Walter George Bracegirdle (1863 - 1927)

Born 12 Jan 1863 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ada Fanny (Stanford) Sutton — married 14 Mar 1887 in Registry Office, Wanganui, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 19 Oct 1927 at age 64 in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

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George Bracegirdle migrated from England to New Zealand.

Biography

Walter George Bracegirdle was posthumously born on the 12 Jan 1863 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England.^[1][2] He was baptised on the 8 Apr that year in the parish of Great Grimsby St Mary and St James.^[2] His parents were Mary Ann Elizabeth Carrington and William George Bracegirdle a fishermam.^[1] It has been said without supporting evidence that his father was lost at sea in a storm off Grimsby. This would have to have happened sometime after April 1862 as DNA evidence has confirmed George was William's son.

George immigrated to New Zealand on the ship Collingwood with his mother, stepfather Edward McCormick, sister Susan and brother Frederick. They departed London on April 8, 1875, and arrived at Wellington on July 9, 1875. They were listed as passengers for Taranaki and were all recorded under the surname McCormick.^[3] The journey to New Zealand was not a pleasant one, with an outbreak of disease breaking out on board, but finally, George and his family arrived in New Plymouth.

He married Ada Fanny Stanford in 1887.^[4]

He passed away in 1927 aged 64 years old.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Birth Certificate for Walter George Bracegirdle, born 12 Jan 1863, Great Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England; Gro Reference: Year 1863, Qtr Mar, District Caistor, Vol 7a, Page 594, General Register Office (https://www.gro.gov.uk). Digital copy in the files of Charlene Newport
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J9RM-LHM : 6 December 2014, Walter George Bracegirdle, 12 Jan 1863); citing GREAT GRIMSBY, ST.JAMES CHURCH, LINCOLN, ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,541,945.
3. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSBZ-3Y6 : 10 August 2017), George Mccormick, 09 Jul 1875; citing ship Collingwood, Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Onlline", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of Ada Fanny Stanford and George Bracegirdle ; citing Registration Number 1887/2527 .
5. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Onlline", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of George Bracegirdle, aged at death 64Y; citing Registration Number 1927/9631.