William Ching (abt. 1875 - 1934)

Husband of Caroline Annie (Margetts) Ching — married about 1899 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 1 Jun 1934 at about age 59 in Fairfield, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Biography

William Ching was born around 1875.

Around 1899 in New Zealand, he married Caroline Annie Margetts.

He passed away on 1 June 1934 at Fairfield, Canterbury, aged 58 (or 65, according to a death notice). He had resided at 36 Albert Street, Ashburton. He died suddenly while working at the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company's works at Fairfield, where he was a stoker; he had just finished firing the furnaces when he staggered back and fell over a heap of coal, dead. He was buried on 3 June at Ashburton Cemetery, in a Wesleyan plot (he was Salvation Army), area 119, plot 29; his wife was buried in the same plot in 1952.

Sources

• New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages search for marriage reg., 1899/1148, marriage of Catherine Annie Margetts and William Ching.
• New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages search for death reg., 1934/20857, death of William Ching, age 58Y, date of death 1 June 1934 [adjust search dates to verify.]
• Ashburton Guardian, 1 June 1934, Page 1, Death via Papers Past, death on 1 June 1934 at Fairfield, William Ching, husband of Caroline Annie Ching, of 36 Albert Street, Ashburton, aged 65, suddenly.
• Press, 2 June 1934, Page 6, Mid-Canterbury via Papers Past, Sudden Death; William Ching; married; aged 65; residing in Albert Street, Ashburton; died suddenly yesterday morning at the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company's works at Fairfield; he was employed as a stoker; he finished firing the furnaces, then staggered back and fell over a heap of coal; was dead when his mate reached him.
• Ashburton District Council, Cemeteries CEMIAS83944, William Ching, died 1 June 1934, age 58, farmer, denomination Salvation Army, burial on 3 June 1934 at Ashburton Cemetery, Wesleyan plot, area 119, plot 29, purchased 5 June 1934, extra depth, celebrant Captain Bucknell, other interments in this plot: Caroline Ching, died 26 August 1952 aged 76.
• Archives New Zealand, Wellington probate files R23110418, William Ching, 1934, Ashburton, Labourer; Will dated 2 November 1932 of William Ching of Ashburton, labourer; beneficiary his wife Caroline Annie Ching, or alternatively his children William David Ching, George Henry Ching, Lucy Emma Ching, Mary Matilda Fable, and Ella Margetts Ching. Affidavit by the Public Trustee; estate value believed to be £600, with net value under £575. Affidavit by George Henry Ching of Winchester, dairy farmer; William Ching was resident at Ashburton and died there on 1 June 1934. Probate granted on 27 June 1934.