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Cavan / Re: BLEAKLEY HUGGINS Killashandra
« on: Tuesday 29 November 11 22:22 GMT (UK) »
Hello Breta,
Seeing mention of Wigzell I thought the following may be of interest in hope that it might bring out more information about my Co. Cavan connections. I am a decendent of Simon Griffith and Rachel Matchett.
William Henry Wigzell: BC indicates he was born on 26 Feb 1857 but baptismal records from St Michaels, Christchurch suggest he was born on 26 Jan 1857 and baptised on 5 May 1857.
William sailed from NZ presumably with his two brothers in the 1880's. He met & married Anne Eliza Griffith who had arrived in the colony with her parents (Thomas Griffith and Jane Bleakley) and siblings aboard the "Spitfire" in 1863.
His marriage was conducted by Rev. Joseph Barnier who is a relative on the Crawford or maternal side of my family. The witnesses were David & Ann Kennedy. Unfortunately it is not possible to decipher William's occupation at the time.
William was a hairdresser who had a shop in William St. (Kings Cross), Sydney. William invested his money into real estate including 110, 126, 154 &177 Victoria At. Darlinghurst; 11, 13, 15 & 17 Darley St. Darlinghurst; 151 Queen St. Woollahra; 36 Maclaren St, North Sydney; 4 Battle Boulevarde, Seaforth as well as the William St property.
The premises in William St had 8 rooms and 4 were rented out to "May Valet - entrance in Kirketon Rd.; a bootmaker; James McGregor an upholster & George Adams a cake expert.
A family story yet to be researched is that William was offered good money to sell his William St property but refused and many articles were written about him in the newspapers of the time. The shop was at the top of William St. on the south side.
The book "Faces of the Street - William St., Sydney 1916" by Max Kelly makes reference to William and his shop.
Both William and Annie are buried in the same grave at Waverley.
Hope you find this useful
Les
Seeing mention of Wigzell I thought the following may be of interest in hope that it might bring out more information about my Co. Cavan connections. I am a decendent of Simon Griffith and Rachel Matchett.
William Henry Wigzell: BC indicates he was born on 26 Feb 1857 but baptismal records from St Michaels, Christchurch suggest he was born on 26 Jan 1857 and baptised on 5 May 1857.
William sailed from NZ presumably with his two brothers in the 1880's. He met & married Anne Eliza Griffith who had arrived in the colony with her parents (Thomas Griffith and Jane Bleakley) and siblings aboard the "Spitfire" in 1863.
His marriage was conducted by Rev. Joseph Barnier who is a relative on the Crawford or maternal side of my family. The witnesses were David & Ann Kennedy. Unfortunately it is not possible to decipher William's occupation at the time.
William was a hairdresser who had a shop in William St. (Kings Cross), Sydney. William invested his money into real estate including 110, 126, 154 &177 Victoria At. Darlinghurst; 11, 13, 15 & 17 Darley St. Darlinghurst; 151 Queen St. Woollahra; 36 Maclaren St, North Sydney; 4 Battle Boulevarde, Seaforth as well as the William St property.
The premises in William St had 8 rooms and 4 were rented out to "May Valet - entrance in Kirketon Rd.; a bootmaker; James McGregor an upholster & George Adams a cake expert.
A family story yet to be researched is that William was offered good money to sell his William St property but refused and many articles were written about him in the newspapers of the time. The shop was at the top of William St. on the south side.
The book "Faces of the Street - William St., Sydney 1916" by Max Kelly makes reference to William and his shop.
Both William and Annie are buried in the same grave at Waverley.
Hope you find this useful
Les