William Francis GREENAWAY (1865 – 1919)

Name

William Francis Greenaway

Gender

Male

Birthdate

1865

Birthplace

Napier

Marriage(s)

1887

Date of death

1919

Place of death

Texas, United States of America

Parents

  • James Henry Greenaway (1818-4/7/1911)
  • Jane Elizabeth Greenaway, nee Patterson (1827-22/12/1902)

Partner(s)

  • Elizabeth Greenaway, nee Clark (1862-1924)

Children

  • Doreen Coffin (1901-1991)
  • Manu Gaedcke (1903-1982)

Biography

Sawmiller at Woodville, Dannevirke, New Plymouth and Sydney
Managed Matahiwi Mills then bought them off the Palmerston Sash and Door Company, 1894
Erected and managed a timber mill at Oringi
Formed ‘Greenaway and Henderson’, sawmillers, timber merchants and exporters, 1898
Adjudged bankrupt in 1903 and fled with his family to Texas

Accession number

643657

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