the MASTERTON, Wairarapa - District High School Exam Passes 1902
* names were taken from the "Wairarapa Daily Times" of 20 Sep 1902
* the paper had names only, everything else are my additions
- corrections and additions are welcome

ANNUAL EXAMINATION
The annual examination was completed by Inspectors Fleming and Bakewell on Thursday monrnng.
The following is a list of passes:-

STANDARD VII
- Secondary Class certificates

STANDARD VI:
... BOYS ...
Percy BRAGGINS
Percy Harold Braggins (1889-1982)
- 5th of at least 6 children of Thomas James BRAGGINS & Eliza Anne DEW (1858-1950)
- Eliza was the 2nd of 12 children of Thomas DEW (1831-1904) & Elizabeth STOODLEY (1840-1915), very early settlers of the Wairarapa (their parents being settlers of Taita. Her siblings married into the names BARTLETT, BEAN, HAYES, ROBINSON, SPACKMAN, WALLACE, WARD & WOODLEY and became pioneers/settler in Carterton, Manawatu and Taita
known children of Thomas & Eliza
* 1881 - 1976 Charles James Braggins
- Charles married Ellen LEE in 1911
* 1884 - Beatrice Braggins
- Beatrice married George STEPHENS in 1907
* 1885 - 1886 Arthur Lewis Braggins
- Arthur died aged 10 months
* 1887 - 1965 Herbert William Braggins
- Herbert married Mary Russell RITCHIE in 1911
* 1889 - 1982 Percy Harold Braggins
- no spouse found for Percy
* 1891 - Constance Braggins
- Constance married William John Peta MONTEITH in 1914

Rupert BYFORD
- Rupert Douglas Byford (1888-1983)

Stanley CRESSWELL
- Stanley Gordon Cresswell (1888-1978)

Edward FEELY
- Edward Percy Feely (1889-?)
- son of Henry Charles FEELY & Matilda Ellen Forrestrights PIPER
- Henry & Matilda divorced about 1903

Joseph FRASER

Edward LOW

Jack LONG

Lester MINIFIE
- Alfred James Lester ? Minifie (1889-1978)

George MORRIS

Eldon MOORE
- Eldon Oakes Moore (1886-1961)

William MUIR

Colin McEWEN
- Colin Colquhoun McEwen (1888-1918)
- Colin served in WWI as Private 40042 with NZEF, F Company. He DIED OF WOUNDS 2 Sep 1918 in France. HIs parents were living at 119 Dixon st, Masterton

Geoffrey RAWSON
- Geoffrey Frere Rawson (1889-1977)
- son of Alfred Pearson RAWSON (1848-1911) & Sarah Isabel WILSON (1859-1932)
- Alfred Pearson Rawson is buried in Archer st, Masterton

Robert REARDON
- Robert Reardon (1888-1915)
- son of Joseph David REARDON (1847-1921) & Catherine 'Kate' McCLELLAM (1856-1922)
- in 1906 Robert passed in the Preliminary of Plumbers Work
- in 1907 Robert passed the Ordinary Grade in Plumbers Work
- he married Olive Ioline DUFFY in 1913
- Olive was a sister of Eveline Duffy who married Archie Williams below
- she was a daughter of John Thomas DUFFY & Elizabeth BENTLEY
- they are all (includig the Duffys) buried in Archer st, Masterton, as are:
* brother Francis aged 25 (1887-1913) - buried with Minnie aged 32 (1879-1911)
* brother Herbert aged 18 (1893-1912)
the known children of Joseph & Catherine
1876 - David Joseph Reardon
1877 - Margaret Reardon
1879 - Elizabeth Reardon
1880 - Mary Reardon
1881 - Patrick William Reardon
1883 - Catherine Reardon
1885 - Joseph Reardon
1887 - Francis Reardon
1888 - Robert
1891 - Maud Reardon
1893 - Herbert Reardon
1896 - Teny? Violet Reardon

Harry RUSSELL

Harold WHITE

Archie WILLIAMS
- Archie Broome Williams (1888-1963)
- son of Joseph WILLIAM & Elizabeth JONES
- his siblings were:
1887 - Annie Williams
1888 - Archie
1890 - 1950 Warren Lee Williams
- Warren married Eveline Frances DUFFY in 1917
- Eveline was a sister of Olive Duffy who married Robert Reardon above
1892 - Harry Oswald Williams
- Archie served in WWI as Rifleman 24/2120 with NZ Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements 2nd Battalion, F Company.
- he married Agnes Bruce HAIG (1885-1962) in 1920
- 1st of 5 children of William Reid HAIG & Mary Ann Clark BRUCE

Victor WILLIAMS

John WYLIE


... GIRLS ...
Sophia ALLEN
- Sophia Allen (1887-)
- 5th of 8 children of George ALLEN & Annie BARNES
- Sophia married William McKINSTRY in 1926

Violet CARPENTER

Millie CORADINE

Jennie DEANE

Vera EDWARDS

Evelyn ELLIOTT
- Evelyn Margaret Elliott (1889-1974)
- 2nd of 3 daughters of James ELLIOTT & Mary Jane BAILLIE (1864-1948)
- Mary Jane died 24 Aug 1948 aged 84 & buried in Archer st, Masterton
- her siblings were:
1887 - 1968 Maud Allison Elliott
- Maud married Archibald Alfred ARMSTRONG (1885-1946) in 1929
- Maud died 21 Aug 1968 aged 81 & buried in Archer St
1889 - 1974 Evelyn Margaret
- * Evelyn married Arthur Henry Reid FALLOON (1891-1947) 23 April 1918
- Arthur was the 4th of 4 children of Henry FALLOON & Margaret McArthur WHITE
1891 - 1980 Constance Elizabeth Elliott
- Constance married Thomas Ernest LANG (1886-1949) in 1921
* 24 April 1918 ... At the residence of the bride's parents yesterday, Miss Evelyn Margaret Elliott, second daughter of Mr and Mrs James Elliott, was united in matrimony to Arthur Henry Reid Falloon, youngest son of Mr and Mrs H. Falloon, of Wangaehu. The bride was attended by her sisters, the Misses Maude and Constance Elliott, and the bridegroom by Messrs G. Elliott and W. Kirker. The Rev J. A. Hosking was the officiating minister. At the wedding breakfast the usual felicitous toasts were proposed and responded to. The numerous wedding presents were useful and costly, and testified to the popularity of the newly-wedded couple. The happy pair left on their honeymoon trip by motor car for a tour of the Taranaki district
2 sons of Evelyn & Arthur were killed in WWII
... James Elliott Falloon (born 1918) was Trooper 16423 with 2 Divisional Cavalry. He was killed in action 29 Nov 1941 in the Western Desert
Evelyn & Arthur were living at Wangaehu, Masterton at the time
... Henry Reid Falloon (born 1922) was Flight Sergeant (Navigator) 423939 during WWII with 582 (RAF) Squadron Royal New Zealand Air Force. He was killed 23 April 1944 in France
- Arthur Henry Reid Falloon died 22 Oct 1947 aged 56. He was cremated at Karori
see also FALLOON buried Masterton

Daisy GREENWOOD
- Daisy Greenwood (1890-1967 )
- 2nd of 2 daughters of George GREENWOOD & Eliza Rachael/Rachel GREGORY
- her sister was:
1887 - 1963 Ethel Greenwood
- Ethel married Cecil Aaron WEBB in 1909
Daisy married Horace Ivatt GRAVES (1886-1971) in 1912

Daisy GARDINER

Flora HEARD
- Flora Esther Heard (1888-1923)
- only child of Levi William HEARD & Martha Charlotte EVANS (1866-1910)
- Martha died aged 44. Levi next married Edith MAYBURY in 1916
- Flora married Herbert Charles DICKENS (1888-1965) in 1915
- she died aged 36 on 17 July 1923, buried PLOT 9, Plan VI at Archer st Masterton
- Herbert died 33 years later and is buried with her

Ivy HOOPER

Nettie HOOPER

Rita HOOPER

Aidney JACKSON
- Lucy Aidney Jackson (1890-?)
- 1st of 2 known children of William Henry & Elizabeth Aidney JACKSON
- she had a sister:
1892 - 1966 Dorothea Esther Jackson
- Dorothea married Thomas Hugh Dudley SYMES in 1919
Lucy married Brent Llewellyn BAGNALL (1884-1931) in 1916
- Brent was the 2nd of 11 children of Albert Edward BAGNALL & Emma BRENT of Auckland. His siblings were:
1882 - ? William Roy Clifford Bagall
- nothing known
1883 - 1931 Brent Llewellyn
- as above
1885 - ? Emily Martha Bagnall
- Emily married George Henry COULAN in 1914
1886 - 1966 Mary Freda Bagnall
- Mary married James Richard ANDERSON in1919
1886 - 1970 Elizabeth Vera Bagnall
- Elizabeth married Aldred Ewin LAWRY in 1917
1888 - 1918 George Stevenson Bagnall
- George married Frances Caroline FRANCIES in Rotorua 1917
- he served in WWI as Sergeant 13/271 with the Auckland Mounted Rifles, Field Artillery. He died 18 Nov 1918 aged 31 of WOUNDS ON ACTIVE SERVICE (3 months after brother Albert)
1890 - 1935 Alice Mabel Gladys Bagnall
- Alice died aged 45, unmarried
1891 - 1934 Rebecca Essie Alberta Bagnall
- Rebecaa married Maurice Horatio HARRISON in 1926
1894 - 1967 Lemuel Alan Weston Bagnall
- Lemuel served in WWI as Bombardier 2/2775 with NZEF, New Zealand Field Artillery, No. 1 Field Battery. His next of kin was his brother Brent of 29 Mason's Ave, Herne Bay, Ponsonby, Auckland
- Lemuel married Phyllis Lorna McLEAN in 1921
1896 - 1918 Albert Eric Ralston Bagnall
- Albert served in WWI as Corporal 49066 with the NZEF, 27th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company. He DIED OF WOUNDS 26 Aug 1918 aged 22 in France
1902 - 1931 Alma Brenda Muriel Bagnall
- Alma died, unmarried, aged 28
Brent Llewellyn Bagnall died age 47. Lucy may have remarried

Winnie LOGAN

Lily OSMAN
- Lillian Ethel Osman (1889-)
7th of 11 known children of George Osman (1849-1912) & Mary Ann RONEY (1854-1939) from Burford, Oxfordshire to Port Chalmers
- They lived in Opaki, Masterton, where George was the caretaker of the Opaki Railway Station.
the children of George & Mary Ann]/b]:
* 1872 - ? Belinda Rose Osman
- born in Oxford, England
Belinda married Henry George WESTBROOK in 1888
* 1874 - 1950 Ellen Osman
- born in New Zealand
Ellen married George GORDON in 1891
* 1876 - 1956 William Osman
William married Henrietta JAMES in 1897
1878 - 1947 George Osman
George married Ida FARQUHAR (1884-1980) in 1904
* 1883 - 1936 Henry Osman
Henry married Margaret Jane GRAHAM (1878-1950) in Auckland 1914
- they separated in 1921 and when Margaret was institutionalised Henry next 'married' a 17 year old, Ivy Lillian PATES in 1927 in Papakura, Auckland. This landed him in court for Bigamy in 1928. (He was sentenced to 8 months gaol)
* 1887 - Ernest Edwin/Edward Osman
Ernest married Caroline VIDDLER (link has photo) in Carterton in 1911
- Caroline was 1st married to Charle Hyne FISHER in Eketahuna 1902. They divorced in 1911
* 1889 - 1947 Lillian Ethel
Lily married Edward Holtham 'Ted' HIGGS 10 Dec 1909 at the Methodist Parsonage, Eketahuna
- they had 13 children (9 survived)
* 1891 - 1892 Walter Oliver Osman
- born Boxing Day 1891
died aged 10 weeks
- buried with his father (under the name Osburne aged 10)
* 1893 - 1975 Charles Oliver Osman
Charles married Gladys Elizabeth BURKLEY (1893-1975) in 1915
* 1894 - 1894 Percival Osman
- Percival died aged 10 months, buried with his father (under the name Osborne aged 11)
* 1895 - 1896 Arthur Ernest Osman
- died aged 8 months, buried with his father
- father George Osman died in Masterton Hospital
- buried in Archer st cemetery, PLOT 9, ROW GO, AREA Plan III with 3 sons (see photo at end)

Ruby PAWSON
- Ruby Constance Pawson (1889-1976)
- 1st of 2 children of John Thomas PAWSON & Harriet Constance SHADBOLT (1868-1956)
- she had a brother:
1890 - 1970 Ernest Frank Pawson
- Ernest married Catherine BRINKWORTH in 1930
- Ruby married William John STEWART in 1918

Gladys SMITH

Hetty SMITH

Sybil STYLES
- Sybil Hypatia Styles (1887-1961)
- 2nd of 4 known children of Ernest Samuel STYLES (1861-1924) & Frances BENTLEY (1861-1914)
- her siblings were:
1883 - 1941 Arthur Ernest Hamilton Styles
- Arthur married Esther WADHAM in 19O6
- Arthur & Esther are buried in Archer st, Masterton
1887 - 1961 Sybil Hypatia
- Sybil married Frederick Charles MASON (1881-1972) in 1912
- 4th of 6 known children of John William & Fanny Elizabeth MASON
1893 - ? Norman Henry Howard Styles
1900 - Leslie Winston Melville Styles
- Leslie married Doris Gertrude HEENEY in 1920
after Frances died, Ernest remarried to Esther Ann PARTINGTON (nee TREON) in 1915

Mabel SUTTON
- Mabel Constance Sutton (1888-1976)
- 2nd of 3 known children of Frederick Hillier SUTTON & Frances Elizabeth INGRAM
- her siblings:
1887 - 1943 Rupert Ingram Sutton
- Rupert married Eileen Margaret FRENCH in 1921
1888 - Mabel Constance
1890 - 1967 Avelyn/Aveling Victor Sutton
- Avelyn married Flora Ann SADLER in 1916
- Mabel married Richmond Vernon HOOPER (1887-1968) in 1914
- 2nd of 8 children of Leonard James HOOPER & Emily Florence McFARLANE

Myrtle WINTERINGHAM
- Myrtle Irene Winteringham (1889-1953)
- Myrtle married Livingstone Burns SHAW (1891-1958) in 1916
- 10th of 12 children of William SHAW & Marion Buchanan PERRY of Warkworth
- In 1913 (aged 22) Livingstone was transferred to the Hawera Post Office
- a son of Myrtle & Livingstone, Ian James Shaw BSc, PhD, OBE, CMG, was a passenger on the "Rangitane" which was a victim of the enemy German raider, the "Orion" in Dec 1940. He had not long obtained his B.Sc. degree and was on his way to England. He was not found amongst the resuced on the Island of Emirau in the Bismarck Group which then landed in Australia. He was in fact, a prisoner of war for 5 years in various war camps in Germany, including the notorious Stalag Luft III
- Myrtle died 28 April 1953 aged 64 in Auckland & cremated at Waikumete
- Livingstone died 20 Sep 1958 in Auckland aged 67 & cremated at Purewa

PHOTO
OSMAN GRAVE at Archer Street, Masterton
Row 9, Plan III
WALTER O OSMAN died March 7 1892
(Walter Oliver Osman aged 3 months)
PERCIVAL OSMAN died Dec 20 1894
(Percival Osman aged 10 months)
ARTHUR E OSMAN died April 1st 1896
(Arthur Ernest aged 8 months)
also GEORGE beloved husband of MARYANN OSMAN
died Jan 20 1912 aged 63 years
"It was hard to part with one so dear
We little though his time was near
Fare well dear one they life is passed
Our love for you to the end will last