William FRISBY (1853-1941) was born in Leicester, England
He arrived into Lyttelton on the
Charlotte Gladstone, January 1871 when he was 17

WILLIAM married Isabella CORBETT (1862-1906) on 15 January 1879 in St Stephen's Anglican Church, Ashburton
(his brother Arthur married Isabella's sister Sarah Ann Corbett in 1870 & had 12 children)
Isabella was born in Leicester, England
She arrived into on the British Empire in 1864 when she was 2


WILLIAM & ISABELLA had 16 known CHILDREN:

... 1
1879 - ? Clara Eleanor Frisby
- Clara married William SMALL in 1915


... 2
1881 - 1917 William 'Edward' Frisby
- Edward served in WWI as Private 8/4127 with the NZEF, 11th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company. He embarked from Wellington 1 April 1916. His next of kin was his brother Thomas Arthur Frisby c/o Brown's Post Office, Winton
Edward was KILLED in ACTION 10 Oct 1917 in Ypres, Belgium and buried Tyne Cot

... 3
1882 - 1937 Thomas Arthur Frisby
- born in Winton
- Thomas married Kate Florence QUEALE (1887-1918) in 1918
- daughter of George Tweedie QUEALE & Eliza Hall BLAKIE
- he married Margaret Jane Robson ANDERSON (1902-1993) in 1921 & had 7 children


... 4
1883 - 1883 John Frisby
- John died aged 2 days
- he is buried with 2 month old sister Isabella May in Winton


... 5
1884 -1884 Isabella May Frisby
- born in Winton, Southland
- Isabella died aged 3 months in Browns, Southland
- she is buried with her brother John Frisby in Old Winton cemetery


... 6
1885 - 1918 Isabella May Frisby
- Isabella married David KNIGHT (1887-1956) in 1912
- Isabella died during the Flu Pandemic


... 7
1887 - 1935 John Henry Frisby
- born in Winton
- John served in WWI as Private 8/3592 with the NZEF, 9th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company. He embarked from Wellington 8 Jan 1916. His next of kin was his father William Frisby of Southland
- John married Sophia KIDD (1899-1982) in 1920 & had 8 children
- daughter of Charles Cowan KIDD & Sarah Marr ROSS


... 8
1888 - 1955 Sarah Harriet Frisby
- born in Winton
- Sarah married William WOODS (1886-1973) in 1910


... 9
1890 - 1892 Robert Charles Frisby
- Robert died aged 1


... 10
- born in Winton
1892 - 1978 Robert Carter Frisby
- Robert married Jane BROWN (1895-1970) in 1914 & had 5 children
- daughter of William Henry & Elizabeth BROWN


... 11
1894 - 1976 Elizabeth Rebecca Frisby
- Elizabeth married Ernest Harry BAINBRIDGE (1878-1948) in 1923


... 12
1895 - 1964 Clara Ruth Frisby
- Clara married Rupert Joseph Winter BLICK (1898-1987) in 1917 & had 3 children


... 13
1896 - 1965 Ellice Maud Frisby
- Ellice married George COOPER (1901-1964) in 1929


... 14
1897 - 1982 Wilford James Frisby
- Wilford served in WWI as Private 27481 with the NZEF, 18th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company. He embarked from Wellington 16 Oct 1916. His next of kin was his father William at brown's, Southland
- Wilford married Jessie Elizabeth Elvira McLINTOCK (1900-1923) in 1923
- he married Alethea Mary McINTYRE in 1935
WILFORD died 15 June 1982 in Chalet Hospital & ashes scattered Dunedin


... 15
1899 - 1960 Eric Cyril Frisby
- nothing known about Eric
- he died aged 61


... 16
1901 - 1938 Charles Stanley Frisby
- Charles married Jessie Annabel LAWRIE (1910-1984) in 1930



Isabella FRISBY died 9 Dec 1906 aged 46
- buried Block X, Row 1 at Winton Cemetery
William FRISBY died 10 November 1941 in Winton
- he is buried at Old Winton Cemetery