William Alfred INKSON, b: 17 Apr 1859 Kings Lynn, Norfolk
William Alfred was the second son of Thomas Harborow b. 16 Dec 1834 and Martha née Garner. He was born in Kings Lynn, reportedly on 16 Apr 1859.
He started his working life in London as a carpet salesman [1881 English Census] but then went to New Zealand in the early 1880's [in mid-1884 he was a 'salesman' living at 53 Cambridge Terrace, Christchurch and sufficiently established to subscribe to 50 shares of the 'Christchurch Gold-Mining Company Ltd']. He was working for a furniture company called AJ White's and went on to marry the boss's daughter [the family story is that that was not what Mr White's family wanted!].