Brief Life History of William James
When William James Ticehurst was born on 31 January 1881, in Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand, his father, James Ticehurst, was 34 and his mother, Mary Udy, was 35. He married Florence Mabel Southgate on 27 July 1904, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 27 September 1960, in New Zealand, at the age of 79, and was buried in Clareville Cemetery, Clareville, Wellington, New Zealand.
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- New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937
- New Zealand, World War I Army Reserve Rolls, 1916-1917
- William James Ticehurst, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1887 · New Zealands's First National Park
Tongariro National Park was the sixth national park established in the world and the first in New Zealand. In the center of the park there lies three active volcanic mountains (Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe, and Tongariro). it is home to the famed Tongariro Alpine Crossing day hike and has been recognized as a World Heritage Site for all its natural values.
1893
New Zealand becomes world's first country to give women the vote.
1907
The country becomes a dominion, or self-governing community, within the British empire.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Ticehurst (Sussex). The placename probably derives from Old English ticcen ‘kid, young goat’ (genitive ticcnes) + hyrst ‘wooded hillock’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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