William Thomas Archbold (1852 - 1905)

Born 14 Dec 1852 in Shoreditch, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Esther Charlotte (Lodge) Archbold — married 1871 in Stepney, London, England

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1905 at age 52 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

William Archbold migrated from England to New Zealand.

Biography

William Thomas Archbold was born on the 14th December 1852 and christened on the 5th May 1853 in the parish of St. Leonards, Shoreditch, London; his parents recorded as Thomas Archbold and Harriet. ^[1]

UK Census Date 1851: Living with his parents, three siblings and three other individuals in Hackney Rd, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. Aged 12 and at School.

In 1871, William Archbold was working in the furniture making industry as a leather cutter, and living in the home of William Bennett, a warehouseman and boarding house keeper in the parish of St Peter On Cornhill, London. He was aged 20 and single.

He married Esther Lodge in 1871 in Stepney, London, England.^[2]

William, along with his wife Esther and 1 year old son William emigrated from England to New Zealand in 1874. They travelled on the ship Rooparell.^[3]His parents were also on the ship.

They settled in Auckland at first where William established himself in business as a bootmaker in Pitt Street, in partnership with G. Foster. ^[4]

William and his family moved from Auckland to Christchurch. He passed away in 1905 at the age of 52.

Burial

William Archibald died of heart failure on Wednesday, 6th September 1905 aged 52 years and was buried Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch on the 9th of September.

Block number: 25 - Plot number: 23

His occupation was Bootmaker and he had been in New Zealand for 27 years. (Their first NZ child was born in 1875) ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLVY-GZB : 30 December 2014), William Thomas Archbold, 15 May 1853; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 396,242, 396,243, 396,244.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DLW-XHB : 13 December 2014), William Archbold & Esther Charlotte Lodge 1871; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1871, quarter 2, vol. 1C, p. 910, Stepney, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62NK-BY?i=4&cc=1609792
4. ↑ Auckland Star 14th July 1876 p:3 [1]
5. ↑ http://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=22529

• N.Z. DEATHS - 1905/6301 - Archbold William aged 52 years

• photo of grave stone at https://billiongraves.com/grave/William-Archbold/13432328#/

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGF6-JZ9 : 8 November 2017), Thomas Archbald in household of Thomas Archbald, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England; citing Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, p. 4, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census,"

• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M71G-PRP : 6 April 2016), William Archibots, Westham, Essex, England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBDB-W3D : 24 July 2015), William Archbold in entry for William S Bennett, 1871.