William Weston (1834 - 1936)

Born 10 Oct 1834 in Hailsham, Sussex, England, UK

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Gulliver) Weston — married 1861 (to 1885) in New Zealand

Husband of Maria (Edmonds) Weston — married 1886 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1936 at age 101 in Kaiapoi, New Zealand

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Biography

William Weston was born at Hailsham in Sussex in 1834.^[1] He passed away in 1936.

He was still resident in Hailsham with his parents and siblings in 1841.^[2]

He was christened on 26 Dec 1846 at Ninfield in Sussex, England.^[3]

Early in 1851 William is recorded in the census, living in his parents' home at Ninfield.^[4]

William had three other brothers and a sister. He went to the United States in 1851, where he learned his trade as a builder. After returning to England to avoid the American Civil War, he came out to Lyttelton New Zealand on the ship Roehampton in 1858. He was an early settler in Kaiapoi and as a builder he ‘erected a large number of buildings in the district’, including the Methodist church, of which he was a trustee . For several years he served on the local borough council and for about six years he belonged to the Kaiapoi Rifles. In 1861 he married Sarah Gulliver^[5] , daughter of the late W Gulliver, of Bristol. Sarah died in 1888, leaving nine children, Kate being the youngest. William married again to the widow of W Edmonds of Kaiapoi. (Thank you to Alan Biss)

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG8W-1DM : 21 October 2017), William Weston in household of Thomas A Weston, Ninfield, Sussex, England; citing Ninfield, Sussex, England, p. 1, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SK-TW6 : 25 May 2019), William Weston in household of Eliza Weston, Hailsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N297-986 : 11 February 2018, William Weston, 26 Dec 1846); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,259.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG8W-1DM : 21 October 2017), William Weston in household of Thomas A Weston, Ninfield, Sussex, England; citing Ninfield, Sussex, England, p. 1, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1966," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-2SLR : 4 October 2016), William Weston and Sarah Gulliver, 1861; citing Marriage, New Zealand, registration number 1861/3568, Archives of New Zealand, Wellington.

• 1st Marriage: NZ BDM # 3568.
• 2nd Marriage: NZ BDM # 2253.
• Death: NZ BDM # 507.