Individual Details

Joseph Howard WITHERFORD

(26 Jul 1848 - 29 Oct 1931)

Events

Birth26 Jul 1848Bromsgrove, Worchester, England
Emigration9 Feb 1862England to Auckland, New Zealand
Residence1863Cnr Manakau Road and Rutland Road, Parnell, City Central Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationFrom 1863Ironmonger & Tinsmith - Corner of Manukau Road & Rutland Road, Parnell, City Central Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Marriage31 Dec 1870Nelson Street, Central City Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand - Emma BARTLEY
Civic Activity1900Counciller on Birkenhead Borough Council - Birkenhead, North Shore of Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand
Civic Activity1900Member & Chairman of Auckland Harbour Board - Central City Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Civic Activity27 Apr 1900Member of Parliament for Auckland - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Civic ActivityFrom 1901 to 1905Mayor of Birkenhead Borough Council - Birkenhead, North Shore of Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand
Death29 Oct 1931Birkenhead, North Shore of Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand
Burial31 Oct 1931Pompalier Cemetery, Birkenhead, North Shore of Auckland City, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupationlate 1800'sSharebroker

Families

SpouseEmma BARTLEY (1849 - 1916)
ChildElizabeth Anne WITHERFORD (1871 - 1936)
ChildIda WITHERFORD (1874 - 1918)
ChildRobert WITHERFORD (1877 - 1936)
ChildSydney WITHERFORD (1880 - 1945)
ChildOlive WITHERFORD (1885 - 1979)
ChildEdna WITHERFORD (1889 - 1967)

Notes

Birth

Father = Clement WITHERFORD
Mother = Elizabeth WOODCOCK

Emigration

Aboard SS "Gertrude"
Came with siblings, Clement, Edward, and Walter WITHERFORD

Marriage

Marriage certificate sighted. Married at Nelson Street, Auckland
Witnesses were:
Edward BARTLEY, Cook Street, Auckland
Mary Ann TAYLOR, Newton
Clement WITHERFORD, Parnell
Ann WITHERFORD, Parnell
Harry WITHERFORD, Parnell
Robert BARTLEY, Nelson Street, Auckland

Burial

Anglican Block C, Plot 135