Exact birthdate provided by Annette
Birth registered third quarter 1837 at Camberwell (Surrey) and listed in UKGRO under the name 'Barrett' with mother's maiden name - Moore.
Arrived New Zealand 1842 on the immigrant ship "London" with his parents - Mary Ann and William Barratt together with five sisters.
" Obituary - Mr William Barratt to whose death we referred last week, was one of the old pioneers. He had been in failing health for some time, but death came suddenly at the last although expected any day. Mr Barratt was born at Camberwell, Surrey, England, in the year 1837, and at the age of five years came with his parents to New Zealand. He was brought up in Wellington and there served his apprenticeship to the bootmaking trade. He also spent some of his life about Nelson Province. Some little time after he and his only brother Henry came south and landed in Otago about the time that gold seeking was the principal topic. He and his brother parted after some little time in Otago and his brother moved to Kaikoura, Marlborough, and took up land, and William went on to the goldfields to try his misfortune. After following the different rushes - Dunstan, Manuherikia, etc, he landed in Hamiltons and hearing of the Hogburn rush he finally landed here, where he has resided ever since - that was in 1863.
Mr Barratt did not go much into public life but whatever pastime or work he took up he always believed in doing his part. For many years he was an enthusiastic curler and brawley he enjoyed a throw at the "stanes". When the Early Settlers' Association was inaugurated he also did his part to uphold the old traditions of the pioneers, and was a vice-president of the association for a year. Mr Barratt was a vestry-man of St. George's church. Mr J. Parker officiated at the funeral in the absence of the clergyman. He leaves a widow and two sons to mourn their loss."
MOUNT IDA CHRONICLE, VOLUME XLV, ISSUE XLV, 12 NOVEMBER 1915, PAGE 3
Birth registered third quarter 1837 at Camberwell (Surrey) and listed in UKGRO under the name 'Barrett' with mother's maiden name - Moore.
Arrived New Zealand 1842 on the immigrant ship "London" with his parents - Mary Ann and William Barratt together with five sisters.
" Obituary - Mr William Barratt to whose death we referred last week, was one of the old pioneers. He had been in failing health for some time, but death came suddenly at the last although expected any day. Mr Barratt was born at Camberwell, Surrey, England, in the year 1837, and at the age of five years came with his parents to New Zealand. He was brought up in Wellington and there served his apprenticeship to the bootmaking trade. He also spent some of his life about Nelson Province. Some little time after he and his only brother Henry came south and landed in Otago about the time that gold seeking was the principal topic. He and his brother parted after some little time in Otago and his brother moved to Kaikoura, Marlborough, and took up land, and William went on to the goldfields to try his misfortune. After following the different rushes - Dunstan, Manuherikia, etc, he landed in Hamiltons and hearing of the Hogburn rush he finally landed here, where he has resided ever since - that was in 1863.
Mr Barratt did not go much into public life but whatever pastime or work he took up he always believed in doing his part. For many years he was an enthusiastic curler and brawley he enjoyed a throw at the "stanes". When the Early Settlers' Association was inaugurated he also did his part to uphold the old traditions of the pioneers, and was a vice-president of the association for a year. Mr Barratt was a vestry-man of St. George's church. Mr J. Parker officiated at the funeral in the absence of the clergyman. He leaves a widow and two sons to mourn their loss."
MOUNT IDA CHRONICLE, VOLUME XLV, ISSUE XLV, 12 NOVEMBER 1915, PAGE 3
Exact birthdate provided by Annette
Birth registered third quarter 1837 at Camberwell (Surrey) and listed in UKGRO under the name 'Barrett' with mother's maiden name - Moore.
Arrived New Zealand 1842 on the immigrant ship "London" with his parents - Mary Ann and William Barratt together with five sisters.
" Obituary - Mr William Barratt to whose death we referred last week, was one of the old pioneers. He had been in failing health for some time, but death came suddenly at the last although expected any day. Mr Barratt was born at Camberwell, Surrey, England, in the year 1837, and at the age of five years came with his parents to New Zealand. He was brought up in Wellington and there served his apprenticeship to the bootmaking trade. He also spent some of his life about Nelson Province. Some little time after he and his only brother Henry came south and landed in Otago about the time that gold seeking was the principal topic. He and his brother parted after some little time in Otago and his brother moved to Kaikoura, Marlborough, and took up land, and William went on to the goldfields to try his misfortune. After following the different rushes - Dunstan, Manuherikia, etc, he landed in Hamiltons and hearing of the Hogburn rush he finally landed here, where he has resided ever since - that was in 1863.
Mr Barratt did not go much into public life but whatever pastime or work he took up he always believed in doing his part. For many years he was an enthusiastic curler and brawley he enjoyed a throw at the "stanes". When the Early Settlers' Association was inaugurated he also did his part to uphold the old traditions of the pioneers, and was a vice-president of the association for a year. Mr Barratt was a vestry-man of St. George's church. Mr J. Parker officiated at the funeral in the absence of the clergyman. He leaves a widow and two sons to mourn their loss."
MOUNT IDA CHRONICLE, VOLUME XLV, ISSUE XLV, 12 NOVEMBER 1915, PAGE 3
Birth registered third quarter 1837 at Camberwell (Surrey) and listed in UKGRO under the name 'Barrett' with mother's maiden name - Moore.
Arrived New Zealand 1842 on the immigrant ship "London" with his parents - Mary Ann and William Barratt together with five sisters.
" Obituary - Mr William Barratt to whose death we referred last week, was one of the old pioneers. He had been in failing health for some time, but death came suddenly at the last although expected any day. Mr Barratt was born at Camberwell, Surrey, England, in the year 1837, and at the age of five years came with his parents to New Zealand. He was brought up in Wellington and there served his apprenticeship to the bootmaking trade. He also spent some of his life about Nelson Province. Some little time after he and his only brother Henry came south and landed in Otago about the time that gold seeking was the principal topic. He and his brother parted after some little time in Otago and his brother moved to Kaikoura, Marlborough, and took up land, and William went on to the goldfields to try his misfortune. After following the different rushes - Dunstan, Manuherikia, etc, he landed in Hamiltons and hearing of the Hogburn rush he finally landed here, where he has resided ever since - that was in 1863.
Mr Barratt did not go much into public life but whatever pastime or work he took up he always believed in doing his part. For many years he was an enthusiastic curler and brawley he enjoyed a throw at the "stanes". When the Early Settlers' Association was inaugurated he also did his part to uphold the old traditions of the pioneers, and was a vice-president of the association for a year. Mr Barratt was a vestry-man of St. George's church. Mr J. Parker officiated at the funeral in the absence of the clergyman. He leaves a widow and two sons to mourn their loss."
MOUNT IDA CHRONICLE, VOLUME XLV, ISSUE XLV, 12 NOVEMBER 1915, PAGE 3
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