Joseph MOTLEY (1854 – 1940)

Name

Joseph Motley

Gender

Male

Birthdate

1854

Birthplace

Lincolnshire, England

Marriage(s)

1877
Ellen Motley
1890
Helena Motley

Date of death

20 September 1940

Place of death

Auckland

Parents

  • Robert Motley

Partner(s)

  • Ellen Motley, nee Wainwright (1836-10/6/1889)
  • Helena Motley, nee Lucy (1858-1919)

Children

  • Ellen Maria Wainwright Motley (1876-26/20/1893)
  • Susannah Hannah Stedman (1877-8/1/1943)
  • Lucy Barnett (1879-11/7/1944)
  • Elizabeth Jane Motley (1881-27/2/1881)
  • William George Motley (1882-13/11/1939)
  • Albert Motley (1884-30/1/1885)
  • Henry Wainright Motley (1887-1891)
  • Edith Calderwood (born 1889)
  • Joseph Motley (1892-18/5/1939)
  • Allen Motley (1895-30/11/1956)

Primary education

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

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Biography

Arrived in Napier on the “Countess of Kintore”, 1875
Joined provincial police force; then general government service
In charge of police, post and telegraph offices, 1880
Manager Woodville Cheese Factory, 1886
Aerated water and cordial manufacturer, 1887
Secretary Woodville School Committee, Cottage Hospital Committee and Oddfellows’ lodge
Owned 192 acres, Hall Special Settlement, Woodville
Justice of the Peace
Mayor of Woodville, 1899 to 1901
Left Woodville for Taumarunui, 1909

Accession number

676981

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