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The 812 ton wooden ship (variously written as between 668-812 ton), Montmorency, Captain McKenzie, departed East India Docks, London on 7 Dec 1866 - Gravesend 9 Dec 1866 - Plymouth 18 Dec 1866 and arrived Napier 24 March 1867, a voyage of 104 days, with 180 passengers and nearly 400 ton of cargo.
She was built in Quebec in 1854 for James Baines & Co of Liverpool (Blackball Line). For this voyage (2nd of 2) she was chartered by Shaw Saville & Co. Her previous voyage to New Zealand was in 1858 when she sailed from London 13 Dec 1857 and arrived in Wellington 11 April 1858, making the passage in 119 days. After landing 52 passengers and cargo the ship sailed for Lyttelton, arriving there on 11 May 1858. Captain Kiddie was then in command.

24 March 1867
The Montmorency dropped anchor at about 3.45 p.m. yesterday. She has been comparatively free from seasickness - two only of her passengers arriving in ill health while the deaths have been but four these being infants and entirely from a deficiency of maternal nourishment. There has been one birth, so the number that she arrives but three short of her original number. The Montmorency, for her age and tonnage, has carried more passengers than any other vessel from Great Britain to this colony. Voyage of 104 days. We heartily welcome the new comers to the land of their adoption and trust that a prosperous career is before them.

Saloon
Dr Gibbs, Surgeon Superintendent
Miss H. H. Herbert
Miss Ogilvie
Miss Starkey
Miss Louisa Cleary

Second Cabin
Mr & Mrs Orr and family
Miss Spears

Steerage Families
Bourne, James, fencer, and wife
Boyle, William, bootmaker, wife & 3 children
Bowden, Francis, farmer and 3 children
Bradley, George, saddler and wife
Burrell, Alexander, mason, wife & 4 children

Cammock, Alexander, laborer, wife & 4 children

Dyas, Thomas, rough carpenter and wife
Dyson, John, laborer and wife

Enniss, Frederick, rough carpenter and wife

Fortzer, George, bootmaker, wife & 5 children

Glazebrook, Henry, farmer and land steward, wife & 3 children

Heledon, Michael, sawyer, wife & 4 children

Johnson, Henry, bootmaker, wife & 3 children

Mann, Edward, plumber and grazier, wife & 1 child
M'Culloch, Edward, farm laborer, wife & 3 children

O'Brien, James, boot and shoe maker, wife & 4 children
O'Hourahan, Edward, carpenter, wife & 5 children

Parkinson, George, agricultural carpenter and laborer, wife & 4 children
Palmer, Philimon, brickmaker, wife & 2 children

Redmond, Michael, carpenter and wife

Sharpe, John, laborer, wife & 1 child
Stanford, shepherd, wife & 2 children
Swanston, Robert, shoemaker and gardener and wife

Thomas, Nicholas, laborer, wife & 4 children
Tucker, John, warehouseman, wife & 2 children

Vaughan, David, clerk and warehouseman, wife & 3 children

White, Levie, gamekeeper and farmer, wife & 3 children
Wye, William, gasfitter and blacksmith and wife
Winchcombe, Henry, boilermaker's assistant, wife & 3 children

Steerage Single Men
Anner, William, 16 laborer

Branson, 22 laborer
Baker, Henry, 24, clerk and painter
Bennett, David

Carr, John, 39, laborer
Coward, Frederick, 25, laborer
Craig, Robert, 15, clerk and engineer

Daniels, Jonathan, 39, laborer

Glazebrook, Henry, 12

Howden, Alfred, 14, farmer's lad

Jenkinson, James, 19, laborer

Lambert, George, 20 ironworker

M'Cartney, Arthur, 20, porter and packer
M'Kinlay, William, 21, farm laborer

Noble, Charles, 34, farmer and policeman

Page, William, 21, laborer

Sweeting, Robert, 18, laborer

Toop, George, 20 laborer

Westoby, Robert, 24, laborer
Watkins, Frederick, 22, carpenter and sawyer
Winchcombe, Henry, 16, laborer
Winchcombe, John, 14

Steerage Single Women
Ainsworth, Fanny, 29, general servant
Anner, Margaret, 34, housekeeper

Boulter, Ann, 22, general servant
Brown, Elizabeth, 27, general servant
Butler, Phoebe, 22, general servant

Davies, Elizabeth, 18, general servant
Davies, Esther, 48, housekeeper
Donovan, Maria, 19, general servant
Dowden, Caroline, 21, general servant

4 Nights After Arrival, at midnight, 27 March 1867, the Montmorency was totally destroyed by fire whilst at anchor in port. The fire raged out of control, most of the passengers luggage and possessions were lost but no loss of life.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, 28 March 1867
While preparing for the issue of this morning's paper we were suddenly interrupted by an alarm of fire, and on proceeding to the beach we discovered the good ship Montmorency, but so recently arrived from England, was on fire between her main and fore-masts. The flames were rushing up though her forward hatchway to the height of 30 or 40 feet. This occurred at 1 a.m. It was known at least one of the ship's boats was on shore, and the captain also (we believe this being the first night he had been away from the vessel since her arrival). Several boats put off as quickly as possible but because against a strong flood tide and head winds the Captain was unable to undergo passage to the ship. At half-past 2, the mizen-mast being burnt through at the foot and the main mast at the main-top, both gave way the same instant, the former falling clean over the stern into the sea. At about 2.45 a boat was seen making for shore, and speedily the welcome news was told, and received amidst loud cheers, - all hands were saved.

The watch had discovered smoke coming up the fore hatchway about midnight, and the alarm immediately alarmed the first officer and the remainder of the crew; that every practicable measure was taken to extinguish, but in vain, for being overcome by the effects of suffocating vapours, they were at length compelled to desist, and fasten down the hatches. They took to the boats at about 1.30 a.m. but remained in proximity to the burning ship until she had become an entire wreck. At 4.am the foremast, being burnt off at the foot, fell backwards on the deck. Nothing now remains of the ship that but yesterday looked so fair, and that had done her duty so far and so well, but a flaming hull, with some remnant of the bowsprit. At daylight she had burnt nearly to the water's edge. In addition to a very valuable cargo for this port, none of which had been landed, and all of which is destroyed, a large amount of valuable property is lost by the passengers, who of course, are totally deprived of their properties, we have one particular instance where deeds, plate, and heirlooms of generations past are, by this sad mishap, totally and irrecoverably lost and Captain McKenzie has lost all his earthly goods, which were in his cabin and uninsured.

On Friday morning she was towed over to the Spit where she was left aground. During the whole of Thursday, the night following and the greater part of the next day, the vessel continued to burn more or less fiercely, until, being run into by the steamer, the sea effected an entrance and, coming in contact with the incandescent iron, produced an explosion so loud as to cause a a general rush to the Spit, when she was to be seen involved in an immense body of steam. A quantity of empty iron tanks floated off her and were safely landed on the Spit to the number of twenty-four.

Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, 8 April 1867
. An Inquiry .
Josiah Hudson Mackenzie
Appointed master by the managing owner, Mr John Brodie, of Mark-Lane, London. I left England on 11th December. I brought out 205 passengers. The copy of the manifest was burnt. The cargo principally of salt, tar, drapery, spirits, beer, and ale, fencing wire, agricultural implements, turpentine and hardware. I believe the vessel was insured and expired 30 days after arrival in port. I do not think there was any kerosene on board. On Tuesday all the bedding of the passengers was sent ashore. On Wednesday all the luggage belonging to the passengers was sent ashore.

Joshua Lewis Fawkes
First mate of the Montmorency. I ordered the carpenter to scuttle the ship if possible, impossible due to the swell. I threw the powder magazine overboard. I ordered the hatch to be closed again. I ordered one part of the crew to clear away the boats. I fired a set of rockets without any answer from shore. Three sets fired and burnt blue lights. Tried to unshackle the chain. I superintended the lading of the vessel in England. In the forehold, where the fire originated, there were casks of Stockholm tar, coal tar, oil, turpentine, pitch, resin, 200 or 300 boxes of candles, 10 or 12 casks of cook's slush, and about fifty boxes of pipes. Nearly all there was inflammable. The spirits were not kept in the forehold. The forehold hatch was on when I went to bed.

Charles Broberg, second mate.
William Henry Fordham - tide-waiter, Heard "Mr Fawkes, the ship is on fire!"
James Parker - third mate
Charles Prince - boatswain
James Anderson - carpenter
Timothy Ryan and William Beaumont, able seaman
Crew of 31 total.

Burning Of The Montmorency
written 1928 One of the earliest and most vivid of Napier's shipping memories is the burning of the ship Montmorency in the roadstead on March 28, 1867. It was the most notable event of the kind that has happened in New Zealand waters. The burning of the ship Cospatrick with the loss of hundreds of lives, when bound from London to Auckland, was more appalling, but the disaster that overtook the Montmorency was the worst that ever happened on the New Zealand coast. True, there was no loss of life, but the passengers lost heavily as so much of their luggage was destroyed. The Montmorency, a ship of 668 tons, had sailed from London on December 7, 1866, having on board a number of assisted emigrants. She arrived at Napier on March 24, and the passengers went ashore the following day. Those were leisurely times, and the facilities at the port were somewhat primitive, so all the luggage was not got out with the passengers. This was unfortunate, as there was still a large quantity of valuable stuff aboard when the disaster occurred.

At about one o'clock on the morning of the 28th the sentry at the Barracks noticed that the ship was afire, gave the alarm ashore, and the harbour authorities were roused, but as they had no fire-fighting gear they were helpless. Boats went out to the burning ship and found that her crew had already taken to their own boats and were safe.

It was a splendid spectacle, says a contemporary record. The night was calm, and the flames and huge clouds of smoke mounted steadily skyward, licking up the ropes and spars as they ascended. When the gaskets (the short ropes that are used to make fast the furled sails to the yards) were burned through, the sails fell from the yards, and as the flames caught the dry canvas the sky seemed to be full of sheets of lurid fire. By daybreak every mast and spar had fallen, and the ship was a black mass from which issued dense volumes of thick smoke.

The Hawke's Bay "Herald," referring to the disaster, said: "The ship was discovered to be on fire shortly before midnight, Captain MacKenzie being ashore at the time. Smoke was seen coming from the fore hatchway. The hatches were closed and hoses turned on the fire, but all efforts to quell the flames failed. Several unsuccessful attempts to scuttle the vessel were made by the carpenter. When the spare spars, etc., on the deck ignited, the task of saving the ship became impossible, and the crew left the vessel, losing nearly all their personal effects. By daybreak the following morning the masts had gone over the sides. The ship smouldered throughout the following day, and was later with difficulty beached between the Spit and the Bluff. The charred hull was sold by auction and fetched £110. The cause of the fire remained a mystery."


