NZSG Franklin: Suffrage 125 Vol2 2024 amendment

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3735 & 3737 Surname: McGOWAN Given names: Annie & Sarah Residence: Waiuku Occupation: dressmaker & domestic duties Qualification: residential Sarah and Annie were daughters both born in 1870, Sarah being the elder, to William and Alice McGOWAN, emigrants from Ireland who had travelled on the ship “Dauntless” and settled on 10 acres on McGowan Road, Waipipi. There were three brothers – Thomas, William and John – and two sisters – Jane and Alice. Sarah and Annie never married. They lived together in a cottage across the road from their parents’ house. Annie was a dressmaker which would have helped bring in an income and no doubt there were dairy and meat contributions from family. Sarah died 28 January 1942 aged 72 and Annie died two years later aged 74 on 2 February 1944. Both died at Franklin Memorial Hospital were buried in the Waiuku cemetery. At the time their brother John was farming at Waipipi and descendants farm in the same area today [June 2018]. Sources DEATHSNEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 79, ISSUE 24185, 29 JANUARY 1942 DEATHSNEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME 81, ISSUE 24808, 3 FEBRUARY 1944 Family Information – Bev & Lyndsay Shuker Researcher: Penny Prescott

Electoral Roll: Franklin 2125 Surname: McGRATH Given names: Margaret Residence: Patumahoe Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Margaret McGRATH, daughter of Francis McVEIGH and Rose McKEE, was born 29 October 1834 in Armagh, Ireland. She married a shoemaker, Bernard, on 12 February 1858 in the Parish of Armagh. Their first five children were baptised at Loughall, Armagh: • 1859 – Bernard • 1862 – Susannah • 1866 – Francis • 1869 – James • 1872 – Patrick. Husband Bernard emigrated ahead of the family to establish things in Patumahoe. Margaret and the children followed in 1874, their arrival delayed by a collision in the English Channel between their vessel, the Lauderdale, and the brigantine, Messenger. A further son was born in 1875. Margaret was no stranger to the courts, as newspapers of the time can attest. She seemed to have a knack for getting charges dismissed and a talent for bringing countercharges. Bernard’s boot-making business, located on the corner of Patumahoe and Woodhouse roads, was the third commercial building to appear in the village. Keen musicians, the McGraths often provided the dance music at the Patumahoe and Mauku balls. When Bernard died of pneumonia aged 53, he became the third person for whom a requiem mass was said at St Michael’s Catholic Church in Patumahoe. After his death in 1892 Margaret followed her grown children up north to Mangatu. Sources: Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Transcription civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie BDM NZ Electoral Rolls – ancestry.com Auckland Star, 30 Jan. 1874 NZ Herald, 29 Dec. 1875 NZ Herald, 20 June 1879 Auckland Star, 17 May 1894 Researcher: W. Clark

Electoral Roll: Franklin 2127 Surname: McGUIRE Given names: Anne* Residence: Tuakau Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential TWINS IN A TENT AND A HAMMOCK IN THE GUARD’S VAN Annie* McGUIRE was born in the small village of Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Ireland in 1848. Annie was the daughter of Owen and Rosetta Maguire. Owen Maguire died during the 1848 famine and before Annie was born. Rosetta moved to a live-in job leaving Annie with her grandmother, the local midwife. Seemingly Annie’s childhood was austere - spending long periods of time on her own. She was taught to sew but she was never sent to school. An old priest taught her to read and she remained an avid reader for the rest of her life although she never learned to write and couldn’t sign her name. Her granddaughter Rose wrote: “Grandma McGuire was a reader. She had a treasured collection of books which she read over and over again. Most of them were paperback editions of the classics which she had bought from hawkers who used to go round the country districts in the early days. There was a Syrian hawker who was always sure of a good meal and a bed for the night because he carried a stock of books at 3 pence a time. Whenever I felt a cold coming on and knew that it meant a fortnight in bed, I would dart up to Grandma after school and she would give me a book to hide under the mattress. I read Henry Esmond right through this way when I was seven.” When Annie was 15, her mother Rosetta met and married widower William KEEGAN (two children). The Keegans decided to emigrate; collected Annie, and boarded the clipper ship Ganges at Cork in 1864. Annie met Laurence McGuire on the Ganges. Laurence had been given the on-board job of helping the ship’s Purser probably because he could read and write (and very few passengers were able to read and write). Consequently, Laurence met all the other passengers - ordinarily young female passengers were kept in strict seclusion. After disembarking at Auckland, the Ganges passengers were taken to Onehunga where they were housed in the former military barracks. Laurence then spent three years in the military. The Keegans went onto their grant of land at Pukekohe and Annie accompanied them. When Laurence completed his military service he was given a grant of land at Alexandra Redoubt Road, Tuakau. He asked Annie to marry him and return to farm his 32 acres in Ireland. Annie refused to return to Ireland because her memories of Ireland were quite different to Laurence’s memories. His father had recently died and this may have influenced his decision to stay here in the new life Annie desperately wanted. Annie married Laurence McGuire at William Keegan’s home in Pukekohe in 1868. Their initial dwelling was a tent on a town section while their Tuakau land was being surveyed, and their eldest children, twins Hugh and Rosetta, were born there in 1869. Tuakau life in the 1870s was pioneering, with no formed roads, only bush tracks. The old pioneers’ goal was to gradually cultivate their grant into pasture. Hardships such as walking or riding into Otahuhu or Auckland are unimaginable to us today. Christian values and the church were an integral part of Annie’s life - the marble altar at St Andrews Catholic Church Tuakau was gifted by Annie and Laurence McGuire - an enduring memorial. (continued on next page)

Annie and Laurence brought up their family of ten children at Alexandra Redoubt Road Tuakau, five sons and five daughters. Annie enrolled to vote in 1893 along with her daughters Margaret and Mary Ann. Margaret later married Thomas DONOVAN, Paparata, and Mary Ann married Michael MARKHAM, Ararimu. We found no record of daughter Rosetta enrolling in 1893 - she married Laurence CARROLL in 1894. Daughters Alice, and Elizabeth who later married Jack GERAGHTY of Harrisville were not of age in 1893. One of Annie’s great grandsons and his family still farm this land. Rose (granddaughter) wrote in Memoirs of Health: “It was in March of 1914 that Grandma McGuire fell ill. She had developed a hernia from all the outside work that she had done and suffered greatly. The doctor finally persuaded her to go into Mater Hospital and what a business that was getting her there. Mr Finch had stables opposite the railway station, I was always puzzled why the sign said ‘Livery and Bait Stables’ and I don’t know yet! He had a horse bus known as ‘The Break’ which was sometimes hired for picnics. This was ordered to come and collect Grandma and there was a great fuss about getting the heavy vehicle drawn by two horses up the paddock to the house – no house was ever built by the road then. Grandma was lifted into a cumbersome easy chair, swathed in rugs and about six men hoisted her into The Break, chair and all, and the vehicle set off at a snail’s pace for the station. I was watching in the background and with my usual lurid imagination thought they were taking her off somewhere to put her on a funeral pyre. I’d recently read that widows suffered this fate in India. The station master had ordered the guard’s van of the evening train to be prepared for a patient. Mum said they used to have some sort of hammock strung to the ceiling for these occasions and the ambulance met her at Auckland station. All this cost the earth and so did the operation, which was performed by a brilliant Italian surgeon, Dr Marcazinni, who was spending a year in New Zealand. She was months in hospital but recovered very well and her first act on returning home was to start a new rhubarb bed. Dr M’s fee was 100 guineas and she had to sell the property left to her by her mother in Pukekohe to pay for it.” Source: "McGuire A Brief Family Account of Laurence & Anne 1865 - 1990",by Elizabeth Coombes & Leonie Flower. Compilation by Dianne Mizen and Noelene McGuire 2018.

