. A names ABBOTT to AYLWARD
. B names BAER to BURTON
. C names CALDER to CUNNINGHAM
. D names DAILL to DUNSTALL
. E names ECCLES to EVANSEN
. F names FALCONER to FYFE
. G names GAMMON to GUNTER
. H names HAINES to HYNDES
. I names ILLINGWORTH to IVERSEN
. J names JACOBI to JONES
. K names KENNY to KUITI
. L names LAMBERT to LYNN
. M names MABERLY to MURRAY
. N names NASH to NUTTALL
. O names O'CONNOR to O'SULLIVAN
. P names PALENSKY to PRIOR
. R names RANKIN to RYAN
. S names SARGISSON to SYKES
. T names TACON to TWEEDDALE
. V name VICARY
. W names WALKER to WYSOCKI
. Y name YOUNGHUSBAND

The people with the surname B who are buried in the
Settlers Cemetery DANNEVIRKE, Hawkes Bay New Zealand
? indicates a link to a profile

? BAER Ernest James, 3 Feb 1908 aged 3 weeks
- buried Grave 109, Block G
- lived at Horoeka, Dannevirke
- son of Peter BAER (1871-1946) & Charlotte Sophia Courtney SKIPPER (1884-1950)
- buried Grave 109, Block G
TIMELINE of PETER & CHARLOTTE

BAINE Daniel, 11 Sep 1911 aged 70
- buried unknown location
(cemetery database has BAYNE)
- was a labourer in Dannevirke
Manawatu Standard, 11 September 1911 DANNEVIRKE - An elderly man named Daniel Baine, gardener to Father Cahill, was found dead in a paddock this afternoon. The body was fearfully mangled, apparently by a bull which was in the paddock. There were no witnesses of the fatality. An inquest will be held to-morrow
Dominion, 12 September 1911 DANNEVIRKE - At the inquest yesterday on Daniel Baine, gardener to Father Cahill, the medical evidence showed that death was due to injuries inflicted by a bull. Two of the wounds alone were sufficient to cause death. The jury returned a verdict accordingly. The deceased was an old age pensioner

BAIRD Andrew, 19 Dec 1903 aged 24
- buried Grave 22, Block F
(BDM has aged 24, cemetery database has 25)

? BANKART Charles Norman, 13 August 1900 aged 2.3
- buried Grave 13, Block G with brother Cyril
- born 22 May 1898 to Charles Locking BANKART (1860-1931) & Susan Jane FRANKS (1870-1942)
CHILDREN of Charles Lock BANKART & Susan Jane FRANKS

? BANKART Cyril Allan, 19 December 1906 aged 16 months
- buried Grave 13, Block G with brother Charles (see link above)
- born 20 August 1905 to Charles Locking BANKART & Susan Jane FRANKS

? BARGH John, 29 July 1915 aged 61
- buried Grave 39, Block F
- born 30 March 1854 in Latham, Lancashire, England
- John was a Civil Engineer & Surveyor
- he married Karen Malena Nielsen in 1885 & had 5 children
- they lived Stanley St, Dannevirke

? BARGH Karen Malena, (nee NIELSEN) 3 Nov 1915 aged 47
- buried Grave 40, Block F with husband John Bargh (see link above)
- born in Vejle, Denmark, 6th of 8 children of Lauritz NIELSEN (1830-1903) & Mette Marie SIMANS (1829-1915) (both died in Makotuku)
- married John Bargh in 1885 & had 5 children:

BARGH Thelma, 2 Nov 1904 aged 4
- buried Grave 6, Block F
- born 18 Nov 1900 to John BARGH & Karen Melina NIELSEN

BARKER Laffitte Charles William, 1 July 1908 aged 59
- buried Grave 7, Block H with daughter Marjorie Essington Barker
- Farmer, lived at Mangatoro, Dannevirke
- married Emma Harriett CANE in 1886
the children of CHARLES & EMMA:
1887 - 1962 Charles Ashton Barker, twin (buried Mangatera)
1887 - 1951 Marjorie Essington Barker, twin (below)
1889 - 1965 Sydney Francis Barker (buried Mangatera)

