William Cable b. 17 Aug 1848 Trottick, Dundee, Scotland d. 8 Jul 1922 Wellington, New Zealand: Orwin & Millar Genealogy

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Name	William Cable
Birth	17 Aug 1848	Trottick, Dundee, Scotland [1]
Gender	Male
Burial	1922	Karori, Wellington, New Zealand
Death	8 Jul 1922	Wellington, New Zealand
Person ID	I6842	OrwinMillar
Last Modified	16 Sep 2022

Father	Joseph Cable d. Yes, date unknown
Mother	Catherine James d. Yes, date unknown
Family ID	F9752	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Margaret Aitken, b. 28 Jun 1854, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand d. 9 Oct 1938, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 84 years)

Marriage 2 Aug 1878 New Zealand [1]

Children

	1. William Cable, b. 18 Feb 1879, New Zealand d. 6 May 1954, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 75 years)
	2. Isabella Cable, b. 23 Mar 1881, Wellington, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Catherine Cable, b. 2 Aug 1883, Wellington, New Zealand d. 19 Nov 1961, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 78 years)
	4. James Cable, b. 21 Jul 1885, Wellington, New Zealand d. 15 Sep 1970, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 85 years)
	5. Margaret Cable, b. 23 Feb 1888 d. 12 Jun 1942, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 54 years)
	6. Alexander Cable, b. 16 Oct 1890 d. 27 Aug 1921, Somerset Hospital, Capetown, South Africa (Age 30 years)
	7. Roy Cable, b. 17 Jun 1894, Wellington, New Zealand d. 15 Apr 1970, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 75 years)

Family ID F2227 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 2 Jul 2015

Notes

William was an Engineer and founder of an engineering firm in Wellington, NZ, William Cable & Son. His company built the first three, 8-ton locomotive engines. By means of various merging of firms the company, in 1977, became Cable Price Downer.
He was chairman of the Wellington Harbour Board, in 1905, when the street that bears his name was laid out in Wellington

William was cremated and his ashes place in a niche in the Old Chapel, Karori Cemetery, Wellington