 NOVEMBER 1899, PAGE 5

THE OVERDUE WOLVERINE (FROM OUR OwN CORRESPONDENT.) INVERCARGILL, November 22 Mr G. Williamson's missing schooner Wolverine on leaving Auckland lad 15 tons of ballast and a cargo of kauri timbér aboard, and was reckoned in good trim. She was fitted with a new make of oil engine, and even if her canvas was lost in heavy weather she should have made her way into port under steam. The miss- ing vessel had several hands on board, these being: Captain M'Kenzie and the Hare brothers (builders), Captain G. R. Williamson (owner), Herbert Scollay and Robert Wilson (two seamen from the Bluff), and a boy from Auckland. The Wolverine was procured by Mr. Williamson to run regular trips between the Bluff and the Stewart Island fishing grounds, and, being fitted to run under sail or steam, was the right class of boat for the work. Mr Williamson visited Auckland last De-cember. and, after an. inspection of the vessels of this description, and finding none to exactly suit his requirements, gave an order for the building of the now missing schooner.

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http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=TS18991124.2.50&srpos=1&e=-------100--1---0-0Scollay+wolverine--