? BARKER Elsie Adeline, 14 Sep 1903 aged 18 months
- buried Grave 71, Block E
- born 15 March 1902, 8th of 9 children of George James BARKER & Eliza Jane SMITH
the children of JAMES & ELIZA Barker

BARKER Marjorie Essington, 26 Aug 1951 aged 64
- buried Grave 7, Block H with father Lafitte Charles Barker
- born 1 Feb 1887 to Lafitte Charles William BARKER & Emma Harriett CANE
- Marjorie was a twin with Charles Ashton Barker
- she lived in Palmerston North & never married

BARKER Daisy Constance, (nee WEBBER) 1993 aged 93
- ashes interred Grave 44, Block H with parents Arthur & Mary Webber
- born 10 Nov 1900, 10th of 13 children of Arthur Charles WEBBER (1859-1936) & Mary Richards WILLIAMS (1861-1911)
- married Arthur Richard Barker in 1925

BARNES John James, 28 Feb 1904 aged 63
- buried Grave 16, Block F
Bush Advocate, 1 March 1904 FUNERAL NOTICE - The friends of the late John James Barnes are respectfully informed that his funeral will take place on Wednesday next, and will leave his late residence (Gordon-street) for the Dannevirke Cemetery at 3 p.m.

BARRETT Herbert, 17 Sep 1906 aged 18?
- buried Grave 19, Block G
Evening Post, 22 September 1906 BARRETT - On the 17th September, 1906, at Dannevirke Hospital, of heart failure, Herbert Barrett, aged 18? years. Blenheim papers please copy

BARRETT Lillian Ada, (nee TAYLOR), 29 Sep 1980 aged 84
- buried Grave 81, Block D with mother, Catherine Taylor (1871-1900)
- born 1895 to William Henry TAYLOR & Catherine WALKER
- her mother died when she was 5
- married David Lawrence Barrett (1890-1981) in 1919 & lived in Dannevirke
- David is buried in Mangatera Cemetery

? BASSETT Francis, 12 Nov 1922 aged 73
- was a farmer in Weber, Dannevirke
- buried Grave 7, Block I
- married Sarah PARKINS 12 Jan 1875 & had 8 children

BEARMAN Charles Cyril Carroll, 29 March 1904 aged 6 months
- buried Grave 47, Block F
- Charles was born 17 September 1903
- a son of Charles Ammon BEARMAN (1865-1938) & Evelyn Jane LLOYD (1871-1955)
online BDM has:-
marriage: Charles Ammon BEARMAN & Evelyn Jane LLOYD (1897)
Birth: Charles Carroll BERMAN (1903)
Death: Charles Caroll BARMAN (1904)

BEECHER John, 17 Aug 1905 aged 70
- buried Grave 43, Block G next to Margaret
- John was a Stableman. Proprietor of the Masonic Stable. Was only in Dannevirke for 18 months before his death (came from Canterbury)
- husband of Margaret (below)

BEECHER Margaret (nee OR formerly McKINNON), 3 Oct 1908 aged 50
- buried Grave 44, Block G next to John
- John and Margaret married in 1896
- they had a daughter:
1893 - Elizabeth Beecher (married John Wallace in 1914)

BELL Andrew, 30 March 1911 aged 50
- buried Grave 34, Block I, beside daughter-in-law Annie (next)
- Andrew was a Fellmonger & lived in London St, Dannevirke
- he married Sarah CROWTHER in 1885
their children:
1886 - 1951 Sidney Charles Bell
1888 - 1918 Joseph Henry Bell
1890 - 1962 William Herbert Bell

BELL Annie Louisa, (nee McFETERESH), 11 January 1912 aged 21
- buried Grave 35, Block I, beside father-in-law Andrew Bell (above)
- Annie lived in Gordon St Dannevirke
- she married Sidney Charles Bell (1886-1951) in 1909
they had 2 daughters: (database says 1)
1910 - Louisa Annie Sarah Bell
1911 - Winifred Irene Bell (+Albert Edward WHITTER? in 1931)
Sidney next married Minnie Ada BRAY (1892-1959) in 1930. Sidney & Minnie are buried Plot 23, Block ZB at Mangatera with Victor Donald Bell (1933-1938)