* An inquiry could not find a cause for the fire.
* In 1967, a ship's anchor was recovered by divers and thought to have come from the Montmorency (or not)


PHOTO The Montmorency, waiting for the pilot boat at the end of a voyage. She was the first official immigrant ship to the new state of Queensland in 1860. Between 1860 and 1865 she made four voyages to Queensland. The original photo is held at the John Oxley Library, Brisbane.

from the GREY ARGUS 29 December 1916

WEST COAST RECRUITING
- LATEST ENLISTMENTS
.. The following are the latest voluntary enlistments:-
• John Thomas DELANEY, Kumera

• Harold Cecil McCALLUM, Waiuta
- Serial No: Corporal 49568
- Next of Kin: Miss R. McCallum (sister), 205 Main Road, Ravensbourne, Dunedin
- DIED OF DISEASE 12 April 1919 NZ to France

the TWENTY-FOURTHS to be mobilised January 4th
... The following have been attested for the Twenty-fourth Reinforcement to leave Greymouth by the Mapourika on the 4th of January. The steamer is timed to leave the wharf at 4 p.m. on the date mentioned, and the Twenty-fourths will be given a public farewell in front of the Town Hall the same afternoon:-

• Walter John Llewellyn BROWN, Arapito
- Serial No: Lance Corporal 44086
- Next of Kin: Mrs M. Avery (mother), Karamea, Westport

• James BYRNE, gold miner, Lyell
- Serial No: 37598
- Next of Kin: Patrick Byrne (father), Westport

• Colombo CALIARI, farmer, Little Wanganui
- Serial No: 441087
- Next of Kin: Mrs M. Caliari (mother), Post-office, Kanieri, Hokitika

• Walter DOUGLAS, coach driver, Otira
- Serial No: Rifleman 44097
- Next of Kin: Miss M. Douglas (sister), North Adelaide, South Australia

• Thomas HAIG, roadman, Inangahua Landing
- Serial No: 44106
- Next of Kin: Mrs S.A. Beyers (mother), Otira

• Ernest Richard HAYES, carter, Blackball
- Serial No: Trooper 35417
- Next of Kin: Mrs Sarah Ann Hayes (mother), Bright St, Cobden, Greymouth

• William John HAVILL, farmer, Little Wanganui
- Serial No: Lance Corporal 44116
- Next of Kin: Mrs A. Miller (mother), 6 Douglas Street, Wellington

• Patrick HEENING, bushman, Inchbonnie

• George Livingstone HORNE, farmer, Kopara (Ahaura)
- Serial No: Trooper 35429
- Next of Kin: James Alexander Horne (brother), Ahaura, via Greymouth,

• Bertrand Roland George HOGG, accountant, Greymouth
- Serial No 44114

• Thomas Milner KERR, painter, Hokitika
- Serial No: Lance-Corporal 44122
- Next of Kin: Mrs J. Kerr (mother), Fitzherbert Street, Hokitika

• James LYNCH, farmer, Murchison
- Serial No: Rifleman 44128
- Next of Kin: C. Lynch (brother), Murchison,

• William MANGOS, bridge hand, Inangahua Landing
- Serial No: Rifleman 44120
- Next of Kin: Mrs M. Mangos (mother), Post-office, Lyell, Westport
- DIED OF WOUNDS, accidentally received 26 Aug 1917 Belgium

• William Frederick MASON, sawmill hand, Ross
- Serial No: Lance Corporal 44131
- Next of Kin: Mrs Mason (mother), Post-office, Ross, Westland

• John David McCALLUM, farmer, Matai

• Bernard O'NEILL, cabinetmaker, Cobden
- Serial No: Rifleman 44145
- Next of Kin: Mrs E. O'Neill (mother), Ward Street, Cobden, Greymouth

• John Thomas OXENHAM, farmer, Longford

• William Louis PAYNE, battery hand, Reefton
- born in Australia
- Serial No: 44149
- Next of Kin: Mrs E. Payne (mother), Walshe Street, Reefton

• Edward James PRIEST, sawmiller, Te Kinga
- Serial No: 44152
- Next of Kin: J. Priest (father), Baxter's, Otira Line, Greymouth
- DIED OF WOUNDS 29 March 1918 France

• Sydney REID, miner, Lyell
- Serial No: Rifleman 44155
- Next of Kin: John Reid (brother), Upper Matakitaki, via Murchison

• William SMITH, farmer, Ross

• Richard THOMAS, survey hand, Cobden
- Serial No: Rifleman 44171
- Next of Kin: Mrs E.J. Thomas (mother), Palmerston St, Cobden, Greymouth
- KILLED IN ACTION 9 August 1917 Ypres, Belgium

• Robert Gordon THOMSON, farmer, Inangahua Junction
- Serial No: Rifleman 44173
- Next of Kin: Mrs R. Thomson (mother), Braeside, Inangahua Junction

• Edward Wale TROWER, labourer, Inangahua
- Serial No: Rifleman 44174
- Next of Kin: William Trower (brother), Matiri, Murchison
- KILLED IN ACTION 7 April 1918, Somme France

• Albert WINCHESTER, carpenter, Ross
- Serial No: Rifleman 44180
- Next of Kin: William Winchester (father), Aylmer Street, Ross, Westland

N.C.O.
• Percival James Ludlow PALMER, farmer, Ikamatua
- Serial No: Corporal 43925
- Next of Kin: Alfred James Palmer (father), Hukarere, via Greymouth

• Rowland Beresford SMITH, draper, Greymouth
- Serial No: Corporal 43928
- Next of Kin: Ernest James Smith (father), c/o Smith Ltd, Mawhera Quay, Greymouth

PHOTO
Rifleman 44120, William Mangos

from WOODLAND marriages 1864 - 1920

* James CLAY aged 27 (1869-1955)
? married 18 August 1896 to:
* Janet KERR aged 23 (1872-1943)

- the known children of JAMES & JANET:
... 1
1898 - 1979 James Francis Clay
- James married Hannah Marie HULLEN (1907-1935) in 1931
- daughter of John Thomas HULLEN & Mary Ann Margaret COUNSELL

... 2
1902 - 1902 William Clay
- William died 16 September 1902 aged 1 month
- he is buried Plot 43, Block 4 at Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill

... 3
1907 - 1972 Harry Robins Clay
- was baptised Oteramika-Kennington Parish in 1922
- he married Nancy Catherine Minnie ? (1909-1981)
- Harry died 1 May 1972 aged 64 in Invercargill
- Nancy died 12 August 1981 aged 72
- they are buried 125.00 Block VI at Wallacetown cemetery

... 4
1909 - 1999 Alexander Laing Clay
- was Baptised Oteramika - Kennington Parish 1922
- Alexander died 26 April 1999 aged 90
- his ashes are buried with his parents & grandparents (see photo)

NOTES
in May 1900 James Clay jnr allpied to puchase section 104, block I at Oteramika Hundred

* Janet died 18 October 1943 aged 72
* James died 7 June 1955 aged 86
- they are buried Plot 133, Block 23 at Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill

PHOTO
PLOT 133, BLOCK 23 at Eastern Cemetery Invercargill
HEADSTONE READS:
In loving memory of
Sophia
Beloved wife of
James Clay Sen
Who died 16th June 1912 Aged 68 years
Also the above
James Clay
Who died 18th October 1914 Aged 77 years
Peace, perfect peace
Also Janet
Beloved wife of
James Clay Junr
Who died 18th October 1943 Aged 71 years
Also their infant son
William who died 1903
Also the above James Clay
Who died 7th June 1955 Aged 86 years
At rest
PLAGUE READS:
A. L. Clay (son, Alexander Laing)
410974 2nd NZEF Dvr NZASC
Died 26.4.1999 aged 90 yrs

John Howard WALLACE (1816-1891)
- was born in Liverpool, England 11 February 1816 & educated in Birmingham, a son of John WALLACE (1788-1880) & Elizabeth ROLLASON (1781-1855) who married in Solihull in 1810. His siblings were: William Ellerslie Wallace (1814-1882), James Bruce Wallace (1819-1888), Marian Rollason Wallace (1821-1859, who was to marry his partners, S. S. S. White (?-1842) & later (as a widow) James Smith in 1846), Helen Wallace (?-?) & Robert Douglas Wallace (1823-1876)

- John Howard Wallace arrived in Wellington 22 Jan 1840 on the AURORA

John married in Wellington in 1848 to:
Sarah Anne STANTON (1820-1898)

the children of JOHN & SARAH
6 of them dying in 1865 from Scarlet Fever (5 of them in 19 days)
... 1
1851 - 1854 Elizabeth Louisa Wallace
... On Saturday, the 15th July 1854, Elizabeth Louisa, eldest daughter of Mr J. H. Wallace, aged three years and three months (result of an accident)
- Elizabeth is buried Plot 3406, Section C of E at Bolton street cemetery


... 2
1852 - 1893 Harriette Helen Wallace
- born 13 April 1852 at Priory Cottage, Boulcott Street
- Harriette married John Bateman HARCOURT (1845-1928) in 1872
- John Bateman Harcourt was born in Leamington, Warwickshire, and left England when very young, arriving in Australia in 1856. He was educated in Melbourne, and learned the business of a soft goods warehouseman at Messrs. Sargood and Company's establishment in that City.
In 1866 Mr. Harcourt came to Wellington (... more at his link above)
John was the founder, in 1888, of Harcourt and Co, Auctioneers, Land, Estate, and Financial Agents, Valuators, Sharebrokers, etc., Colonial Mutual Buildings, corner of Lambton Quay and Panama Street. Two sons, Gordon and Stanton later joined him and by early 1900s it boasted five trading divisions
- their known children:
1874 - Frederick Ernest Howard Harcourt
1877 - 1965 Charles James 'Stanton' Harcourt
1878 - Evelyn Alice Marian Harcourt
1884 - Beatrice Grace Lillian Harcourt
1885 - Harold Wallace Harcourt
1890 - 1963 John 'Gordon' Harcourt
HARRIETTE died 23 June 1893 aged 41
JOHN died 2 May 1928 aged 83
- they are buried Plot 203, Section CH ENG at Karori cemetery (see photo)


... 3
1853 - 1865 Marian Stanton Wallace
... At Priory Cottage, on the 2nd August 1853, Mrs J. Howard Wallace, of a daughter
... on the 18th May 1865, of scarlet fever, at the residence of her father, Boulcott street, Marian Stanton, the second daughter of Mr J. H. Wallace, of this city. Aged eleven years and nine months. His friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of his beloved daughter which will leave his residence, Boulcott-street, to-morrow (Saturday the 20th inst, 1865) at 3 o'clock p.m.
- Marian is buried Plot 3403, Section C of E at Bolton street cemetery


