Karen Malena NIELSEN (1868-1915)
- born in Vejle, Denmark, 6th of 8 children of Lauritz NIELSEN (1830-1903) & Mette Marie SIMANS (1829-1915) (both died in Makotuku)

KAREN married on the 26 October 1885 to:

John BARGH (1854-1915)
- born in Tatham, Lincolnshire, 6th of 11 known children of Samuel BARG & Mary WILDMAN
Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, 10 November 1885 BARGH-NEILSEN - October 26, by the Rev E. S. Wieb, at Makatoku, John Bargh, to Haren Marena Neilsen note names spelling, fourth daughter of L. Neilsen, late of Akaroa

NOTE
John was an Authorised Surveyor & Civil Engineer
& Land & Estate Agent in Danevirke

KAREN & JOHN had 5 known children:
... 1
1886 - 1963 Emmeline Mary 'Ella' Bargh
- Emmeline married Harry Jack GUILLIARD (1886-1976) in 1908
- son of Henry & Eliza Rachael GUILLIARD


... 2
1888 - 1957 Samuel Victor Bargh
- Samuel married Jane Love HARE (1893-1983) in 1918
- 2nd of 5 known children of Robert HARE & MARY McArthur BRISBANE


... 3
1889 - 1973 Grace Bargh
Bush Advocate, 3 August 1889 BARGH - On August 1, at her residence, Danevirke, the wife of John Bargh, of a daughter
- Grace married William Pickering HOPE in 1913


... 4
1897 - 1979 Mavis Clare Bargh
- Mavis married Charles Rhymes SATTRUP in 1922
- son of Mads Mortensen SATTRUP (1852-1904) & Ane Marie ? (1852-1935)
NOTE Mads Sattrup died in Waipawa, 18 June 1904 by accidently taking carbolic sheep dip instead of rum for his influenza. He is buried Makaretu cemetery


... 5
1900 - 1904 Thelma Bargh
- Thelma died 2 Nov 1904 aged 4
- she is buried Grave 6, Block F at Settlers Cemetery, Dannevirke


TIMELINE
Daily Telegraph, 20 April 1883
Mr JOHN BARGH, Road Surveyor, will be at Kumeroa on Friday, 27th inst., at 9 a.m., and will take intending Contractors over the road line.
- HORACE BAKER, Chief Surveyor

Bush Advocate, 22 May 1888
......... JOHN BARGH
CIVIL ENGINEER, LAND & ESTATE AGEND, &c., Danevirke
Agent for The Imperial Insurance Company

Bush Advocate, 7 June 1888
The partnership hither existing between James Cumming Fraser and John Alfred Burmester, as storekeepers, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All debts due to the late firm must be paid to Mr J. A. Nurmester who will also discharge all liabilities.
J. C. FRASER
J. A. BURMESTER
Witness to the signatures - JOHN BARGH, Danevirke, June 2, 1888

Bush Advocate, 14 May 1891
The partnership hitherto existing between Alexander Francis Browne and John Bargh, Authorised Surveyors and Civil Engineers, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent.
A. F. BROWNE
JOHN BARGH
Witness - EDWIN RICH

Bush Advocate, 23 April 1901
ELECTION OF COUNCILLORS - SOUTH WARD
Notice is hereby given that the name of the candidate, JOHN BARGH, having been withdrawn, the remaining candidates are the exact number required to fill the vacancies and I therefore declare:
Henry DRINKWATER
William HAINES
William ROSE
duly elected as Councillors for the Borough of Dannevirke. GEO. WRIGHT, Returning Officer


John Bargh died 29 July 1915 in Dannevirke aged 61
Karen Malena Bargh died 3 Nov 1915 in Dannevirek, aged 47
- they are buried Graves 39 & 40, Block F at SETTLERS CEMETERY, Dannevirke