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William Henry Payne 1854 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1854

Birth Location: Weeton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 3 Sep 1918

Death Location: Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Joseph Payne

Mother: Ann Billsborough

Spouse(s): Ellen Catt

Children(s): Mary Payne, William Payne, Ethel Payne, Bertha Payne, Richard Payne, Francis Payne, Lily Payne, Frederick Payne, Albert PAYNE, Edwin Batt, Victor Payne, Rupert Payne, Erick PAYNE

In 1854, William Henry Payne entered the world in Weeton, Lancashire, England, born to Joseph Payne and Ann Billsborough. William Henry Payne married Ellen Catt, and had children including Mary Ann Maude Payne, William Henry Payne, Ethel Jane (Eva) Payne, Bertha Alice Payne, Richard Payne, Francis Joseph Payne, Lily Eleanor Payne, Frederick Robert Payne, Albert Edward (Ted) PAYNE, Edwin Lyall Bernard Batt, Victor Alexander Payne, Rupert Ivan Payne, Erick George (Brownie) PAYNE. William Henry Payne passed away in 1918 in Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1854, William Henry Payne entered the world in Weeton, Lancashire, England, born to Joseph Payne and Ann Billsborough.
  • William Henry Payne married Ellen Catt, and had children including Mary Ann Maude Payne, William Henry Payne, Ethel Jane (Eva) Payne, Bertha Alice Payne, Richard Payne, Francis Joseph Payne, Lily Eleanor Payne, Frederick Robert Payne, Albert Edward (Ted) PAYNE, Edwin Lyall Bernard Batt, Victor Alexander Payne, Rupert Ivan Payne, Erick George (Brownie) PAYNE.
  • William Henry Payne passed away in 1918 in Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Payne
1823 – 1880
Birth Location: Weeton, Lancashire, England
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Ann Billsborough
1826 – 1882
Birth Location: Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England
AB

Spouses(s)

Ellen Catt
1862 – 1929
Birth Location: Tawa Flat, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
EC

Children(s)

Mary Payne
1882 – 1957
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
MP
William Payne
1883 – 1942
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
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Ethel Payne
1885 – 1929
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
EP
Bertha Payne
1887 – 1956
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
BP
Richard Payne
1889 – 1951
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
RP
Francis Payne
1889 – 1955
Birth Location: Tawa Flat Wellington, New Zealand
FP
Lily Payne
1890 – 1976
Birth Location: Wellington, New Zealand
LP
Frederick Payne
1893 – 1966
Birth Location: Tawa Flat, Wellington, New Zealand
FP
Albert PAYNE
1896 – 1957
Birth Location: Mauriceville, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
AP
Edwin Batt
1896 – 2014
Birth Location: Mauriceville, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
EB
Victor Payne
1899 – 1965
Birth Location: Tawa Flat, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
VP
Rupert Payne
1900 – 1976
Birth Location: Mauriceville, Wellington, New Zealand
RP
Erick PAYNE
1902 – 1977
Birth Location: Mauriceville, Wellington, New Zealand
EP