BERKAHN Anna Mary (nee JENSEN), 17 April 1917 aged 55
- buried Grave 94, Block B
- married William Franz Henry BARKAHN in 1884
the known children of WILLIAM & ANNA:
1885 - 1888 Mary Gydine Berkahn (next)
1886 - 1972 Henry Francis William Berkahn (born Woodville)
1890 - 1916 Christian 'Christopher' Kolle Frank Berkahn, Trooper 11/1408 was Killed in Action in Egypt 24 July 1916 aged 25
1892 - 1986 William Landt Berkahn (Cheesemaker/Factory Manager, Tiratu & Umutaoroa)
1894 - 1985 Mary Frances Berkahn (married William Dougal in Dannevirke 1921)
1899 - 1972 Albert Leslie Ernest Berkahn (died in Sydney)
1901 - 1969 Johanna Jeanette Gladys Berkahn
1906 - 1990 Hazel Phyllis Eunice Berkahn (born in Napier)

BERKAHN Mary Gydine, 30 April 1888 aged 2.6
- buried Grave 135, Block B
- born 24 Oct 1885 to William Franz Henry BARKHAN & Anna Mary JENSEN

BERKAHN William Franz Henry, 27 Feb 1922 aged 62
- buried Grave 94, Block B
- born 14 July 1859 in Denmark to Franz Frederick Heinrich BERKAHN & Inga Maria POULSEN. He was a Justice of Peace, Maharahara 1901-1917, farmer & factory owner in Tipapakuku
- married Anna Mary JENSEN in 1884 (above)

? BEST George John, 10 April 1911 aged 62
- buried Grave 88, Block K
- old resident of Ohariu & Otaki then a farmer at Kiritaki, (12km SW of Dannevirke)
? he married Elizabeth GILBERT (1859-1937) in 1883 & had 9 children
- Elizabeth was the 3rd of 9 children of Thomas GILBERT & his 1st wife Mary Ann LEA (nee Stringer). Her father, Thomas Gilbert (1835-1916), remarried to Sarah Ann BRAND & had another 6 children. He is buried in Old Gorge cemetery, Woodville.
An ABSOLUTE MUST is to read this absorbing story of the life of Sarah Brand and of Thomas Gilbert & his descendants in New Zealand
(Elizabeth died 21 Feb 1937 in Rototuna, Hamilton aged 77 & is buried
location BB-Q-083 Hamilton East cemetery)

? BILLOWS Gladys Mabel, 5 March 1901 aged 24 days
- buried Grave 23, Block D with her cousin Walter George Billows below
- daughter of Sydney Gordon BILLOWS (1878-?) & Emma Leah FRITH (1880-1946)
(Sydney was a brother of Walter George Billows snr, next)

? BILLOWS Walter George, 2 Jan 1900 aged 28 hours
- buried Grave 23, Block D with his cousin Gladys Mabel Billows above
- son of Walter George BILLOWS (1867-1938) & Alice RICHARDS (1870-1951)
(Walter was a brother of Sydney Gordon Billows above)

BISHOP Elizabeth May, 29 March 1905 aged 9 months
PROBABLY George Francis Bishop who died that day
- buried Grave 59, Block D
- approx. birth date of June 1904
database has daughter of David BISHOP & Kate MAY, but David & Kate had a son, George Francis Bishop, on 29 July 1904, who died 29 March 1905 aged 8 months
There was no Elizabeth May Bishop recorded as born or died around these dates

BLAIR Barbara, (nee MOUAT), 24 Dec 1904 aged 59
- buried Grave 53, Block E with James
(birth approx. 1845), married James Blair in 1875
Bush Advocate, 27 December 1902 BLAIR - On December 24, at Dannevirke, Barbara Blair, relict of the late James Blair, of Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland; aged 59 years

BLAIR Helen, 21 Nov 1935 aged 72
- buried Grave 79, Block E
(birth approx. 1853)
- Headstone Inscription: In loving memory of Helen, beloved wife of James Blair

BLAIR James, 23 Aug 1909 aged 48
- buried Grave 54, Block E with Barbara
(birth approx. 1861)
- James was a Tailor living in High St Dannevirke
Manawatu Standard, 2 September 1909 Probate in the estate of James Blair, deceased, has been granted to Helen Young Blair and Charles Baddeley