... 4
1855 - 1865 John Howard Wallace
... on the 19th May 1865, of scarlet fever, at the residence of his father, Boulcott street, John Howard, aged ten years and nine months, eldest son of Mr J. H. Wallace, of this city
- John is buried Plot 3403, Section C of E at Bolton street cemetery


... 5
1856 - 1903 Robert 'Bruce' Wallace
26 July 1879 It is officially announced that the Government have accepted the services of the Wellington Guards and the Feilding Rifle Volunteers. Mr Robert Bruce Wallace has been appointed Sub-Lieutenant of the Wellington Naval Brigade
... Youths between 12 and 17 years of age who are desirous of joining the Cadet Corps in connection with the Naval Brigade are requested to make written application to Captain Charles Johnston not later than Tuesday 25th Nov 1879 - R. Bruce Wallace, Hon Secretary, Wellington Naval Brigade
- Robert was also the agent for the National Insurance Company
12 March 1885 Mr R. Bruce Wallace has entered into partnership with his father Mr J. H. Wallace in Hunter-street, Wellington, and personally conducts the auctioneering department of the concern. Since his advent into the firm the business has rapidly increased, auction sales being held daily at the rooms, Hunter-street and good sales being effected.
- Bruce was a licensed austioneer and later took over his father's firm of J. H. Wallace and Co. but left Wellington on 9 August 1886 on the 'Kentish Lass' (as Purser of the vessel) heading for the Kimberley goldfields (discovered in Hall's Creek, Western Austrlia in 1885)
26 January 1903 BENDIGO ADVERTISER DEATH OF Robert Bruce Wallace
... On Saturday at the Bendigo Hospital Mr. W. Webb. J.P., conducted a magisterial inquiry touching the death of the man named Robert Bruce Wallace, an insurance agent, who died somewhat suddenly on Friday at his residence, Lucan-street. Gordon Lindsay, a clerk, residing at Emu Point, gave evidence of identification, and stated that he had known Wallace for a period of about nine years (about 1894). On Friday afternoon he called at deceased's place with an ambulance car, for the purpose of conveying him to the Bendigo Hospital. Witness assisted deceased to his legs, and began to dress him, when he exclaimed:? "I can't stand this; get me some brandy." His breathing became worse, and he collapscd and quickly succumbed, without touching the brandy. Deceased had been suffering for about seven months from an affection of the lungs, and resided with an old man named William Matthews. He had acted as an insurance agent until ill-health compelled him to desist. Lately he had been treated at the hospital by Dr Rigby for pneumonia. Although he is said to have had influential relatives in Scotland, he died penniless and he left no property, but his relatives were in good circumstances, and witness had communicated with them.
Dr. H. L. Atkinson, who made a post mortem examination, said that the body was extremely emaciated. The lungs were very extensively affected with tubercular disease, which was in an advanced stage. This was the cause of death. A verdict in agreement with this testimony was recorded.
21 February 1903 the ARGUS (Melbourne)
... WALLACE - On the 23rd of January at Bendigo, Robert Bruce, eldest surviving son of the late John Howard Wallace, of Wellington, N.Z., aged 46 years. Wellington, N.Z., papers please copy.
5 March 1903 EVENING POST (Wellington)
... Mr R. Bruce Wallace (son of the late Mr J. Howard Wallace, one of Wellington's early settlers) died recently at Bendigo. Mr Bruce Wallace was for some years manager of the National Insurance Conpany's branch in Wellington and was one of the first officers of the Wellington navals


... 6
1857 - 1865 George Frederick Wallace
on the 20th May 1865, at the residence of his father, Boulcott street, George Frederick, aged seven years and six months, third son of Mr J. H. Wallace of this city
- George is buried Plot 3403, Section C of E at Bolton street cemetery


... 7
1859 - 1865 James Douglas Wallace
... At Priory Cottage, Wellington Terrace, on the 7th Jan 1859, the wife of J, H, Wallace Esq., of a son
on 8 August 1865, at his father's residence, Priory Cottage, Boulcott-street, James Douglas, aged 6 years and 9 months, fourth son of Mr J. H. Wallace, M.P.C. of this city. The funeral will leave at 3 o'clock p.m. to-morrow (Thursday), the 10th inst.
- James is buried Plot 3406, Section C of E at Bolton street cemetery


... 8
1860 - 1865 Alice Pennington Wallace
on 24th May 1865, of scarlet fever, at the residence of her father, Priory Cottage, Boulcott street, Alice Pennington, aged five years, fourth daughter of Mr J. H. Wallace, of this city
- Alice is buried Plot 3403, Section C of E at Bolton street cemetery


... 9
1861 - 1865 William Stanton Wallace
on the 5th May 1865, William Stanton, aged three years and seven months, youngest son of Mr J. H. Wallace, of this city. His Friends are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral which will leave his residence, Priory Cottage, Boulcott street, to-morrow, the 6th inst., at 3 o'clcok p.m.
- William is buried Plot 3403, Section C of E at Bolton street cemetery


... 10
1865 - ? John Wallace ?
(still researching any other names, can you help?)
- he was born 18 May 1865, the day before, or day of, the death of his 10 year old brother, John Howard Wallace and so part, at least, of his name was probably dedicated to him. We know his name was John as mentioned in his father's obituary but his name was not recorded in the BDM index and nothing else known at this time except he was in England at the death of his father (1891, making him then aged 26) but was back in 1898 as a 'chief mourner' at his mother's funeral.
Also, in 1929, John's daughter-in-law (he only had 2 sons alive and it doesn't seem that Bruce married) Mrs W. H. Wallace donated an enlarged portrait of her father-in-law, the late Mr John Howard Wallace to the Early Settlers and Historical Association of Wellington. I believe this could be a mistake. The only W. H. Wallace found was William Henry, son of John's brother Douglas Wallace. (William Henry Wallace married Emily Mary Eliza Dixon in 1896)


TIMELINE
27 September 1848 John was one of the signatures on a letter to the Editor of the 'New Zealand Spectator' incensed at the publication of an anonymous letter which "contained a most gross, unprovoked and unjustifiable attack upon Mr Fitzherbert ...

in February 1865 John was a Land and Estate Agent, Auctioneer, Stock and Share Broker, Valuator, Assessor, Commission Agebt and General Merchant, selling extensive items of miscellaneous articles including clothing, watches, jewellery and plated goods in Lambton Quay, Wellington. He was also the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Market Board. He stood and addressed a meeting of Mr Borlase's friends at Barry's Market Hall on the necessity which existed for a radical reform in the Land Regulations

in March 1865 John sold at his Auction mart, ten of the N.Z. Steam navigation Company's shares at only ?4 10s per share (Dec 2012 equivalent of $430), being nearly 50% below par. He was also the Secretary of the Agricultural Show which was being held at Messrs Bethune and Hunter's yards and the Horticultural Show which was being held the same day at the Oddfellows Hall

in May 1865 ... We regret to observe by our obituary notice that an esteemed fellow-citizen is suffering from the visitation of that pestilential scourge, scarlet fever, which has been for the past few months desolating the once happy homes of the dwellers in our hitherto healthy city. Mr J. H. Wallac? affliction is great indeed, On the 18th inst, Marian Stanhope, in her twelfth year, became its victim, followed on the 19th by her brother, John Howard, aged 10 years and 9 months; and this 20th instant, the disconsolate father mourns the loss of his third son, George Frederick, aged 7 years and 6 months

12 July 1865 ... Meeting of the Provincial Council. The Provincial Government, having sold the Government Buildings to the General Government, the Council met in the Supreme Court House, Lambton Quay, which had kindly been placed at the disposal of his Honor the Superintendent by his Honor Justice Johnson, who had added to the favour he had conferred by allowing the members the use of his own private chambers.
A large number of people crowded the Strangers' Gallery while his Honor read his speech.
The following are the names of the members who attended:-
* James ALLISON
* Charles B. BORLASSE
* Alfred de B. BRANDON (Provincial Solicitor)
* Henry BUNNY
* Richard BURT
* George CRAWFORD
* William D. DOWELL
* J. DRANSFIELD
* Steven FAGAN
* William FITZHERBERT
* A. W. Follet HALCOMBE (Provincial Secretary)
* William HICKSON
* George HUNTER
* J. JOHNSTON
* Thomas KELLS
* Alfred LUDLAM
* Joseph MASTERS
* William MILNE
* Edward PEARCE
* J. B. READING
* William B. RHODES
* Robert STOKES
* William Waring TAYLOR (elected as Speaker of the House)
* Walter TURNBULL
* John Howard WALLACE (was elected to take the Chair)
* Robert P. WELCH

in August 1875 John is a local Councillor

16 March 1880 - DEATH of John's father
... Another of the veteran founders of the colony has passed from our midst. We refer to Mr John Wallace, father of Mr J. H. Wallace, the auctioneer, who died today in his ninety-second year, at his residence, Boulcott-street. Mr Wallace, who was an old person friend of the late Dr Feathersotn, arrived in the colony in the Amelia Thompson, 3 Sep 1841 (with his son Robert Douglas Wallace 1823-1876). Capt Dawson, in 1841. He resided for some time in New Plymouth and Nelson, finally settling in Wellington, where his family is located. When a Constitutional Government was granted to New Zealand, Mr Wallace was elected one of the city members in the first Provincial Council. For several years he had charge of the Provincial Treasury and was voted by the Council a retiring pension.
Mr Wallace's habits were unassuming and studious, and he was well known among our leading citizens in the early days of the settlement. At home he was known as a frequent contributor to the scientific journals of his day, especailly for some valuable papers upon optics. He also envinced considerable devotion to art studies, and his paintings were very much admired. He was a Fellow of the local Society of Arts at Birmingham, and was in the habit of contributing art critiques to the journals of that town, Mr Wallace was born on the 14th December, 1788, and passed away peacefully in a fine old age, to which it is permitted to a very rare few to attain. 19 March 1880 ... The remains of the late Mr John Wallace were interred this morning in the English cemetery, the Ven Archdeacon Stock officiating. The funeral was strictly provate.
- John is buried Plot 3406, Section C of E at Bolton street cemetery
NOTES
* John's wife, Elizabeth nee Rollason, aged 60, and his daughter Marian Rollason Wallace, aged 19 arrived into Nelson on the Fifeshire 1 Feb 1842.
* Wallace Place in New Plymouth was named after him

in October 1882 the Mt Cook Council authorised the formation of a street named Howard Street (named after John). It served east-west traffic, extending Drummond St over to Wallace St until 1980s when through traffic was again blocked