William Payne's Ancestors

Self
William Payne
1854 – 1918
Birth Place: Weeton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Joseph Payne
1823 – 1880
Weeton, Lancashire, England
Ann Billsborough
1826 – 1882
Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Margaret Parkinson
1796 – 1856
Preston, Lacanshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Payne's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Payne (1854 – 3 Sep 1918) m. Ellen Catt (05 Jun 1862 – 05 Nov 1929)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann Maude) Payne (Jan 1882 – 14 Aug 1957)
  2. 2. William (Henry) Payne (Jul 1883 – 19 Aug 1942)
  3. 3. Ethel (Jane (Eva)) Payne (23 Feb 1885 – 19 Nov 1929) m. Percy (Edgar) Cooze (09 Jan 1881 – 22 Nov 1951)
    1. 1. Edgar (Leslie Latrobe (Leslie)) Cooze (5 September 1905 – 13 Aug 1981)
    2. 2. Frank (Francis Ivan) Cooze (26 May 1907 – 8 Feb 1995)
    3. 3. Frederick (Russell) Cooze (Jan 1909 – Jun 1909)
    4. 4. William (Ronald) Cooze (20 Oct 1910 – 25 Oct 1990) m. Doris (Irene) Hiscock (14 Feb 1907 – 6 Dec 1942) m. isabella banks (14 February 1908 – 13 May 1983)
      1. 1. william (richard (bill)) Cooze (19 Oct 1942 – 14 Dec 2022)
      2. 2. Cooze
    5. 5. Vera (Maude) Cooze (July 1912 – 2003)
    6. 6. Rita (Ethel) Cooze (24 Jul 1913 – 20 Jun 2002) m. Leo (Reginald George) GORNALL (13 Feb 1914 – 28 May 1960) m. Arthur (John) Chalk (09 Mar 1906 – 20 April 1994)
      1. 1. Lois Chalk m. Jones
  4. 4. Bertha (Alice) Payne (23 Sep 1887 – 03 Apr 1956) m. Cottom
  5. 5. Richard Payne (1889 – 9 Oct 1951) m. Margaret (Kathleen) Bourke (23 OCT 1893 – 4 Oct 1959)
    1. 1. Joan ("Agnes") Payne (21 Jan 1915 – 29 Apr 2004)
    2. 2. John (Richard) Payne (25 May 1917 – 9 May 1973) m. Florence (Sybella "Molly") Colban (03 Aug 1914 – 07 May 2000)
      1. 1. Judith (Ann) Payne (Abt. 1953 – ) m. Gordon (John) Miller
        1. 1. Stephen (John) Miller (1969 – )
        2. 2. Karen Miller (1971 – )
      2. 2. Jennifer (Mary) Payne (Abt. 1955 – ) m. Eion Simmons
        1. 1. Colin (Neil) Simmons (1971 – )
        2. 2. Ross (Eion) Simmons (1973 – )
        3. 3. Michael (John) Simmons (1977 – )
      3. 3. Philip (John) Payne (1957 – ) m. Penny Bucknel
        1. 1. Kelly Payne (1980 – )
    3. 3. Margaret (Maureen) Payne (16 Sep 1918 – 14 Aug 1991) m. Charles (Johann "Charlie") Oliver (3 Oct 1909 – 22 May 1990)
      1. 1. Margaret (Maureen) Oliver (21 Mar 1940 – 29 Apr 2002) m. Anthony (Percival "Tony") Scott (07 April 1937 – 24 April 2020)
        1. 1. Nikki Scott m. Matthews
    4. 4. Dermot (Anthony) Payne (05 May 1921 – 17 November 1993) m. Mary (Patricia "Mollie") Braddick (1931 – )
      1. 1. Anthony (Michael "Tony") Payne (03 Apr 1953 – 6 Aug 1992)
      2. 2. Kevin (Dermot) Payne (1954 – )
      3. 3. Pauline (Mary) Payne (1956 – ) m. Buys
        1. 1. Craig (Theo) Buys
        2. 2. Jason (Brad) Buys
      4. 4. Diane (Patricia) Payne (1959 – 2011) m. Robert Brown
        1. 1. Shane Brown
      5. 5. Marie (Josephine) Payne (1961 – ) m. Ross (Ford) Brooking
        1. 1. Jordan (Ford) Brooking
        2. 2. Jaimee (Marie) Brooking
      6. 6. Brian (Joseph) Payne (1963 – ) m. First (Wife of Brian Joseph) Payne m. Second (Wife of Brian Joseph) Payne
        1. 1. Cameron Payne
        2. 2. Richard Payne
        3. 3. Michael Payne
        4. 4. Caleb Payne
        5. 5. Caitlin Payne
      7. 7. Stephen (John) Payne (1968 – ) m. Racheal
        1. 1. Harrison Payne
        2. 2. Lucas Payne
    5. 5. Richard Payne
    6. 6. Maureen Payne
  6. 6. Francis (Joseph) Payne (23 Apr 1889 – Dec 1955)
  7. 7. Lily (Eleanor) Payne (13 Aug 1890 – 5 February 1976)
  8. 8. Frederick (Robert) Payne (1 Oct 1893 – 1 Sep 1966)
  9. 9. Albert (Edward (Ted)) PAYNE (09 Nov 1896 – 16 Nov 1957) m. Mary (Elizabeth (May)) Taylor (2 Apr 1899 – 1995)
    1. 1. Melvin (Andrew) Payne (22 April 1922 – 12 Aug 1994)
    2. 2. Ian (Henry (aka Henry)) Payne (01 May 1926 – 22 Feb 2018) m. Florence (Dorothy) ATKINSON (7 Dec 1926 – 2 Dec 1988)
      1. 1. Keith (Edward) Payne (24 Jul 1949 – 27 Dec 2014) m. Ellen Enright
        1. 1. Brent Ashurst m. Ilona (Van) Velzen
        2. 2. Jarod Ashurst
      2. 2. Linda (J) Payne m. Donald (James Sinton) Rowan (28 Aug 1947 – 27 Feb 2021)
        1. 1. Craig (Jonathon) Rowan (15 Jul 1973 – 2 Jul 1986)
        2. 2. David Rowan m. Nikki McKnight
        3. 3. Petrea Rowan m. Steve Carvell
  10. 10. Edwin (Lyall Bernard) Batt (9 Sep 1896 – 2014)
  11. 11. Victor (Alexander) Payne (1899 – 16 Jul 1965) m. Mary (Elizabeth) cavanagh (12 Nov 1900 – 15 Aug 1976)
    1. 1. Victor (Avon) Payne (18 Apr 1927 – 16 Oct 1973) m. Nola (Joyce) Wolf (11 Jan 1929 – 12 Mar 2021)
      1. 1. Warren (Grant) Payne
    2. 2. Joy (Teresa Mary) Payne (5 Aug 1929 – 2 Jan 2004) m. Gordon (Huia) Chapman (19 Jun 1924 – 24 Feb 2015)
      1. 1. John Chapman
      2. 2. Tony Chapman
    3. 3. William (John) Payne (18 Nov 1934 – 9 Jul 1996) m. Yvonne (Valerie) Payne (About November 1937 – 23 July 1983)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Payne (03 May – )
      2. 2. Angela (Mary) Payne (8 Apr 1957 – )
      3. 3. Raymond (William) Payne (30 Aug 1958 – )
  12. 12. Rupert (Ivan) Payne (Jul 1900 – 08 Nov 1976)
  13. 13. Erick (George (Brownie)) PAYNE (31 Oct 1902 – 1977)

