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William Stephen Nettleship (1876-1894)

Name: William Stephen Nettleship
Sex: Male
Father: William Henry Nettleship (1837-1915)
Mother: Caroline Bellingham (1843-1915)

Individual Events and Attributes

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

Individual Note

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.