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Joseph Duncan Shirreffs

Joseph Duncan Shirreffs

Male Abt 1833 - 1909  (~ 76 years)

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  • Name Joseph Duncan Shirreffs 
    Born Abt 1833  Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation
    • Journeyman Tinsmith
    Reference Number WB..SF 
    Died 24 Apr 1909  Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried 27 Apr 1909  Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • No Headstone - recorded in Register as Sherriffs
      Block/Plot: General - 14 / 107
    • Photo of Gravesite from Invercargill City Council Website
      HeadStone ImageHead Stone Photo 1
      Click photo for larger image (use back key to return to this page)
    Notes 
    • (Research):Child 3 and Child 4 are recorded in IGI for Aberdeen, but no others. The marriage Joseph Shirreffs to Mary Ann Wright 23 Aug 1856 is also recorded.
    Person ID I93  Frost Family | The Shirreffs family
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2017 

    Father Alexander Shirreffs,   b. Abt 1796,   d. May 1842, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Skene,   b. Abt 1794, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1858, 77 Guestrow, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1823  Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The Rev. Robert Doig married them in the house of Thomas Black of St Nicholas, Aberdeen. William Jamieson and James Shirreffs were the witnesses. Elizabeth was born circa 1796, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen.
    Household Census 1841  Guestrow, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    1841 Scotland Census 
    • Civil parish Aberdeen East
      County Aberdeenshire
      Address Guestrow
      Parish Number 168A
      Household Members
      Name Age
      Alex Sturriffe 45
      Elizabeth Stranges 40
      Alexr Stranges 17
      James Stranges 15
      Peter Stranges 13
      Gordon Stranges 11
      Joseph Stranges 9
    Household Census 1851  79 Guestrow, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    1851 Scotland Census 
    • Parish Number 168A
      Civil parish Aberdeen East
      County Aberdeenshire
      Address 79 Guestrow
      ED 2
      Page 26
      Household schedule number 124
      Line 1
      Roll CSSCT1851_39
      Household Members
      Name Age
      Elisabeth Shirrapp 50
      Alexander Shirrapp 27
      James Shirrapp 25
      Peter Shirrapp 23
      Gordon Shirrapp 21
      Joseph Shirrapp 17 [3]
    Family ID F25  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann Wright,   b. Abt 1837, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1904, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Married 23 Aug 1856  Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Joseph and Mary were married in the Zion Chapel.
    Marriage Register    		 Marriage Register
    Immigration 24 Oct 1869  Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    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.

      [4]
    Children 
    +1. Elizabeth Ann Shirreffs,   b. 9 Aug 1856, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1928, Gore, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     2. Jane (Jean) Shirreffs,   b. 14 Jun 1858, Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1900, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)
     3. Joseph Shirreffs,   b. 30 Nov 1862, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Joseph Shirreffs,   b. 22 Jan 1864, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. William Wilson Shirreffs,   b. 9 Sep 1865, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1948  (Age 82 years)
    +6. James Cameron Shirreffs,   b. 20 Dec 1866, Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1926, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    +7. Nisbet Mcrobie Shirreffs,   b. 26 Mar 1871, Woodlands, Southland, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1954, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +8. Joseph Duncan Shirreffs,   b. Abt 1873,   d. 29 Jul 1945  (Age ~ 72 years)
    +9. Rachel Ann Duncan Shirreffs,   b. 3 Mar 1875, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1948  (Age 72 years)
    +10. Sarah Shirreffs,   b. 4 Apr 1879, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1969, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     11. Gordon Sherriffs,   b. 21 May 1884, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1910, Sydney, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2021 
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1833 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Aug 1856 - Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - Left Glasgow on 28 July 1869 aboard the clipper ship 'James Nicol Fleming'. Arriving at Port Chalmers on Sunday 24 October 1869 - 24 Oct 1869 - Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Apr 1909 - Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Apr 1909 - Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Joseph Shirreffs    		Joseph Shirreffs
    Woodlands Meat Preserving Works    		Tin works at woodlands
    Joseph and Mary Shirreffs    		Joseph and Mary Shirreffs

  • Sources 
    1. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1909/4069 (Reliability: 3), 24 Apr 1909.
      Shirreffs Joseph aged 76Y

    2. [S322] Ancestry.com.au, 1841 Scotland Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S322] Ancestry.com.au, 1851 Scotland Census (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S25] Cliff Shirreffs, Invercargill.


  

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