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Alfred John Wadsworth
ALFRED JOHN WADSWORTH was b: to parents
Thomas Wadsworth and mother Elizabeth Ann (Anna) nee Mott on 12 Dec 1847
in Grafton St Giles, Northampton, England, Bap: 6 Oct 1850 St Sepulchre,
Northampton. Annie Alice Johnson, arrived in Lyttelton with her
sister, Julia, on the 'Light
Brigade' in August 1868 and settled in Timaru. Annie married
Alfred WADSWORTH and Julia married Robert H. BOWIE. Alfred mar; (1) ANNIE ALICE* JOHNSON 06 Dec
1869 in St Mary's Church, Geraldine. She was b: 1850 in St Johns Wood,
London, England. (Alfred's Occ: 1869 - Bullock driver) Timaru Herald; MARRIAGE: Dec. 6, at Geraldine, by
the Rev L. L. Brown, Alfred, second son of Mr Thomas Wadsworth, farmer,
Orari, to Alice, youngest daughter of the late Mr W. Johnson, coach
proprietor, Pimlico, Belgravia, England The Timaru Herald 15 Dec
1875 gave an indication of marital problems "I will not be
responsible for any debts contracted by my wife Alice Wadsworth from this
date. Signed - Alfred Wadsworth Georgetown, Timaru Herald - 9 Jun 1877: Temuka Licencing Court -
The licence of Thomas Wadsworth of the Orari Hotel was transferred to
Alfred Wadsworth 1877 Landlord of the "Family Hotel" at Orari -
on 18 Jul Burglary. William Orr, arrested on Saturday at
Ashburton railway station in consequence of a telegram received, was
charged with burglariously entering Mr Wadworth's hotel, Orari, and
stealing there Constable Cunningham searched Orr in the presence
of two witnesses, and found in his possession the sum of £3 6s 8d,
consisting of 10 half-crowns, 20 shilling pieces, 3 sixpences in
silver, 2 halfsovereigns, and 2 penny pieces. and arrested him on
suspicion of having robbed the hotel at Orari. Alfred Wadsworth,
hotelkeeper, Orari, discovered that a burglary had been committed on
Saturday morning about 7.30. Saw the till was empty, and the window m the
passage lying open. He had been m his house on Friday evening.and sat at
tap room table till about 10.30. He had a few drinks, but paid no money.
After prisoner went out he waited some time to let him in. Should think
there were about £3 of silver in the till. One of the half-crown's he thought he could identify (half -crown handed to witness.) Some men told
him he had no money. Prisoner stated to the Bench that he had left
Dunedina week ago with £22 10s in his pooket and had lost some
on the way. Remanded for eight days, to be brought up at
Timaru 1880 Alfred makes an application for discharge
from Bankruptcy Temuka Leader: 24 Dec 1881: Wife desertion -
Alfred Wadsworth, formerly of the Orari Hotel was brought before the
Timaru Court last Thursday on a charge of wife desertion and remanded to
Dunedin where the warrant was issued Thomas Wadsworth, father of the accused, stated
thtat he had paid prosecutrix altogether £21 odd since December 1880 to
May last, besides paying a bakers bill of £10. She herself had paid for
nothing all the time but was neglecting the children. By her own request
he took four children in May after she expresed a desire to let him keep
tham and go and live with her sister, taking the baby with her. Had
repeatedly during the time he was making these weekly payments found her
drunk. His worhip said that the womn could not be expected to maintain
herself and so young a child. He therefore would make an order for the
payment of 5/- a week. 30 Dec 1881 Timaru Herald 15 May 1882 : Magistrates
Court: Alfred Wadsworth charged with disobeying an order to contribute to
the support of his wife - remanded to Dunedin 1882 Timaru-Herald/1882/4/20; Bankruptcy
notices — Alfred John Wadsworth Otago Daily Times 16 May 1882 - Alfred Wadsworth
arrested on warrant at Timaru, was charged for disobeying an order to pay
5s a week toward the support of his child Alice Wadsworth, an inmate of
the industrial school Bail allowed £4 in surety of his own recognisance
and another of £4 Evening Star 16 May 1882: Alfred Wadsworth was
charged with disobeying an order adjudging him to contribute he sum of 5s
per week towards the support of Alice Wadsworth - the som of £4 now due.
