Intro
In 1889 a child was born in Belfast, Ireland and this young boy was about to have a crazy life
And who was this person, his name was William James Dickey. William was an ordinary child when he was young to my knowledge, I will be explaining his life and some push and pull factors of my Great-great Grandfather William James Dickey.
Biography
As I said William James Dickey was born In Belfast, Ireland in 1889 He grew up with his siblings having fun, building huts, having and playing with his friends, but it wasn't all fun for William with the poverty and insufficient food. His father was a crippling alcoholic and was hard on William but young William was going to prove he could be better than his father proved he could be a better man.
Push factor 1
Some of his back story is he was part of an Irish resistance group called the Orange Brigade. The Orange Brigade is a group that perceives itself as defending Protestant and civil religious liberties. He was part of the group, and they set out against the Irish Republican Army (IRA). When he was part of the group, William set out with his friend to tie a man to the road and get him trampled to death by horses. But when he left his wife Susan Elizabeth, McClintonan untied the man and let him go, and he ran off. In the process of all this, they must have been tried for crimes against the IRA, his friend was shot and killed, but somehow William was let go, but it was unsafe any more the Orange Brigade wanted Susan dead for letting the officer go, and the IRA was going to inevitably come after William.
So William and Susan deemed it not safe to live in Ireland, so they took their three children and got on a boat to New Zealand, the boat was called the Hororata, the journey would have taken them roughly 3 to 6 months The voyage was not enjoyable, but they knew if they pushed through his they would have a better life for them and their children.
Push factor 2
The second push factor is a lot simpler: the ill conditions in Ireland were not optimal due to insufficient food and poverty and disease; one of his daughters died when she was nine due to disease.
After this, they must have been distressed, so I suppose this would play a significant part in their move to NZ. as I said before there would have been considerable poverty and William and Susan were not rich, witch would have also contributed to the move to New Zealand.
Push factor discussion
So this is the part of the report I give my thoughts on if I agree or disagree with their decisions and what I would have done so let's get into this. So in push factor one, I discussed William’s troubles in Ireland with the IRA so now I will give my opinion on this topic. I believe this was an excellent decision to move to because if he didn’t I believe he would have sought revenge for his friend, and he would have been killed. So it was a good idea to leave for the sake of his family.
Now I will discuss push factor two. So in this push factor, I discussed the death of one of his daughters I believe this played an important part in the move, and like I said Ireland was not a wealthy country at the time and New Zealand had a better economy, a smaller population, and better living conditions.
Pull factor 1
Now we are into the pull factors This is the reason they came and chose New Zealand. So one of their pull factors to this beautiful country now we have pull factors, let's go. So some factors in moving to New Zealand are they found better and higher-paying jobs in a safer country. They arrived in Auckland and went down to live in Cambridge and have a wonderful life for their children.
Push factor 2
The second push factor is much simpler than the last one. The country is charming, filled with delightful landscapes and wonderful people, their life was so much better when they arrived in New Zealand, they settled down and became cheerful
Push factor discussion
So now I will be talking about what I thought about their decisions and what I might do. Again these decisions sound well-thought-out and effective I would have done what they did
I believe they executed their leaving and arrival here well. And I believe that them coming not only helps out them but helps the future generations like my self and my parents and grandparents. So in short I am delighted my Ancestors moved to New Zealand and give my family a better life.
His death
William James Dickey died in Kamo, Whangārei due to a 25 ft avalanche whilst he was digging clay. He was digging with a man called Mr Henry Bowers. Mr Bowers did escape, but William not so lucky the rocks hit him, and he was crushed to death. He died on the 3rd of April 1941 at the age of 52. After this, his wife claimed the insurance money and moved around the country for a while and I believe they settled in a few different places including Hamilton
Conclusion
So in conclusion I am appreciative of their decision to move to this beautiful place I call home because without them I wouldn't live here or have all the breathtaking relationships and connections I have. I believe that their choice is all worthwhile and effective. So, in summary, I would like to say thank you to my ancestors.
Bibliography
. Article on his death https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19410403.2.42?query=William+James+dickey+&snippet=true
Website: papers past
. Information about William was provided by my grandfather
Ross Dickey
.the boat they arrived at
https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/2509.html
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