Electoral Roll: Franklin 2128 Surname: McGUIRE Given names: Maggie Residence: Tuakau Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Laurence and Annie McGUIRE had ten children. Margaret (Maggie) was the second born after twins Hugh and Rosetta. She was born on 28 November 1870. Maggie married Tom DONOVAN at her parents’ residence on Alexandra Redoubt Rd, Tuakau on 15 April 1903. Upon her marriage to Tom Donovan, Margaret went to live at Paparata on a dairy farm where she resided for many years. Tom and Maggie raised four children: Annie, Frank, Jim and Margaret. When the farm was sold they moved to Karaka for a time before finally settling in Takanini, where Margaret died on 30 December 1946 aged 76 years. Little is known about what Margaret did before her marriage to Tom, but it is thought she worked on the family farm and helped raise her younger siblings. Maggie was referred to as a quiet, reserved person and a good mother. She was a keen gardener and was a very prominent church worker. Tom died in July 1955 and they are both buried in the Papakura Cemetery. Source: McGuire. A brief family account of Laurence & Anne 1865-1990. By Elezabeth Coombes & Leonie Flower Compilation by Erin Cannell.

Electoral Roll: Franklin 2129 Surname: McGUIRE Given names: Mary Anne Residence: Tuakau Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Maryanne (Mary Anne on the Electoral Roll) McGUIRE was born in 1873, the 4th born to Laurence and Annie McGuire of Tuakau. Maryanne married Michael MARKHAM in 1911, and they dairy farmed in Ararimu. She helped Michael with the farm and his contracting business for many years. They later moved to Puni, onto a smaller farm, then retired to Pukekohe. Maryanne was noted for her hospitality and kindness. They had two children Maurice and Mary. Mary was unmarried, and Maurice married Sandra LESTER and they had three children. Source: McGuire. A brief family account of Laurence & Anne 1865-1990. By Elizabeth Coombes & Leonie Flower.

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3738 Surname: McINNES Given names: Catherine Residence: Pollok Settlement Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Catherine was born on 9 or 10 November 1861 in Glasgow to Peter McINNES and Sarah McInnes. Sarah had been a servant in the home of Peter’s parents, Neil and Janet McInnes (nee SMITH). Sarah’s parents were John McInnes and Margaret MUNROE. Peter and Sarah, with their children Janet, Margaret (listed as Mary), John and Catherine arrived in New Zealand in November 1864 on “British Trident”. Alexander, Peter’s brother, had sailed with them. Catherine’s parents took an allotment on arrival in Auckland and set up a home and a store on the banks of the Matakawau Creek which serviced the expanding community of Pollok. The family all became involved in the store as the population expanded with settlers, gum diggers, and the Maoris, all of whom took advantage of the supplies that became available. Catherine married Thomas WILSON on 5 May 1897 and they had one child, Sarah, born 7 September 1898. Catherine and Thomas lived in several areas of Auckland City during their short marriage and Thomas had a profession as a tailor. Unfortunately, Thomas passed away 12 October 1906. Catherine remarried on 9 November 1910 to David Christie KAY who had been born in Scotland c1856. With this marriage Catherine had come full circle and returned to her roots. On the 1911 Electoral Roll Catherine and David are living in Pollok and David’s occupation is “storekeeper”. There is no record of children from this marriage. Catherine re-entered to the community lifestyle that she had enjoyed early in her life with families that she knew back then still living in the area. Again, the church became a special place for her. Catherine passed away 3 November 1919, aged 57 and was buried in Waikaraka Cemetery. Catherine’s headstone, from Cemetery records, reads “In loving memory of my dear mother … ” David passed away 29 June 1921, aged 65. He was also buried in Waikaraka Cemetery, but it could not be confirmed if they rest together. Sources: Descendants’ Family Sources Electoral Rolls NZ BDM Historical Records Cemetery Records Researcher: Penny Prescott and Lois Hopping

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3739 Surname: McINNES Given names: Elizabeth Residence: Pollok Settlement Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Elizabeth was born in Pollok on 2 July 1872 to Peter and Catherine McINNES and came from a family of daughters who were accustomed to helping their father earn the family income. Peter ran a store on the shore of the harbour on what is now known as McPike Road. He traded Kauri gum for supplies as well as the usual cash economy. To keep his shop stocked he ran a small cutter and his daughters were often the crew on the voyages to Onehunga and perhaps other places around the harbour. The girls were said to be as capable as any of the boys of the district who thought that they were sailors! After the long walk to Church each Sunday they were also renowned for providing a virtual back-seat choir. Other supplies such as vegetable and meat came from local sources, including the Hamilton family. By general knowledge the store had a weekly “Meat Day”, when meat was available for those who had not killed their own. For a period, this meat was provided by the Hamilton family and possibly proved the most profitable way for them to sell their beef. Without refrigeration in the shop or homes, meat had to be consumed within a few days before it began to smell and was fit only for dogs. Through the constant contact with the McInnes Store, Chadwick Neilson HAMILTON (Chad), had earlier met Elizabeth, and the friendship grew further when she came up to the Puketapu homestead to help nurse Chad’s mother in her last year. Elizabeth was to spend the rest of her life there in the old home. Elizabeth and Chad married on 10 July 1901 – “Our Pollok correspondent writes: — A quiet but pretty wedding took place in Pollok on July 10, at the residence of Mr. John Maclnnes, when his sister, Miss E. Maclnnes, was joined in marriage to Mr. C. N. Hamilton, the youngest son of the late Mr. James Hamilton, of Awitu. The-ceremony was performed by the Rev. Robert BARR. The bride was elegantly attired in cream silk figured lustre, trimmed with cream silk and lace, ribbon sash, with handsome veil and orange blossoms, and carried a lovely bouquet of snowdrops and maidenhair ferns. Two of her nieces attended her as bridesmaids; Miss HIGHAM, first maid, wore a very pretty dress of fawn lustre, with pink silk and lace, and Miss Sarah HUDSON pale green, with pink silk and lace trimmings. The bridegroom was attended by his nephew, Mr. Willie DICKEY, as groomsman. At the conclusion of the ceremony the company repaired to the banquet room, in the large storeroom adjoining, which was tastefully decorated with New Zealand ferns and palms and arum lilies. There the guests sat down to a fine breakfast. The centre of the table was adorned with a handsome three-storeyed wedding cake. The bride was the recipient of many very handsome and costly presents, among which were a beautiful writing desk, and ladies' travelling case, containing a set of brushes, which was presented to her by the members of the Pollok Church, where she officiated as organist for the last two years. Miss E. Maclnnes was very much liked for her bright and cheery manner and has the good wishes of all who know her. Later on, in the afternoon, the happy pair left through ‘showers of rice’ and blessings, for their new home in Awitu.” After her first two children she followed advice and went to Onehunga and closer to proper maternity care for each confinement, followed by a stay with her sister, Mary WATTS, until she could make the journey to return to Puketapu. There were five children – Neil Vivian, Ian Campbell, Iris Veronica, Elizabeth Annie, and Brian Winton – on what was run as a dairy farm to supply milk to the cheese factory owned by the family. Her youngest son, Winton, would have been in the Army when she died at Awhitu on 10 July 1944. Elizabeth was buried in Awhitu Cemetery, Block 3, Plot 16. Chadwick was buried with his beloved wife. He passed away on 20 July 1963. Researcher: Clyde Hamilton from family information

