Sydney Leonard WILLIAMS

1866 - 1890  (23 years)

• Name	Sydney Leonard WILLIAMS
  Birth	14 Dec 1866	Waikahua, Povert Bay, New Zealand
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Jan 1890	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Person ID	I61	Blyth Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Bishop William Leonard WILLIAMS,   b. 22 Jul 1829, Paihia, New Zealand d. 24 Aug 1916, Taumata, Napier, New Zealand (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah WANKLYN,   b. 9 May 1828, Lancashire, England d. 18 Dec 1894, Hukarere, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	6 Jun 1853	Kendal, Westmorland, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Witherslack Church
  Family ID	F9	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S53] Lionel Klee, Klee Family Genealogy, Klee And Block Family Genalogy (http://genealogy.eproject.co.nz/). [S41] Faith and Farming, The legacy of Henry and William Williams (Name: Evag e an Publishing;), Faith and Farming, The legacy of Henry and William Williams (Evagean Pu blishing. [S34] FreeBMD, England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 (Name: Ance stry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Record collection:Marriages & divorces Collections from:Great Britain VOl 10B Pg 751. England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription First Name:SARAH Last Name:WANKLYN Gender:F Year:1853 Spouse: Image Quarter:2 Country:England County:Westmorland District:KENDAL District Number: Registry Number: Volume:10B Page:751 Line Number:13 Entry Number: Spouse Forename: Potential Spouse Names:JOHN LEWTHWAITE, WILLIAM LEONARD WILLIAMS Spouse Surname: 2nd Spouse Forename: 2nd Spouse Surname: 3rd Spouse Forename: 3rd Spouse Surname: 4th Spouse Forename: 4th Spouse Surname: 5th Spouse Forename: 5th Spouse Surname: 6th Spouse Forename: 6th Spouse Surname: 7th Spouse Forename: 7th Spouse Surname: Record set:England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Category:Life events (BMDs) Record collection:Marriages & divorces Collections from:Great Britain [S72] New Zealand Electronic Text Collection, THROUGH NINETY YEARS, 1826-1916: LIFE AND WORK AMONG THE MAORIS IN NEW ZEALAND: NOTES OF THE LIVES OF WILLIAM AND WILLIAM LEONARD WILLIAMS, FIRST AND THIRD BISHOPS OF WAIAPU . Author Frederic Wanklyn William. William Leonard Williams completed his studies at Magdalen Hall, now He rtford College, Oxford, while his father and mother were in England, an d sat for his examinations in June, 1852. After taking his B.A. Degree w ith honours he offered himself to the Church Missionary Society for ser vice in the New Zealand Mission, and was duly accepted. After taking a c ourse of Theological training at the Church Missionary College at Islin gton he was admitted to Deacon's Orders by the Bishop of London on Marc h 22nd, 1853. When visiting his aunt, Mrs. Heathcote, at Southwell, Leonard had met t he daughters of Mr. J. B. Wanklyn of Halecat, Westmoreland. They had pr eviously been pupils at Mrs. Heathcote's School, and two of them at tim es afterwards used to visit Mrs. Heathcote and assist in her work. This a cquaintance led later to Leonard's marriage with Miss Sarah Wanklyn, wh ich with the approval of both families was celebrated at Witherslack Ch urch on June 6th, 1853. After the wedding a short honeymoon was spent i n the English Lake District.