Person:Joseph Winters (2)

Joseph was born in Millow, Bedfordshire on 17 May 1856, the son of Susan Winters, The fathers name is not listed on the birth certificate. Little is known about his young life, but we do know that he worked as a farm labourer on a farm in Cambridgeshire before he came to New Zealand.

He left England on the ship Baron Aberdare from London with 102 passengers captained by R Edmonds as an assisted immigrant on 8 December 1874, arriving Auckland on 19 March 1875, travelling north to Aratapu in the Northern Wairoa.

He met Amelia Elizabeth Benger there, and they were married at her home in Arapohue in April 1883.

Joseph had been prone to mental illness and on March 3, 1888 was admitted to Oakley Hospital suffering from a mental breakdown, suffering for a period of 1 month due to malnutrition. He was to remain there until 18 November when he was released back to Te Kopuru.

However, he was to suffer another breakdown, and on April 9, 1892, was readmitted at age 39. He was to stay until his death which was caused by liver trouble. He had died at 8.30 am in the morning.

He was survived by his 2 sons, William and Harold.

More About Joseph Winters:

Buried: 19 April 1935, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Immigration: 2 March 1874, England to NZ;National Archives m15/190 Hospital: 1892, Oakley Mental Hospital, Avondale, NZ Ship and Arrival: 2 March 1874, Baron Aberdare, Auckland, NZ Christened: Abt. 1856, Dunton, England 1871 census, Ware, Hertfordshire, England Occupation: Storeman, Millhand, Grocer 3 March 1888, National Archives 1021/2 Register No 1473, Oakley Hospital Auckland 9 April 1892, National Archives 1021/2 Register No 1774, Oakley Hospital Issue: M 47 49 Cause of Death: Carcinoma Medical Information: Carcinoma of Stomach with extensive growth of liver; Cardio-Vascular degeneration

More About Amelia Elizabeth Benger:

Buried: 26 May 1925, Dargaville, NZ Hospital: 1925, Northern Wairoa Hospital, Te Kopuru, NZ Religion: Anglican Issue: m.41,39 Cause of Death: Cardiac Failure;Acute Cholecystitis,21 hours

1. ↑ NZ National Archives
   Passenger List for Baron Aberdare; M15\190.
2. ↑ National Archives
   Files of Oakley Mental Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand First Admittance; 1021\2 1473.
3. ↑ Auckland Library
   Baron Aberdare, Blue Book, Index of passengers.
4. ↑ National Archives
   Files of Oakley Mental Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand Second Admittance; 1021\2 1774.
5. ↑ English GRO(Bedfordshire)
   Birth Certificate; 14/1856.
6. ↑ NZ National Archives
   Coroners Report, Oakley Hospital; J45 Cor/1935/949.
7.   NZ Births Deaths and Marriages
   Carcinoma of Stomach with extensive growth of liver; Cardio-Vascular degeneration.
8. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   RG10/1351F, pp 257-258.

   RG10/1351F, pp 257-258
   David Newell, 43, b 1828, male, head, born Westlingworth, Bedfordshire, publican & ag lab
   Susan Newell, 36, b 1835, female, wife, born Dunton, Bedfordshire, publican
   David Newell, 21, b 1850, male, son, born Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire, ag lab
   Jane Newell, 12, b 1859, female, daughter, born Croydon, Cambridgeshire, scholar
   George Newell, 5, b 1866, male, son, born Croydon, Cambridgeshire, scholar
   Elizabeth Newell, 4, b 1867, female, daughter, born Wrestlingworth, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Newell, 3, b 1868, female, daughter, born Wareside, Hertfordshire
   Fanny Newell, 3M, b 1871, female, daughter, born Wareside, Hertfordshire
   Joseph Winters, 14, male, son-in-law (=stepson), born Langford, Bedfordshire, bricklayer, labourer

9. ↑ Carcinoma
10. ↑ M 47 49
11. ↑ Baron Aberdare, Auckland, NZ
12. ↑ ^12.0 12.1 Oakley Mental Hospital, Avondale, NZ
13. ↑ http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~mwi/joseph