William Hale

  General Notes:

  Chronology:

He resided as "born this island" with his family in 1841 in Court Street, St Peter Port, Guernsey. ⁶

He worked as a Tin Plate Worker in 1851 and resided at St Peter Port, Guernsey. ⁷

He emigrated in Mar 1854 from From England To Melbourne On The "Marlborough". ⁸

He worked as a Mariner in Mar 1854 and resided at Melbourne, Australia. ⁸

He worked as a Zinc Worker in Aug 1860 and resided at Ballarat, Victoria. ¹

He emigrated about 1861 from From Australia To New Zealand. ⁹
(it seems most likely that he travelled to NZ with wife Agnes after their marriage in Ballarat in 1860. Agnes' death certificate states that she spent 1 year in NZ and 6 months in NSW. Did they go there together after the marriage with Agnes coming back via NSW to Victoria afterwards?).

MISC: Newspaper item, 9 Jan 1863, Melbourne. ¹⁰
The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Friday 9 January 1863
"Missing Friends, Messages, etc.
WANTED, WILLIAM HALE, tinsmith, to call at 62 Queensberry street, this day."
In 1862 62 Queensberry St (West) was occupied by Giles J., draper & hosier
In 1863, Frost & Pettit, drapers
In 1864 Frost & Pettit,, ironmongers
(next door in theses years was Paton, James, ironmonger)
Sands directories

He resided from 1863 to 1871 in Cook Street, Auckland. ¹¹
William married in Auckland in 1877at Vincent Street which intersects with Cook Street. There are two William Hales in the rolls 1853-1871but the other is a carter at Wakefield Street a bit furthe away and who also appears on the 1856 roll in Auckland. The Cook Street William only appears in 1863 and 1871.

He worked as a Galvanized Iron Worker in 1877. ¹²

He worked as a Tinsmith from 1880 to 1896 and resided at Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. ¹³

He worked as a Plumber & Tinsmith in 1905 and resided at Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. ¹⁴
(also listed on the same roll are wife Mary, Tauranga, domestic duties; Jame Mitchell, Rotorua, plumber; Samuel Joel, Rotorua, plumber; Joseph William, Tauranga, plumber & tinsmith)

He worked as a Plumber before 1913 and resided at New Zealand. ¹⁵

William married Agnes Prater, daughter of Thomas Prater and Mary Goodfellow, on 18 Aug 1860 in Ballarat East, Victoria.¹ (Agnes Prater was born in Falmouth, Corwall ¹⁶, christened on 12 Feb 1815 in Mylor, Cornwall,¹⁷ died on 17 Jun 1884 in Park Street, Hawthorn, Melbourne ¹⁸ and was buried on 18 Jun 1884 in Boroondara Cemetery, Melbourne.)

William next married Mary Lane, daughter of James Lane and Mary Burton, on 2 Oct 1877 in "In the house of Robert Taylor", Vincent Street, Auckland, New Zealand.² (Mary Lane was born Cal 1845 in Ireland,¹⁹ died on 2 Oct 1919 in Dargaville, New Zealand ²⁰ and was buried on 3 Oct 1919 in Dargaville, New Zealand.)

  Marriage Notes:

At the time of this marriage William's first wife Agnes was still alive and well in Melbourne.