Agnes Bell Haigh

1839 - 1920  (81 years)

• Name	Agnes Bell Haigh
  Birth	25 Feb 1839	Halifax, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	13 Oct 1841	from Gravesend, London, England via " Birman" to Port Nicholson, Wellington, New Zealand   [2]
  	"Birman" arrived Port Nicholson 1st March 1842. HAIGH, George, 33, Gardener & Agricultural labourer HAIGH, Elizabeth HAIGH, Abraham, 9 HAIGH, George, 7 HAIGH, Agnes Bell, 2
  Death	7 Nov 1920	Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand   [3]
  Death Notice	8 Nov 1920	"Dominion", New Zealand   [4]
  	DEATHS YATES On November 7, 1920 at her residence, 25 Worksop Road, Masterton, Agness Bell, relict of the late Henry Yates, in her 82nd year. FUNERAL NOTICES The Friends of the late MRS A B YATES are respectfully invited to attend her Funeral, which will leave the residence, 25 Worksop Road, To-morrow (Tuesday), November 9, at 1pm, for St Matthew's Church, and thence to Masterton Cemetery. G Hyde. Funeral Director, Masterton
  Newspaper	9 Nov 1920	"Dominion", New Zealand   [5]
  	WOMAN'S WORLD Social and Personal The death took place in Masterton on Sunday evening of Mrs A B Yates, a well-known and much-respected resident of the district. The deceased lady, who was born at Halifax, Yorkshire, arrived in Wellington in the ship Burman in 1842, and after living in Wellington for the next 32 years she left for Masterton, where she has lived ever since. She is survived by three sons and three daughters, Messrs, G; H; and E Yates, and Mesdames C Perry, H H Liddle, and E B Hare
  Burial	9 Nov 1920	Archer Street Cemetery, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand   [6]
  	In Loving Memory of Henry Yates died 18 Jan 1872 aged 39 years; and Elizabeth Yates died 11 Oct 1885 aged 26 years; and John Yates died 28 March 1880 aged 72 years; and Jane Yates died 24 Jan 1890 aged 82 years; and Agnes Bell relict of Henry Yates died 7 Nov 1920 aged 82 years.
  		Yates family grave Masterton Cemetery
  Probate	5 Feb 1921	Masterton Court, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand   [7]
  	Agnes Bell Yates Will Dated 12 July 1919 Appointed Walter Charles Perry of Masterton aforesaid Law Clerk and Edward Yates of Lower Hutt, Plumber to be Trustees and Executors. All property and estate to be divided equally between her children. John Yates, George Henry Yates, Edward Yates, Mary Hare, Agnes Liddle, and Annie Jane Perry Estate value of £9963 6s 2d
  AAA Last Date	18 Apr 2023
  Person ID	I4416	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	George Haigh,   b. Abt 1805, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Schorfield,   b. Abt 1806, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d. 9 Feb 1853, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Yates,   b. Bef 30 Dec 1832, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d. 18 Jan 1872, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand (Age > 39 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1856	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [8]
  	no marriage notice in papers located.
  Number of Children	9 Children
  Children	1. John Yates,   b. 21 Jan 1857, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 17 Oct 1924, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural] + 2. Elizabeth Yates,   b. Abt 1859, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 11 Oct 1885, Upper Plain, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Mary Yates,   b. 23 Mar 1861, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 12 Jul 1945, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]   4. George Henry Yates,   b. 1863, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 9 Jun 1930, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural] + 5. Agnes Yates,   b. 5 Jun 1865, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 18 Sep 1942, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]   6. Annie Jane Yates,   b. 27 Mar 1868, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 19 Feb 1936, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]   7. Edward Yates,   b. 1870, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 5 Dec 1928, 10 Bloomfield Crescent, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]   8. Thomas Henry Yates,   b. 14 Jan 1872, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 5 Feb 1872, Lambton Quay, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]   9. Samuel Haigh Yates,   b. 14 Jan 1872, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand d. 5 Feb 1872, Lambton Quay, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F467	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 11 Mar 1856 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S63] England, Civil Registration Online, Record Type: BDM Indexes, 1839, March Qtr, Halifax, Yorkshire - West Riding, West Yorkshire, England - Vol 22, Pg 259. [S47] Shipping Records, Subject: Passenger Lists, To New Zealand, Early Wellington by Louis E Ward. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), 1920 Folio No 3415, Dec Qtr. [S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, Dominion, Vol 14, Issue 37, 8 November 1920, Page 1. [S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, Dominion, Vol 14, Issue 38, 9 November 1920, Page 4. [S3] NZSG, NZ Cemetery Records, (Name: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand & Online Council Databases; Date: 1988;), BURIED:889:BLOCK P ROW 3: - Area Plan III Row 3 Plot ABY. [S207] NZ Probates - National Archives NZ, National Archives Wellington - Probate - Masterton Court - Item ID R23157800 Record No 71/20. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), 1856 Folio No 56/188.