William Dick (1837 - 1921)

Born 19 Oct 1837 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Eason — married 27 Apr 1858 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1921 at age 83 in Portobello, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

William was born in 1837. He passed away in 1921 and is buried in Block 1. Plot 65 of the Portobello Cemetery, Dunedin, New Zealand

He arrived in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand in 1861 aboard the Chile with his wife Helen and family. An accomplished stonemason, he was responsible for the stonework on Larnach's Castle (Dick, Page & Co) , First Church Knox Church, Otago Boys High School and the Municipal Chambers.and a number of other stone buildings including lime kilns on the Peninsula.First Church, His brother John Gilson Dick worked with him on these projects.

They worked beyond Dunedin too: a bridge in Thames Street, Oamaru (before the railway was laid) – the walked there, a church al Hampden. the Seacliff Mental Hospital and an imposing residence at Otanomomo for William Telford who purchased the property in 1867 They also worked on the Seacliff Mental Asylum which became the largest employer in the Blueskin Bay area when it opened in the 1880s

The family took up residence in Sandymount on the Otago Peninsula.

Sources

• Scotland Censuses

l Parish: Dunfermline; ED: 23; Page: 22; Line: 630; Year: 1841 Parish: Carnock; ED: 5; Page: 10; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1851_85; Year: 1851 Parish: Kincardine; ED: 2; Page: 1; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1871_64 Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 FHL Film No 6035516 New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966 Folio 1661 A Sargison, The Grafters, p 82 unpublished as yet