William John Redwood (1839 - 1857)

Born 19 Apr 1839 in Marylebone, London, England, United Kingdom

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Died 1 Apr 1857 at age 17 in Coromandel, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand

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Biography

William was born in 1839. He is the son of John Redwood and Emily Addis.

He passed away in 1857.

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• Fact: Baptism (23 Feb 1840) St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Christening (23 February 1840) St Mary Church, Marylebone, London, England
• Fact: Residence (1841) St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
• Fact: Residence (1851) St Pancras, Middlesex, England
• Fact: Burial (April 1857) Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand
• Fact: Residence Paul Street, St Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 03 March 2022, 13:06), entry for William John Redwood (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K8Y2-3TM ); contributed by various users.
• England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (familysearch.org). Gender: Male, Christening Date: 23 Feb 1840, Christening Place: SAINT MARY-ST MARYLEBONE ROAD, ST MARYLEBONE, LONDON, ENGLAND, Birth Date: 19 Apr 1839, Father's Name: John Redwood, Mother's Name: Emily. "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYRF-LNL : 30 December 2014), William John Redwood, 23 Feb 1840; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 580,912, 580,913, 580,914.
• Auckland Council: Cemetery Records - Symonds Street and St Stephens. Abstract: The Anglican St Paul's register has William Redwood and Frederick Green who both drowned 1 April 1857 and were buried 16 April 1857. Redwood was a carpenter. There was an inquest (see "Touching on deaths" by Laurie Gluckman). Subjects: Redwood, William, d.1857; Green, Frederick, d.1857 Symonds Street Cemetery. http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172491162
• Paperspast website. DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS, VOLUME XII, ISSUE 858, 18 SEPTEMBER 1855. “Port of Auckland. Entered Inwards. September 14 – Egmont, ship, 767 tons, Capt. Gibson from London. Passengers - […] John Redwood, Emily Redwood, Thomas Redwood, John Redwood, Hannah Redwood, Daniel Redwood, Henry Redwood, Geo[rge] Redwood, Elizabeth Addis and infant, Jas (James) Addis, […] William Redwood…” https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18550918.2.3
• Paperspast website. DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS, VOLUME XIV, ISSUE 1021, 10 APRIL 1857. "Local Intelligence. Fatal Accident. — Two Men Drowned.— On the 1st instant, two men, named respectfully William Redwood or Redman, and Frederick Green, perished at Coromandel under the following circumstances : — The deceased and another man named Joseph Kennedy, laborers in the employment of Messrs. Roe, Street and Co., were sent from the saw mill, on the morning in question, to collect timber along the bank of the river. [...] The universal opinion was that Redwood had overbalanced himself and fallen into the creek ; and that Green had also perished in the attempt to save his fellow laborer. We believe that the bodies will be brought to town, in order that a Coroner's inquest may be held." https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DSC18570410.2.11
• "Touching on Deaths" Book Extract: p. 220. "Inquest held at the sign of the “Victory of Sebastopol”, Auckland. William Redwood and Frederick Green’s bodies were both found in a deep creek. They were employed by the form of Roe, Street and Co., sawmill owners, to throw boards for shipping into the Waihi Creek.” p.332. "Mohr and Redwood, Practical Pharmacy, 1849."

See also:

• Book Title: Touching on Deaths: A Medical History of Early Auckland, Based on the First 384 Inquests, Author: L. K. Gluckman, Editors: Ann Gluckman, Mike Wagg, Edition: illustrated, Publisher: Doppelganger, 2000, Original from: the University of Michigan, Digitized: 29 Jul 2008, ISBN: 095821042X, 9780958210423, Length: 358 pages. https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/Touching_on_Deaths.html
• Touching on Deaths: A Medical History of Early Auckland, Based on the First 384 Inquests (review) by Ian A. Burney. Bulletin of the History of Medicine, Volume 77, Number 1, Spring 2003, pp.209-210 (Review). Published by Johns Hopkins University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/bhm.2003.0007https://muse.jhu.edu/article/39759/pdf