William CRAIG

1924 - 2012  (88 years)

• Name	William CRAIG
  Birth	11 May 1924	Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Emigration	04 Sep 1928	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [2]
  Emigration	04 Sep 1928	Steam Ship "Ruahine"   [2]
  Immigration	12 Oct 1928	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [2, 3]
  Military Service	From 1939 to 1945  [4]
  	Flight Sergeant, NZ Royal Air Force
  Occupation	1978  [5]
  	Public Servant, Wellington, Wellington
  Residence	02 Aug 1989	Turangi, Waikato, New Zealand   [6]
  Death	20 Dec 2012	Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand   [1, 7, 8]
  Burial	Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand   [8]
  Person ID	I22298	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	David CRAIG,   b. 22 Aug 1901, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 23 May 1989, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary McEWAN,   b. 1904, Scotland d. 05 Jul 1957, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	1923	Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland   [9, 10]
  Family ID	F7810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F7812	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 May 1924 - Scotland Emigration - 04 Sep 1928 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Immigration - 12 Oct 1928 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Residence - 02 Aug 1989 - Turangi, Waikato, New Zealand Death - 20 Dec 2012 - Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand Burial - - Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  Passenger List - Ruahine 1928

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone - William Craig William Craig, 4215774, 2nd NZEF RNZAF, Flt Sgt, died 20.12.2010 aged 88 years. Plot: 2nd RSA : Cremation Berm, Plot 229

  
  

• Notes

  Voyage to New Zealand. Several members of the Craig Family traveled to New Zealand in 1928 on the New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd. steam ship "Ruahine". The ship departed Southampton, England on 4 September 1928 with 416 adult passengers, 64 children and one infant. Family members had traveled from Tannochside, Uddington, Scotland to catch the vessel. They had three third class cabins, one for Robert Craig, one for Robert's mother Margaret Craig and his two sisters Kate Craig and Agnes Craig, and the third for Robert's sister-in-law Mary Craig and her two children, William Craig and Janet Craig. Margaret and Mary's husbands, William and David respectively, were already working at Ohai, having gone to New Zealand in 1927. The Passenger List for the voyage indicates the group were discharged from the "Ruahine" at Wellington. The "Ruahine" left England, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, went through the Panama Canal, then crossed the Pacific Ocean to New Zealand. According to newspaper reports the vessel arrived in Wellington on 12 October 1928. Having landed at Wellington, the group either traveled to Lyttleton on the "Wahine" the next day or on the "Ruahine" when it sailed on to Lyttleton on the 17 October. SS "Ruahine" was a UK-built ocean liner and refrigerated cargo ship. She was launched in 1909 in Scotland for the New Zealand Shipping Company, who operated her in scheduled service between Britain and New Zealand. She survived both World wars. The "Ruahine" was 497 ft (151 m) long overall, 60.3 ft (18.4 m) beam and 32.1 ft (9.8 m) depth. Her primary passenger traffic was emigrants from Britain to New Zealand. Her cargo was finished goods to New Zealand and raw foods to Britain. New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd. s.s. "Ruahine".

  
  

• Sources

  [S503] NZ BDM - Historical Records, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S1020] UK Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, (Ancestry.com). [S1994] Papers Past - Taranaki Daily News, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none. LATE SHIPPING. Wellington, Oct. 12. - Arrived: ... Ruahine (3.15 p.m.) from London; ... - 13 October 1928, Page 12. [S1241] Auckland Museum, Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph, (Auckland Museum, http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph). [S614] NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, (Ancestry.co.uk.), none. [S1982] Archives New Zealand Online - Probate File, (Archives New Zealand, https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz). [S789] Death Notice. CRAIG, William. - 11 May 1924 - 20 Dec. 2012. DEAR husband of Nola, loved father of Glenys (Syd) and Ian (Syd) father-in-law of Bede, loved 'Dandy' of Natalie, Erin, Jane, Steven, Stacey, and loved brother of the late Jenny Cochrane. WWII Veteran, Flight Sergeant 4215774. A celebration of Will's life will be held at his home, 1 Julie's Way, Rangatira Park, Taupo on Friday, 28 December at 10am. Gone Fishing! Taupo Funeral Services Ltd, FDANZ - Published by Dominion Post on Dec. 27, 2012. [S299] Taupo Cemetery Search, (Taupo District Council, Taupo, New Zealand), none. [S32] Scotland On Line Ltd., ScotlandsPeople, (General Register Office for Scotland), none. [S536] Southland District Council Cemetery Search, (Southland District Council, Invercargill).