William Hale Jnr (1843 - 1894)

Born 1843 in Clapham, Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (Sowman) Hale — married 13 Aug 1863 in Nelson, New Zealand

Died 29 Oct 1894 at about age 51 in Nelson, New Zealand

Biography

William's father, William Hale (Snr), was born at Lark Hall Lane, Clapham, near London, a descendant of many generations of nurserymen.

William Hale (Snr) arrived at Nelson on the BERNICIA on 5 November 1848 with his wife Eliza (née Mills) and their first three children—William (Jnr) born 1843, Emily 1845 and Eliza 1847.

The Sowman and Hale families are connected through three marriages:

William Hale (Jnr) and Emily Hale were children of William Hale (Snr) and Eliza

Hale. They married Sarah Ann Sowman and William Sowman (Jnr), espectively.

Later, Fanny Sowman [Sarah Ann Sowman’s and William Sowman (Jnr)’s youngest sister] married Ebenezer Hale, a son of John Hale (William and Emily’s cousin) in 1897.

William Hale (Jnr) established himself in Nelson as a retailer of seeds and plants, which complemented his father’s Tory Street nursery business. Both sides of the business continued to flourish until 1882, when William Hale (Snr) died suddenly on 24 March at the age of 60. Both businesses continued until 1894 when William Hale (Jnr) died. They were then wound up and the properties sold.^[1]

• Birth: Regd, 1843 Wandsworth Registration District (Jun, 4, 193)
• Parents: William Hale and Eliza Mills
• Emigrated; 1848 with his parents on the ship BERNICIA to Nelson, New Zealand. Arrived at Nelson on 5 Nov 1848.
• Marriage: Regd. 1863/6958 Bride: Sarah Ann Sowman, Groom: William Hale
• Death: Regd. 1894/6165 Hale, William, aged 52
• Burial: 31 Oct 1894 Nelson, New Zealand. Wakapuaka Cemetery, Old General Area, Block 03, Plot 023 (Grave WKOG03023)

Sources

1. ↑ Blue-eyed, Fair and Stocky A Sowman family history by Robert J Sowman and Peter E Sowman. First published in Oct 2008. Reprinted with corrections 2010, 2011. (ISBN 978-0-473-13932-2)

• Sowman family history by Robert Sowman (2000 - Unpublished)
• FreeBMD Search [1]
• B.D.M. Historical Records Online [2]
• Nelson City Council Cemeteries Database [3]

* Find A Grave: Memorial #140665387