Joseph Dutton POWDRELL (1839 – 1918)

Name

Joseph Dutton Powdrell

Gender

Male

Birthdate

18 October 1839

Birthplace

Cheshire, England

Date of death

14 April 1918

Place of death

Wairoa

Parents

  • Thomas Powdrell (1808-3/6/1887)
  • Margaret Powdrell, nee Dutton (1801-5/3/1875)

Partner(s)

  • Mary Ann Powdrell, nee Le Couteur (1854-30/8/1883)

Children

  • Thomas Le Couteur Powdrell (1883-1965)

Primary education

Malpas Grammer School, Cheshire, England

Biography

Arrived in New Zealand with his family, 1861 on the ship “Indiana”
Purchased a farm at Kereru then moved to Wairoa and settled on “Turiroa Station”
Councillor on Wairoa County Council
Member of Wairoa Harbour Board, Wairoa Hospital Committee
Chairman of Railway League
Vice-President Wairoa Rifle Club
Justice of the Peace

Accession number

675662

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