Thomas Wellington Rapley (1858 - 1936)

Born 1858 in Wanganui, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Caroline Ruth Boast Shalders (Gibson) Rapley — married 19 Feb 1881 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Descendants

Died Mar 1936 at about age 78 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Thomas was born in 1858. He is the son of James Rapley and Jane Nathan. ^[1]

He married the widowed Caroline Ruth Boast Shalders about 1881. ^[2]

Posted 06 Jun 2009 by Hewitt1948 on Ancestry.com

"Mr. Thomas Wellington Rapley, formerly Postmaster and Telegraphist at Stratford, was born in Wanganui, in the year 1858, and was educated at the Wanganui College.

He was afterwards clerk and shipping reporter on the Wanganui Herald, when that paper was owned by the late Hon. John Ballance. In 1874 he became a cadet in the telegraph department.

After being stationed at Blenheim for eighteen months, he was removed to Christchurch, where he remained for nine years. He was then successively at Wellington and Wanganui, and was appointed to Stratford in 1893, where he remained until retiring in 1902. Mr. Rapley's never failing courtesy made him a very popular officer.

He was for some years, subsequently, agent for the United States Equitable Life Insurance office, and on the withdrawal of the company became agent for another life insurance office.

He has been a Freemason for many years, and is a member of the local lodge. While in Wanganui he studied for, and successfully passed the barristers' general knowledge examinations. Mr. Rapley is married, and has five daughters and two sons."

Thomas travelled to Sydney where he died in 1936 aged 77 ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Birth Registration of Thomas Wellington Rapley, child of James and Jane; citing Birth Certificate 1858/6233 .
2. ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Marriage Registration of Thomas Wellington Rapley and Caroline Ruth Boast Shalders ; citing Marriage Certificate 1881/473 .
3. ↑ Name Thomas Wellington Rapley Gender Male Birth Date 1858 Birth Place Whanganui District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand Death Date 5 Mar. 1936 Death Place Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cemetery Rookwood Memorial Gardens and Crematorium Burial or Cremation Place Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia Has Bio? Y Father James Rapley Children Stafford Wellington Rapley Doris Davies Cyril Lloyd Rapley URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204913459/thomas-wellington-rapley