William Wehner
Transcript of the Oral History interview with Mr William Wehner.
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Transcript of the Oral History Interview with Mr William Wehner
Abstract
William Wehner was born in Westport in 1905 to William Frederick and ? Wehner (nee White). His mother died when he was seven days old and his father remarried a few years later to May Jensen, who had three children – Les, Ernie and Hilda. William trained as a baker and worked at a number of bakeries in Westport, Christchurch, Blenheim, Murchison, Tapawera, Nelson and Richmond, where he bought his own bakery. William’s wife was Sarah Helen Kerr and her family was from Wai-iti / Wakefield.
Points of Interest
- Westport
- Wehner family – William, May, Sarah, Graham
- Bakeries
- Kikiwa
- Croucher, Albert
- Gately, Pat
- Howson, Mick
- Jones, B.B.
- Kerr, Sarah Helen
Interview Information
- Date of interview: August 1984
- Interviewer: D.J. Runnicles
- Length of transcript: 12 pages
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