BOSANKO Thomas, 2 Aug 1907 aged 67
NOT AT SETTLERS. Buried Plot 54, Block 3 at Ormondville
- Thomas was born 19 Feb 1841 in Crowan, Cornwall (making his age at death 66). He arrived on the Renfrewshire in 1878 with his wife Elizabeth Jane (1848-1903), 6 year old daughter Bessie (1872-?) and his son Edward Henry Bosanko (1866-1931). Thomas & son Edward later became farmers in Makotuku and were one of the earliest settler families of the district. Edward and his wife Mary nee Murphy (1863-1946) are buried in Mangatera
Thomas is now recorded as being interred in Plots 53 & 54, Block 3 at Ormondville Cemetery with a 'Mary Ellen' Bosanko (1848-1903). HOWEVER, this is the exact date of death (and age) of his wife 'Elizabeth Jane' Bosanko

BOSWELL Ada Lucy, 2 Oct 1901 aged 17
- Ada was born 4 May 1884 to George & Annie BOSWELL) who were settlers for a time in Awapuni
- buried Grave 21, Block D
Bush Advocate, 3 October 1901 BOSWELL - On the 2nd October, Ada Lucy, the beloved daughter of George and Annie Boswell, aged 17 years. The funeral will leave the parents' residence at 1 p.m. on Sunday next
Bush Advocate, 7 October 1901 Yesterday afternoon the mortal remains of the late Miss Ada Boswell were interred in the Dannevirke cemetery, being followed to their last resting place by a number of sympathising friends. The Rev A. Grant conducted the buriel service and Messrs Anderson and Son the funeral
the children of GEORGE & ANNIE:
1875 - Florence Victoria Boswell
1878 - Jessie Boswell
1880 - Archie Albert Boswell
1883 - 1921 Rose Boswell (married Cuthbert Scott in 1904. Buried with her 3 day old son Alexander Scott (Nov 1921) & her mother Annie Boswell (1852-1926) in Mangatera)
1884 - 1901 Ada Lucy Boswell
1887 - Percy William Boswell
1890 - Rebecca Boswell
1892 - Morris George Boswell
1893 - Gertrude Mary Boswell
1894 - Annie Boswell
1897 - Henry Boswell

? BOURKE Dora O'Donel, 6 July 1986 aged 95
- born 15 April 1891 to Charles O'Donel BOURKE & Kate BEE
recommended reading at that link
- Dora never married & had been living in Napier
- buried Grave 63, Block I

BOURKE Florence Mary, 19 Jan 1909 aged 15
- daughter of Charles O'Donel BOURKE & Kate BEE
- buried Grave 62, Block I with Nancy
Florence & Nancy drowned in the Manawatu whilst on a picnic outing
BOURKE Nancy May, 19 Jan 1909 aged 8
- daughter of Charles O'Donel BOURKE & Kate BEE
- buried Grave 62, Block I with Florence

BOWEN Frederick Freeman, 16 June 1910 aged 20 months
- buried Grave 9, Block H
- son of Frederick Small BOWEN & Lizzie Alice FREEMAN
(grandson of James Bowen & Euphemia Small of Turakina)
- lived in Burns St Dannevirke
the known children of FREDERICK & LIZZIE:
1902 - Alice Beatrice Bowen
1905 - Roy Clifford Bowen
1906 - Gertrude Phillis Bowen
1908 - Frederick Freeman Bowen
1913 - Nancy Mavis Bowen

BOWERN Clara Edith (nee ERICKSON), 2 Nov 1923 aged 37
- married Gordon Stanley Bowern in 1904
- was living in Burns St Dannevirke
- buried Grave 64, Block E with her daughter Evelyn (below)

BOWERN Evelyn/Emmeline Ivy Myrtle, 29 Oct 1904 aged 7 weeks
- buried Grave 64, Block E with her mother Clara
- daughter of Gordon Stanley BOWERN & Clara Edith ERICKSON
- their other (known) children were:
1906 - Dorothy Eileen Bowern
1908 - Nancy Norine Bowern
- Gordon remarried in Woodville 1929 to Clara Annie SOWERBY

