Richard POULGRAIN

1851 - 1931  (80 years)

• Name	Richard POULGRAIN
  Birth	19 May 1851	Devonport, Devon, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Boilermaker, Auckland  [2]
  Death	24 Jun 1931	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [1, 3, 4]
  Burial	26 Jun 1931	Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand   [3]
  Person ID	I19213	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	George POULGRAIN,   b. 28 May 1829, Fowey, Cornwall, England d. 21 Apr 1898, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sussanah SLEE,   b. 20 Dec 1830, East Stonehouse, Devon, England d. 20 Dec 1900, Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	01 Jul 1850	East Stonehouse, Devon, England   [1, 5]
  Family ID	F6539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Olivia HEWLETT,   b. 1851, London, Middlesex, England d. 09 Oct 1937, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	05 Mar 1873	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [1, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F6540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 May 1851 - Devonport, Devon, England Marriage - 05 Mar 1873 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Death - 24 Jun 1931 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Burial - 26 Jun 1931 - Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  OBITUARY MR. RICHARD POULGRAIN. The death occurred last week of Mr. Richard Poulgrain, an old resident of Auckland, at the age of 80 years. Born in Cornwall, Mr. Poulgrain came to New Zealand as a child with his parents, who settled in the Thames district. In his youth he was an apprentice boilermaker with Messrs. Fraser and Tinne, in Stanley Street, Auckland. He left their employ in 1889 and with Mr. T. Bach founded the Vulcan Iron Works at Hobson Street. With the expansion of business, they removed to larger premises in Albert Street and successfully carried on as boilermakers and ironfounders. They manufactured plant and machinery for several mining companies and constructed the cyanide vats for the Talisman Company. One of the firm's biggest jobs was putting in a new bottom to the hull of the steamer Triumph when she was wrecked on Tiritiri Island. Some years later Mr. Poulgrain entered the service of Messrs. R. R. Masefield and Company and was in charge of the boilermaking shop until he retired on account of failing health about seven years ago. Mr. Poulgrain was recognised as one of the "fathers" of the boilermaking trade in Auckland. He was an old member of the Fountain of Friendship Lodge of the Oddfellows. He is survived by his wife, four daughters and two sons. Source: New Zealand Herald, 29 June 1931, Page 13 [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1586] sdshute, Ancestry.com - Public Member Tree - George Poulgrain Family Tree, (Ancestry.com). [S719] Papers Past - New Zealand Herald, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. [S130] Purewa Burials and Crematorium Search, (Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Auckland), none. [S629] Papers Past - Auckland Star, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. DEATHS. POULGRAIN. - On June 24, 1931, at the Auckland Hospital, Richard, beloved husband of Esther Olivia and father of Elsie, Ernest and Reg. Poulgrain, Mrs. H. Ball, Ardmore, Mrs. W. Rowe, Rose Road, Ponsonby, and Mrs. J. Wilson, Otahuhu; in his eiglity-first year. Funeral will leave his late residence, 18, Pratt Street, on Friday, at 2 o'clock, for Purewa Cemetery. Friends please accept this intimation. [S437] Thames Coromandel District Council, Thames District Cemeteries Search, (Thames Coromandel District Council 2007). [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006). [S719] Papers Past - New Zealand Herald, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. MARRIAGES. Poulgrain - Hewlett. On March 5, at Greystreet, Aucklaud, N. Z., by the Rev. P. H. Cornford, Richard, eldest son of Mr. Geo. F. Poulgrain, Thames, to Esther Olivia, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Hewlett, of London, England. Published 10 March 1873