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Watkin William ROBERTS

Watkin William ROBERTS

Male 1889 - 1958  (69 years)    Has 10 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Watkin William ROBERTS 
    Birth 1889  New Buckenham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Epsom College, Epsom, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation From 1919 to 1949  [1, 5] 
    Railway worker, New Zealand 
    Death 07 Feb 1958  Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 7] 
    Cremation 24 Jun 1958  Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried 01 Sep 1960  Hillsborough, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Person ID I2015  NZ Genealogy Project
    Last Modified 9 Aug 2024 

    Father William Arthur Ormsby ROBERTS,   b. 1854, Carnarvon, Carnarvonshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1895, New Buckenham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Barnard WRIGHT,   b. 1860, Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1882  Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Documents
    1891 Census    		1891 Census
    Family ID F1017  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha Louise RUSHBROOKE,   b. 01 Sep 1890, Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Aug 1960, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 11 Nov 1915  Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12] 
    Residence 1919  Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1919  Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1928  Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1928  Tirau, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence From 1935 to 1938  Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1946  Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence From 1946 to 1954  Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1958  One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Children 
     1. Ernest Watkin ROBERTS [Slim],   b. 09 Jul 1916, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1982, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     2. Kathleen Joan ROBERTS [Joan],   b. 01 Jan 1918, Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Apr 1947, Rangiahua, Northland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    +3. Arthur Ormsby ROBERTS,   b. 01 Feb 1920, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Aug 1999, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +4. Alan David Lloyd ROBERTS [David],   b. 25 May 1930, Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 2006, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F1016  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1889 - New Buckenham, Norfolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 31 Mar 1901 - Epsom College, Epsom, Surrey, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Nov 1915 - Te Awamutu, Waikato, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1919 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1919 - Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1928 - Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1928 - Tirau, Waikato, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1935 to 1938 - Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1946 - Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - From 1946 to 1954 - Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1958 - One Tree Hill, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 07 Feb 1958 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremation - 24 Jun 1958 - Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 01 Sep 1960 - Hillsborough, Auckland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Watkin William ROBERTS    		Watkin William ROBERTS

    Histories
    		1982 Suicide Bombing
    The 1982 attempt by Neil Ian ROBERTS to destroy the Wanganui Computer Centre because of concerns that New Zealand would become a "police state" with the Computer Center as it's figurehead. He committed suicide with a bomb attempting to destroy the Center.

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Michael A Rushbrooke, Rushbrooke's of New Zealand.

    2. [S130] Purewa Burials and Crematorium Search, (Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Auckland), none.

    3. [S197] 1891 England Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    4. [S199] 1901 England Census [database online]., (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.
      Name: Watkin William Roberts; Age: 12; Estimated birth year: abt 1889; Relation: Pupil; Gender: Male; Where born: New Buckenham, Norfolk, England.

    5. [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none.

    6. [S130] Purewa Burials and Crematorium Search, (Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Auckland), none.
      Surname ROBERTS; First Names Watkin William; Age 69 Years; Gender Male; Date of Death 07 Feb 1958; Religion Anglican; Serial No 481; Date of Service 24 Jun 1958; Funeral Director - Sibuns Funeral Advisors, 582 Remuera Road, Remuera, AUCKLAND; Ashes Disposal - Returned.

    7. [S85] Auckland Cemetery Records, (Auckland City Libraries 2004), none.

    8. [S85] Auckland Cemetery Records, (Auckland City Libraries 2004), none.
      Name ROBERTS, WATKIN WILLIAM (ASHES); Details M: died 07-02-1958: aged 69; Place Hillsborough; Location Area 14 Block B Lot No 367; Inscription reads "In loving memory of Watkin William Roberts died 7 Feb 1958 aged 69 yrs And his beloved wife Bertha Louisa Robeerts died 30 Aug 1960 aged 69 yrs Also their loved dau Kathleen Joan McCann died 7 April 1947 aged 29 yrs." (Anderson)

    9. [S385] NZ Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, (Ancestry.com).

    10. [S92] FreeBMD, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk//), none.
      Marriages Dec 1882. Roberts, William Arthur O and Wright, Elizabeth Barnard. District Wayland, Vol 4b page 691

    11. [S1024] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1973, (Ancestry.com).

    12. [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).

    13. [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005).
      Purewa Cremation Record. Last address94 Te Kawa Road, One Tree Hill, Auckland.


 

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