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 1888 - 1980 (92 years)
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| Name |
William Gregor |
| Born |
5 Jun 1888 |
Memsie Near Fraserburgh, Scotland  [1] |
| Christened |
22 Aug 1888 |
Fraserburgh, Scotland |
- Christening recorded as an endorsement on William's Birth Certificate. Minister Michael P Johnstone of Fraserburgh
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| Gender |
Male |
| Occupation |
Joiner |
| Reference Number |
WB12..S |
| Died |
9 Nov 1980 |
Tawa, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Buried |
11 Nov 1980 |
Clareville Cemetery, Clareville, Carterton, Carterton District, Wellington, New Zealand [2] |
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Clareville Cemetery Register entry
Plot: 754 |
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Clareville Cemetery Headstone William and Rose Gregor
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| Notes |
- William Gregor was born on 5 JUN 1888 in Memsie near Fraserburgh, Scotland.
He served an apprenticeship as a carpenter and joiner in his father's shop in Memsie, which still exists (1996), as does the family home. See photos. The shop must have been a well equipped one in its day, for a country business.
As well as the usual woodworking machinery, there was a machine for boring tree trunks for water pumps, and for manufacture and repair of wagon wheels. The machinery was powered by a paraffin (kerosene) engine, with "hot bulb" ignition. The engine would be started each morning with a blowlamp, and would run all day. They were also the local undertakers. Early memories he spoke of included the building of the Forth Bridge and the construction of the first intercontinental radio station in Britain, which was near Memsie and was supervised by Marconi.
He joined the Gordon Highlanders Volunteers, and recalled weekend shoots on the rifle range and with a horse drawn Lewis Heavy Machinegun. Leam Graham has his Regimental kilt. On completion of his apprenticeship, (probably about 1903) he moved to Glasgow, where his brother Andrew was serving in the Govan Police. He did jobbing carpentering work, 44 hours a week, for which he was paid pounds 2-0-6d per week.
In 1912 he emigrated to New Zealand in the NZS Co steamship Turakina, the same ship his brother Andrew had already travelled to NZ in. On arrival he went to live with Andrew, his wife and two baby daughters in the No 2 Police Station in Carterton, in Richmond Rd. behind the Anglican Church.
In 1915 he volunteered for war service, but was turned down medically unfit, due to an old knee injury. The following year he made a second attempt, and went to a Greytown doctor for his medical, and was accepted. There was a lot of pressure on young men to serve in the army in WW1. He was attested on 23 Oct 1916 and went into Featherston Camp on 2 Jan 1917, as did Archie Wyeth, #440. They immediately become friends, and when volunteers were called for a few days later for the N.Z. Rifle Brigade, they both volunteered. On 21 Jan 1917 they moved to Trentham camp (by Route March) to join B Coy.,4th Battalion N.Z.R.B. On 10 Mar 1917 they embarked on a troopship, identity not known, for England. On 29 April 1917 they arrived in 'Sling Camp' on 29 April.
Alex Gregor
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| Person ID |
I629 |
Frost Family |
| Last Modified |
20 Apr 2014 |
| Father |
Alexander Gregor, b. 4 Feb 1847, Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland , d. 17 Nov 1912, New Aberdour, Aberdeen, Scotland (Age 65 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Davidson, b. 18 May 1849, Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland , d. 27 Sep 1929, New Aberdour, Aberdeen, Scotland (Age 80 years) |
| Married |
21 Jun 1873 |
Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Family ID |
F191 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Lila Elizabeth Mary Wyeth, b. 22 Mar 1899, Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand , d. 14 Nov 1925, Carterton, Carterton District, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 26 years) |
| Married |
8 Feb 1922 |
Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand [3] |
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Gregor Wyeth Wedding 1922
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| Children |
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| Last Modified |
5 Jan 2017 |
| Family ID |
F192 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Flora Rose Wyeth, b. 26 Jan 1899, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand , d. 30 Sep 1986, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 87 years) |
| Married |
12 Jun 1929 |
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand [4] |
- Original Marriage Certificate. Place:- Home of Mrs Phillips, 166 Tay St.,Invercargill. Witnesses A.B. Swale and R.R. Shirreffs. Minister Wm. Tanner, Presbyterian.
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| Children |
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| Last Modified |
5 Jan 2017 |
| Family ID |
F193 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Married - 8 Feb 1922 - Masterton, Masterton District, Wellington, New Zealand |
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 | Married - 12 Jun 1929 - Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand |
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 | Died - 9 Nov 1980 - Tawa, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand |
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 | Buried - 11 Nov 1980 - Clareville Cemetery, Clareville, Carterton, Carterton District, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Sources |
- [S15527] Birth Certificate entry.
- [S83] Cemetery Records, Carterton District Council (Reliability: 3), 11 Nov 1980.
- [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1922/3152 (Reliability: 3), 8 Feb 1922.
Lila Elizabeth Mary Wyeth
William Gregor
- [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1929/3919 (Reliability: 3), 12 Jun 1929.
Flora Rose Wyeth
William Gregor
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