William Crush Daldy

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William Crush Daldy

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Birthplace: Rainham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Death: October 05, 1903 (87)
Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Rootsey Daldy and Catherine Daldy
Husband of Frances Harriet Daldy and Amey Daldy
Father of Frances Catherine Wrigley; Maryanne Maria Mee Davies; Edith Crush Daldy and William Crush Daldy, Jr.
Brother of Thomas Mee Daldy; Mary Rose Daldy; Charles Daldy; Henry John Daldy; Frederick Richard Daldy and 10 others

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About William Crush Daldy

Capt Daldy was the first person to pay Customs duty in Auckland. He owned the ‘Shamrock’, and inter-colonial trading vessel. He was the first Chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board, and the present (1940) Harbour Board’s tug is named in his honour. His likeness is in the Old Colonists Museum, Auckland.

William Crush Daldy & Frances Harriet Daldy are buried near each other in the Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland ... Presbyterian section on the other side of Symonds Street and lower down. You can read the inscriptions from the footpath.

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William Crush Daldy's Timeline

1816
April 20, 1816
Rainham, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
1842
April 25, 1842
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1848
August 7, 1848
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
1850
1850
1852
February 14, 1852
Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
1903
October 5, 1903
Age 87
Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand