Clifford(twin) Peggy Pearl Beryl(Goldie) Thelma Ina Athol(twin)
John Alice William Campbell (inset Colin)
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Clifford(twin) Peggy Pearl Beryl(Goldie) Thelma Ina Athol(twin) |
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John Alice William Campbell (inset Colin) |
| Tuapeka Times, 23rd May 1872 |
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Birth At Roxburgh, on Thursday, 16th inst., the wife of Mr. John Glass of a son. |
William campbell GLASS 16th may 1872 folio 1544 Mt Bengar Otago (Roxburgh)
Voters Lists 1896 Hawkes Bay, Hawkes Bay John Glass, Hastings, Traveling Draper, residential Margaret Glass, Hastings, housewife, residential William campbell Glass, Hastings, contractor, residential 1900 Eden, Auckland John Glass, Devonport, Settler Margaret Glass, Devonport, home duties William campbell Glass, Devonport, Storekeeper Alfred duncan Glass, Devonport, Clerk Marion cameron Glass, Takapuna , House Keeper 1905/6 Waitemata, Auckland Campbell william Glass, Devonport, Baker Alice rose Glass, Devonport, married 1911 Waitemata, Auckland Campbell william Glass, Devonport, Baker Alice rose Glass, Devonport, married 1914 Bay of Islands Campbell william Glass, Hikurangi, Baker Alice rose Glass, Hikurangi, married 1916/17 WW1 Reserves Campbell william Glass, Hikurangi, Baker 1919 Waitemata Auckland Campbell william Glass, 25 Russell Street, Stanley Bay, Baker Alice rose Glass, 25 Russell Street, Stanley Bay, Married 1925 eletral roll Waitemata 108 Calliope Road Alice rose Glass married 1928 Auckland Suburbs William campbell Glass, 18 Walton Street, Avondale, no Occupation Alice rose Glass, 18 Walton Street, Avondale, married 1935 Grey Lynn, Auckland William campbell Glass, 2 Rose Road, W2, Baker Alice rose Glass, 2 Rose Road, W2, Married Louis campbell Glass, 2 Rose Road, W2, Baker 1938 Grey Lynn, Auckland William campbell Glass, 2 Rose Road, W2, Baker Alice rose Glass, 2 Rose Road, W2, Married Louis campbell Glass, 2 Rose Road, W2, Baker 1946 Auckland Grey Lynn William campbell Glass, 8 Browning Street, Baker Alice rose Glass, 8 Browning Street, Married Louis campbell Glass, 8 Browning Street, Baker John Stanley Glass, 8 Browning Street, Baker Athol nolan Glass, 8 Browning Street, Soldier Gaynie hannah Glass, 8 Browning Street, married William campbell Glass died 5th May 1947 Alice is living with her eldest daughter Thelma 1954 North Shore Colin Wesley Colley, 10 Domain Street, N1, forman Thelma jessie Colley, 10 Domain Street, N1, married Alice rose Glass, 10 Domain Street, N1, Widow 1957 North Shore, Auckland Thema jessie Colley, 10 Domain Street N1, married* (widow?) Alice rose Glass, 10 domain Street, N1, widow Robert wesley Colley, 16 Bardia Street N2, forman Marie lilian Colley, 16 Bardia Street N2, married Alice rose Glass died september 1963 1963 auckland Northshore Thema jessie Colley, 10 Domain Street N1, widow Alice rose Glass, 10 Domain Street N1, Widow Campbell louis Glass, 10 Domain Street N1, Storeman Violet O. Mavis Glass, 10 Domain Street N1, housewife
1900 Eden AUCKLAND
William campbell Glass, Devonport, Storekeeper( 2nd property?)
Various Street Directories of the time show William is also a Baker
The 1906 entry appears to show William working for his father,
(Johns's bakery was on the corner of Hastings and Victoria),
but my father dosn't recollect William working with his father so this may be
another bakery in the same street, on the other hand as Euphemia
had just Eloped with the Bread rounds man , John Low, in 1906 he may
have still been working for his father.
1903 GLASS Wm C. Baker Kirikiriroa, Auckand
1904 GLASS Wm C. Baker Kirikiriroa, Auckand
1906 GLASS Campbell William Baker Hastings Road, Devonport
1908 GLASS Campbell William Baker Devonport
Alice Rose Married Devonport
GLASS John Settler Devonport
Margaret Married Devonport
Euphemia Spinster Devonport***
* Euphemia married in 8 aug1906
1911 GLASS Campbell William Baker Devonport
Alice Rose Married Devonport
John Baker Victoria Rd, Devonport
Margaret Married Devonport
1912 GLASS Jno Baker 123 Victoria Road, Devonport
William Baker 4 Albert Road, Devonport
It is not clear if William has his own bakery at Albert rd or is just
living there. Around this time John retired to Stanley Bay.
1912 GLASS Jno 25 Russell Street, Devonport
Campbell William Baker Hastings Rd. Devonport
It appears William may now also be running his fathers shop
1913 GLASS CW Baker, Albert Road, Devonport
John Baker 25 Russell Street, Devonport.
1915 GLASS CW Baker Albert Road, Devonport
John 25 Russell Street, Devonport.
however the 1914 voters register list william in Hikurangi and
in 1915 William's son Claude oct. and grandau Ina dec.
were registered in Hikurangi
1916 GLASS CW Baker Hikurangi
1917 GLASS CW Baker Hikurangi
William's son Stanley was registered in sep 1917 in Hikurangi.
