William Henry Valpy Jr.

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William Henry Valpy Jr. (8 January 1832[1] – 19 January 1911) was one of the earliest settlers of Otago, a province in the south of New Zealand.

Valpy was born in Calcutta. His father, William Henry Valpy, was a Magistrate & Collector[2] for the East India Company. His mother was Caroline Valpy (née Jeffreys), a sister of Julius Jeffreys. Due to his father's precarious health, the family emigrated to New Zealand, where they arrived at Port Chalmers by the ship Ajax on 8 January 1849.[3]

Prior to the family leaving England in 1847, Valpy Sr. had purchased land at the second or third balloting in

Otago Provincial Council, during the time that Julius Vogel was Provincial Treasurer.[4]

Valpy married in 1858 to Penelope Caroline Every, the daughter of Simon Frederick Every, of Silver Acres, Andersons Bay, Dunedin. His wife was a descendant of the Every baronets. They had five sons and three daughters. His last residence was Kohimarama near Glenorchy at the head of Lake Wakatipu.[4] He died on 19 January 1911 while he stayed at his son James' place in Oamaru; he had turned 79 only a few days earlier.[6] His wife died in 1924 aged 84.[7]

References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  1. ^ India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947: v 32 p 37
  2. ^ See East-India Company Revenue Reports, 24 April 1835, British Library Reference: IOR-E-4-743 pp615, 619, 629. 634-635. 733; 25 September 1835, British Library Reference: IOR-E-4-745 p671, and; 5 September 1838, British Library Reference: IOR-E-4-757, pp41-42
  3. ^ "Dunedin, Saturday, October 2, 1852". Otago Witness. No. 72. 2 October 1852. p. 2. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Mr. Valpy's Overland Journey from Christchurch to Otago". Lyttelton Times. Vol. II, no. 78. 3 July 1852. p. 8. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Obituary". The Oamaru Mail. Vol. XXXIX, no. 10670. 20 January 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  7. Department of Internal Affairs
    ; Registration number 1924/2046; Valpy, Penelope Caroline
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