George Ward Draper (abt. 1844 - 1917)

Born about Jan 1844 in Repton, Dist of Burton upon Trent, Derbyshire, England

Husband of Sarah (Costello) Draper — married 1874 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1917 at about age 73 in Milton, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

George Ward Draper ^[1]

Born 1844 Repton, Dist of Burton upon Trent, Derbyshire, England^[2][3][4][5]

Died 07 AUG 1917 Milton, Otago, New Zealand

Dth notice (8th Aug): DRAPER.—On August 7, 1917, at his residence, Union street, Milton, George Ward, beloved husband of Sarah Draper; aged 73 years. "At rest." Private interment —John R. Wilson, undertaker, Milton."

Obit (15th Aug): Mr George Ward Draper, who passed away at Milton last week, was one of the old identities of Otago. Born in 1844, he arrived in Melbourne in 1864, and came to New Zealand shortly afterwards to try his luck on the Dunstan and other goldfields where he had some stirring experiences. He had been trained, however, at an agricultural college in Derbyshire, and had acquired a good knowledge of botany and horticulture, and this he turned to account by starting in business as a florist and nurseryman in Dunedin, his nursery situated in Union street, close to the site of thw University. He was an active member of the Royal Horticultural Society at the time of the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh in 1869. He was in business as a seedsman and fruiterer in Oamaru from 1874 to 1881, and thereafter lived in Milton and Balclutha until 1887, when he became a pioneer settler at Ratanui, roughing it and carving out a home in the bush under all the disadvantages then existing. Failing health caused him to return to Milton in 1898, where he resided for the rest of his life. He leaves a widow and grownup family of six sons and five daughters. The sons are Messrs John George of Hobsonville, Auckland: James and William Draper, of Waitara, Taranaki; Patrick and Peter Draper, of St. Andrews, South Canterbury; and Percy Draper, on active service in the 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade. The daughters are Mrs J Hunter. Balclutha; Mrs C. Bryce, Stirling; Mrs D. Reid, Caversham; Mrs W R, Jones, Port Chalmers; and Miss Draper, Milton.^[6][7]

Family

Husband: George Ward Draper

Wife: Sarah Costello

Child: James Draper

Married 1874 New Zealand^[8][9]

Parents

Husband: John Draper

Wife: Jane Elizabeth Ward

Married 1835 Repton, Derbyshire, England^[10][11]

Children:

Thomas

George

Henry

Mary

Sarah

Census:

1861 Repton, Dist of Burton upon Trent, Derbyshire, England

Note: DRAPER: John 55 farmer 238 ac emp 7 ab 4 boys, b DBY; wife Jane 49 b Repton, DBY; Children: Thomas 21 railway clerk, George 17 farmer's son, Henry 11, Mary 19, Sarah 15 ; All b Repton, DBY; Also: Rowland Swan 16, William Hallam 15, Joseph Meakin 13, Emma Smith 15^[12]

John was born in 1844. John married in 1874 to Sarah Costello. He passed away in 1917 at the age of 72/3 years old and buried in Fairfax Cemetery Block 11 Plot 103-104 Otago, New Zealand.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S57 Birth 1882 James s/o George Ward & Sarah DRAPER, ref. 1882/4402, extracted Jan 2013
2. ↑ Source: #S57 Dth 1917 George Ward DRAPER, ref. 1917/7316 aged 73Y
3. ↑ Source: #S2640 Dth 7 Aug 1917 George Ward h/o Sarah DRAPER, Milton, Otago, from Otago Daily Times , Issue 17077, 8 August 1917, Page 4
4. ↑ Source: #S1595 Birth 1844 Q1 George Ward DRAPER, reg. Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 17/80
5. ↑ Source: #S204 Repton Park Farm, Sub Dist Repton, Dist Burton upon Trent, Derbyshire, RG 9; Piece: 1961; Folio: 81; Page: 22; hsehold of John & Jane DRAPER
6. ↑ Source: #S57 Dth 1917 George Ward DRAPER, ref. 1917/7316 aged 73Y
7. ↑ Source: #S2640 Dth 7 Aug 1917 George Ward h/o Sarah DRAPER, Milton, Otago, from Otago Daily Times , Issue 17077, 8 August 1917, Page 4, extracted Sep 2013
8. ↑ Source: #S57 Birth 1882 James s/o George Ward & Sarah DRAPER, ref. 1882/4402, extracted Jan 2013
9. ↑ Source: #S57 Marr. 1874 George Ward DRAPER & Sarah COSTELLO, ref. 1874/7024, extracted Sep 2013
10. ↑ Source: #S204 Repton Park Farm, Sub Dist Repton, Dist Burton upon Trent, Derbyshire, RG 9; Piece: 1961; Folio: 81; Page: 22; hsehold of John & Jane DRAPER, extracted Sep 2013
11. ↑ Source: #S5 Marr. 1835 John DRAPER & Jane Elizabeth WARD, Repton, Derbyshire, by Lic., from Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837, extracted from index Sep 2013
12. ↑ Source: #S204 Page: Repton Park Farm, Sub Dist Repton, Dist Burton upon Trent, Derbyshire, RG 9; Piece: 1961; Folio: 81; Page: 22; hsehold of John & Jane DRAPER, extracted Sep 2013

• Source: S1595 www FreeBMD England, Url: http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl Note: transcriptions of the published St Caths indices for English Births Deaths and Marriages 1837 to ??
• Source: S204 1861 Census images: England & Wales, via Ancestry.com
• Source: S2640 Papers Past (NZ National Library), http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/
• Source: S57 BDM: NZ historical indexes (online), Url: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6K-ZJS3 : 4 January 2018), George Ward Draper, 1917; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1917/7316, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Draper-749 through the import of ROWEMAJ4WikiTreeSep2013.ged on Sep 22, 2013. (Reference: 17482)

• Births Deaths & Marriages New Zealand HIstorical Records:

1874/7024 Marriage 1917/7316 Death

• Memorial ID 231750878 - Find a Grave