George Haigh

1834 - 1897  (63 years)

• Name	George Haigh
  Birth	27 Jul 1834	Halifax, Yorkshire, England
  Baptism	9 Nov 1834	St John the Baptist, Halifax, Yorkshire, England   [1, 2]
  	George Haigh Parents: George & Elizabeth Haigh Abode: Southowram Cordmaker
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	13 Oct 1841	from Gravesend, London, England via " Birman" to Port Nicholson, Wellington, New Zealand   [3]
  	"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 Notice	30 Aug 1897	"Wairarapa Daily Times", New Zealand   [4]
  	Local and General Mr Geo. Haigh, brother of Mr Sam. Haigh of Greytown, also brother of Mrs A B Yates of Masterton, died in Greytown Hospital at one o'clock this morning. He came to Wellington about forty years ago. He went to the Australian goldfields for a time, returned to New Zealand and resided at Dannevirke for ten years. For the past three years the late Mr Haigh has been a great sufferer and unable to do any work to speak of. Two weeks ago he was taken to the Greytown Hospital. From the time he first saw the sufferer Dr Bey did not hold out the slightest hope of recovery. Mrs Yates was present at her brother's death. Deceased was aged sixty-four years. He is to be buried at Greytown at two o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
  Death	30 Aug 1897	Greytown Hospital, Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand   [5]
  Burial	1 Sep 1897	Greytown Cemetery, Greytown, Wairarapa, New Zealand   [6]
  	I[CENTER:]n Loving Memory of George Haigh born 27 July 1834, died 30 August 1897; also his nephew William Haigh, born 27 April 1871, died at Coolgardie 8th Jan 1895. Gone but not forgotten. [:CENTER] HAIGH George aged 63yrs, buried 1 Sept 1897 (BR)
  Person ID	I4423	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

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] England, Parish Registers, Compiler Address: Old Church Records, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; Old Reference Number: D53/1/18; New Reference Number: WDP53/1/2/6. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S47] Shipping Records, Subject: Passenger Lists, To New Zealand, Early Wellington by Louis E Ward. [S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, Wairarapa Daily Times, Vol XVI, Issue 5724, 30 August 1897, Page 2. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), 1897 NZ Online Database: 1897/ 4198 aged 63yrs. [S3] NZSG, NZ Cemetery Records, (Name: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand & Online Council Databases; Date: 1988;), NZSG Greytown G04.03 No 89 - Block 2 Plot 9.