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3740 Surname: McINNES Given names: Jane Residence: Pollok Settlement Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Jane was born Jean Roxburgh on 14 February/March 1870 in Pollok to Peter McINNES and Sarah McInnes of Glasgow, Scotland. Sarah had been a servant in the home of Peter’s parents, Neil and Janet McInnes (nee SMITH). Sarah’s parents were John McInnes and Margaret MUNROE. Peter and Sarah, with their children Janet, Margaret (listed as Mary), John and a baby Catherine, arrived in New Zealand November 1864 on “British Trident”. Alexander, Peter’s brother, had sailed with them. On arrival in Auckland, Jean’s parents were granted an allotment at Pollok where they built a home and store that served the community and district for many years. Jean, or Jeannie as she was known, married William HARKNESS on 29 August 1901. “A very quiet wedding took place at the residence of Mr John McInnes on August 29, when his sister, Miss Jennie McInnes, was joined in the bonds of matrimony to Mr William HARKNESS, of Ramarama. The Rev. Robert BARR performed the ceremony. … Two of her nieces attended her as bridesmaids – Miss HIGHAM and Miss Sarah HUDSON. The bridegroom was attended by Mr George BRYANT as best man. … After the ceremony, which took place at nine a.m. … The bride, who was born and brought up in this district, and well liked for her kindly ways, and will be much missed … left with her husband soon after in the S.S. Weka on their way to her new home, near Drury, taking with them the good wishes of all.” Jean headed for Ramarama where William had been farming for some time. They continued to farm there until the late 1900’s when they moved to Waitoa and remained there until the mid-1920’s. They again moved, this time to Kiwitahi, Morrinsville. In each location they became fully involved with the farming community and business community, and were highly respected members of them both. Jean passed away on 31 March 1931, aged 61, at a private hospital in Auckland. A service was held at the Morrinsville Presbyterian Church before she was laid to rest in the Morrinsville Old Cemetery. Electoral rolls have William moving again to Kereone, which is still in the Morrinsville district, and with him is a new wife, Robina Campbell HARKNESS, whom he married in 1939. William passed away on 29 June 1953, aged 78. He was buried with Jean. It appears that Jean and William spent some time in Australia, exactly how long is unknown, but records of Deceased Estates are held for both of them. Sources: McInnes Family Knowledge Electoral Rolls and Cemetery Records Family Search PapersPast – Local and General News – NZ Herald, Vol XXXVIII, Issue 11749, 3 Sep 1901 (Wedding) Researchers: Penny Prescott and Lois Hopping

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3741 Surname: McINNES Given names: Sarah Residence: Pollok Settlement Occupation: storekeeper Qualification: residential Peter McINNES, born 5 November 1825, and Sarah McINNES, born 15 March 1832, both of Scotland, married in Glasgow on 14 December 1853. Sarah had been a servant in the home of Peter’s parents, Neil and Janet McInnes (nee SMITH). Sarah’s parents were John McInnes and Margaret MUNROE. Peter and Sarah, with their children, Janet b. 1854, Margaret (listed as Mary) b. 1856, Catherine b. 1861 and John b. 1863, arrived in New Zealand in November 1864 on “British Trident”. Alexander, Peter’s brother, had sailed with them. Peter and Sarah were granted land in Lot 1 alongside the Matakawau Creek. They had been storekeepers in Glasgow, and intended following this occupation in the new land. Sarah and the children waited in Auckland while Peter and Alexander travelled to Pollok to build a house and get things settled. The site chosen for the store was sheltered and provided a safe anchorage for vessels landing goods at the end of what is now McPike Road. The family was brought down and house and store were settled. The store was considered more of a trading post with settlers bringing their produce and exchanging for tea, sugar, and other needs. The family would take the produce to Auckland to sell and bring back more stock. When gum digging was in progress, they bought and sold gum and generally traded with the diggers. Each week or so one of the settlers would kill a beast which would be sold in the store. On these days there could be 200 diggers and settlers at the store. The McInnes family were noted for fair trading and were held in high respect, especially by the Maori who called Sarah, “Mother”. Sarah was now a mother to nine children having had Sarah b. 1865, Ann b. 1867, Jean b. 1870, Elizabeth b. 1872 and Mary b. 1874 – eight girls and one boy. Sarah and Peter were fully involved in all things at the Pollok Settlement and when the whole family went to church the singing was said to be something to remember. Sarah, Peter and family continued the hard work at the store but gradually it got harder to make ends meet. Peter passed away on 25 January 1892 and was buried in Pollok Cemetery. Son John took over the business when his father died and helped support Sarah. Sarah passed away on 7 February 1899 and rests with Peter. Alexander passed away on 18 August 1914, aged 74, and is buried with Sarah and Peter. Sources: NZ BDM Historical Records and Cemetery Records The Far Away Land – The Story of Pollok Settlement Researcher: Lois Hopping

Electoral Roll: Waipa 1777 Surname: McINTYRE Given names: Elizabeth Binie* Residence: Pokeno Valley Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Elizabeth Binney* McINTYRE was born on 11 February 1843 in Larbert, Stirling, Scotland. She was the daughter of James BINNIE and Jean WRANGHAM and one of their seven children – three daughters and four sons. She married Peter McIntyre (born c1838) on 2 June 1864 in Scotland, before coming to New Zealand. From New Zealand birth records, eight children were born from 1866 until 1883. Peter who was a ploughman in Scotland, was a storekeeper and farmer owning Lot 52 in Pokeno. In 1913 while returning from a trip to England, he died at sea aboard the ship Wilcannia on 17 December 1913 and was buried at sea, off the coast of Africa. Elizabeth died on 9 July 1910 and is buried at Pokeno cemetery. Sources: Photo & info – McIntyre Family Tree – My Heritage Headstone photo – Waikato District Council BDM – www.dia.govt.nz Researcher: Heather Maloney

Electoral Roll: Waipa 1779 Surname: McINTYRE Given names: Margaret Residence: Pokeno Valley Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Margaret (Nellie) McINTYRE was born on 8 February 1872 at Pokeno. She was the third child of Peter McIntyre (1838-1913) and Elizabeth BINNIE/BINNEY (1843-1910) and had four sisters and three brothers. Her parents had lived in Pokeno, owning Lot 52 and her father was a storekeeper and farmer. Margaret married Hector CAMPBELL in 1903 – he was a miner from Coromandel and had served in the Boer War. They had a family of four daughters and three sons born between 1904 and 1916. The family moved around – from Whakapara in the north to Mamaku, near Rotorua in the south, where Hector plied his trade as a bushman. They then went farming at Parua Bay before settling in Auckland, living at several different addresses. Margaret‘s death record and headstone both say Margrette Buchanan CAMPBELL. She died on 16 April 1940 and is buried at Pokeno cemetery. Sources: Photo and info – McIntyre Family Tree on My Heritage; BDM - www.dia.govt.nz; NZ electoral rolls – ancestry.co.uk Researcher: Heather Maloney

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3742 Surname: McKAY Given names: Annie Isabella Residence: Waiuku Occupation: school teacher Qualification: residential Miss Ann Isabella McKAY was born on 19 August 1871 to Roderick McKay and Christina McDONALD, at Waipu, Northland, one of seven children (five girls and two boys). The McKays were a wellestablished extended family in Waipu and fully involved in the community. Ann, known as Annie, became a teacher in the Waiuku area and taught there until taking a transfer in June 1898 to Waipu North. At that stage she had been teaching at Waiuku No.2 School (now Waiuku Primary in George Street). The Board of Education named a Miss GILLMAN as her replacement. Annie took up her position at North River School, Waipu, and remained there for the next 12 years. On 22 August 1910 she was given a special “Valedictory” function for the community to say their goodbyes. “…Items were given by pupils, ex-pupils, and others, all keen to acknowledge the efforts made by Miss McKay.” Mr J. N. McGREGOR spoke on behalf of the householders of the school district and the school pupils, and presented Annie with a silver-mounted travelling bag and lady's dressing-case as a small token of the recognition of her faithful services as teacher for the past 12 years. He expressed the hope that her labours would result in the same satisfactory manner as they had done at North River at her new school, as the examinations and the inspectors' reports had continually shown her efforts equalled by few schools in the province. Mr John C. McKay spoke on behalf of her ex-pupils and asked her to accept a nice hand-bag in slight recognition of the interest she had always taken in them when under her charge; not only in their school duties, but in their general welfare before and after they had left school. He hoped that she would make as many friends as she was leaving behind her, and that her pupils there would be as pleased with the result of her labours as they were at North River. “Mr J. M. McKay, in endorsing the remarks already made, said that at one time he was prejudiced against lady teachers, thinking they were not capable of giving the same satisfactory results as a male teacher, but the work done by Miss McKay had convinced him that he was wrong in this supposition. …Seldom was a teacher more popular with pupils and parents than she had been, and he hoped, in conclusion, it would be even more popular and useful in her new place. He wished her success, prosperity, and health.” Annie attempted to reply expressing that she was taken by surprise and overwhelmed by their kindness and flattering remarks and that the power of speech was almost taken from her, as she always thought she had been quite repaid for all her efforts by the appreciation of the parents and the committee. As a researcher it is believed that this shows the value of Miss McKay as a teacher and person. She left North River School and went to Rahotu School in Taranaki. We have not been able to find a record of her retirement, but she returned to Auckland and lived there until her death on 22 April 1952. She appears to be buried (No.326) in a McKay Family section in the cemetery – Large enclosure in Iron Rail – No. 313 to 332 – all McKay family – in Waikiekie Cemetery, Waipu. Sources: Electoral Rolls, Paperspast, NZ BDM Register Special – Northern Advocate – 26 Aug 1910 - Valedictory Researcher: Lois Hopping

