Constance WAKEFIELD [1929]

  General Notes:

Married.
On Thursday, Feb. 2nd, at St. Paul's Church,Thorndon by the Rev R.B.Paul, Mr. Frederick Witherby, to Constance, eldest daughter of Felix Wakefield Esq.
Ref: Papers Past Wellington Independent, Volume IX, Issue 870, 11 February 1854, Page 3

CROWN GRANTS in favor of the persons whose names are mentioned in the annexed Schedule are now ready for issue. CHARLES LOGIE, Receiver of Land Revenue. Crown Grant Department, Dunedin, 4th March, 1562. . . . . . Witherby, Constance. . . . .
Ref: Papers past Otago Witness , Issue 536, 8 March 1862, Page 6

WARWICK LODGE, LYTTELTON. MONDAY NEXT, SEPTEMBER 14.
MESSRS. HARGREAVES & CO. have received instructions to sell by public auction, on the premises lately occupied by Mrs. Witherby, Lyttelton, the whole of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS, of Tables, chairs, carpets, rugs clocks, couches, sofas, hassocks folding chairs, loo tables bedsteads, mattresses, bedding window curtains and blinds dressing tables, looking glasses chamber services, toilet sets dinner and tea services glassware, cutlery, dish covers kitchen utensils etc., etc., etc. Sale at 1 o'clock. Terms cash.
Ref: Papers Past Lyttelton Times, Volume XX, Issue 1131, 12 September 1863, Page 6

THURSDAY, APRIL 7. HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND EFFECTS MR. D. MOORE has received instructions from Mrs Witherby (who is leaving for for England), to Sell by Auction, at her residence, Collingwood-street (near Nile-street), on THURSDAY next, the 7th. instant, commencing at One o'clock\emdash The whole of the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE and EFFECTS, consisting of\emdash Tables, Chairs, Sofa, Nelson-made Chiffonier, Forms, Carpets, Curtain Poles, Bedsteads, Bedding, Washstands, Toilet -ets, excellent Meat Safe, Fenders, Fire Irons, Crockeryware, Glassware, a quantity of Books, the usual Kitchen Requisites, and others Effects. Without reserve. Terms at sale.
Ref: Papers Past Colonist, Volume VII, Issue 672, 5 April 1864, Page 2

ENTERED OUTWARDS
April 19.\emdash Napier, 571, Petherbridge, for London. Passengers . . . . . Mrs Witherby and 3 children . . . . .
Ref: Papers Past Colonist, Volume VII, Issue 677, 22 April 1864, Page 2.

  Research Notes:

Constance as a young woman, opened a school in Christchurch N Z.
This statement is uncertain ELF

  Other Records

1. Census: England, 2 Apr 1871, Bathwick Bath SOM. Constance is recorded as a wife aged 39 born MDX London.

2. Census: England, 3 Apr 1881, Witham Friary SOM. Constance is recorded as a wife aged 49 born London.

3. Census: England, 5 Apr 1891, 1 Claremont Villa Frome SOM. Constance is recorded as head of house a widow aged 59 living on her own means born Brompton LON

4. Constance Wakefield: Will, 6 Oct 1899.
THIS IS THE LAST WILL and TESTAMENT of me CONSTANCE BURNEY of No.6 West Bolton Gardens London S.W. widow
I revoke all former wills and testamentary writings
I apooint my sons Frederic d'Arblay Burney and Alexander Ronald Burney and Walter Harry Wilson Cruttwell of Prome in the county of Somerset solicitor to be the Executors of this my will I give and bequeath unto the said Frederic d'Arblay Burney Alexander Ronald Burney and Walter Harry Wilson Cruttwell hereinafter called my trustees all my effects money and securities for money real and personal estate (except the furniture plate and household effects hereinafter mentioned) over which I have power of disposition or appointment by will Upon trust to pay over and transfer to each and every of my four sons of the name of Burney an equal share of my said real and personal estate the same being divided into as many equal shares as the number of my sons of the name of Burney the issue of any of my said four sons of the name of Burney who may die in my lifetime to stand in the place of such deceased son I give to my said son Frederic d'Arblay Burney all my furniture plate and household effects I declare that the said Walter Harry Wilson Cruttwell shall be entitled to make and be paid out of my estate the proper professional charges for work done by him in proving and administering my will
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my Land this sixth day of October One thousand eight hundred and ninety nine
CONSTANCE BURNEY
Signed by the said Constance Burney and declared by her to be her last will and testament in the presence of us both present at the same time who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other subscribe our names as witnesses
JOSEPHINE WAKEFIELD Nevern House 33 Trebovir Road Earls Court London S.W. Spinster
THOMAS ARTHUR Francis 6 & 7 West Bolton Gardens South Kensington London S.W. Manager

I CONSTANCE BURNEY the above named testatrix declare this to be a codicil to my above written will
And I hereby give to my three sons Charles D'Arblay Burney Alexander Ronald Burney and Malcolm D'Arblay Burney the sum of one thousand pounds to be equally divided between them by my trustees and to be appropriated by them for that purpose in the first place out of my estate and as to my furniture plate and household effects and the residue of my estate I confirm the dispositions thereof made by my said will
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereto set my hand this twenty ninth day of September 1900
CONSTANCE BURNEY
Signed by the said Constance Burney and declared by her to be a codicil to her will in the presence of us both present at the same time who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other subscribe our names as witnesses
ARTHUR EDWARD WITHER 4 South Parade Frome Station Manager Adelaide South Australia
WALTER H W CUTTWELL Solicitor Frome
ON the 12th day of December 1907 Probate of this Will with a Codicil was granted ta the Reverend Frederic d'Arblay Burney and Walter Harry Wilson Cuttwell two of the executors

Burney Constance of "Wyston" Murdock-street North Sydney New South Wales Australia widow died 9 July 1907. Probate London 12 December to the Rev Frederick D'Arblay Burney clerk and Walter Harry Wilson solicitor. Effects L4278 17s 8d.
Ref: England National Probate Calendar.

Constance married Frederick WITHERBY [1952] [MRIN: 624] on 2 Feb 1854 in St Pauls Thorndon Wellington NZ. (Frederick WITHERBY [1952] was born about 1827 and died on 12 Apr 1860 in Lyttleton NZ.). The cause of his death was a fever.

Constance next married Rev Alexander de Arblay BURNEY [1959] [MRIN: 628], son of Henry BURNEY [13946] and Unknown, on 22 Sep 1868 in St Barnabas Kensington LND. (Rev Alexander de Arblay BURNEY [1959] was born in 1839 in MDX London and died on 16 Jul 1881 in SOM.)