the 12 (known) children of Henry WITHEY (1843-1926) born in Tasmania, Australia and Margaret HAY (1852-1928) born in County Down, Ireland who married in East Otago 31 March 1874:

1878 - Emma Withey

1879 - Elizabeth Withey
- born Palmerston, Otago

1882 - Mary Anne Withey

1883 - ? Henry Withey

1884 - 1951 George Withey
- George served in WWI as Private #8/2766 with the Otago Infantry Battalion 6th Reinforcements. He enlisted from Palmerston, Otago and his father Henry was listed as Next Of Kin also from Palmerston. He embarked 14 Aug 1915 from Wellington
- George died on 24 April 1951 aged 66
- he is buried in Plot 22 V/3, Section Soldiers at Karori Wellington

1886 - 1950 Thomas Withey
- Thomas died on 27 April 1950 aged 63
- he was cremated at Karori Wellington

1888 - Margaret Withey

1890 - Jane Withey

1892 - 1934 William James Withey
- William served in WWI as Trooper #7/570 with the Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles. He enlisted from Bronte, Mapua (29km west of Nelson). He embarked from Lyttelton, Chrischurch on 16 Oct 1914. His Next of Kin was his mother Margaret at 10 Milton Street, Wellington

1895 - 1968 John Withey
- John served in WWI as Lance Corporal #11/1872 with the Wellington Mounted Rifles 7th Reinforcements. He embarked on 9 Oct 1915. His mother, Margaret Withey, was Next of Kin at 10 Milton Street, Wellington - he lived at 75 Russell St Dunedin and worked for the Harbour Board
- he died on 8 march 1968 aged 74
- his ashes were scattered on 12 March 1968

1897 - ? Archibald Charles Withey
- Archibald served as Private #39925 with the NZEF 22nd Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company in WWI. He embarked from Wellington on 16 Feb 1917. His mother was then living in 10 Milton Street, Berhampore, Wellington
- he married Irene Gova JESSEP in 1920
- Irene was born in Sydney NSW
- Archibald died in Australia

1899 - 1966 Leonard Stanley Withey
- born in Taupo?
- in December 1917 Leonard embarked from Wellington on the HMNZT 99, Athenic with the NZEF 33rd Reinforcements Specialist Company as Private #64232, destination Glasgow, Scotland. His mother was then living in 10 Milton Street, Berhampore, Wellington
- in 1929 Leonard, a Joiner aged 30 was charged (with Robert HAZEL, a wharf labourer) with gambling at 154 Taranaki St Wellington, the premises of Wong WAI a fruiterer


Margaret Withey died on 27 September 1928 aged 78
- she is buried in Plot 52K - Section Ch Eng2 at Karori Wellington


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