24 July 1888 DEATH of John's brother
... We have once again to record the death of an old and well-known colonist, in the person of Mr James Bruce Wallace, brother of Mr John Howard Wallace, whose body was found some time before noon to-day on the foreshore, at low tide, at a point behind the Corporation yards, Te Aro. The remains were discovered by a person who telephoned the intelligence to the police, but who unfortunately did not give his name. Mounted-Constable May was dispatched to the spot indicated and removed the body to the Morgue, where it awaits the usual inquest, which will be held by the District Coroner to-morrow morning at 9.30. The face of the deceased gentleman bears evidence that he sustained considerable injury, caused most probably by falling over the breastwork on to the stones of the retaining wall. There is a large, ugly gash over the right temple, besides other, but minor, cuts and bruises on the face. The only effects found upon the deceased were a memorandum-book and a box of matches and a copy of the Evening Post of yesterday. An entry in the tradesman's book shows that Mr Wallace left his watch to be repaired at the shop of Mr Freeman, watchmaker, Manners-street yesterday. He was in the Working Men's CLub yesterday shortly before 3 o'clock and stated his intention of seeing some friends off by the Melbourne bound steamer, and the supposition is that he must have gone along Victoria-street for the purpose of seeing the last of the vessel upon which these friends were, and, being in a weak state of health, overbalanced himself, and so have fallen into the harbour and been drowned. The water thereabouts being very shallow, the receding tide left the body where it was found. The clothes, papers, &c. were thoroughly saturated with sea water. Mr Wallace, who was a well-known personage in the city, was the third son of the late Mr John Wallace, who died in Wellington in March 1880 aged 92 years. He did not arrive in the colony till 1860, and subsequently was a younger colonist by 20 years than were his father and brothers.
By profession he was a civil engineer and before leaving Home he constructed some waterworks for the town of Birmingham, another of his engineering works being the erection of a lengthy iron bridge at Powick (opened in 1837). On his arrival in Wellington, from England, the late Mr Wallace joined his brother in sheep-farming pursuits on the East Coast; but a pastoral life was not a congenial one to him; and he returned to Wellington in 1868, where he has resided ever since engaged in the pursuit of his profession, but unfortunately for himself only in a desultory and half-hearted manner. Many years ago the deceased was regarded as a crack cricket player, and even at Home he captained the first eleven of his county, where he was regarded as a thoroughly good all-round player. Mr Wallace was 69 years of age at the time of his death, and had never been married. The body was this afternoon identified by several friends of the deceased gentleman

9 June 1891 DEATH of John Howard Wallace
... WALLACE - On the 9th June, at his late residence Woolcombe-street, John Howard Wallace, one of the oldest identities in Wellington, died from heart disease, aged 75 years
JOHN'S OBITUARY
... Another well-known figure in the community has passed over the the great majority in the person of Mr John Howard Wallace, who breathed his last at his residence in Woolcombe-street shortly after 3 o'clock this morning. The deceased was one of the early settlers in New Zealand, having been a resident of the colony for over 50 years, and no one was better able to describe its rise and progress. The deceased gentleman was the son of Mr John Wallace, the descendant of an old Scottish family, and was born in Liverpool on the 11th February 1816. His father afterwards removed to Birmingham, where the son received his education. After leaving school the subject of this notice was apprenticed to Mr James Drake, bookseller and law stationer, of 52 New-street, Birmingham, and remained in his service for seven years. The establishment of Mr Drake was frequented by a number of leading people, and Mr Wallace was brought into contact with many persons who took a prominent part in the great political reform which did so much good for the Brisitsh people. While he was in Mr Drake's employment he was selecgted by that gentleman to make notes and sketches in connection with the issue of two railway guidebooks, which were amongst the first publications of the kind ever issued in England, and in pursuance of his duties he spent six months very pleasantly indeed perambulating over the railroads from Birmingham to Liverpool and Manchester, and from Birmingham to London. The Guides were edited by a Miss Twamley from the notes which he had made during his travels, and the sketches which he had taken at the same time were prepared for the books by his own father. While engaged in travelling the lines of railway referred to, he made the acquaintance of Mr S. White, who was a traveller for the firm of Messrs Lucas and Co., of Bristol and Birmingham, and they then decided to emigrate together.
In the middle of July 1839, Mr Howard severed his connection with Mr Drake's establishment, and on the 18th of September of the same year he embarked for New Zealand in the Aurora, which arrived in Port Nicholson on the 22nd of January 1840, Mr White, who subsequently married one of his sisters (Marian Rollason Wallace 1821-1859), being a fellow passenger. Soon after landing he and Mr White entered into partnership as general merchants here, their place of business being on Lambton-quay, and subsequently a branch was opened at Nelson, Mr White going over to manage it in 1842. Mr White died there and Mr James Smith, who had married the widow (on 18 March 1846), became Mr Wallace's partner (this was James Smith who founded the firm, James Smith and Co, the management of which John Howard Wallace controlled). The partnership was eventually dissolved and Mr Smith went to England. Mr Wallace continued the business on his own account for some years, and his son Bruce then entered into partnership with him as auctioneers, commission agents, & c., their estlablishment being in Hunter-street. Mr Wallace, sen., retired from commercial life about eight years ago, and for some years past he had resided in Woolcombe-street.
For about two years before his death he had been ailing and at times his health was such as to cause the greatest anxiety to his relatives and friends. About ten days ago he was obliged to take to his bed and although Dr Collins, who had attended him for a considerable period, did all that medical skill could avail, he gradually sank, and breathed his last this morning, having been unconscious for some hours previosuly. His age was 75. The immediate cause of death was heart disease.
The late Mr Wallace was one of those who bore a good share of the heat and burden of early colonisation, his constant desire being to further the interests of his adopted country. He took an active part in local politics, and was for eight years Chairman of Committees in the Wellington Provincial Council, in which capacity he performed valuable public service. He was also at one time a member of the Town Board, and for many years he was on the Commission of the Peace. In the early days an association was formed in Wellington to draw up a position to the House of Commons, praying that a Constitiution whould be framed for New Zealand, and Mr Wallace was one of the most active members of the organisation, many of whose suggestions were embodied in the Constitution subsequently granted to the colony. Mr Wallace also took a lively interest in the various gatherings which were held to celebrate the anniversary of the colony, and his face and form were conspicuous at the Jubliee festivites last year. He acted as one of the secretaries of the movement and was one of the four gentlemen who received an illuminated address in recognition of the services rendered in connection with the celebration.
The late Mr Wallace was married in Wellington and his wife survives him. A large family was born, but only three of them are now living - one daughter, the wife of Mr J. B. Harcourt, of Wellington, Mr Bruce Wallace, who is in Melbourne and Mr John Wallace, at present in England. Six of the family were carried off by the malignant fever epidemic which was experienced many years ago and another died from the effect of an accident.
The deceased was an energetic citizen, and was much respected. From the time of his arrival to his last illness, he made it his business to obtain as much information as he possibly could concerning the rise and progress of the colony, and he was the principal author of "The Early History of New Zealand," (and other writings) a work which furnishes a vast quantity of valuable data. He also prepared a manuel of the same work for use in the schools.
The funeral will leave the deceased's late residence in Woolcombe-street at 11 a.m. on Thursday
- John had no fewer than three early streets name after him - John Street, Howard Street and Wallace Street
NOTES
* A longer Obituary for John
* Read his book online Manual of New Zealand history (1886)

2 August 1898 DEATH of John's wife
... WALLACE - On 2nd August, at her residence, Buller street, Sarah Ann, relict of the late J. H. Wallace; aged 78 years
... The funeral of the late Mrs John Howard Wallace took place to-day in the Bolton-street Cemetery, the chief mourners being Mr J. B. Harcourt (whose late wife was a daughter of Mr and Mrs Wallace) and his sons. The Rev W. C. Waters, assisted by the Rev A. N. Johnson, conducted a short service in St Peter's Church, and the former vicar also officiated at the gravesite. The coffin was covered with wreaths, principally sent by old settlers


NOTES
* In 1883 Priory Cottage was no more. On its site was erected a large, substantial, residence of very imposing appearance. The wooden building was of two stories with 14 rooms, ornamental marble mantel pieces with magnificent views of the whole of the harbour and the servants quarters kept distant from the front with separate staircase from the kitchen to their bedrooms

* the Wallace tomb in Bolton Street Cemetery (to the memory of six of the family) bears the words of Longfellow's poem, "The Reaper and the Flowers."
Sacred to the memory of the beloved children of John Howard & Sarah Ann WALLACE, carried off by scarlet fever 1865.
* William Stanton WALLACE, d. 5 May 1865, aged 3 years & 7 months
* Marian Stanton WALLACE, d. 18 May 1865, aged 11 years & 9 months
* John Howard WALLACE, d. 19 May 1865, aged 10 years & 2 months
* George Frederick WALLACE, d. 20 May 1865, aged 7 years & 7 months
* Alice Pennington WALLACE, d. 24 May 1865, aged 4 years & 11 months
* James Douglas WALLACE, d. 8 August 1865, aged 6 years & 9 months
"Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not; for such is the kingdom of God "


John Howard Walllace died 9 June 1891 aged 74
- he is buried Plot 3404, Section C of E at Bolton street cemetery
Sarah Ann Wallace died 2 August 1898 aged 78
- she is buried Plot 3404, Section C of E at Bolton street cemetery
their HEADSTONE READS:
In loving remembrance of my dear husband,
John Howard WALLACE, who d.9 June 1891, a.74 years
"He shall return no more to his house, Neither shall his place know him any more. Job.VII.10"
"But the righteous hath hope in his death. Prov. XIV. 32."
Sarah Ann WALLACE, wife of the above, who d.2 August 1898, a.78
"Peace, perfect peace with loved ones far away"
In memory of James Bruce WALLACE, brother of the above, who was drowned in Wellington Harbour, 23 July 1888, a.70 (James Bruce is buried Plot 3404, Section C of E at Bolton street cemetery, see his Obit above)


PHOTO
Plot 203, Section CH ENG at Karori cemetery
(daughter) Harriette Helen & John Bateman Harcourt (her husband)
HEADSTONE READS:
In Memory Of
Harriette Helen Harcourt
Born April 13th 1852
Died June 23rd 1893 aged 41 years
ALSO
John Bateman Harcourt
Born Feb 21st 1845
Died May 3rd 1928 aged 83 years

LAWRENCE Kelvin Grove & Terrace End
... as at Sep 2009
* birth dates may be approx, based on age at death

• ALLEN FREDERICK Lawrence
born: 19 Jan 1908
parents: Allen Lawrence & Maren Elizabeth THOMASEN
occupation: Farmer
lived at: Burns Ave, Levin
died: 20 Sep 1975 aged 67 in Palmerston North Hospital
Allen was cremated

• ANNIE 'Nanny' Lawrence
born: 1867
occupation: widow
lived at: Savage Cres., Palmerston North
died: 5 Oct 1960 aged 93
buried: Plot 83, Block 7, Area J at Kelvin Grove

• ARTHUR EDWIN Lawrence
born: 9 Aug 1879
parents: James Lawrence & Katherine
occupation: Roadman
marriedt: Jessie HARVEY in 1911
lived at: Aokautere
died: 12 Aug 1939 aged 60
buried: Plot 75, Block 4, Area C at Kelvin Grove

• BARBARA JOYCE Lawrence
born: 1948
occupation: housewife
lived at: Main Highway North Foxton
died: 30 April 1995 aged 46
buried: Plot 51, Block 16, Area S at Kelvin Grove

• BARRY MARTIN Lawrence
born: 1 July 1927
occupation: Accountant
lived at: Church St, Palmerston North
died: 4 August 2000 aged 73
buried: Plot 12, Block 17, Area S at Kelvin Grove
headstone:
Loving husband of Tangi. Loving father of Helen and Katrina. Treasured grandfather of Nathaniel, Gabriel and Beau. Precious memories held so dear. Your pride and dignity you can't compare. A character with laughter. A true spirit of lie. Love is only footsteps away.