BREAKWELL Claris Hilda, 13 Oct 1910 aged 23 days
- buried Grave 59, Block K
- daughter of Henry BREAKWELL & Gertrude Amy RICE
the children of HENRY 'Harry' & GERTRUDE:
1899 - Harold Cecil Breakwell
1900 - Pearly Gladys Breakwell
1900 - Leonard Archibald Breakwell
1903 - Edward Charles Breakwell
1904 - Emily Thelma Breakwell
1905 - Annie Kathleen Breakwell
1909 - William Ford Breakwell
1909 - Ileen Helen Breakwell
1910 - 1910 Claris Hilda Breakwell

BRIGHOUSE Bessie (nee GREEN), 30 April 1933 aged 59
- buried Grave 68, Block C
- married Samuel Brighouse in 1896
their known children:
1897 - William Thomas Murray Brighouse
1898 - Alice Mary Brighouse
1900 - Ethel Rhoda Brighouse
1902 - Henry Clarence Brighouse
1905 - Samuel John Brighouse
1910 - Thelma May Brighouse

BRIGHOUSE Mary (nee JOHNSTONE), 30 Sep 1931 aged 80
- buried Grave 67, Block C with husband Roby
- married Roby Thomas Brighouse in 1873
their known children:
1874 - 1936 Samuel Murray Brighouse
1877 - Josephine Sarah Ann Eliza Brighouse
1879 - Mary Brighouse
1881 - Roby Brighouse
1884 - Minnie Maud Brighouse
1887 - Alice Jane Brighouse
1889 - Emma May Azalia Brighouse

BRIGHOUSE Roby Thomas, 13 Sep 1900 aged 50
- buried Grave 67, Block C with wife Mary

BRIGHOUSE Samuel Murray, 25 June 1936 aged 62
- buried Grave 69, Block C
- Samuel married Bessie Green in 1896
- they were farmers in Oringi, Dannevirke

BRIGHT Alice Maud, 11 Oct 1905 aged 31
- buried Grave 81, Block F
- Alice suicided at home (Salisbury street) at 9a.m. just after her husband, John Bright, left the house for work. Being Labour Day he did not stay at the office long and returned an hour later to find her. Newspaper reports said she had been married 5 years, had no family and had been in ill health for some time (suffering from Grave's disease and heart trouble). She and her husband had arrived in NZ, from England, 18 months previously for the benefit of her health

BRITTIN John Danns 1905, 4 Nov aged 89
- incorrectly spelt BrittEn on the cemetery database
- born in 1817 at St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, John and his family sailed from Plymouth 12 Oct 1852, Arriving at Port Cooper (Lyttelton), 2 Feb 1853 on the Minerva
- They settled at Pleasant Point (Timaru) and later were farmers at Umutaoroa, Dannevirke
- buried Grave 42, Block G with wife Mary Ann & 3 year old granddaughter Miranda

BRITTIN Mary Ann (nee MARSH), 5 June 1911 aged 97
- buried Grave 41, Block G with husband John & granddaughter Miranda next
- married John Brittin in 1840 & had 5 children

BRITTIN Miranda Annie, 19 Sep 1908 aged 3
- daughter of Brittin BRITTIN (1850-1922) & Angelina WILLIAMS
- buried between her grandparents above, Grave 41, Block G
known children of BRITTIN & ANGELINA:
1892 - 1971 Ada Brittin
1895 - 1985 Alfred Archer Brittin
1898 - 1954 Isoline Brittin
1901 - 1905 Herbert Clive Brittin
1905 - 1908 Miranda Annie Brittin
1905 - 1950 Goodwyn Brittin Brittin

BROWN Alexander Philip 1902 aged 9 months
- son of Thomas George BROWN & Elizabeth Craig STEWART
- their other children were:
Christina Gordon Brown
Margaret Gordon Brown

BROWN (Mrs) Bessie, 8 June 1903 aged 72
- buried unknown location
Manawatu Standard, 8 June 1903 DANNEVIRKE - DEATH OF AN OLD COLONIST
... The death occurred at Tahoraiti to-day of Mrs Brown, widow of the late Rev. L. Brown, Baptist minister, an old Napier resident and mother of the late Mr R. T. Walker, formerly editor of the Napier Herald. The deceased was 73 years of age
Rev Lawrence Brown (1829-1896), died Pukerau, Southland
son, Richard Thomas Walker, born in Manchester (1854-1901), was in business as Dinwiddie, Walker & Co, Tennyson St. Napier

