William
Henry White
Blagdon
Born in Plymouth, Devon, England
Ancestors 
Brother of
John George Harris Blagdon, Mary Jane Brock (Blagdon) Moule and Thomas Richard Edwards Blagdon
Husband of
Sarah (Joint) Blagdon
— married
1865 in Plymouth Registration District, Devon, England
Descendants 
Father of
Julia Harris Blagdon, Mary Jane Blagdon, Louise Caroline Alberta (Blagdon) McDonald, William Henry Edward Blagdon, Alice Maud (Blagdon) Broadfoot, John George Harris Blagdon, Frances Helena Augusta Blagdon and Albert Charles Lindsay Blagdon
Died
at about age 74
in South Dunedin. Otago, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2014
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Biography
William Blagdon migrated from England to New Zealand.
William Henry White Blagdon was born in 1843 to Edward Seavear Blagdon and Julia Brock (Harris) Blagdon in Plymouth, Devon, England. [1] He first appears on the 1851 England & Wales census with his parents. [2]
In 1865, William married Sarah Joint in the Plymouth Registration District, [3] and the couple went on to have eight children: Julia Harris 1866, Mary Jane 1869, Louise Caroline Alberta 1871, William Henry Edward 1874, Alice Maud 1877, John George Harris 1880, Frances Helena Augusta 1882, and Albert Charles Lindsay 1885. The first three were born in England, the younger five born in New Zealand.
The family appeared on the 1871 England & Wales census in Islington, Middlesex, England. [4]
1871 census: Islington, Middlesex, England
W H Blagden Head Male 27 Plymouth, Devonshire [plumber]
Sarah Blagden Wife Female 28 Staverton, Devonshire
J Blagden Daughter Female 4 Plymouth, Devonshire
Burial
About 90 firemen from the city and suburban fire brigades, in full uniform, attended the funeral of their lute comrade, Fireman W. H. Blagdon, on Saturday. A large number of members of Court of Dunedin, A.O.F., and of the general public, also followed the funeral procession, which was headed by the St. Kilda. Band. The coffin was carried on a small motor fire engine belonging to the Dunedin Fire Brigade. The burial service at tho grave was conducted by the Rev. li. Fairmaid. The bell at the South Dunedin fire station was tolled as the funeral moved through the streets.[5]
Sources
- ↑ England & Wales birth registration: Plymouth [district], Volume 9, Page 398, June quarter 1843, mother's maiden name HARRIS
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGJ3-5TD : 10 November 2017), William H Blagdon in household of Edward Blagdon, Charles The Martyr, Devon, England; citing Charles The Martyr, Devon, England, p. 36, 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.
- ↑ England & Wales marriage registration: Plymouth [district], Volume 5b, Page 479, June quarter 1865
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRN2-PV3 : 25 April 2019), W H Blagden, 1871.
- ↑ OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 17009, 21 MAY 1917
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