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William Charles Chatfield

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William Charles Chatfield

Birth
West Sussex, England
Death
1930 (aged 77–78)
Wellington, New Zealand
Burial
Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand GPS-Latitude: -41.2766292, Longitude: 174.7506792
Plot
39D
Memorial ID
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Father: Robert Chatfield 1810-1862
Mother: Emma Maria Derby 1817-1854
Both born and died England.

Emigrated to NZ in 1866 aged 14 arriving 1867.

Chatfield, Willam Charles, Architect, 26 Lambton Quay, Wellington. Telephone, 598. Private residence, Island Bay. Mr. Chatfield, who is the descendant of an old Sussex family, was born at Greatham House, Parham Park, Sussex. He was educated at Brixton, Surrey, and came to the Colony in 1867. For the first five years of his life in New Zealand, Mr. Chatfield was engaged in architectural works in Wellington. In 1872 he joined the public service as chief draughtsman and assistant paymaster and engineer in the Engineers' Department, Wellington Province. From this time, till the abolition of the Provincial form of Government in 1876, Mr. Chatfield continued to hold these offices, and during the period he designed many of the principal bridges in the district, and was engaged on the Thorndon reclamation and other works. He commenced his present practice in 1876, since which time he has been well-known as a successful architect. Mr. Chatfield has designed and superintended the erection of many substantial and important buildings—the Wellington Opera House, among others—in and around the city and in various parts of New Zealand. Two of the latest may be named; the warehouse of Messrs. E. W. Mills and Co., Ltd., and the offices of the Evening Post.
Father: Robert Chatfield 1810-1862
Mother: Emma Maria Derby 1817-1854
Both born and died England.

Emigrated to NZ in 1866 aged 14 arriving 1867.

Chatfield, Willam Charles, Architect, 26 Lambton Quay, Wellington. Telephone, 598. Private residence, Island Bay. Mr. Chatfield, who is the descendant of an old Sussex family, was born at Greatham House, Parham Park, Sussex. He was educated at Brixton, Surrey, and came to the Colony in 1867. For the first five years of his life in New Zealand, Mr. Chatfield was engaged in architectural works in Wellington. In 1872 he joined the public service as chief draughtsman and assistant paymaster and engineer in the Engineers' Department, Wellington Province. From this time, till the abolition of the Provincial form of Government in 1876, Mr. Chatfield continued to hold these offices, and during the period he designed many of the principal bridges in the district, and was engaged on the Thorndon reclamation and other works. He commenced his present practice in 1876, since which time he has been well-known as a successful architect. Mr. Chatfield has designed and superintended the erection of many substantial and important buildings—the Wellington Opera House, among others—in and around the city and in various parts of New Zealand. Two of the latest may be named; the warehouse of Messrs. E. W. Mills and Co., Ltd., and the offices of the Evening Post.


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