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Assignment of Apprenticeship between Albert Reynolds, of Dennis, Padstow, County of Cornwall, [England], and James Willmett, of Dennis aforesaid, and William Frederick Willmett, both Shipwrights, dated 22 May 1865

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  • Description

    Assignment of Indenture of Apprenticeship (seals intact) by which Albert Reynolds, son of Mary Ann Reynolds, of Padstow, County of Cornwall, [England], Widow, with the full agreement of all parties is assigned by James Willmett, Shipbuilder, to William Frederick Willmett to serve under him the remainder of his seven-year apprenticeship in the trade of Shipwright.

  • Other Id

    12832 (Presto content ID)

    MS-402-12 (Reference Number)

    ACQ-1953-1 (Acquisition number)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Assignment of Apprenticeship between Albert Reynolds, of Dennis, Padstow, County of Cornwall, [England], and James Willmett, of Dennis aforesaid, and William Frederick Willmett, both Shipwrights, dated 22 May 1865
  • Date
    1865
  • Physical Description

    1 folder (1 item)

  • Level of Current Record
    Child
  • Is Part Of

    Indentures, wills and similar documents exclusively concerning individuals from England.

  • Provenance Details
    Provenance: The donor, Mrs Alice Dawn Latto (nee Morris), is the great granddaughter of William Frederick Willmett on her mother's side.
  • Public Access Text

    Witness: Henry Willmett.

  • Subject Notes
    Born at Jarrow, Durham, England, in 1831, William Frederick Willmett, a shipwright by profession (and later organ builder), came out to New Zealand from England in 1874 aboard the 'Zealandia' with his wife Isabella and their six children. He died on 10 August 1911, at Auckland.
  • Credit Line
    Donated by Mrs Alice Dawn Latto (great granddaughter of William Frederick Willmett) on or about 23 March 1953.
  • Last Update
    04 Nov 2022
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