| England Connection - Hall Family |
| Descendants of John Hall - Member of Trinity House, Master Mariner, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England Generation No. 1 1. John1 Hall He married Eleanor ?. Child of John Hall and Eleanor ? is: + 2 i. George2 Hall, born 4 January 1782; died 29 August 1865 in Elloughton, England. Generation No. 2 2. George2 Hall (John1) was born 4 January 1782, and died 29 August 1865 in Elloughton, England. He married Grace Williamson 21 October 1817 in Holy Trinity, Kingston upon Hull, England, daughter of William Williamson. She was born 17 July 1791 in Rawdon, Yorkshire, England, and died 1827. Notes for George Hall: George Hall was a ship-owner of Hull, Yorkshire and was an elder brother of Trinity House, Hull. Pictures of his ships are in the Hall family Children of George Hall and Grace Williamson are: + 3 i. George Williamson3 Hall, born 7 September 1818 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England; died 28 February 1896 in Lyttleton, New Zealand. 4 ii. Ann Williamson Hall, born 15 June 1821 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England. She married John Sugden Neal. + 5 iii. Thomas Williamson Hall, born 18 November 1819 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England; died 12 December 1895 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. + 6 iv. John Hall, born 18 December 1824 in Grimsby, England; died 25 June 1907 in Park Terrace, Christchurch, NZ. + 7 v. Grace Williamson Hall, born 1826. Generation No. 3 3. George Williamson3 Hall (George2, John1) was born 7 September 1818 in Sculcoates, Yorkshire, England, and died 28 February 1896 in Lyttleton, New Zealand. He married Agnes Emmanee Dryden Abt. 1850 in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, daughter of William Dryden and Jane ?. She was born 27 November 1826 in Park Cottage, Cottingham, Yorks, England, and died 25 June 1907 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Notes for George Williamson Hall: Brother of John Hall, Prime Minister of New Zealand. Wife Agnes was sister of John Hall's wife Rose. Emigrated to New Zealand with brother Thomas after leaving the maritime life. Was a stock farmer for many years until ill-health forced him to retire to Christchurch. Lived in Papanui Road until his death. Buried in Hororata Cemetery - Obituary in Lyttleton Times 28 February 1896 - Page 5 - as follows:- "Mr George Williamson Hall, eldest brother of Sir John Hall died at his residence, Park Terrace, yesterday in his 78th year. Mr Hall was a native of Scarborough, England, and in his early life went to sea. He became a captain in the merchant Service, but left the sea and came to Canterbury in the fifties. For many years he followed pastoral pursuits in various parts of the province. He took no part in public affairs, but was a man of cultural tastes and wide reading, and of a disposition which caused him to be like and respected by thos who knew hom. Mr Hall leaves a widow and one daughter. His funeral will take place in Hororata tomorrow. A special train will leave Christchurch for Coalgate at 9.05am and conveyances will be provided at Coalgate. He died of paralysis at the residence of his brother, Sir John Hall, 25 Park Terrace, Christchurch (References: Dictionary of NZ Biography; Early South Canterbury Runs by R Pinney; Files of Lyttleton Times; Monumental Inscriptions in the Hororata C of E Cemetery.) Owned Highbank property in 1852; also Springfield Run with John & Thomas Represented Heathcote in the Provincial Council 1861-2 Death reg no 406 Shown on the Electoral Roll in 1855/6 as a 'Stock Farmer, Leaseholder, resident in Kaiapoi; in 1857 he had properties in Ashburton and in Rakaia - still as a leaseholder. By 1869 he owned freehold property in Ashburton Forks (Rural Section 1045), a 'household' on Part Rural Section 9 on Addington and Lincoln Road in Christchurch, and a freehold property in the Seadon District named 'Seadown' (Pt Section 1730 - Levels District). Children of George Hall and Agnes Dryden are: 8 i. Agnes Mildred4 Hall, born Abt. 1851 in Kingston upon Hull, England; died 3 January 1919 in Invercargill, New Zealand. She met (1) Edward Wakefield 15 July 1874 in St Michael's Church, Christchurch, New Zealand; born 22 May 1845 in Launceston, (Van Diemens Land)Tasmania, Australia; died 10 August 1924 in Richmond, Surrey, UK. She married (2) Edward Withers 12 August 1886 in Weslyan Church, Christchurch, NZ; born Abt. 1850 in Wellington, New Zealand; died 15 June 1914 in 72 Manor Place, Dunedin, New Zealand. 8ii William Dryden4 Hall - no information 8iii George Buceo4 Hall died about 1880 in Transvaal, South Africa - no more information |
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