54.	Wrathall International Links
Now, as to the authenticity of this biography of Stephen Wrathall, I would refer
the English readers to his known connections in England: Wrathall, Coat Merchant,
Westhouse, Cheltenham, Gloucester, with depots at the Twekesbury Road Bridge and
the Great Western Railway Station.
Harry Wrathall, who represented Gloucester at cricket for many seasons, played
with Jessop Braund and others under the captaincy of Dr WC Grace, and was
selected to play for all England at the oval against the Australians to fill up a
date in Australias itinerary, owing to the postponement of the Coronation of the
late King Edward.
Other connections are Wrathall, a large chemical merchant at 27 Edge Lane,
Liverpool, Lint Wrathall of the Imperial Army, who married a niece of Sir Thomas
Lipton of aquatic and tea fame, Wrathall a farmer in the north of England.
To American readers, may I refer them to Charles Wrathall of commercial fame in
the United States of America and also Canada.
To Australia readers, his records and achievements speak for themselves.  His
living descendants on Australian soil, from what information is available to the
writer, number over two hundred.
In New Zealand, the descendants of the one head, Stephen, now number over five
hundred.
55. Prominent NZ Wrathalls
Stephens family comprised seven sons and seven daughters, all of whom married and
had large families.  Today there are in several instances, five generations.  As
New Zealand is the home of the greatest number of Wrathalls, I will now give a
brief summary of the achievements of some of the descendants:
MUSICAL
Mr E Wrathall was a beautiful bass singer and was in his best days, male soloist
in St Matthews Church, Auckland.
Mr D Wrathall is Aucklands leading baritone today.  He was manager in charge of
IYA wireless station, Auckland and then transferred to station 4YA, Dunedin.  He
is now manager of Scrimageurs, 1YX, Auckland.
Miss M Wrathall is organist of St Andrews Church, Mangonui.
Miss E Wrathall was renowned contralto and led the choir at St Andrews Church,
Mangonui.
ARTISTIC
Mr S Wrathall was pencil artist in the Sun Newspaper, Auckland and now in The New
Zealand Herald employ.  He bacame noted as a caracaturist during the M.C.C. teams
tour of Australia when bodyline bowling and leg theory was at their heights.  He
mad Larwood the central figure and sketched eleven well limbed girls in shorts
lined up with Jardine and his team mouths open with amazement, gazing not at
their beautiful faces, but at the writing below leg theory.
Again, in another sketch, he brough Phar Lap back from America and this great
horse was seen marching up to the ribbon and biting it to open the Sydney Harbour
Bridge.  This was a very popular sketch, as both this great horse and the Harbour
Bridge had attracted the attention of all Australia.
Trevor Wrathall had taken prizes at exhibitions for drawings in competitions open
to all the schools throughout the country.
The firm of S and d Wrathall Painters are reputed for their beautiful dramatical
stage scenery and have done great stage planning for most of the better
vaudeville companies of Auckland.
PUBLIC SERVICE
Mr L Wrathall, at present in the P and T Department in the chief Post Office in
Auckland.  He is a first class morse operator and was one of the first eight in
New Zealand to master the Murray system.
Mr N Wrathall at present in the P and T Department, Taumarunui Clerical Division.
 Has just returned from relieving at the Tongariro National Park under the joint
control of the Post and Telegraph and Tourist Department.
Mr LM Wrathall of P and T Department, Auckland Clericial Division, now stationed
at the Waiuku Post Office.
CIVIC
Mr R T Wrathall, represented the Mangonui Riding on the Mangonui County Council
for twenty six years.  He has held the positions of Chairman of Mangonui County
Council, Chariman of the County Finance Committee, Chariman Domain Board,
Chairman Mangonui Hospital Board and Chairman Mangonui Harbour Board.
He has been a member of the following: North Auckland Hospitals Board combined
Counties, Bay of Islands Hospital Board and the New Zealand Hospitals Boards
Association for three successive elections.
On one occasion, he secured a position at the top of the pole held at Wellington
when all Hospital Boards were attending the annual conference.  He also secured
the high honour of being selected as the Official Liberal Candidate for
Parliamentary honours in 1922 for the Bay of Islands Seat, under the leadership
of the present Prime Minister, the Rt Hon GW Forbes.
