* 24 Dec 1826 was Susan's Christening date
She was a daughter of Methuselah Champion (1782-1856) & Shrabeth (Elizabeth) Gilbert (1779-) who were born in Breage, Cornwall, England and married there on 26 May 1806, .
Susan married John Williams on 23 Dec 1852 in Helston, Cornwal
their known children . all born Cornwall .
1853 - 1913 Elizabeth Williams (+Coomer)
1855 - Charlotte Williams
1856 - 1929 Mary Ann Williams (+Coomer)
1857 - Ann Williams
1863 - John Williams
1865 - 1886 Rosetta Williams (+Carter)
. married Frank Rawdon Carter in Woodville 1883
1869 - 1957 Alice Emmaline Williams (+West)
. had 11 children, buried Otorohanga
. NOTE .
* A plaque indicates that Susan was the first adult burial at Old Gorge Cemetery on 2 May 1883.
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of 15 month old Cecil Leopold Jackson indicating he was the First Burial in Old Gorge Cemetery, 19 days before her, on 13 April 1883
* By death date only, Hannah Sowry (nee Strother 1837-1879) is the oldest burial at Old Gorge Cemetery. But she was re-interred in 1892, from the original Pinfold Road Cemetery.
. Death of Susan's husband John .
Auckland Star, 15 Jan 1908 - WILLIAMS On January 13th 1908, John Williams, at his daughter's residence, E. A. Coomer, 72 Union-street; late of Woodville and Dannevirke, H. B. Private interment.
Deceased was an old Hawke's Bay resident, having arrived in the ship 'Ballarat in 1872 and was one of Woodville's first settlers.
She was a daughter of Methuselah Champion (1782-1856) & Shrabeth (Elizabeth) Gilbert (1779-) who were born in Breage, Cornwall, England and married there on 26 May 1806, .
Susan married John Williams on 23 Dec 1852 in Helston, Cornwal
their known children . all born Cornwall .
1853 - 1913 Elizabeth Williams (+Coomer)
1855 - Charlotte Williams
1856 - 1929 Mary Ann Williams (+Coomer)
1857 - Ann Williams
1863 - John Williams
1865 - 1886 Rosetta Williams (+Carter)
. married Frank Rawdon Carter in Woodville 1883
1869 - 1957 Alice Emmaline Williams (+West)
. had 11 children, buried Otorohanga
. NOTE .
* A plaque indicates that Susan was the first adult burial at Old Gorge Cemetery on 2 May 1883.
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of 15 month old Cecil Leopold Jackson indicating he was the First Burial in Old Gorge Cemetery, 19 days before her, on 13 April 1883
* By death date only, Hannah Sowry (nee Strother 1837-1879) is the oldest burial at Old Gorge Cemetery. But she was re-interred in 1892, from the original Pinfold Road Cemetery.
. Death of Susan's husband John .
Auckland Star, 15 Jan 1908 - WILLIAMS On January 13th 1908, John Williams, at his daughter's residence, E. A. Coomer, 72 Union-street; late of Woodville and Dannevirke, H. B. Private interment.
Deceased was an old Hawke's Bay resident, having arrived in the ship 'Ballarat in 1872 and was one of Woodville's first settlers.
* 24 Dec 1826 was Susan's Christening date
She was a daughter of Methuselah Champion (1782-1856) & Shrabeth (Elizabeth) Gilbert (1779-) who were born in Breage, Cornwall, England and married there on 26 May 1806, .
Susan married John Williams on 23 Dec 1852 in Helston, Cornwal
their known children . all born Cornwall .
1853 - 1913 Elizabeth Williams (+Coomer)
1855 - Charlotte Williams
1856 - 1929 Mary Ann Williams (+Coomer)
1857 - Ann Williams
1863 - John Williams
1865 - 1886 Rosetta Williams (+Carter)
. married Frank Rawdon Carter in Woodville 1883
1869 - 1957 Alice Emmaline Williams (+West)
. had 11 children, buried Otorohanga
. NOTE .
* A plaque indicates that Susan was the first adult burial at Old Gorge Cemetery on 2 May 1883.
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of 15 month old Cecil Leopold Jackson indicating he was the First Burial in Old Gorge Cemetery, 19 days before her, on 13 April 1883
* By death date only, Hannah Sowry (nee Strother 1837-1879) is the oldest burial at Old Gorge Cemetery. But she was re-interred in 1892, from the original Pinfold Road Cemetery.
. Death of Susan's husband John .
Auckland Star, 15 Jan 1908 - WILLIAMS On January 13th 1908, John Williams, at his daughter's residence, E. A. Coomer, 72 Union-street; late of Woodville and Dannevirke, H. B. Private interment.
Deceased was an old Hawke's Bay resident, having arrived in the ship 'Ballarat in 1872 and was one of Woodville's first settlers.
She was a daughter of Methuselah Champion (1782-1856) & Shrabeth (Elizabeth) Gilbert (1779-) who were born in Breage, Cornwall, England and married there on 26 May 1806, .
Susan married John Williams on 23 Dec 1852 in Helston, Cornwal
their known children . all born Cornwall .
1853 - 1913 Elizabeth Williams (+Coomer)
1855 - Charlotte Williams
1856 - 1929 Mary Ann Williams (+Coomer)
1857 - Ann Williams
1863 - John Williams
1865 - 1886 Rosetta Williams (+Carter)
. married Frank Rawdon Carter in Woodville 1883
1869 - 1957 Alice Emmaline Williams (+West)
. had 11 children, buried Otorohanga
. NOTE .
* A plaque indicates that Susan was the first adult burial at Old Gorge Cemetery on 2 May 1883.
* A plague has been erected on the burial site of 15 month old Cecil Leopold Jackson indicating he was the First Burial in Old Gorge Cemetery, 19 days before her, on 13 April 1883
* By death date only, Hannah Sowry (nee Strother 1837-1879) is the oldest burial at Old Gorge Cemetery. But she was re-interred in 1892, from the original Pinfold Road Cemetery.
. Death of Susan's husband John .
Auckland Star, 15 Jan 1908 - WILLIAMS On January 13th 1908, John Williams, at his daughter's residence, E. A. Coomer, 72 Union-street; late of Woodville and Dannevirke, H. B. Private interment.
Deceased was an old Hawke's Bay resident, having arrived in the ship 'Ballarat in 1872 and was one of Woodville's first settlers.
Inscription
SUSAN WILLIAMS
Buried May 2nd 1883
57 Years
1st Adult Burial
In This Cemetery
Gravesite Details
her details provided by Joseph Sowry (1838-1904) on 2-5-1883
Funeral Officiator: Rev J W Worboys
Interment ID: 3994
Family Members
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
