ID Number107391
NameTATTLE John Webber
Family NameTATTLE
Plot3506
CemeteryChurch of England
StatusReinstated Monument after Disinterment for Motorway
Location on the Modern Grid MapI15 06
Inscription on TombstoneSacred to the memory of John Webber TATTLE, who was drowned whilst attempting to cross the Ruamahunga River, Wairarapa, on the 5 June 1858, aged 21. Also of William Jones WACKKINS, step-father of the above, who died from the effects of an accident 21 January 1874, aged 72. Also of Anne Jones WACKKINS, wife of the above, who died 27 May 1878, aged 76. "At evening time it shall be light"
Description of GraveThe headstone is white marble with incised lettering. It has been laid flat on the ground, with repairs done to a break near the top, but the very bottom section has now been separated and is two broken pieces.
Date of Death or Burial*05 Jun, 1858
Public Cemetery Register Number
Type of Record Burial
Age21
SexMale
BiographyJohn Webber TATTLE was "an industrious, sober and honest lad" who had been employed on a Wairarapa property for six years. After setting off on horseback to obtain "four working bullocks" from Tauherenikau, he was swept away while attempting to cross the Ruamahanga River at the Waihanga Ford. [Wellington Independent, 9 Jun 1858]