William Heaphy was born in 1816 in Fermoy, Co. Cork, IRL.
1,2 He and
Ann Kelly were married. He died on 24 March 1891, at age ~75, in Greymouth, NZ, William Heaphy's Death cert. tell us he was a No. 50205 Surveyor
Aged 76 yrs
Died 24 March 1891 Greymouth Hospital. (B. abt 1814/15 (JB))
Born County Cork Ireland
In New Zealand for 51 years
Father Edmund Heaphy occup Farmer
Mother Anne Heaphy maiden name Casey
Married in Wellington aged 26 to Ann Kelly
Issue living Males aged 43, 42, 40, 38 and Females 49, 48
Buried 27 March 1891 in Greymouth
Cause of Death General Paralysis - 1 month
Medical Attendant C.L. Morice last saw deceased 24 March 1891.
(Males Edmund 43, William 42, Richard 40, Joseph 38 Females Norah 49, Mary Ann 48 (JB)) JBO.
3,1 William Heaphy immigrated to ENG to NZ on the Cuba arriving NZ 3/1/1840 1/8/1839. Single man.
William Heaphy was the first European to explore Canterbury north of Kaiapoi.
See photocopied pages of his explorations and survey trips.
Book Cheviot Kingdom to Country by John Wilson Page 20 Otago to Nelson walk.
The Pioneer Land Surveyors of N.Z. pages 109 to 112 Walk Otago to Nelson.
A History of early Nelson Page 421 Walk Otago to Nelson.
The Exploraton of NZ 2nd ed. 1959 page 48
Encyclopaedia of NZ 2 page 705 Oamaru
Encyclopaedia of NZ 2 page 34 South Island Exploration.
Breaching the Unknown guide for Charles Torlesse, exploratory expedition north of Waimakariri Dec. 1848. and mentioned in other Torlesse papers
Nelson Examiner 5 July 1845 walk Otago to Nelson
Nelson Examiner 14 June 1845 Otago to Nelson
Wellington Independent 28 May 1845 Otago to Nelson
The Press Friday 29 October 1982 writing about a macabre exhibit in Akaroa Museum of a german ship's officer murdered in Port Levy How the Port Levy murderer cheated the gallows Heaphy was a witness to the murder he was living in Port Levy at the time, article has picture. Murder took place 30 Dec 1846.
Book about Banks Penninsula pages 73 74 refers to shooting and William Heaphy, according to this Heaphy was farming at Port Levy had applied for a liquor license, picture showing Heaphy's cottage.
Kairuri: The Measure of Land - The life of the 19th century Surveyor pictured in his art and writings. Page ?07
A History of early Nelson page 221 he is listed as a Riwaka resident in 1844
Also Country Land Book page 221
William Heaphy worked for Samuel Stephens in Riwaka, Nelson. There is quite a bit on internet about Samuel Stephens, (google N.Z. - Samuel Stephens)
Unpublished manuscript of Stephens Samuel - Journal (1843-44) Ms Papers 2698/1A Alexander Turnbull Library.
Also Letters and Journals of Samuel Stephens at Nelson Provincial Museum.
From 1840 Heaphy surveyor for the New Zealand Company.
In 1840 Wellington
In Riwaka, Nelson 1844 (Samuel Stephens)
In 1846 Farming in Port Levy.
Applied for liquor license 1846
1851 Heaphy's coffee house in Lyttleton
1855 Licensee of Universal Inn Lyttleton
1864 Gardener in Invercargill - Harnetts Dunedin Directory 1864.
1871 Greymouth
Heaphy's buried Karoro Cemetery Greymouth
Heaphy Josephine age 18 1871
Heaphy Albert Edwin
Heaphy Ann age 56 1871
Heaphy Edward Albert age 2 days 1888
Heaphy William 76 yrs 1891.
Heaphy Edmund Patrick 60 yrs 1909
JBO. He had person sources.
4 He was a Labourer in 1840. He was a surveyor's assistant in 1841.
1 He resided in Riwaka, Nelson, in 1843.
2