• BERNARD Lawrence
born: 29 July 1960
lived at: Manukau, Auckland (or Manakau, Levin)
died: 29 July 1960 aged 12 hours
buried: Plot 15, Block 960, Area PR at Kelvin Grove

• BOYNE STANLEY Lawrence
born: 22 Oct 1893
parents: William Lawrence & Lucy Ann CARMAN
occupation: Farmer
married: Vera Joyce Frecklington in 1920
lived at: Pioneer Highway
died: 30 May 1986 aged 92
buried: Plot 33, Block 2, Area P Kelvin Grove with Vera

• CAROLE BARBARA Lawrence
born: 1950
occupation: Accountant
lived at: Jason Ave, Barrack Heights, Wollongong, Australia
died: 15 March 2003 aged 52
buried: ashes at Plot 409, Block 3, Area GK at Kelvin Grove

• CHARLES FRANK Lawrence
born: 19 April 1901
parents: Charles Frank Lawrence & Jane SOMERVILLE
occupation: Monumental Mason
married: Muriel 'Grace' Hall (1910-) in 1936
lived at: Vogel St
died: 27 March 1969 aged 67
buried: ashes, Plot 100, Block 16, Area M at Kelvin Grove

• CHARLES HENRY Lawrence
born: 1880
occupation: unknown
served: South African War
married: Clara Lucas McDonald in 1937
lived at: Arcadia House
died: 2 July 1960 aged 80
buried: Plot 19, Block 21, Area D at Kelvin Grove

• CLARA LUCAS Lawrence (nee McDonald)
born: 1884
married: Charles Henry Lawrence 1937
lived at: Snelson Street
died: 25 Sep 1957 in Palmerston North Hospital aged 73
Clara was cremated:

• COLIN CARMAN Lawrence
born: 1892
parents: William Lawrence & Lucy Ann CARMAN
occupation: Farmer
married: Margaret Agnes Bracken in 1924
lived at: 43 Birmingham Street
died: 19 Dec 1963 aged 71
buried: Plot 12, Block 26, Area D at Kelvin Grove

• COLIN WILLIAM Lawrence
born: 29 August 1926
occupation: Railway Employee
lived at: Birmingham Street
died: 30 Aug 1979 aged 1 day after his 53rd
buried: Plot 31, Block 9, Area R at Kelvin Grove

• CHRIS EDWARD Lawrence (database has unknown Lawrence)
born: 13 Feb 1962
died: 13 Feb 1962 aged 5 hours
buried: Plot 18, Block 962, Area PR at Kelvin Grove

• EDITH FLORA 'Edie' Lawrence (nee McMILLAN)
born: 1 June 1906
parents: John Harrison McMillan & Lydia MARSHALL
married: Herbert Charles 'Herb' Lawrence
occupation: tailoress
lived at: Hillcrest Manor Rest Home
died: 12 Feb 1998 aged 91 at Hillcrest Manor aged 91
buried: Plot 85, Block 2A, Area M at Kelvin Grove with Herbert

• EDITH MARY Lawrence (nee BUSH)
born: 4 Oct 1883
parents: John Bush & Ellen McNALLY
married: Gilbert Samson Lorigan Lawrence in 1905 (born Gilbert Lewis Lorigan)
occupation: widow (of 1 month)
lived at: 800 Boundary Rd
died: 16 June 1936 aged 52
buried: Plot 64, Block 5, Area C at Kelvin Grove with Gilbert

• EDWARD JAMES 'Ted' Lawrence
born: 26 April 1912
parents: Arthur Edwin Lawrence & Jessie HARVEY
occupation: upholsterer
lived at: Rangiora Ave
died: 20 Dec 1992 aged 80
buried: Plot 102, Block 13, Area S at Kelvin Grove with Thelma
headstone: Cherished mother and father of Valerie, Joy and Barbara. So Dearly Loved

• ELIZABETH Lawrence
born: 1910
occupation: married
lived at: Puri Puri Street, Taihape
died: 11 March 1986 at Palmerston North Hospital aged 75
Elizabeth was cremated

• EMMA FRENCH Lawrence (database has no info)
born: Emma French McILVRIDE in Islington c1860
parents possibly: William McIlvride & Emma French from Middlesex
married: Richard Charles Lawrence in NZ in 1904
died: 4 April 1916 aged 55
burid: Plot 26, Block 6, at Terrace End with Richard

• GILBERT LEWIS Lawrence
AKA: Gilbert Samson Lorigan Lawrence
born: 12 Feb 1884
parents: James Montague LORIGAN & Amy LEWIS
occupation: Farmer
married: Edith Mary Bush in 1905
lived at: 300 Boundary Rd
died: 5 May 1936 aged 53 (the month before Mary)
buried: Plot 64, Block 5, Area C at Kelvin Grove with Edith Mary

• GLADYS IVY Lawrence
born: in Wellington 1906
parents: Richard Matthew Lawrence (1859-1947) & Bridget 'Bessie' Dillon (1868-1914)
occupation: Schoolteacher
lived at: Cloverlea, Palmerston North
died: 24 Dec 1930 (Xmas Eve) aged 24
buried: Plot 49, Block 82 at Terrace End with her father Richard Matthew Lawrence

• GRACE JANET Lawrence
born: 22 November 1918
occupation: widow
lived at: South Street
died: 23 Nov 1990 aged 1 day after her 72nd birthday
buried: Plot 1, Block 7, Area J at Kelvin Grove

• HAZEL Lawrence
born: 10 Sep 1902
occupation: widow
lived at: Lonsdale Hospital, Foxton
died: 25 Jan 1982 aged 79
Hazel was cremated:

• HERBERT CHARLES 'Herb' Lawrence
born: 9 February 1904
parents: Charles Lawrence & Harriet Alice SAUNDERS
occupation: Milk Bar Proprietor
married: Edith Flora McMillan
lived at: 12 Salisbury Ave
died: 18 Aug 1969 aged 65
Herbert was cremated

• JACK CARMAN Lawrence
born: 13 May 1925
occupation: Farmer
served as: Sergeant 816804
lived at: Milson Line RD5 Feilding
died: 12 Aug 1988 aged 63
buried: ashes at Plot 44, Block 2A, Area D at Kelvin Grove

• JAMES Lawrence
born: 1843
occupation: Contractor
lived at: Ashhurst
died: 26 Feb 1927 aged 83
buried: Plot 27, Block 38 at Terrace End

• JEANETTE Lawrence
born: 24 Sep 1918
occupation: widow
lived at: Burn Street, Levin
died: 14 March 1987 at Palmerston North Hospital aged 69
Jeanette was cremated

• JESSIE Lawrence (nee HARVEY)
born: 10 Sep 1883
married: Arthur Edwin Lawrence in 1911
occupation: widow
lived at: 127A Heretaunga Street
died: 18 Oct 1971 aged 88
buried: Plot 75, Block 4, Area C at Kelvin Grove

• JESSIE Lawrence (nee GOULD)
born: 11 February 1902
married: John George Lawrence (1901-1984) in 1924
occupation: married
lived at: Opaki, Masterton
died: 19 Aug 1972 at Masterton aged 70
Jessie was cremated

• JOHN ERNEST Lawrence
born: 1882
parents: James & Elizabeth LAWRENCE
occupation: NZ Railways Employee
married: Lilian Mary TYER (1880-1934) in 1910
lived at: 481 Ruahine Street
died: 27 July 1966 at Palmerston North Hospital aged 84
John was cremated

• KENNETH GORDON Lawrence
born: 29 August 1930
occupation: Plumbing Clerk
lived at: 7A Wigan Place
died: 22 Feb 1975 aged 44
buried: Plot 207, Block 16, Area Q at Kelvin Grove
headstone:
In Loving Memory of Kenneth Gordon Lawrence. Beloved Husband of Audrey. Died Suddenly 22nd Feb 1975. Aged 44 Years

• LEAH EMMA Lawrence (nee AVISON)
born: 1899
parents: Thomas Avison & Lucy MARTIN
married: Victor Richmond Lawrence in 1924
occupation: widow
lived at: masonic Court
died: 12 Jan 1980 aged 80
Leah was cremated

• LOUISA MINNIE Lawrence (nee MULLER)
born: 12 Feb 1904
parents: Christian Ludwig Muller & Miriam Agnes Rose BRENNAN (later Smaillie)
married: Raymond Morton Lawrence in 1926
occupation: widow
lived at: 12 Ross Street, Woodville
died: 2 March 1988 aged 83
buried: Plot 31, Block 13, Area Q at Kelvin Grove with Raymond

• LYNDALL ROSE Lawrence
born: 1960
occupation: Farmer
lived at: Karariki Rd, RD6, Pahiatua
died: 20 Nov 1997 aged 37
Lyndall was cremated

• MARGARET AGNES Lawrence (nee BRACKEN)
born: 1897
married: Colin Carman Lawrence in 1924
occupation: widow
lived at: 43 Birmingham St
died: 22 June 1973 aged 76 (10 years after Colin)
buried: Plot 44, Block 1, Area R at Kelvin Grove

• MARION RUTH Lawrence
born: 1935
occupation: housewife
lived at: Wellington Road, Marton
died: 2 Oct 1999 aged 64
Marion was cremated:

