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Family of William Akersten and Jane Lake

Husband: William Akersten

  • Name:

  • William Akersten

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Lawrence Akersten (1787-1843)

  • Mother:

  • Margaret Sarah Davis (c. 1791-1833)

  • Note (shared):

  • 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)

  • Birth:

  • 8 May 1824

  • St George in the East, Stepney, Middlesex

  • Occupation (1):

  • 4 Apr 1846 (age 21)

  • Stevedore, Stepney (on marriage cert.)

  • Census:

  • 1851 (age 26-27)

  • Stevedore, 4 Holmes Street, Stepney

  • Immigration (1):

  • 14 Jun 1854 (age 30)

  • to Port Phillip, Australia, on "Robert and Betsey"

  • Immigration (2):

  • 21 Jul 1855 (age 31)

  • to Nelson, New Zealand, from Melbourne on board "Maid of Alicante"

  • Occupation (2):

  • 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: Jane Lake

  • Name:

  • Jane Lake

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • c. 1845

  •  

  • Death:

  • 23 Jun 1930 (age 84-85)

  • Nelson, New Zealand

  • Burial:

  • 23 Jun 1930

  • Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand

Child 1: Caroline Charlotte Akersten

  • Name:

  • Caroline Charlotte Akersten

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • 3 Jul 1879

  • Nelson, New Zealand

  • Death:

  • 15 Feb 1880 (age 0)

  • Nelson, New Zealand

  • Burial:

  • 17 Feb 1880

  • Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand

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)