Defendant stated that since the order he had been in delicate health and
had not been in employment until within the last 2 months. He was now
obtaining 25/- a week and out of this sum he had to support 4 children, so
that frequently he was left without a shilling after their wants had been
provided for. He had heard that if he took the child, his wife would no
further trouble him. He was willing to take that course. Defendants wife who was in court, expressed her
willingness to hand over the child as she was able to support herself. His
Worship thought that would be the best plan for the parties to come to
such an arrangement and accordingly adjourned the Court for that purpose.
Children of Annie Alice* Johnson
and Alfred John Wadsworth i Thomas Alfred Wadsworth (b: 24 Dec 1871 in
Timaru; d: 09 Sep 1872 in Timaru aged 8 mths; Burial: 12 Sep 1872 Timaru
Cem) ii Mary Ann Wadsworth (b: 1873 in Orari, Canterbury; d: 25 Jan 1955 in Auckland) Mar: 08 Feb 1892 to Francis Dickens (b: 1873 in Birmingham England - Father: Thomas Henry Dickens; Mother: Caroline Smith; he d: 31 Mar 1943)Their daus: iii William George Wadsworth (b: 1875 in
Orari, Sth Canty.; WW1 9/1998 - Army; d: 20 Feb 1954 in Tokanui Hospital, Cambridge; Bur: 20
Feb 1954 Hautapu Cem Returned Services Assn Cem. 78Y) iv Alfred John Wadsworth (b: 18 Sep 1876 in
Orari, Sth Canty; d: 15 Sep 1937 in Okato) mar: 1901
to Elizabeth Westmoreland Allenby (b: 1877; d:
1921 in 44Y) Evening-post/1914/7/4 Messrs Baldwin and Ray ward,
patent attorneys, of 215 Lambton-quay, Wellington, New Zealand, report
application for patent of New Zealand recently :—A. J. Wadsworth, Okato,
wall paper cutting; v Thomas Wadsworth (b: 08 Sep 1879 in Temuka, Sth
Canty. d: 02 Mar 1969 in Kaikohi) mar: 1909 to Elizabeth Burnham James v Alice Wadsworth (b: 28 Feb 1881 in
Orari ?) Oamaru Mail 31 Mar 1903: Advert: Wanted ALICE
WADSWORTH to call at Mrs R Jeffs, Ouse Street, Oamaru. She will hear
something to her advantage *2nd Husband of Annie Alice*
Johnson: mar: 1883 to Richard Jeffs (b: 1847;
d: 1930 in 83Y) Their sons: - George Hunter Jeffs (b: 1884: d: 1958
73Y); William Henry Jeffs (b: 16 Aug
1886; d: 1981) Star 3 July 1885; The ordinary meeting of the
Canterbury Waste Lands Board was held yesterday An application by Alfred
John Wadsworth, for 127 acres 8 roods 27 perches of deferred-payment land
near Orari, was refused, under the authority of clause 60 of the
Act. Alfred went to Sydney - returned Jun
1886 School Records (APWs) - Parent/Guardian Name
WADSWORTH Alfred; School Timaru Main; Register Number 967; Admission
Date 15 Jun 1886; Parent / Guardian Alfred John WADSWORTH; address York
St; Birthdate 18 Sep 1876; Last School - Public school Sydney; Last Day
23 Sep 1887; Destination Orari MARRIAGE 2: Application to Marry: 6 Mar 1888: Alfred
John Wadsworth; Bachelor; Occ: Labourer; aged 40 years; Resident of Timaru
for 2 years. to Ellen Bagust; Spinster; aged 23 years; Residence of Timaru
for 9 years. Marriage to take place in the Dwelling house of James
Bagust Timaru. Minister William Gillies, Presbyterian. Src: National
Archives Wellington Record Ref 88/164 Mar: Timaru Herald: At the
residence of the bride's mother, Church St, 06 Dec 1888 by the
Rev W B Martin, Alfred John Wadsworth to Ellen Bagust, both of Timaru.