William Payne's Timeline

8 Records

1854
July 1854
Birth of William Henry Payne in Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England
Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England
1854
July 1854
Birth of William Henry Payne in Liverpool, Lancashire
Liverpool, Lancashire
1854
July 1854
Birth of William Henry Payne in Weeton, Lancashire, England
Weeton, Lancashire, England
1854
1854
Birth of William Henry Payne
None
1854
30 Jul 1854
William Henry Payne was baptized in Brighton, Sussex, England
Brighton, Sussex, England
1861
1861
Age 7
William Henry Payne resided here in Weeton, Weeton With Preese, Lancashire, England
Weeton, Weeton With Preese, Lancashire, England
1871
1871
Age 17
William Henry Payne resided here in London, Christchurch, London, England
London, Christchurch, London, England
1918
3 Sep 1918
Age 64
Death of William Henry Payne in Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand
Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1854
    Event Place: Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 172; Folio: 35; Page: 62; GSU roll: 823303
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3146; Folio: 42; Page: 7; GSU roll: 543086
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [4] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
    [5] New Zealand, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1854
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1854
    Event Place: Weeton, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1854

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1854
    Event Place: Brighton, Sussex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Weeton, Weeton With Preese, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3146; Folio: 42; Page: 7; GSU roll: 543086

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: London, Christchurch, London, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 172; Folio: 35; Page: 62; GSU roll: 823303

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1918
    Event Place: Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pahiatua, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
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