OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18325, 15 February 1923, Page 8

OBITUARY.

DEATH OF OLD COLONIST. MR. JOSEPH WESTHEAD. An old colonist, Mr. Joseph ■ Westfcead, died recently at his residence at Waipipj, near Waiuku, at the , age of 69. viMR'! Westhead arrived at Auckland with \a» parents and one brothor and sister in the ship Matoaka in 11J65. The fairily proceeded to Kohekoho, near ■'WaiSixm. where, they took op farming, In 18$: they went, to " the Thames goidfields, remained there a year, and then returned to Kohekohe. Mr. Westhead, has bm fanning ever since. Ho is survived by' \ Mrs. Westhead. seven suns, three dattghters, 20 grandchildren; and one great grandchild. "/I ' MB. C. E. WHITE. ; A resident of the Auckland district for over 60 :', years, Mr. ( Charles Edward White, died" recently at his home,; S, Tainui Road, Cheltenham, at the 'age ciX 83 , Mr.- White was born in London;'* Wm came to New Zealand when a boy. For some ■ time he worked at Shalders' v timber :i mill, Onehunga, and later followed Iff) profession of :< marine engineering in tin well-known steamer Tain • O'Shanter. riing on ' the ? West :' Coast in ; and! out i: of 1 Onehunga; p. For a while he lived at Nelson, and was there at the time of the Maungatapu murders in 1866. He helped! the '■ police ;to r arrest the culprits, guiding /. them "to ~ the place whew Sullivan was l found, v and he , was also j present \at;J the capture of the three.; other members % of the gang. ? After a visit to Australia Mr. White returned to Auckland, and was engaged in the shipping trade > for a considerable period. He ultimately took up farming, and worked with Mr. '."■ W. F.. Massey near Mangere. Mr. Whits founded! the first -Foresters', Lodg<» at; Onehupga.| For tho last eight years he resided at Cheltenham. ■ MISS MARY ALEXANDER. The death occurred yesterday of ; m early Auckland colonist, Miss Mary Isabella Alexander. Miss Alexander came to ; ; New; Zealand in the ship Devonshire is 1863 with 1 her mother, : : brothers;.! and sisters, all of whom have pre-decsased her. ; : She . had resided in Auckland ever since; her arrival here, and was ? consequently, very well ; v known. ::;V,Her brother, ' Mri Charles Alexander, was a prominent share*broker in Auckland some years ago. Mi'«.; Alexander was 56 years of age. ' ■ ;; : ;/ ; 7. ";:>- ■ '~■ _ MR. JOHN DUTHIE. WELLINGTON. Wedneß(l»y.p The death is ; announced of Mr. ' Jofejlj;' Duthie, aged 52 years, son of lh» Is*-* Hon. John Duthie, M.L..C. -V ;