Captain William Worster

1841 - 1904

• Name	William Worster
  Title	Captain
  Born	Between Oct and Dec 1841	Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Ship's Captain in Merchant Navy
  Died	13 Nov 1904	Grafton Road, Auckland, New Zealand   [3, 4]
  	Cause: Pneumonia, Exhaustion and shock after operation (3 days), carcinoma of stomach (9 months)
  Buried	15 Nov 1904	Purewa Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand   [5]
  	Block E Row 51 Plot 29 [5]
  Person ID	I6	John Worster's Tree (b.1785)
  Last Modified	27 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry Worster,   b. 23 Mar 1813, London, England ,   d. UNKNOWN
  Mother	Mary Gregory,   b. Abt 1816, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England ,   d. Bef 1861  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	29 Jul 1838	St Giles without Cripplegate, London, England   [6]
  Family ID	F2	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eliza Christiana Eggleton,   b. Between Apr and Jun 1842, Chelsea, Middlesex, England ,   d. Between Oct and Dec 1874, Kensington, London
  Married	18 Jan 1872	St Philip, Kensington, London   [6]
  Children	1. William Henry Worster,   b. Between Oct and Dec 1872, Kensington, London ,   d. 5 Jul 1942, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand  (Age ~ 69 years)  [natural]   2. Arthur Eggleton Worster,   b. Between Oct and Dec 1874, Kensington, London ,   d. 10 Dec 1944, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Last Modified	23 May 2018
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Ellen Harriet Robins,   b. 20 Dec 1855, Old Kent Road, Surrey ,   d. 27 Apr 1922, Croydon, Surrey, England  (Age 66 years)
  Married	Between Jan and Mar 1877	Cookham, Berkshire, England   [7]
  Children	1. Mabel Ethel Worster,   b. 20 Apr 1881, At sea ,   d. 10 Apr 1956, 177 Croydon Road, Penge, Surrey  (Age 74 years)  [natural]   2. Sidney Herbert Worster,   b. 14 May 1883, Gravesend, Kent, England ,   d. 14 Aug 1917, France  (Age 34 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	23 May 2018
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Between Oct and Dec 1841 - Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Married - Between Jan and Mar 1877 - Cookham, Berkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show
  		Captain William Worster
  		Captain William Worster & Family Captain William Worster & two females. Possibly his wife Ellen Harriet and daughter Mabel Ethel

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		William Worster Apprenticed in 1859 Apprentice indenture for William Worster, 27th Apr 1859, ship - Dahlia
  		William Worster's Exam Application William's application for the Only Mate exam
  		William Worster Testimonial List A list of testimonials in support of his Only Mate exam
  		William Worster - Only Mate Certificate William's certificate of competence to serve as Only Mate Note: A duplicate certificate appears to have been issued in 1865
  		William Worster - Master Mariner Certificate
  		Birth at Sea - Mabel Ethel Worster Mabel Ethel Worster born on the Waikato to ship's captain William Worster and Ellen Harriet Worster (nee Robins)
  		Ellen Harriet Worster - Probate (1922) Ellen Harriet Worster's probate. Note that her house was named "Waikato" after the ship William captained and their daughter Mabel Ethel was born on.

  
  

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  Histories » Slide Show		The Waikato. Fifty Years of Sail in the New Zealand Trade, 1850 to 1900 White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years of Sail in the New Zealand Trade, 1850 to 1900 The Waikato, a well-found ship of 1021 tons, flying the New Zealand Shipping Co.'s flag, was a real clipper, and completed many fast voyages out and home. Of twelve passages outwards only three exceeded 100 days. In 1878 Captain Worster reported leaving Plymouth with 298 immigrants and nine saloon passengers on October 21, and passed the Lizard the same day, with the Lactura in company. Read more....
  		Cargo Theft From Waikato (1874) William Worster, then Chief Officer on the Waikato, in court giving evidence as a witness in the theft of cargo from the ship.
  		Cargo Theft from the Waimea (1875) Captain William Worster in court as a witness in the theft of cargo from the Waimea
  		Waikato Journey from Gravesend to Auckland 1876 Report of the arrival of the Waikato, captained by William Worster, into Auckland from Gravesend in 1876
  		Captain William Worster - Nautical Assessor Captain William Worster as the nautical assessor in an enquiry into a collision between the Wentworth, Omaha and Enterprise.
  		Waikato Announcements There are numerous articles about William Worster on the Papers Past website. Typical are the two shown here, an announcement of the arrival of the Waikato into port and an advert to take cargo back to London. Search using "W Worster" OR "William Worster" OR "Wm Worster" OR "Worster W" to get the full list of articles.
  		Captain William Worster Obituary An obituary in the Southland Times

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] 1851 Census, Registration district: St Luke, Sub-registration district: Old Street, ED: 12, Household schedule number: 40, Piece: 1520, Folio: 265, Page Number: 9. [S4] BMD Index - Births, GRO Reference: 1841 D Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 02 Page 8. [S8] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, 1905, p 264. [S18] Death Certificate. [S21] Purewa Cemetery (Reliability: 3). [S3] London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932. [S6] BMD Index - Marriages, Registration district: Cookham, Volume: 2c, Page: 554.