Henry Charles PIRANI (1818 – 1894)

Name

Henry Charles Pirani

Gender

Male

Birthdate

13 January 1818

Birthplace

Gibraltar

Marriage(s)

02 July 1842
England
Letitia Pirani
29 October 1856
Melbourne, Australia
Louisa Pirani

Date of death

27 September 1894

Place of death

Napier

Parents

  • Bennetto Henry Cohen Pirani
  • Regina Reyna Pirani, nee Abecasis

Partner(s)

  • Letitia Pirani, nee Nash (1819-1851)
  • Louisa Pirani, nee Levy (1837-1901)

Children

  • Edward Unwin Pirani (born 1844)
  • Letitia Mary Unwin Pike (25/8/1846-1929)
  • Bennetto Louis Pirani (1857-1932)
  • Frederick Pirani (1859-1926)
  • Regina Annie Pirani (1860-1890)
  • David Pirani (1861-1913)
  • Arthur Samuel Pirani
  • Charles Henry Pirani (1863-1932)
  • Lucia Rita Mountier (1866-1920)
  • Elizabeth Laura Pirani (1869-1930)

Biography

Arrived at Hokitika, West Coast, with his family on the “Gothenburg” 1867
Worked as a journalist
Came to Napier in 1876 as sub-editor of the Hawke’s Bay Herald, later becoming editor
Secretary and Treasurer of the Napier Chess and Draughts Club, becoming President in 1884, 1885, 1888, 1893
Member of Masonic Lodge
First two children born to Letitia

Accession number

647950

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