Family of William Akersten and Jane Lake
| 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: 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 |
| 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)
