Joseph Duncan Shirreffs

Abt 1873 - 1945  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Joseph Duncan Shirreffs
  Born	Abt 1873
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Railway Worker/Herbalist
  Died	29 Jul 1945
  Person ID	I110	Frost Family | The Shirreffs family
  Last Modified	4 Feb 2001

  
  

  Father	Joseph Duncan Shirreffs,   b. Abt 1833, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland ,   d. 24 Apr 1909, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Wright,   b. Abt 1837, Scotland ,   d. 23 Mar 1904, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1856	Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  	Joseph and Mary were married in the Zion Chapel.
  		Marriage Register
  Immigration	24 Oct 1869	Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [1]
  	Left Glasgow on 28 July 1869 aboard the clipper ship 'James Nicol Fleming'. Arriving at Port Chalmers on Sunday 24 October 1869
  	Joseph Duncan left Aberdeen with his family to come to New Zealand, for a three year engagement with the firm of Mortons, as the head of the tinsmithing and preserving departments at the Glasgow Meat Preserving Company's meat works at Woodlands in Southland NZ. Joseph, Mary Ann his wife, their children Elizabeth, Jean, William and James and Jane Cameron, Mary's half sister, left Glasgow on 28 July 1869 aboard the clipper ship 'James Nicol Fleming'. The 992 ton ship, with 160 passengers on board, made its maiden voyage to New Zealand in 88 days between ports, arriving at Port Chalmers on Sunday 24 October 1869. A description of the ship's journey is given in 'The Otago Daily Times' on Monday 25 October 1869. The paper?s shipping column also shows the ship's arrival with 14 cabin passengers and 146 in second cabin and steerage. In the imports column a large list of engineering and similar goods is shown arriving on the 'James Nicol Fleming' belonging to a William Moody. According to the book 'Early Woodlands', by Margaret Trotter, Mr W. Moodie was a representative of the Glasgow Meat Preserving Company. [1]
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Clempson,   b. 27 Mar 1875, Bilston,Staffordshire, England ,   d. 4 May 1958  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1899
  Children	1. Eva Shirreffs,   b. 23 Mar 1899,   d. 26 Jun 1982  (Age 83 years) + 2. Maggie (Peg) Shirreffs,   b. 27 Jun 1900,   d. 28 Jun 1992  (Age 92 years)   3. Robert Rennie Shirreffs,   b. 4 Jun 1902,   d. 19 Nov 1981  (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2001
  Family ID	F1538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Cliff Shirreffs, Invercargill.