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Name: | William Stephen Nettleship |
Sex: | Male |
Father: | William Henry Nettleship (1837-1915) |
Mother: | Caroline Bellingham (1843-1915) |
Birth | 1876 | Auckland, New Zealand |
Birth fact | 1876 (age 0) | Birth: 3Q 1876, Auckland (folio 1916) |
Death | 27 Sep 1894 (age 17-18) | Ohakune, New Zealand |
Burial | 1 Oct 1894 | Heads Road Public Cemetery, Wanganui |
Killed in a bush falling incident at Ohakune, New Zealand:
"It appears that the deceased, who was a fine, manly young fellow, was engaged at the place mentioned on Thursday last with Messrs. B.Dwyer and J.Ferguson, and that one of the trees in falling struck another, and it is presumed a large splinter or branch becoming detached caught the unfortunate young man at the back of the right ear causing a very small wound, death being instantaneous. ... The deceased, whose age was between 18 and 19 years, was a lad of great promise, and a great favourite with all who knew him."
The Wanganui Herald, 1.10.1894
I am grateful to Harry Dutton for the above information.