Charles Samuel Wigzell (abt. 1823 - 1898)

Born about 1823 in Canterbury, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1898 at about age 75 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Biography

Charles Samuel WIGZELL was born in Canterbury, Kent, in 1823, married to Hannah LEE on 13 Sept 1846 in Canterbury at St. Pauls, and died in hospital in Christchurch on 26 Nov. 1898. He is buried in Linwood Cemetery. Charles was a tanner and gardener, but more of a general labourer in New Zealand, although he is shown as a tanner and as a gardener at various times, mainly on the baptism records of his children. He lived in various locations, all in the Christchurch district.

Probably the most interesting of his children is Charles Edward WIGZELL, who is shown as being 2 years old on the Isabella Hercus passenger list. He was born in Castle Row, Canterbury, Kent, died on 7 Feb 1901 in Sutherland, Sydney, NSW and buried in the Independent Cemetery at Rookwood. He was married on 11 Feb. 1869 to Fanny EVANS (an English girl) in her parents house at 289 Riley St, Surry Hills, NSW. An article was published about him by the Sutherland Historical Society. "Charles was only a couple of years old when the family sailed from Plymouth to Christchurch, New Zealand to start a new life. He was educated there but at the young age of 16 he left NZ, and sailed to Sydney, NSW. In October 1866 he was accepted as a Sunday School teacher at the Bourke Street Congregational Church. He held that position until 1891, but was a Deacon of the Church almost up until his death. By 1867 he was in business at 143 South Head Road as a hairdresser, an enterprise which went from strength to strength. Charles, "a gentleman and a scholar" was hard working, with strong religious principles." He communicated well, and was obviously a good chairman and an equally good committee member. Information courtesy of Graham Mason. Posted Oct. 2004

About 1850 a few members of the WIGZELL "clan" and their families, all of western Kent, emigrated to South Australia (2) and to New Zealand (3).^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~nzbound/genealogy/ih.htm#wigzell

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  • NZBDM DEATH:1898/4102 Wigzell Charles Samuel 76Y