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3743 Surname: McKEAN Given names: Jane Residence: Tuakau Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential When Jane SHEA emigrated from Ireland in 1865 on the Caduceus she was one of 262 people on board. The Caduceus arrived at Auckland on 26 March 1865. Two years later, on 20 June 1867, Jane married Patrick McKEAN at Auckland and by 1870 they were living at Whangarata. Seven children were born to Jane and Patrick between 1868 and 1875 – six sons and one daughter. Sadly, in December 1874, three-year-old Patrick jnr died and was buried at the Alexandra Redoubt Cemetery in Tuakau. Tragedy was to strike again in less than a year as Patrick snr died on 22 November 1875. Patrick was only 44 years old at the time of his death. He had been ill for three months and died of phthisis (tuberculosis). He was buried alongside his son at the Alexandra Redoubt Cemetery. Jane was left to raise six children by herself. She never remarried. Perhaps the contents of Patrick’s will influenced her decision to remain a widow. When Patrick signed his last will and testament the day before he died in November 1875, he left the following instructions: “… And as to the residue and remainder of my property such as household effects, livestock and farm implements, I give devise and bequeath them to my wife Jane McKean for her sole use and benefit so long as she remain unmarried.” Jane was living with her daughter Mary Ann in Newton, Auckland when she died on 9 September 1922. Cause of death was “Senile decay and heart failure”. Almost 58 years had passed since Jane immigrated to New Zealand. She was laid to rest beside her husband and son in the Alexandra Redoubt Cemetery. Sources: Roach Whanau tree (Kathleen Atkins) – https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/tree/111040465 Patrick McKean probate – R18802853/BBAE/1568/A645/32/609 https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz Newspaper articles – https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Researcher – Sandra Brasell

Electoral Roll: Franklin 2152 Surname: McKELVIE Given names: Elizabeth Residence: Tuakau Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Elizabeth McKELVIE was born circa 1864. She appears on both the 1893 and 1896 Electoral Rolls and is shown as living in Tuakau. Her future husband, Joseph Coates WILLIS, was also living in Tuakau and appears on the 1893 and 1896 Electoral Rolls as a freehold farmer of lot 19 in Tuakau. Joseph was born in New Zealand in 1853 and, as an 11-year-old, was ambushed and attacked with a tomahawk in 1864. He suffered life-threatening head injuries and spent many months recovering. In 1867 he was awarded compensation for his suffering. It is possible that this compensation enabled him to freehold lot 19. Elizabeth and Joseph were married on 18 August 1897. The following year, on 26 July 1898, their first child John Leddra (known as Jack) was born. Two more sons were born to Elizabeth and Joseph, James Coates (known as Jim) in 1900 and Cecil Frederick in 1903. Daughter, Vera May, was born 18 May 1904. The family had moved from Tuakau to Waiuku before the 1911 Electoral Roll was compiled and by 1919 they were living in Kaipaki. It was there that Joseph died in 1933. He was buried at the Pukerimu Cemetery, near Cambridge. Elizabeth was provided with a home and a weekly allowance of £3 for the remainder of her life under the terms of Joseph’s will. A trip to Auckland in December 1938 ended with Elizabeth spending time in hospital after she fell from a tram. She recovered from her injuries and was to live for another five years. At some point prior to her death on 8 October 1943 Elizabeth had moved to Kio Kio, which is a small town near Otorohanga. It was likely that she was living with her son Jim who also lived at Kio Kio. She was laid to rest beside Joseph in the Pukerimu Cemetery. Sources: BDM records: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Newspaper articles: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Joseph Coates Wallis probate records: https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz Researcher: Sandra Brasell

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3746 Surname: McKERRAS Given names: Elizabeth Residence: Tuakau Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential When Elizabeth McKERRAS died on 13 August 1925, she had reached the grand age of 91 years. Elizabeth was born on 25 May 1834, the daughter of Joseph BARLOW and his wife Ann. On 1 January 1856, at St John’s Church in Little Bolton, Lancashire, Elizabeth Barlow married Joseph MOFFAT (sometimes spelt MOFFATT). At the time of her marriage Elizabeth was working as a weaver. Three sons and one daughter were born to Elizabeth and Joseph. In 1878 the family decided to immigrate to New Zealand. They left their home in Lancashire, boarded the ‘May Queen’ and arrived in Auckland in October 1878. The Moffat family settled in Whangarata and it was while they were living there that tragedy struck. In 1882 Joseph Moffat drowned in a creek. At the inquest Elizabeth stated that he had been subject to severe epileptic fits. It appeared likely that Joseph had fallen into the water while having a seizure. The following year, on 30 October 1883 Elizabeth married William McKerras who had been widowed in 1876. In September 1884 Elizabeth’s daughter, Elizabeth Ann, married William Edward OLDHAM but sadly she died on 9 October 1893 at the young age of 29. William McKerras died in March 1903 and is buried in the Tuakau Cemetery. When Elizabeth died in 1925 she was living with her son Joseph in Mount Roskill. She is buried in the Hillsborough Cemetery. Sources: Parish registers for St John’s Church, Bolton-le-Moors - https://www.familysearch.org Film # 1966167 Pg147, #293 NZ birth, death and marriage records: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Newspaper articles: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Researcher: Sandra Brasell

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3747 Surname: McKINNEY Given names: Christina Residence: Waiuku East Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Christina was born on 24 October 1856 to John MURRIE, a coalminer, and Helen MUIR at Torbothie, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the youngest girl in a family of nine children, five girls and four boys. In 1871 she was recorded as being a servant at Cathcart, Renfrewshire. At Dykehead, Shotts, Lanarkshire on 24 November 1876 Christina, a domestic servant, married James McKINNEY, a general labourer, born c1850 at Boneybefore, Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the eldest son of William Finlay McKinney and Sarah LAIRD. A daughter, Ellen (Nellie) 1877-1963, was born in Motherwell, Lanarkshire. Christina and James, with Ellen, sailed on the Maraval to New Zealand arriving 17 January 1879. Sarah Maraval, 1879-1957, was born at sea. Their first years were to be in Auckland where James worked as a bricklayer and also for Hancocks Brewery. Five sons were born: William (Bill) 1881-1944, John (Jack) 1883-1960, James 1884-1965, Edward (Ted) 1887-1945, and Thomas who was born in 1889 at Arch Hill, Epsom, but sadly died a few days later. By then James was working as a market gardener but the family was to move to Glenbrook and take up farming on a property on the left of Glenbrook Road that went down to the inlet. Sarah, William, John, James and Edward were to have their school days at Brookside School. Christina enjoyed having a garden, both flower and vegetable, and having the ability to utilise everything they possessed to feed her family. She also used those skills when she entered local flower shows or church fundraisers, winning prizes for making jams, baking, cabbages, camellias, crocheting, duck and hen eggs and in the correct etiquette for ironing a tablecloth. All her children were to marry: Ellen married Cornelius HODGKINSON, Sarah married William CRAIKE, William married Elizabeth DORRICOTT, John married Ellen Beatrice PATTERSON, James married Margaret Josephine SMITH and Edward married Jessie HOLMES. Edward and Jessie farmed the property from the main road to McKinney’s Road. They had a large family and Walter, the eldest, continued farming the property and then two of his sons carried on. Christina died on 2 February 1926 at Glenbrook, aged 69, and was laid to rest in Waiuku Cemetery. James died on 25 December 1938 at Auckland Hospital, aged 88 and he was laid to rest with Christina. They were survived by four sons, two daughters, 23 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Sources: Familysearch.org paperspast ‘Faith and Work’ – Glenbrook School Centennial Book Ancestry Tree – Muir Family Tree (annmcmuir) - Photo Researchers: Penny Prescott and Lois Hopping

