Individual Details
William WILLIAMS
(18 Jul 1800 - 9 Feb 1878)
Played a significant part, with his brother, Henry WILLIAMS, in the
Treaty of Waitangi signing in 1840 at Waitangi, New Zealand. There
they acted as interpreters and translators.
There is a vast quantity of information online and in New Zealand Historical Libraries and Universities, Church Missionary Society, etc. He was one of New Zealand's foremost missionaries, and renowned for his great work in translation of the Native language into written form, translation of the Bible into the Maori language and a great leader in the education of the people.
Completed a surgeon’s apprenticeship
B.A. in classics at Oxford.
Came to New Zealand in 1826.
Missionary, teacher and linguist.
First bishop of Waiapu in 1859.
Key translator of the Bible and prayer book into Maori.
Wrote a comprehensive dictionary of classical Maori pub. 1844.1858
Treaty of Waitangi signing in 1840 at Waitangi, New Zealand. There
they acted as interpreters and translators.
There is a vast quantity of information online and in New Zealand Historical Libraries and Universities, Church Missionary Society, etc. He was one of New Zealand's foremost missionaries, and renowned for his great work in translation of the Native language into written form, translation of the Bible into the Maori language and a great leader in the education of the people.
Completed a surgeon’s apprenticeship
B.A. in classics at Oxford.
Came to New Zealand in 1826.
Missionary, teacher and linguist.
First bishop of Waiapu in 1859.
Key translator of the Bible and prayer book into Maori.
Wrote a comprehensive dictionary of classical Maori pub. 1844.1858
Events
| Birth | 18 Jul 1800 | Plumtree House, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 30 Oct 1800 | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 11 Jul 1825 | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England - Jane NELSON | |||
| Emigration | 25 Mar 1826 | England to Bay of Islands, New Zealand | | ||
| Death | 9 Feb 1878 | Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand | |||
| Burial | Aft 9 Feb 1878 | Old Napier Hill Cemetery, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand | | ||
| Degree | DCL - Doctor of Civil Law |
Families
| Spouse | Jane NELSON (1801 - 1896) |
| Child | Mary (2) WILLIAMS (1826 - 1900) |
| Child | Jane Elizabeth WILLIAMS (1827 - 1902) |
| Child | William Leonard WILLIAMS (1829 - 1916) |
| Child | Thomas Sydney (3) WILLIAMS (1831 - 1847) |
| Child | James Nelson WILLIAMS (1837 - 1915) |
| Child | Anna Maria WILLIAMS (1839 - 1929) |
| Child | Lydia Catherine WILLIAMS (1841 - 1931) |
| Child | Marianne WILLIAMS (1843 - 1932) |
| Child | Emma Caroline WILLIAMS (1845 - 1921) |
| Father | Thomas (2) WILLIAMS (1753 - 1804) |
| Mother | Mary MARSH (1756 - 1831) |
| Sibling | Reverend Henry WILLIAMS (1792 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Mary WILLIAMS (1784 - 1786) |
| Sibling | Thomas Sydney WILLIAMS (1786 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Lydia (2) WILLIAMS (1788 - 1859) |
| Sibling | John WILLIAMS (1789 - 1855) |
| Sibling | Joseph WILLIAMS (1793 - 1799) |
| Sibling | Mary Rebecca WILLIAMS (1795 - 1858) |
| Sibling | Catherine WILLIAMS (1797 - 1881) |