Family of William Akersten and Lucy Borg Macfarlane
Husband: William Akersten
| Name: |
William Akersten |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Father: |
Lawrence Akersten (1787-1843) |
| Mother: |
Margaret Sarah Davis (c. 1791-1833) |
| Birth |
8 May 1824 |
St George in the East, Stepney, Middlesex |
| Occupation |
4 Apr 1846 (age 21) |
Stevedore, Stepney (on marriage cert.) |
| Census |
1851 (age 26-27) |
Stevedore, 4 Holmes Street, Stepney |
| Immigration |
14 Jun 1854 (age 30) |
to Port Phillip, Australia, on "Robert and Betsey" |
| Immigration |
21 Jul 1855 (age 31) |
to Nelson, New Zealand, from Melbourne on board "Maid of Alicante" |
| Occupation |
1859 (age 34-35) |
Marine Surveyor - Custom-house Agent - Nelson Provincial Goverment - Surveyor of Vessels (Nelson Directory, 1859) |
| Death |
11 Mar 1905 (age 80) |
Nelson, New Zealand |
| Burial |
13 Mar 1905 |
Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand |
Wife: Lucy Borg Macfarlane
| Name: |
Lucy Borg Macfarlane |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Father: |
Peter Macfarlane (c. 1795-bef1871) |
| Mother: |
Mary Macalpine (c. 1801-1886) |
| Birth |
c. 1827 |
Holyrood House, Scotland |
| Census |
1851 (age 23-24) |
Recorded as Lucy "Boaz" |
| Immigration |
14 Jun 1854 (age 26-27) |
to Arr. Port Phillip, Australia, on "Robert and Betsey" |
| Immigration |
Jun 1855 (age 27-28) |
to Arrived Nelson, New Zealand, from Melbourne on board "Maid of Alicante" |
| Death |
25 Jul 1878 (age 50-51) |
Nelson, New Zealand |
| Burial |
25 Jul 1878 |
Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand |
| Name: |
Mary Lucy Akersten |
| Sex: |
Female |
| Spouse: |
James Pilkington ( - ) |
| Birth |
1849 |
Stepney, Middlesex |
| Birth fact |
1849 (age 0) |
1849 Mar Qtr, Stepney, 2/559 |
| Census |
1851 (age 1-2) |
Living with parents |
| Immigration |
14 Jun 1854 (age 4-5) |
to Arr. Port Phillip, Australia, on "Robert and Betsey" |
| Immigration |
Jun 1855 (age 5-6) |
to Arrived Nelson, New Zealand, from Melbourne on board "Maid of Alicante" with parents |
| Death |
1930 (age 80-81) |
New Zealand |
| Name: |
William Henry Akersten |
| Sex: |
Male |
| Birth |
1850 |
Stepney, Middlesex |
| Birth fact |
1850 (age 0) |
1850 Jun Qtr, Stepney, 2/539 (Akersteen) |
| Census |
1851 (age 0-1) |
Living with parents; but also recorded as living with grandfather, Peter Macfarlane |
| Death fact |
1853 (age 2-3) |
1853 Jun Qtr, Str George East, 1c/298 |
| Death |
1853 (age 2-3) |
St George in the East, Stepney, Middlesex |
Note on Husband: William Akersten - shared note
In 1855, William Akersten came to Nelson on behalf of James Henty & Co, Melbourne, to adjust the insurance on the damaged wool cargo of the `Aden'. As owner of the `Maid of Alicante', he brought goods and passengers to Nelson. He set up a ships chandlery and acted as stevedore and marine surveyor in a business at the Port. With some training as a civil engineer he became the Superintendent of Works for the province, designing and building wharves and bridges. He proposed making the Cut through the Boulder Bank. He was a MPC in the 1860s and Nelson Councilor. He arrested Bully Hayes at Crocxelles on behalf of the owner of his sheep and brought him to Nelson. Offices Held: 1860- Captain, Nelson Volunteer Naval Artillery Co, 1865-68 Member, Nelson Provincial Council , 1869 Member, Board of Works, 1886-1903 Nelson City Councilor, Superintendent of Public Works, Nelson Province, Member, Licensing Committee.
Source: Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (with sincere thanks to Emma Dewson - Researcher-Editor)