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3748 Surname: McLAREN Given names: Elizabeth Residence: Waipipi Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Elizabeth was born 21 April 1867 to Alexander and Catherine McLAREN (MacLaren). Elizabeth married Ernest John KEREBS on 1 February 1897. Ernest was born c1865 to Matthew Kerebs and Elizabeth ROBERTSON in San Francisco, U.S.A. Prior to their marriage Ernest was a seaman on the S.S. Weka. Ernest first appears on the Electoral Roll in 1896. At that stage Elizabeth was living with, and caring for, her father as her mother had passed away on 16 March 1890, aged 54. Alexander had a farm at Waipipi – Lots 308 and 309. They had six children: Ernest John 1898, Matthew Donald 1899, Catherine Irene Elizabeth 1904 (Mrs Arthur Hodgkinson), Alexander McLaren 1905, Esmond 1908 and Lilian 1909 (Mrs John Balls). Elizabeth’s father passed away 1 April 1900, aged 75, and was laid to rest with his wife, Catherine, in Waipipi Cemetery. Elizabeth and Ernest farmed the property on the south side of Mayhead Road off the Awhitu Road, the land of Elizabeth’s parents. Most of their family eventually left Waipipi but the farm was important to Elizabeth and Ernest. Ernest passed away 16 August 1910, aged 45, and was also buried in Waipipi Cemetery. Elizabeth continued to farm at Mayhead Road with the help of her eldest son, Ernest John Jnr. On her death he continued farming the property at least until 1957 (Electoral Roll) before selling the farm and moving to the Auckland area (Papakura 1960 Electoral Roll). Elizabeth passed away 14 March 1923, aged 56, and was laid to rest with Ernest and next to her parents. Ernest Jnr, and his wife Mary, were also laid to rest in the Kerebs’ family plot at Waipipi. Sources: NZ BDM Historical Records Electoral Rolls Waipipi District 150 years Booklet – Cemetery Records Researcher: Lois Hopping

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3750 Surname: McMAHON Given names: Kate Residence: Patumahoe Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential LEFT BEHIND Catherine (Kate) McMAHON was born circa 1871 at Shannon River, County Clare, in Ireland. She appears to have been left behind when her parents, Richard and Mary (nee O’BRIEN) McMahon emigrated. At age 14 she was sent out to New Zealand where she met them, and her five-year old sister Annie Cecilia for the first time. She features on the 1893 and 1896 electoral rolls and then disappears from New Zealand records for a number of years. According to family history she married an Australian, Frederick John MARRION, in 1904 in Suva, Fiji, where they raised three children, Kathleen, Richard and Beatrix, until Frederick’s death in 1918 during an influenza epidemic. Kate sold the Suva house and returned with her children to the family farm on Kingseat Rd, opposite what is now the Searle subdivision. She went back to Fiji on the steam ship, Ranadi, to settle her estate but a cyclone overtook the vessel and authorities feared her lost at sea. Eight days later the boat turned up in Suva Harbour after being hove to for days while breaking seas surged through the galley, the engine room and the bilges, blocking the pumps with fine coal dust and forcing the crew to continuously bale until engineers cleared the blockages. Newspapers reported six passengers on board – three ladies and three children. It’s not clear whether the children were Kate’s. Kate ended her days in Auckland. She bought a home at 4 Bond St. Grey Lynn where she died on 23 May 1937, aged 65. Sources: BDM NZ NZ Cemetery Records NZ Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981 Brady Family notes Papers Past NZ Informants: Dennis & Wilma Brady Researcher: Kurk Brady Compiled by Wendy Clark The McMahon farm where Kate lived in her teenage years.

Electoral Roll: Franklin 2186 Surname: McMAHON Given names: Mary Residence: Patumahoe Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Mary Catherine McMAHON (nee O’BRIEN) married Richard McMahon at O’Briens Bridge, Co. Clare, Ireland. Their descendants, the Bradys, believe this was around 1870 for Mary bore a child the following year whom they named Catherine (Kate). However, when the couple immigrated to Patumahoe in New Zealand, Kate appears to have been left behind. She was fourteen years old before they saw her again. 1 How daunting for a teenager, to be sent to the other side of the world to live with parents whom she did not remember. And how strange it must have been to meet her fiveyear old sister, Annie Cecilia, for the first time. The family milked cows for a living and, no doubt, Kate was expected to help in both the home and the cowshed. Cam Beloe, who was born around 1889, gave an insight into conditions in the early cowsheds: ‘There was no such thing as concrete yards, only wooden slabs to walk on.’ Each cow was manoeuvred beside a stone, so the settler could sit on it while they hand milked, rather than squatting in the mud.2 Barney Brady, as a child, remembers a large portrait of a stern-faced Mary McMahon hanging in his grandmother’s home. “Who is that old geezer?” he asked her once. Annie Cecilia (nee McMahon) fixed him with a baleful stare, “Indeed, that lady was my mother.” Mary and Richard McMahon retired to 51 Dublin St., Pukekohe after selling their 45 acres to Annie and her husband, James Brady. This was known by the family as the Top Farm (on the Kingseat Rd. opposite today’s Christine Pamela Drive) as distinct from the lower farm on Pearson’s Rd which started life in the hands of Patrick and Ann Brady. Dennis Brady said that when his father reroofed the old homestead they found kauri shingles beneath the corrugated iron of the lean-to at the back, indicating that the McMahons may have built and utilized that part of the house first. Informants: Dennis, Wilma & Kurk Brady Photo courtesy of the Brady Family Compiled by Wendy Clark 1 Brady Family History 2 Patumahoe: History & Memories book

Electoral Roll: Franklin 2191 Surname: McMEEHAN* Given names: Phobe* Residence: Pukekohe West Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Phoebe McMECHAN, McMEECHAN, McMEHAN or McMEEHAN (*as the name was spelt in various records), was one of only three voters enrolled with the surname in the whole of the Franklin and Waipa Electoral Rolls of 1893. Phoebe was born in 1872, the middle daughter of John McMechan and Phoebe nee MITCHELL, previously HASCESS. Phoebe’s parents had come from Ireland on the ill-fated Ganges, arriving in February 1865. Harriet McMechan, Phoebe’s father’s first wife, died just two years after arriving in New Zealand, leaving John a widower with at least two children. Phoebe’s mother, Phoebe HASCESS, was also a passenger on the same sailing of the Ganges and had come with her first husband George HASCESS, HASKIS, HASKISS, HADKISS, HADSKIES or HODSKISS (as the name was spelt in various records). George died just three years later in 1868 leaving Phoebe snr a widow with at least four daughters. Phoebe Hascess and John McMechan had remarried on 13 August 1869 and by 1893 were living near Harrisville, farming about 280 acres. Three more children had been born to the new marriage, all girls: Jane in 1871, Phoebe in 1872 and Elizabeth in 1879. It would have been a busy household for Phoebe jnr, growing up with at least nine children in the combined family. The 1893 Electoral Roll records Phoebe living at Pukekohe West – she would have been about 21 and perhaps was housekeeping for someone. Phoebe’s older sister Jane had married William GRANT and they lived at Paeroa. It was here on 26 May 1897 that Phoebe was married to Donald BREMNER. Donald was born in 1869 in Keiss, Caithness in Scotland. Initially Phoebe and Donald were living in the Coromandel area but by the time of the 1905/06 Electoral Roll they were farming at Drury. Four children were born to the marriage over the space of 15 years: William George Louis Bremner, another Phoebe Bremner, Roderick Donald Bremner and John Alexander Bremner. Later records show Phoebe and Donald owning 22 acres in the Drury riding with a capital value of £1810. By 1928 Phoebe and Donald had moved closer to Papakura and were living on Great South Road. Donald’s occupation had changed to labourer. Donald died on 18 October 1943 aged 72. Phoebe died just two weeks later on 3 November. They are both buried at the Papakura Cemetery. Sources: NZ Historical BDM, Papers Past, Ancestry, Papakura Cemetery Records, Collated by Christine Madsen and Lynda Muir.