John and Margaret died in 1917 so the following entry seems in error
William is probably running both shops, whilst sorting out his parents probate
1918 GLASS C.W Baker Hikurangi
Jno * 25 Russell Street, Devonport
1919 Waitamata, Auckland voters
Campbell william Glass, 25 Russell St., Stanley Bay, Baker
Alice rose Glass, 25 Russell St., Stanley Bay, married
1920 GLASS Wm. Campbell Baker 25 Russell Street, Devonport
His father's old home was probably 2 small for Williams large family
hence the move to Calliope.
1921 to 1925
GLASS William Campbell Baker 108 Calliope St. Devonport
this address is also given on the death cert of his son David who died dec1921
1922 Waitemata voters list: William campbell Glass
From 1925 his children start to appear in School admissions
for Avondale Auckland City, first one as a lodger 1925-7 with
Mrs Taylor New windsor Rd,
Then in
1928 Auckland Suburbs voters
William campbell Glass, 18 Walton St, Avondale, no occupation
Alice rose Glass, 18 Walton St, Avondale, married
1931 it is Cadman St then Pt Chavalier Rd Grey Lynn
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By 1935 they had moved to 2 Rose Rd ,Grey Lynn, Auckland city where they remained for some time. My father thought John Glass was supposed to have been appenticed as a baker in Edinburgh, However 3 of John's sisters are in the 1881 census as sales assistants for a bakery in Glasgow, so it might be wrong given that William named his bakery in Grey lynn Glasgow Bakery |
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1934 2 Rose Rd Grey Lynn , Auckland univeral Directory 1946 Wm C. Glass, 8 Browning Street, Auckland City Directory
| Auckland Star, 24th November 1926 |
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| POLICE COURT NEWS ALLEGED INDECENT ASSAULT. William Campbell Glass (54) was remanded until December 2 on a charge of having indecently assaulted a girl of 11 years at Devonport yesterday. On the application of Senior-Sergeant Edwards accused was remanded until December 2nd Bail was fixed in one surety of £2OO and two of £IOO. |
| New Zealand Herald, 10th February 1927 |
| SUPREME COURT CASE SERIOUS CHARGES, JURY'S LONG RETIREMENT. GROSSLY INDECENT ACT. The jury at the trial of William Campbell Glass (Mr. Singer), in the Supreme Court yesterday, took over five hours to reach a decision. Accused was charged with indecently assaulting a girl at Devonport. The jury at first reported it was unable to agree. Mr. Justice Stringer suggested that if only one or two men stood out against acquittal they might waive their views and allow a verdict to be entered in favour of accused. The jury then retired again and on returning the foreman handed in a written verdict saying accused was found not guilty of an indecent act but that he should be severely reprimanded for his grossly indiscreet act in entering the house alone with the child. His Honor said he certainly agreed with the latter part of the verdict. |
It has been very interesting looking at your family trees, the facts and photographs were amazing. I have always been interested in who came before us in the families. My mother and father (Graeme Low) were both told a lot by my grandfather Evan but as he died in 1975 there it all ended. My mum Trudy asked a lot of questions. As Evan was the eldest of Euphemia (Tottie) and John Low's children, he did remember his mother quite clearly even though he was only about 10 when she died.
One of the best stories was about Euphemia's brother Alfred Duncan Glass. My aunt wrote to you about that. According to my grandfather's Aunt Effie, Evelyn Mann was holding the threat of informing the police about his sexuality if a marriage didn't take place. Alfred confessed all to Effie and her advice was to leave town quietly and quickly. He tried to make a run for it but was caught.
In those times an illegitimate birth was not well thought of and I guess the poor girl was quite desperate being 6 months pregnant. There was a huge gap (according to Aunty Effie) between how the Glass family brought their children up and how poor Evelyn was brought up. Mr Glass was very intolerant even though he preached Christianity (which your father would have been fed-up to his back teeth with).
Margaret Glass did have quite a bit to do with John and Totties' children and John Glass did meet all of them. It was John Low who was really persona non gratia; and apparently John Glass did not have very much Christian forgiveness in him. John, Margaret and Effie were at Totties' funeral as were most of the Glass family.
When John Glass was getting senile in the last 12 months, or so, of his life, he started to talk as he had when he was a child. In a broad and barely understandable dialect which he had long left behind. He became irascible and quite demanding and more so when he wasn't understood. Margaret found and paid for a very elderly Scottish lady who could understand him perfectly - to help him with his wants and needs. No wonder he got the names in his Will a bit mixed up! Effie described the elderly Scottish lady as not very likeable, very demanding, and not so keen on soap and water.
My grandfather Evan went to get his birth certificate in 1959 and with great difficulty succeeded in getting one through Waihi Hospital where he was born. Other people doing family history have tried since but the method has changed and all old records were piled into one place. It seems very difficult to get records which, at the time, were not done properly. Elaine tried a couple of years ago to get the information from Waihi Hospital but was told that all that information was in some Archway site. She got nowhere.
Effie told my grandfather that she was with him soon after he was born and he was taken first to her home in the Waikato area and from there she went with them back to Devonport when as soon as Tottie had recovered. All her babies were born after only 8 months of pregnancy due to her being an invalid.
That's about all I can remember, I hope that it helps. All this is second-hand information from Effie to my grandfather Evan, but it is very interesting to me and seems to fit in with the general history.
Kindest regards
from Deborah Low.
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