• MARY AUGUSTUS Lawrence (database has no info)
born: 13 Dec 1895
occupation: unknown
lived at: unknown
died: 13 June 1979 aged 83
Mary was cremated

• NORMAN CHARLES Lawrence
born: 1900
occupation: Farmer
lived at: 206 Featherston Street
died: 16 Dec 1974 aged 74 at the 'Cossie' Club
Norman was cremated:

• PETER ARCHIBALD Lawrence
born: 1958
occupation: student
lived at: RD6 Eketahuna
died: 1 May 1973 aged 15
Peter was cremated:

• RAYMOND Lawrence
born: 1911
parents: Allen Lawrence & Maren Elizabeth THOMASEN
occupation: Farmer
lived at: Hukanui RD6 Eketahuna
died: 14 Oct 1982 aged 71
Raymond was cremated:

• RAYMOND MORTON Lawrence
born: 27 Sep 1900
parents: James Victor Lawrence & Margaret Charlotte LLOYD
occupation: Labourer
married: Louisa Minnie MULLER in 1926
lived at: 12 Ross St, Woodville
died: 3 Aug 1970 aged 69
buried: Plot 29, Block 13, Area Q at Kelvin Grove with Louisa

• RICHARD CHARLES Lawrence
born: 1849
occupation: Painter
married: Emma French McIlvride in 1904
lived at: Palmerston North
died: 1 Sep 1920 aged 71
buried: Plot 26, Block 6 at Terrace End with Emma

• RICHARD MATTHEW Lawrence
born: 23 Feb 1859 at sea on the 'Mystery', a month out from Lyttelton
parents: Thomas Lawrence (1826-1909) & Sophia Jane Barnes (1837-1867) HOWEVER, her name on the ship list is Catherine and her age as 32 (should be 22) so needs more research. Richard was registered on land on 7 March 1859, 18 days after arriving into Lyttelton. Smallpox & Scarlet Fever had broken out on board, 15 people had died and the ship was quarantined on arrival
occupation: Labourer
lived at: 96 Savage Crescent
died: 30 May 1947 aged 88
buried: Plot 49, Block 82 at Terrace End with Gladys Ivy (1906-1930)
NOTE Richard married Bridget 'Bessie' DILLON, daughter of James DILLON & Elizabeth KINIRONS, 26 Dec 1891 in Wellington. Bridget was born 1 Aug 1868 in Roscrea, Tipperary, Ireland and died 4 Sep 1914 in Ashhurst

• ROBERT CHARLES Lawrence
born: 1925
occupation: Market Gardener
lived at: Taikorea Rd, R.D.3
died: 3 June 1994 at Arohanui Hospice aged 68
Robert was cremated:

• TANGIANAU 'Tangi' Lawrence
born: 2 Nov 1935
married: Barry Martin Lawrence
occupation: housewife
lived at: Church St., Palmerston North
died: 3 Sep 1996 aged 60
buried: Plot 7, Block 17, Area S at Kelvin Grove
headstone:
In loving memory of Tangianau (Tangi) Lawrence. Loving wife of Barry. Treasured mother of Helen and Katrina. Special grandmother of Lionel and all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Sadly missed by all her families. A truly special lady gone from our lives, but still forever remain in our hearts.

• THELMA Lawrence
born: 1 Feb 1909
occupation: Cook
lived at: Rangiora Ave
died: 18 March 2009 aged 100
buried: Plot 104, Block 13, Area S at Kelvin Grove with Edward James 'Ted' Lawrence
headstone: Cherished mother and father of Valerie, Joy and Barbara. So Dearly Loved

• VERA JOYCE Lawrence (nee FRECKLINGTON)
born: 28 Jan 1896
parents: John Frecklington & Edith Fanny Simpson
married: Boyne Stanley Lawrence in 1920
occupation: married
lived at: 33 Hardie Street
died: 3 Oct 1961 aged 65
buried: Plot 35, Block 2, Area P at Kelvin Grove with Boyne Stanley

• VICTOR RICHMOND Lawrence
born: 1897
parents: Edward Ernest & Amy Lawrence
occupation: Company Manager
married: Leah Emma Avison in 1924
lived at: 13 Wellington St., Feilding
died: 9 August 1963 aged 65
Victor was cremated

• WARREN RAYMOND Lawrence (aka Trembath)
born: 1960
occupation: Factory Employee
lived at: Apollo Parade
died: 7 Sep 1978 aged 18
buried: Plot 106, Block 4, Area R at Kelvin Grove
headstone Cherished Memories. Warren Raymond Lawrence. 7 Sep 1978 aged 18 years. Dearly Loved Son of Ron and Angela and brother of Philip, Brendon & Ariki. Until We Meet Again

PHOTO
Richard Matthew Lawrence (1857-1947) & his daughter
Gladys Ivy Lawrence (1906-1930) at Terrace End

Albert Bernard Amundsen (1874-1947)
Albert was born 1 May 1874 in Dannevirke to Borent (Bernt) AMUNDSEN (1841-1915) & Elen Marie CHRISTENSDATTER (1839-1901) Norway to Dannevirke
Albert married on 8 October 1893 in Dannevirke to:
Annie Mabel LAWRENCE (1873-1927)
Annie was born 13 March 1873 in London to James LAWRENCE & Mary HUTCHINS

the children of ALBERT & ANNIE
... 1
1894 - 1915 Ralph Moreton Amundsen
- born 9 March 1894 in Maharahara, 16km north of Woodville, Manawatu
- Ralph served in WWI as Private 10/878 with the Wellington Infantry Battalion, enlisting from Owhango and embarking from Wellington 16 Oct 1914. His next of kin was his father Albert at Owhango, 20km south of Taumarunui, King Country. Ralph was Killed in Action 8 May 1915 at Daisy Patch, Gallipoli aged 21 (database has 19). He is at 20. 1. 1. Twelve Tree Copse Memorial

... 2
1896 -1965 Harold Oscar 'Mick' Amundsen
- born 2 February 1896 in Maharahara
- Harold was in the 26th Reinforcements Ballot of January 1917 as a Bushman of Owhango. He served in WWI as Rifleman 47956 with the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 26 Reinforcements H Company, embarking from Wellington 26 April 1917. His next of kin was his father Albert at Owhango
- Harold married Fanny Constance WILLIAMS (1892-1970) in 1920
- daughter of Robert & Mary Ann Williams
HAROLD died 19 June 1965 aged 69
- he is buried Location: RSA-03-124 at Hamilton Park cemetery
FANNY CONSTANCE died 8 September 1970 aged 78
- she is buried Location: MAGN-20-55 at Hamilton Park cemetery

... 3
1898 - ? Arnold James 'Jim' Amundsen
- Arnold served in WWI as Private 78488 with the NZEF, 39th Reinforcements B Company, embarking from Wellington 13 June 1918. His next of kin was his mother Annie at Owhango
22 August 1923 EVENING POST - WELLINGTON MAGISTRATE'S COURT
... Arnold James Amundsen was sentenced to imprisonment for two months for stealing a suitcase and contents from Thomas Townsend. The police described the offence as a very mean one, as the complainant had assisted the accused from Australia
19 February 1929 BRISBANE COURIER - UTTERING FALSE DOCUMENT
... Ralph Carlson (first name of his brother, surname of his brother-in-law) was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour on each of two charges of uttering a false documert. Sentences to be concurrent. Defendants real name was Arnold James Amundsen said Mr O'Rourke stating the case for the Crown. He was a New Zealander by birth and 31 years of age. He was staying at the same residential as A. E. Beschamp whose Commonwealth Savings Bank book he got out of his coat. The complainant had £310 in the bank when Carlson started operating on it for him. He had presented only two indictments, one for a £90 withdrawal and one for £80, said Mr O'Rourke, and he did not see any purpose in presenting others. Defendant had managed to get about ?260 in all by means of forged withdrawal forms. Defendant had made a written confession. His Honour "There is no chance of making restitution". The defendant blamed it all to gambling
29 May 1931 BRISBANE COURIER - THREE MEN PLEAD GUILTY
... "Judging from the amount of liquor you took away, you had regard for your future requirements," commented Mr W. E. H. Ferguson P.M. when, in the Police Court, Albert Edward Metcalf (32), plumber, Arnold James Amundsen (32) retreader, and Allan John Innes (20), labourer, pleaded guilty to stealing on March 16, at the Exhibition grounds, a quantity of liquor, cigars, and cigarettes, of a total value of £14 7/6, the property of the Brisbane Rugby Football League. The defendant Amundsen was fined £2, and ordered to make restitution of £5/10/, in default two months' gaol.
3 July 1931 MORNING BULLETIN (Rockhampton, Queensland)
- STEALING A PONTIAC
... In the Police Court yesterday before the Police Magistrate (Mr. O. E. Power), Arnold James Amundsen (32) a native of New Zealand, was charged with stealing a Pontiac motor car, the property of the Valley Drive Yourself Service Limited, Brisbane, between June 17th and July 1st. Formal evidence of arrest was given by Plain Clothes Constable Jenks. On the application of Senior Sergeant Clare, who prosecuted, a remand was granted until to-day.
FALSE PRETENCES A Bogus Cheque "INTENDED TO MAKE GOOD"
... When Arnold James Amundsen appeared in the Police Court yesterday, on remand on a charge of stealing a Pontiac motor car, the property of Drive Yourself Services Ltd., Brisbane, a further charge was preferred against him to which he pleaded guilty. It was that on June 20th, at Calliope, by falsely pretending to J. F. Mylne that a cheque for ?5, drawn on the Federal Deposit Bank and signed by Amundsen, was good and valid, he obtained from Mylne benzine and biscuits valued at ?1 5s 6d, and money amounting to £3 14s.
On this charge, Amundsen said he had nothing to say, but later asked that he be dealt with summarily.
Senior-sergeant Clare stated that on the morning of June 20th, Amundsen drove up to Mylne's store in a motor car and purchased benzine and biscuits. Amundsen tendered a cheque in payment and when told by Mylne that it was not his practice to cash cheques for strangers Amundsen produced what purported to be recommendations from people in Brisbane. On these recommendations Mylne cashed thc cheque and gave Amundsen ?3 14s change. He asked Mylne not to present the cheque until the following Wednesday. When presented it was returned from the bank marked "No account." Amundsen had two previous convictions. In Brisbane, on February 11th 1929, he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment on each of two charges, uttering a false document, and forgery. The sentences were concurrent.
Amundsen told Mr. O. E. Power (P.M.) that he had intended to make the cheque good. He had brought four men from Brisbane and they were to pay him, but he broke a spring in Rockhampton and his passengers left him and went on to Mackay.
... Arnold James Amundsen, remanded for sentence on a charge of having obtained £3 14s in cash and £1 5s 6d in goods from F. G. Mylne, Calliope, by falsely pretending that a cheque drawn on the Federal Deposit Bank, Brisbane, was good and valid, pleaded guilty to five fresh charges in the Police Court yesterday.
The charges against Amundsen were:
1/ Between June 17th and July 1st, at Brisbane, he stole a Pontiac car, tho property of Drive Yourself Service;
2/ on June 17th, by falsely pretending to James Graham, Lake's Creek, that a cheque drawn on the Commercial Bank of Australia, signed "E. C. Carlson," was good and valid, he obtained £1 4s;
3/ between March 12th and June 18th, at Brisbane, he stole four motor tyres and tubes, one tyre pulling machine, and one scribing machine, valued at £17 6s 8d, the property of David Carter;
4/ on June 19th, at South Kolan, by falsely pretending to John Black that a chegue drawn on the Federal Deposit Bank was good and valid he obtained £1 9s 5d in cash and goods to the value of £1 10s 7d
5/ between May 19th and June 13th, at Brisbane, he stole a quantity of tools valued at £15, the property of A. E. Metcalf. Senior-sergeant Clare, who prosecuted, stated that the stolen motor car had been recovered, but the other stolen property had not. Mr. O. E. Power adjourned the matter until yesterday afternoon. He then fined Amundsen £5, in default three months' imprisonment on the Calliope charge; £10, or six months imprisonment on the motor car stealing charge; £5, or three months imprisonment for the valueless cheque given to T. Graham; £5, or three months imprisonment for the theft of the motor tyres and accessories; £3, or three months' imprisonment for the imposition on J. Black; and £5, or three months imprisonment for the theft of tools. The sentences were concurrent.

