William Stephenson WOOF (1867 – 1930)

Name

William Stephenson Woof

Gender

Male

Military identification

Corporal, South Africa War

Birthdate

12 April 1867

Birthplace

Westmoreland, England

Marriage(s)

January 1905
Taranaki

Date of death

1930

Place of death

Paparoa, Auckland

Parents

  • Thomas Woof
  • Alice Woof, nee Capstick

Partner(s)

  • Alice Agnes Woof, nee Allcock (1881-1975)

Children

  • Agnes Lily Woof (1906-1977)

Primary education

St Bee's Grammar School, Cumberland

Biography

Arrived in New Zealand on the “SS Aorangi”, 1885
Came to Hawke’s Bay, 1893
Rabbit Inspector of Hawke’s Bay District
Steward of the Waipawa Racing Club and Hawke’s Bay Hunt Club
Member of Takapau Rifle Club
Corporal W S Woof
Fourth contingent March 1900 to South Africa, returned June 1901

Accession number

697061

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