William Packer (1830 - abt. 1907)

Born 20 Oct 1830 in Chatham, Kent, England

Ancestors

Husband of Rosannah (Comfort) Packer — married 4 Jul 1853 in St Andrew Holborn, England

Descendants

Died about Sep 1907 at about age 76 in New Zealand [uncertain]

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Biography

William Packer migrated from England to New Zealand.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 20 Oct 1830

Place: Chatham, Kent, England

Piece 4675: Dr Williams' Library, Index to Birth Certificates, 1837

Baptism

Place: Dr. Williams Library, London, London, England

Residence

Residence: Age: 10

Date: 1841

Place: Freeschool Street, St John Horsleydown, Surrey, England

Residence: Age 20

Date 1851

Place: 15 John Street, St Olave, Southwark

Relation to Head: Lodger

Occupation: Basketmaker

Residence: Age 30

Date 1861

Place: 17 Fair Street, St John, Horsleydown, London, England

Relation to Head: Lodger

Occupation: Basketmaker

Residence: Age: 40

Date: 1871

Place: 21 Freeschool St., St John, London, England

Relation to Head of House: Head

Occuption: Basket maker employing two men

Marriage

To: Rosannah Comfort

Date: July 4, 1853

Place: St Andrew's, Holborn, England

Emigration

William, Rosannah and their children participated in an assisted emigration to New Zealand. They left England aboard the James Nicol Fleming on 4 May, 1875 and arrived in Otago August 11, 1875. For the various reports of the ship's arrival see this entry. One of the deaths reported onboard during the journey was of Gertrude Hibbard, whose name appears on the passenger list the page before the Packer family. The family settled in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Sources

• Dr. Williams Library, London, London, England; Collection: Dr. William's Library; Nonconformist Registers; Date Range: 1815 - 1832; Film Number: 815949 APID: 1,1351::1958828
• The National Archives; Kew, England; General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class: RG 4; Piece: 4675.
  • Original data:
  • General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Registrar General (RG) 4. The National Archives, Kew, England.
  • General Register Office: Birth Certificates from the Presbyterian, Independent and Baptist Registry and from the Wesleyan Methodist Metropolitan Registry. Digitized images. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Registrar General (RG) 5. The National Archives, Kew, England.
  • General Register Office: Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non Parochial Registers Commission of 1857, and other registers and church records in the Protectorates of Africa and Asia. Records of the General Register Office, Government Social Survey Department, and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Registrar General (RG) 8. The National Archives, Kew, England.
• England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
• England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
• London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921: Guildhall, St Andrew Holborn, Register of marriages, 1853 - 1854, P69/AND2/A/01/Ms 6672/18
• Source: England Census
  • 1841 - Class: HO107; Piece: 1087; Book: 4; Civil Parish: St John Horsleydown; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 31; Page: 4; Line: 2; GSU roll: 474669 APID: 1,8978::10521233
  • 1851 - Class: HO107; Piece: 1559; Civil Parish: Southwark St Olave; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 1e; Folio: 168; Page: 31; GSU roll: 174792.
  • 1861 - Class: RG 9; Piece: 318; Civil Parish: Southwark St John Horsleydown; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 69; Page: 76; GSU roll: 542613
  • 1871 - Class: RG10; Piece: 625; Civil Parish: St John; County: London; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 100; Page: 15; GSU roll: 818924.
• New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973: index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12349-302360-69?cc=1609792 : accessed 11 June 2015), Otago > 1875 > James Nicol Fleming > image 10 of 36; National Archives, Wellington.
• New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981: 1885-1886
• New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981: 1896
• Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current (in Dutch) (death)