... 4
1900 - ? Myra Ellen Amundsen
- Myra married Carl Oscar CARLSON (1891-1925) in 1919
- 2nd of at least 11 children of Thomas CARLSON & Eliza SMITH who married in 1889 and lived on Great Barrier Island
- she married Oswald Arthur HALL (1896-1955) in 1926
- she married Norman WHITE

... 5
1902 - ? Caulleen/Colleen Alice Amundsen
- Colleen married Hector Goodfellow HUME (1901-1978) in 1922
- son of John & Jessie Taylor HUME
- Hector was in Cambridge, Waikato at some stage
HECTOR died 3 April 1978 aged 76 and buried in Tauranga

... 6
1904 - 1972 Albert Bernhard 'Bert' Amundsen
- born 27 Oct 1904, a twin with Frank
- Albert married Ethel Daisy GRAY (1904-1976) in 1930
ALBERT died 29 April 1972 in Hamilton aged 67
ETHEL DAISY died 23 June 1976 aged 73
- their last address was 32 Hinau street, Hamilton
- their ashes at Location: GARDN-SUNKN-0000 at Hamilton Park cemetery

... 7
1904 - 1977 Frank Hector Amundsen
- born 27 October 1904, a twin with Albert
- Frank married Elizabeth Hauriri LAWRENCE (1908-1994)
- he married Anne ?
- he was the Borough Foreman at Te Awamutu
FRANK died 20 October 1977 in Te Awamutu aged 1 week from 73
- he is buried Plot 1440, Lawn at Te Awamutu
ELIZABETH died 5 November 1994 in Rotorua aged 86 & her ashes returned

... 8
1906 - 1982 Irene Mabel Amundsen
- born 7 February 1906 in Utiku, Rangitikei
- Irene married John Thomas McFARLANE (1903-1979) in 1925
JOHN THOMAS died 2 July 1979 aged 76 in Hamilton
- he is buried Location: BEECH-34-20 at Hamilton Park cemetery
IRENE MABEL died 3 March 1982 in Hamilton aged 76
- she is buried Location: BEECH-34-21 at Hamilton Park cemetery

... 9
1908 - 1968 Eric Basil Amundsen
- born 1 December 1907 in Woodville
- Eric married Flora Urquhart McKENZIE (1914-2006)
ERIC died 9 December 1968 in Auckland aged 61
- his ashes were scattered from Purewa
FLORA died 6 November 2006 in Auckland aged 92
- her ashes were returned from Purewa

... 10
1910 - 1983 Mervyn Amundsen
- born 21 January 1910
- Mervyn married Gladys June MAGNALL (1924-2006)
MERVYN died 23 July 1983 in Tirau aged 73
- his ashes Location: RSA-UNSPE-0 at Hamilton Park cemetery
GLADYS JUNE died 1 Sep 2006 aged 82 St Joans Hospital, Peachgorve Rd., Hamilton
- her ashes were returned

... 11
1911 - 1986 Kathleen Ada Amundsen
- born 5 October 1911
- Kathleen married Arthur MORAN/MORGAN?
KATHLEEN died 15 May 1986 aged 74

... 12
1914 - 1914 Ernest Amundsen
- born 12 October 1914
ERNEST died as an infant

... 13
1915 - 1970 Laurie Howard Amundsen
- born 12 December 1915
- Laurie married Cecelia Beatrice ROBERTS
- he married Edna Boyce HICKTON (1922-1986)
LAURIE HOWARD died 23 April 1970 aged 53
- he was cremated in the Rotorua District (Taupo?)
- the Funeral Director was H. H. Brinston of Taupo
EDNA died 22 July 1986 in Taupo aged 64. Her ashes are buried in Taupo

* Annie Mabel Amundsen died 9 June 1927 aged 54 in Matamata
* Albert Bernhard Amundsen died 7 July 1947 aged 73 in Hamilton
- he is buried Location: FRONT-L-52 at Hamilton East cemetery

PHOTO
Private 10/878, Ralph Moreton Amundsen

from WOODLAND marriages 1864 - 1920

* Walter CLARK aged 33
? married 1 November 1900 to:
* Catherine McKERCHAR aged 23
NOTE
Walter was the 8th of 13 children of James CLARK + Elizabeth GRAHAM of Ohoka

- the known children of WALTER & CATHERINE:
... 1
1902 - 1970 James Ernest 'Jack' Clark
- James married Margaret Winifred howie (1921-1994)
JAMES died 15 Dec 1970 aged 68
MARGARET died 17 nov 1994 aged 73
- they are buried Plot 1083, Block 39 at Eastern cemetery, Invercargill

... 2
1903 - 1975 Frank Gladstone Clark
- Frank married Bertha Agnes SADLIER (1905-1995) in 1928

... 3
1907 - Rita Lyndhurst Clark
- Rita married Douglas Farquharson LECKIE in 1929 as his 2nd wife
RITA died in the Bay of Islands 7 June 1994 aged 86
- she is buried Plot 255A, Block 23 at Eastern cemetery Invercargill with:
* her husband Douglas (1897-1969)
* 3 day old son of Rita & Douglas, Graham Leckie (19 Sep 1934)
* Douglas's 1st wife Catherine Campbell Leckie (nee McEwan 1895-1926)
NOTE Lieutenant-Colonel 18399, Douglas Farquharson Leckie, Served in WWI in Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment, Anzac Mounted Division from 1916-1919. In WWII he was Commanding Officer of the 23rd Battalion from August 1940 until March 1941, and from May 1941 until June 1942. He also commmanded 75 Sub -Area in the Middle East from August 1942 until March 1944
* Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
* Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
* Efficiency Decoration (ED)
* awarded the O.B.E.
* read also Whose fault was failure on Crete?

... 4
1909 - 1965 Mina Rosewill Clark
- Mina was a Spinster
- in 1935 & 1938 she was living at 32 Catherine street, South Dunedin

... 5
1911 - ? Margaret Graham Clark

* Walter died 15 Sep 1951 aged 84
* Catherine died 6 Nov 1967 aged 90
- their last address was Lorn street, Invercargill
- they are buried Plot 224, Block 34 at Eastern Cemetery

PHOTO
Plot 224, Block 34 at Eastern cemetery Invercargill
HEADSTONE READS:
In loving memory of
Walter, Loved husband of Catherine Clark
Who died 15th Sep 1951 Aged 84 years
Also the above
Catherine, Died 6th Nov 1967 Aged 90 years
PLAGUE READS:
*Christina McKerchar
Died 9th Aug 1955 Aged 68 years
*Christina Gillow McKerchar, daughter of James McKerchar & Margaret Gillanders

Originally taken from LIST OF CANDIDATES Kai Tiaki: the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, July 1926

State Examination Of Midwives
The following candidates were successful in passing the recent State Examination of Midwives:- (the names are not in order of merit)

PASSED FIRST
Lettie Mabel CROFT, R.N., 95%, Alexandra Home, Wellington
- Lettie became Matron of Napier Hospital in May 1931, In June 1951 she received the honour of Ordinary Officer of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. She was then Lady and Superintendent of the Napier Public Hospital

90% AND OVER
Marion E. BATES, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland

Myra CRESSWELL, Alexandra Home, Wellington

Marjorie HORNER, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington

Margaret I. ROBSON, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland

Ada Sarah WITHELL, Rakaia Hospital
* In Feb 1906 Ada (1890-1957) was in Ashburton when she passed the examination for senior free place in the district High School. She married Bruce McLACHLAN in 1927
Dorothy T. WRIGHT, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland

75% AND OVER
Huia Irene BADGER, R.N., McHardy Home, Napier
* thanks to barbidoll for providing this .. Hui Irene Badger was from Pahiatua where her father, Edward (Ted) Badger had a Stationery, Book and Toy shop. George and Huia Bourke took the business over from her father and ran it for many years until their retirement. They had no children.
* Huia (1900-1873) married George MacIntosh Bourke. She is buried in Mangatainkoka
Isobel BANKS, R.N., Kawa Kawa Hospital
Jane BELL, R.N., Kawa Kawa Hospital
Dorothy M. BROWN, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Gertrude BURGESS, Whakatane Hospital

Jessie CAMPBELL, R.N., Batchelor Hospital, Dunedin
Helen C. CAVES, Mangonui Hospital
Bertha CLAXTON, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
* the previous year Bertha was nursing at Thames
Hester COMPTON, Essex Home, Christchurch
Grace CUNNINGHAM, R.N., Stratford Hospital
Ivy CURTIS, R.N., Whangarei Hospital

Nora DAWES, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington
Isabel DYNES, St Helen's Hospital, Dunedin

Eva ENSOLL, R.N., Whangarei Hospital
. married Samuel Bertram Clarke in 1926

Susan Adelaide FILIBERT, (1896-1989 nee Clark), St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch
* married Emile Jan Frans Filibert (1895-1956) in 1922
Mabel FOSTER, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Claudia Theodossia FRASER, St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch

Alice GARRETT, St Helen's Hospital, Dunedin
Annie Marion GRIGG, Essex Home, Christchurch

