William Jones b Wales 1831, goldfields and Dunedin 1864, what happened to him?

[gwencymru]

William Jones (sorry for the common Welsh name) was my gt gt grand uncle.  He was born in Llangwnadl, Caernarfonshire, in March 1831.  He got a mariner's ticket at Beaumaris Anglesey in April 1853.  I have a copy of a letter he wrote on April 17th 1864 to his sister, my gt gt grandmother.  He wrote from Portchalmers near Dunedin, describing the terrible conditions at the "diggins" the previous winter, "sgors been frees to death".  "I have stong intencion to come home soon, this place is not fit to be liven in tents the wethere is to severe".
As far as I know, he never returned.  Can he be found in any NZ records? Thanks

[Janette]

Hi gwencymru

Did William have a middle name?

There are a few William Jones deaths within a year or two of the correct age

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

This article may be him it refers to William Jones,digger



http://www.rootschat.com/links/0y5d/

Cheers Janette

[gwencymru]

Thanks for the link.  Who knows, it could be him.  Sorry no middle name.

[Janette]

Is this his baptism?

County Caernarvonshire
Place Llangwnadl
Church Parish Church
Register Number 
Date Of Birth 
BaptismDate 27 Mar 1831
Forename William
Sex M
Father Forename William
Mother Forename Betty
Father Surname JONES
Mother Surname 
Abode 
Father Occupation 
Notes 
FileNumber 10619

If so he may have been born in 1830

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

Another child to the same couple was baptised on the same day

County Caernarvonshire
Place Llangwnadl
Church Parish Church
Register Number 
Date Of Birth 
Baptism Date 27 Mar 1831
Forename Robert
Sex M
Father Forename William
Mother Forename Betty
Father Surname JONES
Mother Surname 
Abode 
Father Occupation 
Notes 
FileNumber 10619

Cheers Janette

[Beg Clonrode...]

Hello...

If it's of any help, here's a list of death registrations from the BDM NZ website.

Have added cemeteries where I could.

Born          Died         Name              Age

b.1826 - 1903/6969, JONES, William, 77Y - Tuakau
b.1826 - 1908/215, JONES, William, 82Y - Northern Dunedin
b.1827 - 1885/1456, JONES, William, 58Y - Linwood, Christchurch
b.1827 - 1886/692, JONES, William, 59Y - (Hokitika ?)
b.1827 - 1910/7979, JONES, William, 83Y -
b.1828 - 1910/819, JONES, William, 82Y - Hamilton West
b.1829 - 1914/3752, JONES, William, 85Y - (Invercargill ?)
b.1830 - 1890/5295, JONES, William, 60Y -
b.1831 - 1906/4293, JONES, William, 75Y - (Greymouth ?)
b.1831 - 1918/16917, JONES, William, 87Y - Purewa, Auckland
b.1832 - 1897/1131, JONES, William, 65Y - Ashburton
b.1832 - 1905/286, JONES, William, 73Y -
b.1832 - 1911/6199, JONES, William, 79Y - Karori, Wellington
b.1834 - 1889/3753, JONES, William, 55Y - Addington, Christchurch
b.1834 - 1928/8772, JONES, William, 94Y -
b.1835 - 1904/1474, JONES, William, 69Y - Kaiapoi
b.1835 - 1911/1690, JONES, William, 76Y -
b.1836 - 1896/833, JONES, William, 60Y -

Regards
Beg

[Janette]

Hi Beg,

do you have the cemetery for this death?

1867/4033 Jones  William  38Y

Cheers Janette

[kiwihalfpint]

The burial locator just says Auckland


Cheers
KHP