Albert Edward Bone (1862 - 1909)

Born 1862 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Jane Annabella (Baird) Bone — married 11 Nov 1885 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 12 Feb 1909 at about age 47 in Tongue Point, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Albert was the son of David Bone and born about 1862 in Southsea Hampshire England.

In the 1871 census Albert (age 8) was the son of David Bone in Salford, Pendleton, Lancashire, England.^[1]

Albert married Jane Annabella Baird on 11 November 1885 in Dunedin.^[2]

They had the following children:

1. Edgar Alfred born 1886 ^[3]
2. Arthur Herbert born 1889 ^[4]
3. Margret Edith Perkins born 1896 ^[5]

Albert Bone, aged 45 years, lived in Dunedin with his wife and family and was a commercial traveller for Sargood, Son and Ewen (boot department). He was deacon of the Moray Place Congregational Church in Dunedin, and a prominent member of the Choral Society and Liedertafel. As a soloist he was much in demand at private functions. According to the Otago Witness, “His genial nature and sunny smile made him one of the most loved men in the church.”

Bone had only recently gone on the road for his firm, and this was his first visit to Marlborough. He was visiting Wellington for a surprise reunion with his son who worked for the Bank of New Zealand and had recently become engaged. Tragically, it was his son who, having joined the rescue operation because he heard that his father might have been on the vessel, lifted the sailcloth covering a body to find it was his father.^[6][7]

Albert died on 12 February 1909 Tongue Point after SS Penguin was shipwrecked. ^[8][9]He is buried at Karori Cemetery.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4009; Folio: 109; Page: 40; GSU roll: 846105; ED, institution, or vessel: 12; Household schedule number: 183
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7619 #17569902 (accessed 14 April 2023)
   Albert E Bone (8) son in household of David Bone (38) in Salford, Pendleton in Salford registration district in Lancashire, England. Born in Southsea Hampshire England.
   
   

   1871 Census of England: Salford, Pendleton, Lancashire, England

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   David Bone	Head		M	38		Havant, Hampshire, England
   Betsey Bone	Wife		F	36		Coventry, Warwickshire, England
   Joseph E Bone	Son		M	9		Southsea Hampshire England
   Albert E Bone	Son		M	8		Southsea Hampshire England
   Florence N Bone	Daughter		F	5		Southsea Hampshire England
   Maggie M Bone	Daughter		F	4		Southsea Hampshire England
   Leonard A Bone	Son		M	2		Pendleton, Lancashire, England
   Jane Perkins	Mother-in-law		F	72		Coventry, Warwickshire, England

   
   

2. ↑ "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Otago Witness, Issue 1775, 28 November 1885, Page 17
   Papers Past Article (accessed 14 April 2023)
3. ↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Birth Registration: Edgar Alfred Bone, Reference 1886/13264 Parents recorded as: Jane Annabella and Albert Edward
4. ↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Birth Registration: Arthur Herbert Bone, Reference 1889/980 Parents recorded as: Jane Annabella and Albert Edward
5. ↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Birth Registration: Margret Edith Perkins Bone, Reference 1896/12641 Parents recorded as: Jane Annabella and Albert Edward
6. ↑ "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11509, 15 February 1909, Page 6
   Papers Past Article (accessed 14 April 2023)
7. ↑ "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6746, 18 February 1909, Page 6
   Papers Past Article (accessed 14 April 2023)
8. ↑ Otago Daily Times, Issue 14449, 16 February 1909DEATHS. BONE.—On February 12 (drowned at CookStrait by wreck of s.s. Penguin), Albert Edward, son of the late David Bone, and dearly beloved husband of Jeannie Bone Roslyn; in his forty-fifth year. Deeply mourned
9. ↑ "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
   Otago Witness, Issue 2867, 24 February 1909, Page 45
   Papers Past Article (accessed 14 April 2023)
10. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #210097789
11. ↑ "Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
    Otago Daily Times, Issue 14449, 16 February 1909, Page 6
    Papers Past Article (accessed 14 April 2023)

• "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz).
  • Marriage Registration / 1885/3523 / Jane Annabella Baird & Albert Edward Bone
  • Death Registration / 1909/192 / Name: Bone, Albert Edward / Aged: 46Y