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3751 Surname: McMEHAN* Given names: Phoebe* Residence: Pukekohe East Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Phoebe was born Phoebe MITCHELL in 1833 in Northern Ireland. On 4 December 1854 she married George HASCESS* in Lurgan, County Armagh, Ireland. Phoebe gave her age as 21. Her husband George was 24. On 4 November 1864 Phoebe, George and their two children, Mary and Margaret, boarded the Ganges to start a new life in New Zealand as part of the Waikato Immigration Scheme. Sadly, their daughter Margaret was among the 56 deaths on the voyage out. She died, aged 15 months, about 7:00 pm on the evening of 30 January 1865, just two weeks short of their destination. In March 1865 George was called to provide evidence at the enquiry into the cause of mortality on the ship. The official report attributed the deaths largely to bronchitis and whooping cough exacerbated by overcrowding, foul air, defective ventilation, insufficient and unwholesome food. The unhelpful actions of the purser were considered by some to have played a part. George’s testimony recorded measles as a possible cause. As part of the Waikato Immigration Scheme, George and Phoebe Hadskiss were granted a town Lot in Tuakau North along with 10 acres being Lot 28, Sub Section 2 Pukekohe. George gave his occupation as ‘agricultural labourer’ on the ship’s manifest so he would have brought farming skills with him to the new situation. However, Phoebe’s new life was to be torn apart – it seems George died just three short years later in 1868. The following year, on 13 August 1869, Phoebe married again. Her new husband, John McMECHAN, had also been a passenger on the same sailing of the Ganges in 1865 along with his wife Harriet and two children, Eliza who was three and Samuel, 11 months. John and Harriet were also from Ireland, as were virtually all the passenger on the Ganges that trip. John’s grant under the Waikato Immigration Scheme included a 10-acre section and a further 2 acres and 2 roods in Pukekohe. Harriet sadly died on 24 October 1868 at the aged of 30. The new marriage brought a blending of families with Phoebe’s daughters Mary and Margaret Ann and John’s daughter Eliza and son Samuel and other children born in New Zealand from their first marriages. Phoebe and John had four more daughters: • Jane McMeehan in 1871 • Phebe McMeehan in 1872 • Eleanor (Ellen) McMeehan in 1873 • Elizabeth McMechan in 1879. By the time of the 1893 Electoral Roll, Phoebe and John McMechan were residing in Pukekohe East, and owned Lot 33 Pukekohe freehold. This was about 280 acres at the southern or Harrisville end of Pukekohe East. Phoebe died in 1908. By then she and her husband were living with or near their daughter Jane and her husband William GRANT in Mill Street, Paeroa. John died 14 years later on 14 July 1922 and both Phoebe and John are buried at Pukerimu Lawn Cemetery, Paeroa. Sources: NZ Historical bmd, Papers Past, Ancestry, Family Search, Ganges 1863-1865 by Tony Reynolds & Nicky Reynolds, The 1864-1865 Voyage of the Ganges by Ross Miller, Tuakau & District Museum. Researchers: Sandra Brasell, Christine Madsen and Lynda Muir *The spelling of names varied greatly: McMehan, McMechan, McMeechan, McMeehan, Phoeby, Phobe, Phebe, Phoebe, Hascess, Haskis, Haskiss, Hadkiss, Hadskies, Hodskiss were found in various records, all pertaining to the same persons.

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3753 Surname: McMILLAN Given names: Barbara Residence: Whangarata Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential When Barbara McGEACHY married Colin McMILLAN on 26 April 1859 in the Parish of Southend, County Argyll, Scotland she was just 19 years of age and Colin was 24. Barbara was the daughter of Duncan McGeachy and Helen RALSTON and her occupation was noted as farmer’s daughter. Barbara and Colin’s daughter Helen was born one week after their marriage and one month later, on 6 June 1859, Colin boarded the Spray of the Ocean with his friend Robert RYBURN and sailed for New Zealand. Robert had been a witness at Colin and Barbara’s wedding. On 14 June 1860 Barbara and her daughter Helen travelled to Liverpool to board the Northern Bride which arrived in Auckland on 11 October 1860. Colin worked on Robert Ryburn’s farm in Auckland until the late 1860s. Their eldest son, Robert Nair, was named after Robert Ryburn. By 1869, when son Colin was born, the McMillan family had moved to Tuakau. Barbara had eleven children between 1859 and 1882, six sons and five daughters. One daughter, Barbara, died when she was an infant and her youngest child, William Andrew (Willie), died in 1895 when he was only 12 years old. Son Neil Archibald lived until he was 100 and daughter Sarah Louisa was 98 when she died. Colin and Barbara were founding members of the Tuakau Presbyterian Church and Colin was one of the men who helped build the original church. Barbara and Colin farmed at Whangarata for many years. They then moved to the Taranaki district to farm for some years before moving back to Tuakau. It was at the Tuakau residence of her daughter Sarah Louisa that Barbara died in 1921. She is buried at the Tuakau Cemetery. Colin died in 1928 and is buried alongside Barbara. The inscription on the headstone reads: “In loving memory of BARBARA Beloved wife of COLIN McMILLAN Died 11th Feb. 1921 Aged 80 years. And also her beloved husband COLIN McMILLAN who died Feb 5th 1928 Aged 94 years.” Sources: Photo – Brewer Family Tree LorraineB35 https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/tree/40814581 Headstone – https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70265358/barbara-mcmillan Newspaper articles – https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Marriage record – https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Family information – Franklin Pioneer Register for pre-1900 Families (FPIM16 and FPIM07) Researcher – Sandra Brasell

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3755 Surname: McMillan Given names: Sarah Louisa Residence: Whangarata Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential When Sarah Louisa McMILLAN was born on 13 October 1871 she was the seventh of eleven children born to her parents Colin McMillan and Barbara McGEACHY. Sarah was raised at Whangarata and was educated at Tuakau School. She was married on 18 July 1894 to Percival (Percy) Vesey LEWIS. Sarah and Percy had four children – three daughters and one son. Barbara Annie (1895 – 1969) was the eldest followed by Emma Alfreda [Freda] (1899 – 1941), Percival Colin (1906 – 1975) and Edna Janet [Jean] (1910 – 1929). The family lived for some time at Onewhero before moving to Tuakau in 1914. On 16 July 1919, two days before her 25th wedding anniversary, Sarah was widowed when Percy died at the age of 48. Ten years later Sarah would have been devastated yet again when her youngest daughter Jean died at the family home in Harrisville Road, Tuakau aged 19. Sarah was to outlive three of her four children. Freda died aged 42 in 1941 and Barbara died in 1969 when she was 74. Sarah lived to the grand age of 98 and after her death on 30 August 1970 her obituary appeared in the local paper with the title Mrs Lewis Was Tuakau’s “Grand Old Lady”. A portion of her obituary is transcribed here: “With the passing of Tuakau’s nonagenarian, Mrs Sarah Louise Lewis, one of the oldest surviving links with Franklin’s early days has been broken. She was 98. Mrs Lewis rightly became known as the “Grand Old Lady” of Tuakau, mainly because of her cheery disposition, broad outlook on life, and her willingness to help others. Mrs Lewis always took an enthusiastic interest in affairs pertaining to the wellbeing of Tuakau and surrounding districts. She was a foundation member of the Tuakau Croquet Club, of which she was patroness for a good many years. She was also actively associated with the Tuakau branch of the Franklin Plunket Society, a foundation member of the Tuakau Country Women’s Institute and of the Tuakau Women’s Garden circle and held high office in all these organisations. She was also president of the Church’s Women’s Guild and secretary of the Tuakau branch of the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union. After World War I she was engaged in Red Cross activities, and did valuable work during the 1918 influenza epidemic which claimed the lives of many well-known and outstanding people of the Franklin County. Mrs Lewis was a staunch member of the Tuakau Presbyterian Church and was ever ready to assist calls made by the church for deserving cases. She was a friendly type of woman who had a good word for everyone. In fact, her closest friends say they had never heard her pass an unkind word about anyone. She possessed a charming disposition that won for her a wide circle of friends. Her passing, despite her ripe age, will leave a gap in Tuakau that will be hard to fill.” Sarah was laid to rest in the Tuakau Cemetery alongside her husband Percy and daughter Jean. Sources: BDM records: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Newspaper articles: https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Obituary: Copy held at Tuakau and District Museum Photograph: Brewer Family Tree (LorraineB35) - https://www.ancestry.com.au Researcher: Sandra Brasell

