TORKINGTON, William Arthur
1905 - 1981 (76 years)-
Name TORKINGTON, William Arthur Birth 23 Feb 1905 Gender Male Education 1919 [1] enrolled at Akd Gram Schl Residence Abt 1927 Waiwera 
[2] - 990601: Pearl recalls, as a child, being 'resuced' from a bogged car one wet night on the Waiwera hill by Arthur when he was running the Waiwera Garage. She thought she would be about 6 years old.
Residence 1941 12 Shelley Beach Rd, Ponsonby [3] 1941 Auckland West general electoral roll Residence 1946 85 Norfolk St. Ponsonby [4] 1946 Arch Hill general electoral roll Residence 1954 92 Lincoln St, Ponsonby [5] 1954 Ponsonby general electoral roll - Storeman
Occupation Abt 1960 [6] Worked in Locke's furniture store, chrome and formica furniture. Residence 1965 Ti Point Rd, Leigh Arthur had a house built on the sections that were gifted to him and his siblings by Minnie Torkington. Death 03 Dec 1981 Mater Hospital, Auckland [7] Cremated 04 Dec 1981 Purewa [8] Reference Number 13 Person ID I13 Main Tree Last Modified 23 Feb 2017
Father TORKINGTON, Joseph, b. 27 Jan 1876, Ashton Under Lyne, England d. 18 Jan 1936, Auckland (Age 59 years) Mother CLARKE, Minnie, b. 20 May 1876, Leigh d. 24 Jul 1951, Ti Point, NZ (Age 75 years) Marriage 27 Dec 1899 Leigh [9] Notes - CS Clarke's diary entry for the day.
It was a fine day.
Minnie was married to Joe Torkington. Revd H. A. Hawkins came up by the "Kapanui" to perform the ceremony. Miss Harding came up by the "Rob Roy" to stay with us and was just in time for the wedding. Ernest, Mabel, Albert, Honor & Alfred Wyatt, Harold, Wilfred , Florrie, Annie & Arthur Torkington & Mr Smith were here and Jim Dunning and C. Gravatt were here for tea. The newly married couple and Revd Hawkins went away in the S.S. "Kapanui", we all went down to the wharf to see them off. Most of them returned here for tea and we had a musical evening.
Photos 
Joe and Minnie
Marriage photo of Joe and Minnie TorkingtonFamily ID F5 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 WAA, Jane, b. Abt 1908 d. Abt 1950 (Age 42 years) Marriage Abt 1932 [10] - informal marriage
Children + 1. TORKINGTON, Elizabeth Rose, b. 13 Feb 1933 d. 2013 (Age 79 years) Family ID F10 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 HAUGHTON, Catherine Mary, b. 16 Jan 1916, Castlejordan, Ireland d. 14 Sep 1994, North Shore Hospital (Age 78 years) Marriage 26 Dec 1938 St Benedict's, Auckland [11] - The witnesses were S J C Burridge and Margaret Moody.
Family ID F11 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - 980701. I asked Ted about Arthur's movement upon leaving home.
Working at Civil's in Warkworth, which was both a general store and a motor garage
Relief camp at Ngunguru (on the east cost, north of Whangarei, about twenty miles).
Building the bridge at Waiwera (the wooden one)
In Auckland, working as a plumber's labourer (which Ted said he found very congenial).
In Auckland, driving for Carpenters [12]
- 980701. I asked Ted about Arthur's movement upon leaving home.
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Sources - [S320] Rogers, Frank, Rogers, Index, p. 159, Z 373.9511 A891.
- [S297] Torkington, Pearl, 990601, in conversation.
- [S305] Electoral Roll, 1941, Auckland.
- [S305] Electoral Roll, 1949 Arch Hill.
- [S305] Electoral Roll, 1957, Ponsonby.
- [S329] Walker, Maureen, 990815.
- [S208] New Zealand Herald, Death notice.
- [S327] NZSG index.
- [S1] Russell, Mavis, notes, Notes of 1998.
- [S201] Conjecture, Based on Elizabeth's age.
- [S307] Register of Marriage, Auckland 1938.
- [S235] Torkington, C E, Conversation, 980701.
- [S320] Rogers, Frank, Rogers, Index, p. 159, Z 373.9511 A891.