CARSON, William Short

1871 - 1907  (36 years)

• Name	CARSON, William Short  [1, 2]
  Birth	16 Mar 1871	Glencairn, Dumphries, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Jun 1907	Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand   [1]
  Burial	Wairio, Southland, New Zealand   [1]
  Person ID	I3540	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	CARSON, George,   b. 1835, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 28 Feb 1910, Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	MURRAY, Jane,   b. 19 Nov 1836, Scerrington, Scotland d. 1915, Otago, New Zealand (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Mar 1855	New Cumnick, Ayrshire
  Married	15 Mar 1855	New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	STARK, Margaret Mitchell,   b. 25 Jan 1878, Mataura, Southland, New Zealand d. 11 May 1916, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	24 May 1901	Kaitangata, Southland, New Zealand   [2]
  Children	+ 1. CARSON, Roscena Steele,   b. 29 Nov 1901, Mataura, Southland, New Zealand d. 2 Nov 1929, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. CARSON, Mary Osborne,   b. 14 Nov 1902, Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand d. 8 Nov 1974, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. CARSON, William John,   b. Jun 1904, Otautau, Southland, New Zealand d. 18 Nov 1960, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. CARSON, Margaret Mitchell,   b. 12 Aug 1905, Nightcaps, Southland, New Zealand d. 10 Feb 1988, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Arrived on "Napier" in 1879 ----- Marriage Cert Folio #2885 for 1901

  
  

• Sources

  [S153] Ancestry.com, Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S11] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).