Terence SHORT

1883 -

• Name	Terence SHORT
  Birth	10 Nov 1883	Mataura, Southland, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1907 and 1909  [5]
  	Railway Clerk, Pahiatua
  Occupation	From 1911 to 1914  [6]
  	Railway Clerk, Cross Creek, Wairarapa
  Occupation	From 1917 to 1919  [6, 7]
  	Railway Clerk, Lower Hutt, Wellington
  Bankrupted	29 Jul 1924	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [8]
  Occupation	From 1925 to 1928  [6]
  	Clerk, Wellington, Wellington
  Person ID	I13498	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2023

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ethel WALLACE,   b. 12 Jun 1889, Manaia, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 01 Oct 1976, New Zealand (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1909	Pahiatua, Tararua, New Zealand   [9, 10, 11]
  Separated	1924	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [12]
  Children	1. Valetta Delia SHORT,   b. 28 May 1910, Pahiatua, Tararua, New Zealand d. 12 Apr 1979, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 68 years)   2. Hilda May SHORT,   b. 13 Sep 1912, Pahiatua, Tararua, New Zealand d. 02 Jun 2000, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 87 years) + 3. Aileen Mary SHORT [Eileen Mary SHORT],   b. 02 Aug 1916, Hunterville, Rangitikei, New Zealand d. 05 Sep 1986, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 70 years)   4. Norman John SHORT,   b. 08 Feb 1921, New Zealand d. 04 Sep 1998, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F4377	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Nov 1883 - Mataura, Southland, New Zealand Marriage - 24 Nov 1909 - Pahiatua, Tararua, New Zealand Separated - 1924 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Bankrupted - 29 Jul 1924 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  WIFE'S EXTRAVAGANCE. BANKRUPT CLERK'S FAILURE. CAUSE OF SEPARATION. In his statement to the Official assignee a Wellington clerk named Terence Short, who has filed his petition in bankruptcy, states that the immediate cause of filing was that there was a warrant of committal out against him under a judgment summons. He was a married man with four children, whose ages were 14, 11, 8, and 3½ years respectively. He owed approximately about £200, and had no assets. What furniture he had got together had been taken by his wife, who had left him a fortnight ago, taking the three youngest children with her. "I regret," bankrupt said, "having to file my petition in bankruptcy, but the cause is that my wife has incurred debts far beyond our means of living. Many times I have tried to check her extravagance, but without avail. We have been separated twice, solely through her extravagance, seven and two years ago. But we have come together again on her promising not to incur debts without my knowledge. Until recently I thought she was carrying out her promise, because I never received any accounts. They arrived after I had gone to work, and were apparently destroyed. The way I learnt about it was that the rent was in arrears £7, and the landlord's representative came to me. I then looked into the matter and found that other debts had been incurred." Asked if he could make any offer to his creditors, the bankrupt said that at present he was not in a position to do so. He earned £325 a year and out of this he paid £3 a week to his wife and £1 5s for board. Source: New Zealand Herald, 1 August 1924, Page 10. [8]

  
  

• Sources

  [S598] Blanch Charles, Group Sheet for Arthur A Wallace and Ellen Boyle, (Blanch Charles, 25 Sep 2008 (saved as PDF)). [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes. [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S1068] Papers Past - Wairarapa Age, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S2143] New Zealand, World War I Army Resrve Rolls, 1916-1917, (Ancestry.com). [S719] Papers Past - New Zealand Herald, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. [S11] email. Blanche Charles [email removed for privacy] on 23 Sep 2010 - Family Group Record [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006). [S1068] Papers Past - Wairarapa Age, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), Page 6 Volume XXXII, Issue 9658, 24 November 1909, none. A quiet wedding was celebrated at the Catholic Church, this morning, by Father T. McKenna, when Mr Terrence Shortt, eldest son of Mr J. Shortt, of Inverca'rgill, was married to Miss Margaret Ethel Wallace, second daughter of Mr A. A. Wallace, of Manaia, Taranaki. The bride, who was attired in cream cashmere, was given away by Mr R. A. Millett, and Miss Bessie Wilson dressed in white embroidered muslin with hat of black and white chiffon, attended as bridesmaid. Mr W. Eccleton acted as best man. After the ceremony the wedding breakfast was partaken of at the residence of Mr R. A. Millett. Mr and Mrs Shortt left by the 12.30 o'clock train for Auckland and Rotorua, where the honeymoon is to be spent, the bride being dressed in a neat tailor-made costume of navy blue, with hat of cream trimmed with pink roses. Mr Shortt, has been on the indoor staff of the local railway station for some two years, is a well known sportsman, he having played for the Pahiatua Cricket and Football Clubs, and was one of the "Bush" football representatives. [S719] Papers Past - New Zealand Herald, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. 1 August 1924, page 10