z.1. Charles, geb. 1878, Bourn, Lincolnshire, Engeland, oorl. 1916 x 31/08/1903, St Paul's Church, Paeroa met Alice Maud Mary DE CASTRO, geb. 1877, Wellington, New Zealand, oorl. 07/09/1906, Sydney, New South Wales, Australië, begr. Gore Hill Cemetery, St Leonards, North Sydney Council, New South Wales, Australië, d.v. Charles Daniel De Castro en Isabella Knox xx 1907 met Maud Mary LEAHY, oorl. 27/03/1918, San Francisco, California.
Charles was die seun van John Storry Wortley en Mary Ann Lunn.
Event Date 1881
Event Place Bourn, Lincolnshire, England
Registration District Bourn
Event Type Census
Residence Note North Road
Name Charles Wortley
Sex Male
Age 2
Birth Year (Estimated) 1879
Birthplace Bourn, Lincolnshire, England
Marital Status Single
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Page Number 16
Piece/Folio 3197/92
Registration Number RG11
Charles Wortley was the son of John Storry and Mary Ann (Lunn) Wortley. Charles had a younger brother Henry. Charles and Henry had a violent disagreement and the rift was never settled. It is reported that Charles departed at some time for America. From subsequent events he came to New Zealand and met and married Alice Maud - he was 25 at the time. (Renn Wortley of Australia) . (http://www.decastro.gen.nz/decgnz.htm)
Name Mr Chas Wortley
Sex Male
Age ADULT
Travel Place WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
Arrival Place NEW ZEALAND
Departure Date 30 Jul 1902
Departure Place England, United Kingdom
Departure Place (Original) England
Marital Status Single
Occupation GENT
Event Type Emigration
Source Amended N
Arrival Port WELLINGTON
Departure Port LONDON
Ship Name ATHENIC
Shipping Company SHAW SAVILL & ALBION CO LIMITED
The wedding of Mis Alice M.M. de Castro, daughter of the late Rev de Castro, and sister of Mr G.P. De Castro, of Paeroa, to Mr Charles Wortley of Leicestershire (England) was solemnised at St Paul's Church, Paeroa on Tuesday, the service being full coral. She was attended by Mises R. Edwards and M. Morpeth and Mr C. Coote was the groomsman. The couple spend their honeymoon at Rotor, and afterwards go to Sydney to settle. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152030213/alice-maud_mary-wortley)
The bride and groom settled in Sydney Australia where in 1905 Ngawini was born followed by Sydney in 1906. From the information to hand it is probable that complications following Sydney's birth caused Alice's death. (Renn Wortley of Australia) (http://www.decastro.gen.nz/decgnz.htm)
NOTE: Hand written against the marriage notice in Isabella Morpeth's scrap book is the note that the marriage took place on 31st August 1903. This is followed by a note " Poor Maud died on Sept 7th 1906 in Sydney from acute pleurisy leaves a girl and baby boy after only 3 years married and was very happy." (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152030213/alice-maud_mary-wortley)
(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152030213/alice-maud_mary-wortley)
In 1907 Charles Wortley again married this time to one Maud M Leahy and from that union two additional children were born Ruth in 1908 and Charles (Jnr) in 1910. The family moved to the USA. (Renn Wortley of Australia) (http://www.decastro.gen.nz/decgnz.htm)
Name Charles Wortley
Sex Male
Age 31
Immigration Date 04 May 1910
Immigration Place Ellis Island, New York City, New York, United States
Residence Place Sydney, Australia
Marital Status Married
Nationality England, English
Additional Person's Name Wero Wortley
Event Type Immigration
Page Number 138
Affiliate Line Number 0023
Departure Port Southampton
Ship Name Kaiser Wilhelm II
Digital Folder Number 007673763
Image Number 00285
At some time the second Mrs Wortley died as when Charles Wortley (Snr) died in 1916 it is said he left his children as orphans. A parson adopted the two boys Sydney and Charles and the parson's sisters adopted the two girls Ngawini and Ruth. The girls were in San Francisco and it is not clear where the boys were. Charles (Jnr) died aged 17 in 1927. (Renn Wortley of Australia) (http://www.decastro.gen.nz/decgnz.htm)
