William John Drake
married Annie Elizabeth Morton

Date: Saturday, 1 May 1999 3:16

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM JOHN1 DRAKE was born September 16, 1859 in Victoria , Australia, and died in Invercargill , Southland ,NZ. He married ANNIE ELIZABETH MORTON, daughter of THOMAS MORTON.

Notes for WILLIAM JOHN DRAKE:

William was born on a station in Victoria , Australia and came to NZ when he was about four years old. He was educated at Invercargill and afterwards worked on his fathers farm in the Kapuka district. In 1880 he took up land and started farming on his own account in the Kapuka district and then bought his traction engine and plant. His property consisted of 234 acres of open land in addition to a bush section of 87 acres.He was a member of the local school committee for seven years. He married a daughter of Thomas Morton , of Seaward Downs and had 6 sons and 4 daughters .

More About WILLIAM JOHN DRAKE:

Fact 1: Farmer

Fact 2: Traction Engine and Threshing Machine Proprietor.

Children of WILLIAM DRAKE and ANNIE MORTON are:

2. i. ANNIE ELIZA DRAKE2, b. September 16, 1895, Kapuka , Southland , NZ; d. January 01, 1958, Whangerei , Northland , NZ.

ii. ELIZABETH DRAKE.

iii. THOMAS DRAKE.

iv. POLLY DRAKE.

v. JEAN DRAKE.

vi. MATILDA DRAKE.

vii. FRANCIS DRAKE.

viii. BEATRICE DRAKE.

ix. JOCK DRAKE.

x. WILLIAM DRAKE.

Generation No. 2

2. ANNIE ELIZA DRAKE2 (WILLIAM JOHN1 DRAKE) was born September 16, 1895 in Kapuka , Southland , NZ, and died January 01, 1958 in Whangerei , Northland , NZ. She married JOSEPH CARLYLE ALLISON March 16, 1921 in Kapuka , Wyndam, son of WILLIAM ALLISON and HANNAH CARLYLE.

More About JOSEPH CARLYLE ALLISON:

Fact 1: Coachbuilder

Children of ANNIE and JOSEPH are:

3. i. AILSA CRAIG ALLISON3, b. October 05, 1926, Wyndam , Central Southland ,NZ.

ii. DOUGLAS CLARENCE ALLISON, b. October 21, 1923.

iii. BRUCE CARLYLE ALLISON, b. August 23, 1925.

iv. JOYCE HANNAH ALLISON, b. March 04, 1930.

Generation No. 3

3. AILSA CRAIG ALLISON3 (ANNIE ELIZA DRAKE2, WILLIAM JOHN1 DRAKE) was born October 05, 1926 in Wyndam , Central Southland ,NZ. She married GEORGE CALDER CORMACK March 31, 1950 in Dunedin, son of JOHN and INA.

More About AILSA CRAIG ALLISON:

Fact 1: 1940, Otago Girls High School

Children of AILSA and GEORGE are:

4. i. ALISON ANN CORMACK4, b. August 11, 1951, Dunedin , NZ.

5. ii. DIANNE JOY CORMACK, b. September 26, 1954, Dunedin, New Zealand.

iii. JOANNE MARGARET CORMACK, b. March 31, 1969.

Generation No. 4

4. ALISON ANN CORMACK4 (AILSA CRAIG ALLISON3, ANNIE ELIZA DRAKE2, WILLIAM JOHN1 DRAKE) was born August 11, 1951 in Dunedin , NZ. She met MORRIS MELLOTTI Abt. 1979 in Dunedin , NZ.

Children of ALISON and MORRIS MELLOTTI are:

i. ALEXANDRA5 MELLOTTI.

ii. NICHOLAS MELLOTTI.

5. DIANNE JOY CORMACK4 (AILSA CRAIG ALLISON3, ANNIE ELIZA DRAKE2, WILLIAM JOHN1 DRAKE) was born September 26, 1954 in Dunedin, New Zealand. She married (1) DAVID JOHN HENDRY January 14, 1977 in Dunedin , NZ. She married (2) ANTHONY COLIN OVERALL December 02, 1995 in Auckland , NZ, son of WILLIAM and EILEEN.

Child of DIANNE and DAVID is:

i. SONIA NICOLE HENDRY5, b. April 29, 1982, Dunedin ,

Sonia Hendry