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Joseph Wooster

Male 1856 - 1934  (78 years)


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  • Name Joseph Wooster 
    Birth 3 Mar 1856  Clay Hill, Bushey, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1884 
    Emigrated to New Zealand on the British King 
    Immigration 13 Jun 1884  Nelson, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Arrived on the British King 
    Death 5 Aug 1934  Wairau Hospital, Blenheim, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I01698  Great Wooster Tree
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2024 

    Father Joseph Wooster,   b. Bef 18 Oct 1812, Ellesborough, Buckinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jun 1867, Bushey, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 54 years) 
    Mother Rebecca Hite,   b. Abt 1817, Colmworth, Bedfordshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1868, Bushey, Hertfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Marriage 23 Oct 1834  St James, Paddington, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F00059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Carroll,   b. Abt 1859, Vauxhall, London Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1939, Blenheim, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1879  St Peter's Church, Hammersmith, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Joseph Arthur Wooster,   b. Bef. 9 May 1880, Hammersmith, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jan 1909, Napier, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 28 years)
    +2. Rebecca Rose Wooster,   b. 5 Sep 1881, Fulham, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Sep 1963, Nelson, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     3. Elizabeth Wooster,   b. Abt. 1883   d. UNKNOWN
    +4. John Francis Wooster,   b. 4 Jul 1884, Blenheim, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1960, Gisborne, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     5. Charles Lawrence Wooster,   b. 1886, Wairau, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1953, Hamilton, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     6. Albert Henry Wooster,   b. Abt. 1887, Blenheim, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Nov 1918, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 31 years)
    +7. Robert Wooster,   b. 6 Nov 1891, Picton, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1951, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     8. Ada Mary Wooster,   b. 7 Nov 1893, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1975, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     9. Edith Pestell Wooster,   b. 5 Jul 1897, Blenheim, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1957, Blenheim, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    +10. Cora Wooster,   b. 1899   d. 29 Oct 1985, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F33992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Mar 1856 - Clay Hill, Bushey, Hertfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Dec 1879 - St Peter's Church, Hammersmith, London Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Arrived on the British King - 13 Jun 1884 - Nelson, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    Joseph Wooster & Margaret Carroll & Family Emigrate to New Zealand (1884)
    Joseph Wooster & Margaret Carroll & Family Emigrate to New Zealand (1884)
    Assisted Emigration to Marlborough on BRITISH KING 13 Jun 1884
    WOOSTER Joseph 27 Middlesex Labourer
    Margaret 24
    Joseph 3
    Rebecca 2
    Elizabeth 1
    New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists
    Event Type Immigration
    Event Date 13 Jun 1884
    Event Place Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Hawkes Bay, Westland, Nelson, Marlborough and Taranaki, New Zealand
    Gender Female
    Nationality Middlesex
    Departure Date 1884
    Arrival Port Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Hawkes Bay, Westland, Nelson, Marlborough and Taranaki
    Ship Name British King
    Arrival Place Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Hawkes Bay, Westland, Nelson, Marlborough and Taranaki
    Source:
    "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973,"
    Digital Folder Number 004412610

    Histories
    Clay Hill, Bushey
    Clay Hill, Bushey
    A painting of Clay Hill, Bushey, Hertfordshire by Alexander Monro (1791–1844). Joseph Wooster and his brother-in-law David Lawrence were born here.
    Joseph Wooster and his Stud Farm!
    Joseph Wooster and his Stud Farm!
    Joseph Wooster renting his horses out for stud.
    Joseph Wooster Licensee Fined (1916)
    Joseph Wooster Licensee Fined (1916)
    Joseph Wooster, licensee of the Okaramio Hotel fined for serving drinks out of hours and to under-age persons.
    Okaramio Tavern Demolished (2014)
    Okaramio Tavern Demolished (2014)
    From the Marleborough Express

    Chloe Winter·09:02, Jun 18 2014

    Old tavern site to become farm paddock

    END OF AN ERA: The 109-year-old Okaramio Tavern, in Kaituna Valley near Havelock, will be demolished this weekend.

    "The place thrived when publican Joseph Wooster took over during World War I (1914-1918)."

    Full Story
    Death of Joseph Wooster (1934)
    Death of Joseph Wooster (1934)
    A newspaper report of the death of Joseph Wooster of Blenheim, New Zealand.

  • Notes 
    • 1861 Census
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      TNA Ref: RG9/832 Folio: 114 Page: 17
      Merry Hill Lane, Bushey, Hertfordshire
      Joseph WoosterHeadM48Hay DealerBucks, Wendover
      Rebecca WoosterWifeM44Colmsworth, Beds
      Albert WoosterSonU19LabourerMiddx, Stanmore
      Louisa WoosterDaughterU17Weaver for BonnettsMiddx, Stanmore
      Jane WoosterDaughter12ScholarMiddx, Stanmore
      Caroline WoosterDaughter8ScholarHerts, Bushey
      Joseph WoosterSon5ScholarHerts, Bushey
      Elizabeth WoosterDaughter5mHerts, Bushey

      1871 Census
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      TNA Ref: RG10/1380 Folio: 163 Page: 30
      Aldenham Road, Bushey, Herts
      David LawrenceHeadM39LabourerHert, Bushey
      Eliza LawrenceWifeM33Middx, Stanmore
      Emily LawrenceDaughter10Silk HandHerts, Bushey
      Elizabeth LawrenceDaughter8ScholarHerts, Bushey
      Minnie L LawrenceDaughter3Herts, Watford
      Joseph WoosterStep BrotherU15LabourerHerts, Bushey
      Elizabeth WoosterStep Sister10ScholarHerts, Bushey
      Edith C WoosterStep Sister6ScholarHerts, Bushey
      James FelminghamLodgerU38Labourer in Iron worksHerts, Watford
      Edwin StratfordLodgerU20TailorBucks, Chesham

      1881 Census
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      Dwelling:6 Elrie St
      Census Place:Hammersmith, London, Middlesex, England
      Source:FHL Film 1341012 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 0054 Folio 62 Page 46
      MarrAgeSexBirthplace
      Joseph WOOSTERM26 MHarren Hill Bushey
      Rel:Head
      Occ:Labourer
      Margaret WOOSTERM22 FLondon Vauxhall, London, Middlesex, England
      Rel:Wife
      Joseph Ashin WOOSTERU1 MHammersmith, Middlesex, England
      Rel:Son

  • Sources 
    1. [S00133] Birth Certificate (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S15198] New Zealand, Archives, New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S38439] Wooster Family Group (Graeme Morris) (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S16609] Gravestone Photographic Resource (GPR) (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S10484] London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 (Reliability: 3).