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3757 Surname: McMULLEN Given names: Margaret Jane Residence: Pukekohe Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Margaret was born Margaret Jane McCRACKEN, daughter of Robert Henry McCracken (1824-1879) and Martha CROZIER (1833-1920). She was born on 11 June 1854 in Killyleg, County Monaghan, Northern Ireland. She was one of eleven children and had arrived on the Ganges on 14 February 1865. The McCrackens took up land at Pukekohe. In 1869 Margaret married James McMULLEN and according to the NZ Historical BDM, a family of eight children were born in the next eleven years. James died in 1895 and is buried in Pukekohe and in 1897 Margaret married John KEITH. In the Keith family book it says that Margaret was the mother of 6 children when she married. John had arrived on the Ulcoats with his family in 1864, initially settling in Remuera, then in 1875 they moved to Mauku, where he began farming. In 1884 John bought a property on Paerata Road, close to what is now known as Keith Place. John’s first wife, Sarah, had died giving birth to her youngest child and John’s sister Louisa became his housekeeper and helped raise the children until he married Margaret in 1897. The Keith home would have been busy with their combined family of 14 children and in 1899 Margaret and John had a son, Norman Henry, (photo of John’s eldest daughter, Rachel’s wedding, below). In 1909 the Paerata farm was sold to his son Hodgson, and Margaret and John retired to Epsom for 12 years. When their son Norman wished to go farming they bought a farm at Tuhimata where they lived for 3 years. Not long before John’s death they moved back to Epsom where he died in October 1923. Margaret died on 26 November 1927 and is buried in the Mangere Cemetery. Sources: Book – Keith Family in New Zealand 1864-1993, Pukekohe Library; BDM – www.dia.govt.nz Researcher: Heather Maloney Keith Family home, Paerata Road, Pukekohe, 1905

Electoral Roll: Franklin 2200 Surname: McNALLY Given names: Ann Jane Residence: Pukekohe Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Anne Jane SIMMS was born around 1838 in County Armagh, Ireland and was the daughter of John Simms. On Saturday 29 September 1857 Anne Jane married Robert McNALLY in the Tassagh Parish Church near Keady in County Armagh. Robert was also born around 1838 in County Armagh and was the son of John McANNALLY. Anne and Robert decided to immigrate to New Zealand and they left Queenstown (Cobh) on board the Ganges and arrived in Auckland on 14 February 1865. They were given a Crown Grant of 10 acres of land in Pukekohe and a quarter acre town lot in Tuakau. The Ganges passengers were first billeted at Onehunga and later some were sent to Drury, Anne and Robert among them and that was where their first child, John, was born. From Drury, it seems Anne and Robert may have been sent directly to Pukekohe to their 10-acre block. Over the next few years they purchased a further 20 acres. All of this land was on what is now known as McNally Road, named in honour of the family, one of the earliest settlers in the area. They raised a family of eight, four boys and four girls. At 5:00am on 17 November 1901 Anne passed away at her residence and was interred in the Pukekohe Cemetery. Her death notice is from the Auckland Star dated 29 November 1901. Sources: From County Armagh To A Land Afar – The Story of Robert & Anne Jane (nee Simms) McNally by Anne Miller Papers Past – paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Researcher: Anne (McNally) Miller

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3758 Surname: McNAMARA Given names: Johannah Residence: Waipipi Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential This extraordinarily resilient woman was born in County Clare, Ireland in 1818. Her parents were John and Eliza SCULLY (nee SCANLAN). It is probable that Johanna had two brothers and a sister, Michael, Hanora and John Jnr. Michael and Hanora immigrated to Australia, and in 1864 John Jnr was also determined to follow. It is known that John Jnr was waiting for his older siblings to help fund his passage, which demonstrates the desperate economic and social circumstances existing for the Irish tenant families in the decades after the ‘great hunger’ of 1845 – 1849. Devotion to their Catholic heritage would have provided strength and courage to face an uncertain future. It was in these dire conditions that, in 1859, Johanna with her husband Martin, and their two children Bridget aged eight and John aged two, managed to secure assisted passage to South Africa. It is said that they had married in 1845 just as the first potato crop failure was to happen. With Bridget, born in 1851, and John in 1858 to care for in the aftermath of that historic event, mere survival would have been a severe test for the family. But after 4 ½ years of hard, dry conditions and a scarcity of work in the Western Districts of the Cape Town Colony, the couple had no choice but to seek once again, a better life elsewhere. Fortunately, in 1864 they were chosen to receive another assisted passage, and on 27 September of that year, they set sail for the new Colonies opening up in New Zealand. With the addition of Michael born in 1861, and her children increased to three, Johanna would endure the trauma of caring for her children while on their long fifty-day sea voyage as steerage passengers. It is said that the voyage was an uneventful one and the Captain kind and helpful. The Barque ‘Alfred’ anchored off North Head, Auckland on 16 November 1864, and it turned out to be a further 2 ½ months before many of the settlers arrived at their final destination in the Waipipi settlement, west of the Manukau Harbour. In the meantime, the new immigrants were housed in crowded but acceptable conditions, in barracks at Onehunga, while surveys and other formalities were finalised. It can be easily imagined that, after twenty years of extreme hardship, New Zealand in springtime would have been seen as the green and promised land. But there was still much hard work to be done. Johanna and Martin would begin their new life on five acres (allotment 120, Keogh Rd) in the largely Catholic settlement. Priorities would have been to provide shelter before the onset of winter, grow crops and develop the means to practice their faith as a community. Some government assistance was available in the form of building material and seed, and roadmaking work provided employment, allowing steady progress to be made. As a testament to their resilience, within five years of arrival, three additional five-acre allotments were owned by the family. After fifty years of their life together, Martin died on 22 September 1895, aged 75 and Johanna lived on for a further seven years in a new house built by her second child, John. She died on 15 November 1902, aged 84, leaving many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, some of whom still reside in Waipipi today. Johanna lies at rest beside her husband at the Waipipi Cemetery, surely earning the right to be called a true pioneer. Sources: Compiled from family histories, family trees and stories collected over many generations. June 2018. Researcher: John McNamara (Great Grandson)

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3759 Surname: McNAMARA Given names: Mary Residence: Waiuku Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Mary Isabella McNAMARA nee EGAN was born in 1862 and died in 1949. Mary was the third child of Mary and Cornelius Egan. She was a baby when they landed in Auckland on 16 October 1864. The family was accommodated in army huts and tents at Pura Pura just outside of the Waiuku township, until they could be located on their holdings. Tracks had to be cut and a considerable amount of raupo and rushes cleared, and roads made. At this time there were a large number of Maoris constantly moving up and down the Awaroa Stream as this was the main route at this time. A party of Maoris kidnapped little Mary. Her mother soon missed her and raised the alarm. A large number of men were working nearby and joined the search. The Maoris had no time to launch their canoes into the stream, so they ran into the raupo and hid Mary. Mr Tom HICKEY had the honour of finding Mary. She was fast asleep in the raupo, none the worse for her experience. Mary was employed as a domestic servant at the Kentish Hotel in Waiuku. On her marriage to John Thomas McNamara, Mary was presented with a bread board and knife which is still with the family today. John McNamara’s family also came out on the “Steinwarder”. Mary and John lived on a farm opposite her parents, Mary and Cornelius Egan, on Whiriwhiri Road and raised 14 children. Mary died at her home in Whiriwhiri on 6 December 1949 she is buried at the Waiuku cemetery. Sources: Family Tree Westside of the Manukau – Ben Westhead www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Researchers: Lindsay and Con Egan