BROWN (Mrs) Catherine Malloch, 2 Oct 1913 aged 34
- was living in Dannevirke
- buried Grave 61, Block J

BROWN Elizabeth Mary, 25 Dec 1947 aged 95
- buried Grave 69, Block J with daughter Jean & husband Henry Stokes Brown

BROWN Emily Grace (nee CRIPPS), 25 Dec 1909 aged 26
- born 21 Jan 1883 to George CRIPPS & Leah FRANKLIN
- married William Brown 1905 & had 3 daughters
1906 - Leah Brown
1908 - Helen Brown
1909 - Jean Elizabeth Brown
- was living in Waitahora, Dannevirke
- buried Grave 41, Block I with husband William & daughter Jean (below)

BROWN Henry Stokes, 17 Jan 1909 aged 57
- buried Grave 69, Block J
- Henry was a Platelayer, living in Christian St, Dannevirke
Bush Advocate, 18 January 1909 BROWN - On January 17th, 1909, at his residence, Dannevirke, Henry Stokes Brown (born at Welton, Lincolnshire, England on March 3rd, 1852); aged 57 years

BROWN Jean Elizabeth,16 Dec 1996 aged 85
- daughter if William & Emily Grace Brown, Jean didn't marry
- was living in Paraparaumu
- buried with parents Grave 41, Block I

BROWN Jonathan,11 April 1924 aged 65
- was living in Christian St, Dannevirke
- buried Grave 50, Block J

BROWN William, 30 Oct 1921 aged 45
- was a farmer in Waitahora, Dannevirke
- married Emily Grace Cripps in 1905 & had 3 daughters
- buried together with daughter Jean

BURNS James Edward, 13 Feb 1909 aged 10 weeks
- buried Grave 31, Block K
- son of James BURNS & Mary Ann NICHOLS
Bush Advocate, 13 February 1909 BURNS - At Dannevirke, on the 13th inst., at the residence of J. Nicholas, York street, James Edward, infant son of James and Mary Ann Burns; aged 10 weeks

BURRELL John Clements, 17 December 1928 aged 87
- married Mary Bridget GURNEY in Geraldine, Canterbury in 1863
- last lived in Rotorua, buried with Mary (next)
- buried Grave 68, Block E with Mary (next)

BURRELL Mary Bridget, (nee GURNEY) 31 December 1902 aged 54
- Mary married John (above) in 1863 & had 10 known children
- buried Grave 67, Block E with husband John Clements above

BURRELL Vera May, 30 June 1907 aged 3 days (same day as brother William)
- buried with 3 day old William James Burrell
- buried Grave 95, Block G with father Walter & brother William

BURRELL Walter James, 31 May 1909 aged 38
- accidentally killed at Turangarere
- married Keziah Jane CAWLEY in 1901
their known children:
1901 - Alfred James Burrell
1903 - Doris Irene Burrell
1905 - Horace Malcolm Burrell
1907 - Vera May Burrell
1909 - Ruby Maud Burrell
1911 - Kathleen Helena Burrell
- buried Grave 95, Block G with children Vera & William

BURRELL William James, 30 June 1907 aged 3 days (same day as sister Vera)
- buried Grave 95, Block G with father Walter & sister Vera

BURTON unknown baby, 6 Sep 1917 aged stillborn
- child of Charles BURTON & ?
- buried unknown location

... The A names ABBOTT to AYLWARD

... The B names BAER to BURTON

... The C names CALDER to CUNNINGHAM

... The D names DAILL to DUNSTALL

... The E names ECCLES to EVANSEN

... The F names FALCONER to FYFE

... The G names GAMMON to GUNTER

... The H names HAINES to HYNDES

... The I names ILLINGWORTH to IVERSEN

... The J names JACOBI to JONES

... The K names KENNY to KUITI

... The L names LAMBERT to LYNN

... The M names MABERLY to MURRAY

... The N names NASH to NUTTALL

... The O names O'CONNOR to O'SULLIVAN

... The P names PALENSKY to PRIOR

... The R names RANKIN to RYAN

... The S names SARGISSON to SYKES

... The T names TACON to TWEEDDALE

... The V name VICARY

... The W names WALKER to WYSOCKI

... The Y name YOUNGHUSBAND