« on: Sunday 13 October 13 00:42 BST (UK) »
Hi
Im looking for an ancestor of mine named William Jarvis Harker. He was born in the UK and moved to New Zealand in the early 1880s (edited). Once he got to New Zealand he married Gertrude Mary Sheath and had four children and seemed to appear in the New Zealand media a lot.
His age at the time of death is listed as 79 years old which would mean he was born in 1846 and died in 1920. I can find online references to a William Jarvis Harker being born in 1843 but not much other information. One source quotes that WJH had two wives who both died before moving to New Zealand and that he had 12 children but I cannot find any information to validate this. I found an article about a WJH who went bankrupt in the early 1870s and was finalised in 1884 (edited) but do not know if this is the same person. If so it would mean he went bankrupt then moved to New Zealand and ended up a bankrupt again...
I found a marriage record of sorts from the Isle of Wight plus birth information for a WJH from 1843 on the free BMD index but thats all and I dont know if those are the right people.
Can anyone direct me to websites (preferably free ones) to see if I can find any further information about this colourful character from his time in the UK.
Regards
Cameron
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