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| Name: | Frank Lawrence Akersten |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | Francis Errick Akersten (1829-1876) |
| Mother: | Elizabeth Martha Cawood (1831- ) |
| Birth | 19 Aug 1857 | 2 Princes St, St George East, Middlesex |
| Baptism | 9 Sep 1857 (age 0) | Saint Mary, Haggerston |
| Birth fact | 1857 (age 0) | 1857 Sep Qtr, St George East, 1c/387 |
| Census | 1861 (age 3-4) | Living with parents |
| Residence | c. 1878 (age 20-21) | Yarmouth, England |
| Death | 24 Sep 1878 (age 21) | Moutere River, New Zealand |
| Cause of death (Facts Pg) | 24 Sep 1878 (age 21) | Drowned in a shipping accident |
| Burial | 29 Sep 1878 | Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand |
The police have received a telegram from Motueka stating that Frank Akersten, nephew of Mr. W. Akersten, is supposed to have been drowned on Tuesday evening. He was employed in the ketch Phoenix, which was loading in the Moutere river with ballast, and went out in the dinghy to put down a kedge as the vessel was dragging, and it is supposed that the boat must have capsized.
Nelson Evening Mail, Thurs Sept 26, 1878