Notes: Ellen
Wadsworth was daughter of JAMES BAGUST (1844 - 1928 - his
parents Henry BAGUST & Martha BROWN) and ANN CHEASLEY (1840 - 1901-
Ann had a 20 month old daughter, Harriet
Cheesley and a 2 month old daughter, Ellen Cheesley (also at that
link) before they mar: 1866 in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. James and
Ann emigrated to New Zealand on the 25th February 1874 on the BALLOCHMYLE
with their now 5 children) Ellen's Father - James John Bagust (b. 13 Apr
1844, England , d. 2 Feb 1928, New Zealand 83Y) and
Mother Ann Cheasley (b. Abt 1840, England , d. 12 Nov
1901, New Zealand 61Y) Mar: 15 May 1866 Marlborough,
Wiltshire, England[ Immigrated
Ballochmylie departed Plymouth 4/3/1874 and arrived
Lyttleton, N.Z. 1/6/1874. Passenger list -
James John Bagust, age 30yrs, blacksmith;
Ann Bagust, age 34; Ellen Bagust, age 9;
James Bagust, age 8; Mary Bagust, age 5;
Martha Bagust, age 2yrs 6 months; Henry
Bagust, age 9 months Jul 1891: Alfred's occ: Cab driver;
Auckland 25 Jul 1892: FIRE AT PARNELL. A TEN-ROOMED HOUSE DESTROYED. A fire occurred in Windsor Lane, Parnell, last night, a few minutes after 11 o'clock* resulting in the destruction of a tenroomed, one-storey house, owned and occupied by Mr Alfred J. Wadsworth. A son-in-law of Mr Wadsworth's, named Mr Francis Dickens, coal and firewood dealer, also lived on the premises. Mr Wadsworth is a cab-driver, and left home about 10 o'clock for the purpose of driving a lady into town, leaving Mr and Mrs Dickens and child in the house, and everything apparently safe. Mr Wadsworbh. returned home about eleven o'clock, and : when he got to the house he noticed that the front room, where a fire had been burning in an open fireplace all day, was in flames. He at once woke up Mr and Mrs Dickens, who were then asleep, and gave the alarm. Mr Wadsworth tried to get into the room where the fire broke out, but was driven back by the flames. The fire extended to a 4-roomed house adjoining, occupied by Mr C. Speechly, a carpenter, and owned by Mrs Mcllwraith, who resides at Litchfield, and the roof and side of the house were a good deal damaged. The origin of the fire is unknown. Mr Dickens states that he went to bed soon after 10 o'clock, and the fire was left to burn out in the front room of the house. His wife and himself were awakened by the cries of fire. Mrs Dickens had a lot of fancy paper which she kept in the fireplace, and yesterday removed it to one side of the hearth when she lit the fire. There were also a lot of feathers and toi toi grass on the mantel piece, and it is thought that a spark reached these articles and caused the fire. About a fortnight ago a fire was burning in another room in the house, when the flames got down through the bricks of the hearth and set the flooring on fire underneath, but it was put out with a few buckets of water. Mr Wadsworth purchased the destroyed house about two years ago, and had it insured for £200 in the New Zealand Insurance Company's office. The furniture was also insured in the same office for £100. The Parnell Fire Brigade were soon on the spot after the alarm was given, and it was due to their efforts that the fire did not spread. Captain Field and the Salvage Corps were also present. Constable Hobson, of the Parnell police station, Sergeant McMahon and a number of constables from , town also were at the fire.
1899 Mar: 3 - Alfred mar: Margaret Artha
age 28Y usual residence Beaufort, Victoria, Aus. (her parent's names
Donald (occ: miner) and Ann Artha) mar; 1899 to Alfred John Wadsworth
farmer of Ballarat age 51Y - usual residence Auckland; (parents names
Thomas Wadsworth and mother Ann Notes; Aus 12 sep 1899: Ballarat Star - at court -for removing mare
from Mary Roaches paddock without permission Aus 16 Jun 1900: Raglan - A J Wadsworth Lease 11 acres 3 R 21
P Aus 10 Jul 1907: A J Wadsworth booked on R M S Manuka for San
Francisco Aus 12 apr 1911: Tamworth Daily Land transfer 451 acres from
Alfred Wadsworth to Michael Bowler Notice: Died on Sep 12 1913 suddenly at Auckland Alfred John
Wadsworth late of Cambridge An old man, Alfred Wadsworth, 67 Yrs of age, was discovered
dead in bed yesterday morning at a house at Nelson St. When the deceased
retired on Wednesday eveing he appreared to be in his usual health and had
recently arrived from the town of Cambridge Inquest deemed unnecessary -
Coroner report - heart disease BURIAL Name WADSWORTH Alfred John; Date 25 Sep
1913 Age 65Y; Address Cambridge Country;
Cemetery Hautapu; Section Row 25 Block
B; Lot 42 Type Lawn
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