William Thomas HOUSE 

Born: 1846/47 (probably qtr ending Sep 1846 at Axminster).
Parents: George HOUSE and ?

Wife: Elizabeth WARD
Marriage date: 5 Apr 1873 at Bridport, Dorset.
Fathers: George HOUSE (dec. Carter) and Samuel WARD (Gardener).
Witnesses: Samuel Ward and Priscilla Ward.

Emigrated to Canterbury, New Zealand in 1873 on board ship 'Mongol' with wife Elizabeth WARD.

Children:
Name                         Born            Died           Additional Info.
Samuel Ward HOUSE            23 Mar 1875     16 Mar 1946
William Thomas HOUSE                1879            1944     Married Edith Mabel OLLIVER 1903
George Edwin HOUSE                  1882            1922
Frank Cornelius HOUSE               1884            1953     Married Sarah Elsie CRAIG 1910.
                                                               Edna Jean b 1911, Frank Douglas b 1913
Elizabeth HOUSE                                              Married George DUDER 1897
Emily Priscilla HOUSE                                        Married Frank Leopold ROI 1908
Henrietta HOUSE               3 Aug 1876     17 Apr 1942

Back row Elsie Ward (nee Maule), Edna Jean House, Edwin Cornelius Ward, Sarah Elsie House (nee Craig).
Front row Harold Sidney Ward, Frank Cornelius House.


Occupation: Coal Merchant and Farmer. In Dorset a weaver.

Died: 30 May 1915.
Interred at: Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, NZ.

Additional information:
Last known address 100 Montreal Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, NZ.