William Fitzhugh Goulstone (1863 - 1941)

Born 21 Aug 1863 in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Rose Lavinia (Galbraith) Goulstone — married 8 Apr 1891 in New Zealand

Husband of Sarah Jane (Ward) Goulstone — married 11 Apr 1904 in New Zealand

Died 26 Feb 1941 at age 77 in Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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Biography

William was born in Napier in 1863. He was the son of Henry Goulstone and Mary Sayer Cox.

Occupation: Dentist.

William attended Nelson College along with older brother Newton Henry Goulstone. They are both listed there in 1878. He was later listed on the school's website as "Dentist, Onehunga Auckland."

William and his carpenter older brother, Newton, went farming in Opotiki. According to the local history book, "Their Greatness", Newton and William were the first settlers on Paerata Ridge, building a home there which they named "Glendower". They later lost this home to a fire.

When Newton married in 1889, William probably moved out of Glendower to make way for the new couple. It was not long before William was himself married: his bride was Rose Lavinia Galbraith and they wed in 1891.

Rose and William had two children, Ella, and Jack, before tragedy struck: Rose died in 1901 of pneumonia aged just 39.

WIlliam married again in 1904. His second wife was English-born Sarah Jane Ward. They were married at St Peter's Church, Onehunga, by Canon John Haselden (1854-1927) William was 40 and Sarah was 42. It was Sarah's first marriage. Witnesses were William's father, Henry, and half-sister, Cecil Goulstone.

William was on the National Reserve Unit Committee for Onehunga in 1915.^[1]

In 1918, this notice appeared in the Auckland Star: "DEATHS. BROWN.—On March 8. at the residence of Mr W. F. Goulstone. Symonds Street, Onehunga; John Brown; aged 82 years."^[2]

William's son, Jack, was killed in WWI by sniper fire and is buried in France.

Sarah died in 1937. William died four years later and they are buried together at Waikaraka Cemetery, Auckland. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/SAMZ19240502.2.6?items_per_page=10&phrase=2&query=F+N+Goulstone&snippet=true
2. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19180309.2.55.7 Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 59, 9 March 1918, Page 6
3. ↑ https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/cemeteries/Pages/RecordDetails.aspx?recordId=297190E4C9C18EE34EDB221871AF5022

• Birth: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Birth Registration. Accessed 29 Jun 2022: 1863/9885 Goulstone, William Fitzhugh, Mother: Mary Sayer, Father: Henry, DOB: 21 Aug 1863.
• Nelson College: http://shadowsoftime.co.nz/nelson3.html
• Marriage (1): "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24K-NNDF : 4 October 2016), William Fitzhugh Goulstone and Rose Lavinia Galbraith, 1891; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1891/292, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
• Marriage (2):
  • https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Marriage Registration. Accessed 29 Jun 2022: 1904/880, Bride: Sarah Jane Ward, Groom: William Fitzhugh Goulstone, DOM: 11 Apr 1904.
  • NZBDM printout: copy held by Kathy Viney. Obtained 2 Sep 2022.
• Death:
  • "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK18-5Z3J : 15 December 2015), William Fitzhugh Goulstone, 1941; Burial, Auckland, City of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Waikaraka Cemetery; citing record ID 142437720, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  • "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG6V-BC1X : 4 January 2018), William Fitzhugh Goulstone, 1941; citing Death, New Zealand, registration number 1941/16241, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.
• “Goulstone Family Genealogy” by Bryan V Goulstone. Copy held by Kathy (Goulstone) Viney.