Dorothy HALL, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington
Elizabeth HIGHT, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Dorothy I. HINDER, St Helen's Hospital, Dunedin
Fanny HOBBS, Alexandra Home, Wellington
Alice Charlotte HORRELL, R.N., Timaru Hospital
Margery HOWARD, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland

Maise INGER, R.N. Whangarei Hospital
* in March 1916 Maise won prizes at the Port Albert Show for her Sponge Roll, Sponge Sandwich & her Dressed Doll

Lillian JENNINGS, Alexandra Home, Wellington
Hazel JOHNSON, R.N., Whangarei Hospital

Elvie Jane KIDD, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wanganui
. married Aaron Sisson Thirlwall in 1953

Lucy LANGFORD, R.N., Stratford Hospital
Gladys Ellen LEAHY, Masterton Hospital
Ida LEGG, Essex home, Christchurch
Myrtle W. LESTER, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Emily LEVY, St Helen's Hospital, Wellington
Isabella McLagan LOCKWOOD, R.N., Alexandra Home, Wellington
Helen Sydney Butler LUSK, R.N., Masterton Hospital

Ida McDONALD, R.N., Stratford Hospital
Elizabeth McDONNELL, St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch
Kate Pelling McKINLAY, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Invercargill
Kate McMAHON, St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch
Doreen McMILLAN, R.N., Whangarei Hospital
Catherine MUIR, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington

Emma Ellen NOON, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
. married Arthur Ronald Hope Balman in 1940

Eleanor PALMER, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington
Amy Olive PEARSE, R.N., Opunake Hospital
* in 1924 Amy was at Apia Hospital, Samoa
Mary Mitchell PHILPOTT, R.N., Timaru Hospital
. married James Burnett in 1951
May PRESTON, R.N., Masterton Hospital

Dorothy ROBERTSON, R.N., Batchelor Hospital, Dunedin
Frances Dorothy ROLFES, R.N., Wairau Maternity Hospital, Blenheim
Eleanor ROSE, R.N., Rangiora Hospital
* in March 1934 (Miss) Eleanor Rose was Matron of the Karitane Home in Wanganui when she accepted a similar position in Auckland. She visited Britain in 1935 and visited her parents in Dunedin before returning to her position of Matron of the Auckland Karitane Hospital
Elsie Margaret ROWSE, Naseby Hospital

Dorothy M. SAGE, St Helen's Hospital, Wanganui
Annie SHEARER, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Jessie SHORT, R.N., Waiuku Hospital
Edith Ellen SIMPSON, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Wilhelmina SLATER, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch
Grace Ellen SPENCER, R.N., McHardy Home, Napier
Kathleen STEWART, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Doris Agnes STRONGMAN, R.N., Wairau maternity Hospital, Blenheim
. married Charles Mavynne Gunn in 1932
Josephine SYMON, R.N., Essex Home, Christchurch

Julia TANGEY, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Invercargill
Isobel THOMPSON, R.N., Mchardy Home, Napier

Lavinia VOS, Alexandra Home, Wellington

Gladys WATT, R.N., Stratford Hospital
Jessie B. WATT, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Dunedin
Olive Harrison WATT, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Ivy WHITEHEAD, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wellington
Gladys M. WHYTE, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Catherine A. WILLIAMS, R.N., Alexandra Home, Wellington
Ivy I. WILLIAMS, Alexandra Home, Wellington
Winifred Annie WILLOCKS, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch
Elsie Isabella WILSHER, R.N., Wairau Maternity Hospital, Blenheim
. married Joseph Arthur McAnulty in 1934
Myrtle Eleanor WILSON, R.N., Methven Hospital
. married Raymond Vernon Wallace in 1939

CANDIDATES ALSO SUCCESSFUL
Myra Annie BEALE, Waiuku Hospital
. nee Jones, married Clarence Clutterbuck Beale in 1923 & lived for a time in Ngaruawahia
Lucy BRAIN, St Helen's Hospital, Auckland
Agnes BROWN, R.N., Rangiora Hospital

Myrtle COAD, R.N., Thames Hospital
* in 1916 Myrtle was in Standard VI at Thames Central School

Stella Alexandra Mona FLEMING (1902-1988), St Helen's Hospital, Gisborne
* Stella was a Sunday School teacher in Matawai where she had been one of the first pupils

Cecilia HILL, R.N., Thames Hospital

Gwendoline JOHNSTON, St Helen's Hospital, Invercargill

Kathleen Margarite LYNCH, St Helen's Hospital, Dunedin
. married Thomas Edward Deving in 1929

Annie F. McKENZIE, St Helen's Hospital, Invercargill
Helen McKENZIE, St Helen's Hospital, Invercargill

COMPLETED PASS
Jessie Gertrude SING, R.N., St Helen's Hospital, Wanganui

NOTES
* St. Helens Hospitals and Other Maternity Hospitals

PHOTO
St Helen's State Maternity Home, Christchurch
OPENING DAY 1907 .. "In the St Helen's Home, which is situated in Durham Street, Sydenham, accommodation is available for sixteen patients at one time .. The whole of the upstairs is to be devoted to the patients, a large nursery, partially enclosed balcony for convalescents, bathroom, lavatories, and operating room being also provided on the same floor .. The institution is in charge of Miss Inglis as matron and Miss McKenzie as sub-matron, both of whom were trained in the Glasgow Maternity Hospital and have had extensive experience."
* Taken From Christchurch City Libraries

from WOODLAND marriages 1864 - 1920

* David Fraser CLARK aged 33
? married 8 March 1893 to:
* Sophia OGILVIE aged 20

the known children of DAVID & SOPHIA:
... 1
1895 - 1918 James Clark
- James was Baptised in the Otautau Parish in 1895
- he served as Private 28746 with the NZEF, 18th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company, embarking from Wellington 16 Oct 1916. His next of kin was his sister Miss A. Clark (Adelaide or Anne?) of Heddon Bush, Southland. James was KILLED IN ACTION 16 April 1918 at Somme, France aged 23. He is buried II. M. 321. Meteren Military Cemetery, France

... 2
1896 - 1989 Susan Adelaide Clark
- born 24 August 1896
- Susan was Baptised in the Otautau Parish in 1896
- she married Emile Jan Frans FILIBERT (1895-1956) in 1922
- Emile was born in Woomelgem, Belgium, arriving in NZ about 1915
- in July 1926 Susan was at St Helen's Hospital, Christchurch when she passed the State Examination of Midwives
EMILE died 2 December 1956 aged 61
SUSAN died 16 June 1989 aged 92
- their last address was Aylmer Street, Christchurch
- they are buried Plot 230, Block 12 at Bromley

... 3
1898 - 1982 David Fraser Clark
- born 21 June 1898
- David was Baptised in the Otautau Parish in 1898
- he married Wilhelmina Agnes McDOWELL (1906-1969) in 1928
WILHELMINA died 1 Jan 1969 aged 62
DAVID died 8 Nov 1982 aged 84
- they are buried Plot 544, Block 39 at Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill

... 4
1900 - 1966 Douglas Alexander Clark
- Douglas was Baptised in the Otautau Parish in 1900
- Douglas married Ellen Alice May CRAIG (1906-1928) in 1925
ELLEN died 22 Nov 1928 aged 22 at Richmond Grove, Invercargill
- she is buried Plot 159, Block 23 at Eastern Cemetery (see photo)
- Douglas next married Doris Omonoa ROBERTS in 1932
DOUGLAS died 21 Aug 1966 aged 66
DORIS died 18 Sep 1977 aged 74
- they are buried Plot 76, Block 38 at Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill
HEADSTONE READS:
In loving memory of Douglas Alexander
Loved husband of Doris Oronoa Clark
Died 21st Aug 1966 aged 66 years
And the above
Doris Oronoa Clark Died 18th Sep 1977 aged 74 years
God is love

... 5
1902 - ? William John Clark
- William was Baptised in the Nightcaps Parish in 1902

... 6
1903 - ? Margaret Clark
- Margaret was Baptised in the Nightcaps Parish in 1904

... 7
1905 - 1990 Francis Ogilvie Clark
- born 26 June 1905
- Francis was Baptised in the Nightcaps Parish in 1905
- Francis married Frances Jane HODGETTS in 1932

... 8
1908 - 1971 Leslie Marshall Clark
- Leslie was Baptised in the Nightcaps Parish in 1909
- he died at Winton on 8 June 1971 aged 62
- he is buried 173.00 Lawn Section Row V at Riverton cemetery

... 9
1910 - ? Sophia Anne Grace Clark
- Sophia was Baptised in the Nightcaps Parish in 1910

* David died 27 June 1942 aged 82
* Sophia died 29 September 1953 aged 80
- their last address was Heddon Bush (22km west of Winton)
- they are buried 6.00 New Survey Block XXX at Winton cemetery

PHOTO
PLOT 159, BLOCK 23 at Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill
PLAGUE READS: CRAIG
buried there is:
* Ellen Alice May Clark (nee Craig 1906-1928) who married Douglas Clark, Jan 1925
* her father, Archibald Craig (1872-1919)
* her mother, Ellen Willis (1878-1946), formerly Craig, nee Bigwood
* her mother's 2nd husband (m.July 1925) William Alfred Willis (1871-1955)

from WOODLAND marriages 1864 - 1920

* John Wilson BROWN aged 27 (1873-1923)
? married 31 July 1900 to:
* Annie McLEAY aged 19 (1880-1961)

the known children of JOHN & ANNIE:
... 1
1901 - Mary Jane Brown

... 2
1903 - 1997 Annie Margaret Brown

... 3
1905 - 1970 Kenneth Alexander Brown

... 4
1908 - 2004 Jessie Mabel Brown
- Jessie married Wallace Hunter BROWN in 1927

... 5
1911 - 2005 Ellie May Brown
- Ellie married ? TRAPSKI

* JOHN died 1 August 1923 aged 50 of Bronchitis
* ANNIE died 2 Nov 1961 aged 81
- they are buried Lawn Area, Plots 170 & 179, Frankton cemetery Queenstown

NOTE
... There were 2 John Wilson Brown in NZ about the same time, (1872-1930) & (1873-1923). One appears to have lived in Nelson & 'ours' in Otago
13 Nov 1907 Wesley Turton, on behalf of John Wilson Brown, applied for a license to occupy section 113, block V, *Shotover district, and two acres eight roods adjoining the said section on the west - License granted; rent 20s per annum
*Shotover is 220km due north of Invercargill, 35km north of Queenstown

PHOTO
John Wilson Brown
Lawn Area, Plot 179 at Frankton cemetery, Queensland Lakes District