He is a member of the Distric School Committee and has been for twenty years,
eleven of which he was Chairman.  He has also held the position for ten years of
Secretary of the Auckland Provincial Patriotic and War Relief Association for the
Mangonui and Whangaroa Counties, and represented the War Funds Council in the
disbursement of their monthly allocations to the unemployed ex-servicemen.
Mr S Wrathall was a sitting member on the mangonui District Road Board at the
time of the abolition of the Roads Districts and the Counties Act was brought
into operation.  With his colleagues he automatically became one of the first
members of the Mangonui County Council, by virtue of the office he had held as
member of the defunct Board.
Mr W Wrathall was selected to the Mangonui County Council for a term of three
years.
EDUCATIONAL
Lloyd Wrathall had the proud distinction of passing through all standards at the
primary school and gaining his certificate of proficiency at the age of twelve
years.  This took him on to the District High School at Taumarunui, where he
obtained a Junior Free Place, also the Junior National Scholarship, which is
considered to be one of the hardest examinations after leaving primary school.
He was then admitted to the Seddon Memorial Technical College in Auckland where
he gained his Senior Free Place also the Public Service Entrance Examination.
Altogether, there have been eight Wrathalls who have passed through the New
Zealand Colleges and Universities and five have matriculated.
SPORT
Mr WA Wrathall has represented the County as centre three quarter on the rugby
field and has been Captain for many years of the Mangonui Senior Cricket Team. 
He has played for the County for eight consecutive seasons and was selected to
play for the North Auckland Reps against the match with Auckland.
He was also chosen to play for the North Island suburban representative team
against the South Island Team at Christchurch.  This was a great honour as his
cricketing career had been confined to county districts and consequently, like
Chipperfield in Australia, was never brought under the notice of the selectors
who were only concerned about cricket in metropolitan centres.
This young sparkling all rounder has to his credit twenty three centuries in
county and association fixtures, scoring two centuries in one match on one
occasion, 128 in the first innings and 114 in the second.
Mr D Wrathall captains the St Heliers Bay Tennis Team and is hard to beat on the
court in a singles match.
Messrs W and B Wrathall both played for the Carlton Bowling Club and were both
chosen to represent Auckland in a tour of New Zealand.  Mr B Wrathall won the
Arthur Myers Tournament of a gold medal with the winners name engraved and a
walking can, also gold mounted and monogrammed.
Mr G Wrathall is also a great rugby centre forward with fifteen stone to help him
on.  He is also a good all rounder on the cricket field with two centuries to his
credit in county cricket.  He has played for the County team against a touring
Auckland team and also for the country when it defended the Harding Shield.
Mr Lionel Wrathall was Effersons sparing partner in the hundred yards dash and
was often seen under the gaslights on the Auckland racing track pushing New
Zealands record breaker home.
On three successive seasons he ran a dead heat with Efferson who, however, could
beat Wrathall in the seventy five yards as he could get off the mark quicker.
Mr Lloyd Wrathall was a good cricketer and while at school was captain of his
cricket team for three successive seasons.  During that time, his team was never
beaten.  He also was captain of the football team in his grade.
COMMERCIAL
Mr W Wrathall is an ex-publican and is present owner of the Old Oak Private
Hotel.  He is now retired with large landed interests four miles out from
Mangonui township.  His son, Mr W S Wrathall, proprietor of the Mangonui Meat
Supply, manages the estate having a dairy farm on the lowlands and running cattle
and sheep on the highlands.
Miss P Wrathall for fifteen years has been in one commercial house in the general
retail business, and is now forewoman of the drapery department in the leading
retail house in Mangonui.
Mr R Wrathall was for twenty years in the firm of Evans and Sons.  He had sole
charge of two of the firms branches and moved up to the position of head
bookkeeper at the firms head office at Waipapakauri.
Mr R Wrathall of Thames was owner and manager of a large livery and transport
business prior to the introduction of motor traffic.
56. Conclusion
This closes the biography of Stephen Wrathall, but I might now intimate that it
is the prelude to subsequent stories of life in the South Pacific to be written
by the same author.
The following are some of the books he intends writing:-
The Origin Of The Maori 
Under The Southern Cross
 
Called Back To My Home Land
Theres Room In My Heart For Nell 
A Cadets Experience Of Life On V Stewarts Estate
My Dream Of Home 
The Worlds Greatest Romance, dealing with the elopement of
Tutanekai and Hinemoa, traditionally handed down by the Maoris to posterity. 
The Twelve Apostles or Life On The Gumfields
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