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3760 Surname: McNAUGHTEN Given names: Ann Jane Residence: Waiuku Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Ann Jane REDPATH was born c1834 or 1835 in Tandragee, County Armagh, Ireland. She was the second of four children of John Redpath and Jane BLAKE. The Redpath family lived in the Townland of Drumnaleg on Glebe Hill, about a mile south of Tandragee. John Redpath was a Mason. On 22 June 1854, Ann married John McNAUGHTEN in the Parish of Ballymore. He was of the Townland of Mullantur. Following their marriage, they lived on the estate of Springfield Farm where John may have had a job as a farmer. Ann gave birth to four daughters while the family resided in Tandragee. It appears the first daughter died at a few years of age. Ann’s younger sister Elizabeth married James HARDEN in January 1863. The following month the Hardens left for New Zealand. This undoubtedly had an influence on Ann and John as they also departed Ireland later the same year. They sailed from London on the maiden voyage of the “Scimitar”. On the voyage to Auckland, the Scimitar “encountered very severe gales until crossing the Line, and was becalmed for three weeks” (White Wings). No doubt it was a trying experience for Ann on board with her three small children. The family lived in Newton, Auckland for about six months. During this time, their youngest daughter Jane (18 months) died of scarlet fever. Onehunga became home for about eighteen months while John was engaged in building. The family moved to Waiuku in 1866 and John was able to purchase 10-acre allotments at Taurangaruru. Gradually the farm was built up to total 100 acres. Life on the farm would have been busy as Ann gave birth to seven more children - six sons and another daughter. There are records of some of the children attending both the Karioitahi and Waiuku primary schools. John was a member of the committee of the Church of England and the family were regular attendees at Holy Trinity in Waiuku. Ann was an informant for the birth of her nephew John Harden in Auckland in October 1871. Perhaps she went and stayed with her sister Elizabeth around the time of the birth so she could give help and support to her. Ann’s “cheerfulness of disposition and her courage, helped him (John McNaughten) to overcome the many difficulties and hardships of the early pioneer days” (Cyclopedia of NZ - 1902). Around the turn of the century, the McNaughten family home on McNaughten Road burnt to the ground. A new home was built but sadly Ann did not get to live there for long. She died 6 June 1903 and is buried in the Waiuku Cemetery. She and John had been married 49 years and a newspaper account of her death says she was looking forward to her golden jubilee. Sources: Griffiths Valuation Armagh Ancestry Online White Wings – Sir Henry Brett Papers Past – New Zealand Herald 12 March 1864. Cyclopedia of N Z – Vol 2. Auckland Provincial District 1902 N Z Society of Genealogists – Five Significant Rolls v1.0 Photo: Ann and John McNaughten and family Researcher: Colleen van der Laan (nee McNaughten)

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3761 Surname: McNAUGHTEN Given names: Bessie Residence: Waiuku Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Bessie (Elizabeth) was born 16 February 1858 in Tandragee, County Armagh, Ireland. She was only six years of age when she left Ireland with her parents John and Ann McNAUGHTEN and sisters Rachael and Jane. They sailed from London on the “Scimitar” and arrived in Auckland in March 1864. The family moved to Taurangaruru in 1866. With a growing family of siblings (six brothers and another sister), Bessie would have been a great help to her mother. Bessie never married but appeared to have a very matriarchal role in the family. She had limited formal education. However, Bessie could read and over the years she kept an impressive scrapbook of newspaper cuttings pertaining to the family, friends and happenings in Waiuku. She also collected postcards. The scrapbook and postcard collection are still in the care of the McNaughten family. Later, Bessie moved from the farm at Taurangaruru to Pura Pura (towards Otaua) to live with her brothers Joseph, James (Jim) and Charles (Barney). Bessie would have farewelled her brothers Jim and Barney when they enlisted in World War One. They both went to Gallipoli. During the assault on Chunuk Bair on 16 August 1915, Jim was killed in action and Barney was seriously wounded. His wounds left him with a paralysed arm and he was never able to work again. Bessie took it upon herself to care for Barney for almost all of the remainder of her long life. After the death of their brother Joseph, his farm was sold and Bessie and Barney moved into Kitchener Road, Waiuku. They lived in a small two-bedroom cottage opposite where the Franklin Memorial Hospital (general and maternity) was built in the early 1920’s. Some women who lived on the Manukau Peninsula would come to stay with Bessie and Barney for the end weeks/days of their pregnancy. It must have been reassuring for these women to be living so close to where they would go to give birth. Franklin Memorial was where a number of Bessie’s great nieces and nephews were born. On discharge, the parents were obliged to visit Aunt Bessie before they headed home. She had to see the latest addition to the McNaughten extended family. Bessie was a good cook and a great gardener. She often won prizes at flower shows held at Waiuku. She also did a lot of handy work. Some of her crochet survives to this day. Bessie died on 24 July 1952 at Cornwall Hospital, Auckland. She is buried in Waiuku Cemetery in the same plot as her parents and her brother Joseph. References: Cyclopedia of N Z – Vol 2 Auckland Provincial District 1902 McNaughten Family Tree – 1983 family reunion Personal Accounts – Various family members NZ Defence Force – J McNaughten File WWI NZ Defence Force – C McNaughten File WWI NZ Society of Genealogists – Five Significant Rolls V 1. Researcher – Colleen van der Laan (nee McNaughten) Photo: Sisters Elizabeth (L) and Rachael (R)

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3763 Surname: McPHERSON Given names: Alexina Residence: Waiuku Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Alexina was born Alexanderina McGREGOR on 11 February 1857 to John McGregor and Marjory FOREMAN in Dundee, Scotland. She met and married George Smith McPHERSON on 13 December 1876 at St David’s Parish. George was born on 24 April 1852 in Abernyte, Pethshire, Scotland to Lauchlan/Lachlan McPherson and Jean SMITH. Alexina and George had seven children – John/Jack born in Scotland 1878 Isabella born in Waiuku 1880, married John MANSON 1907 in the home of her parents, died 1960 George Lauchlan born in Waiuku 1883, married Theresa CURRAN 1914, died 1955 Alexander McGregor born in Waiuku 1884, married Margaret PRENDERGAST 1914, died 1922 William Smith born in Waiuku 1889, married Alice HUDSON 1910, died 1975 Marcus Dodd born in Waiuku 7 September 1892, married Beatrice MacGREGOR 1917, died 1973 Donald Grigor born in Waiuku 17 September 1895, married Mary BURNETT 1916, died 1963. Father George was the blacksmith in Waiuku c1880 and records state until his death, and sons George and Donald learned the trade and joined him in the Smithy. After their marriage George and Theresa set up home in Otaua but still worked with his father. Alexander was an engine driver for the Hawkes Bay Timber Co., and later for New Zealand Railway. He was a member of Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Expeditionary Force and was discharged 17 June 1919 (records as MacPherson). Marcus had been discharged from military service 13 September 1919 as unfit on account of wounds received in action. George passed away on 8 February 1923, aged 70, at Auckland Hospital, and was laid to rest in Waiuku Cemetery. George and Alexina had resided at Kitchener Road, Waiuku. John Manson was a steward on the S.S. Weka but soon after he married Isabella they headed to Auckland where he initially ran a restaurant, then managed one in Taumarunui before entering the catering business in Whangarei. They later returned to Taumarunui. Circa 1914 William was listed as a Master Mariner in Onehunga with Alice and his brother Marcus, an Able Seaman on the Pono. Marcus and Beatrice later moved to Grey Lynn and Alexina, by then a widow, was living with them. By early 1920’s George and Donald had set up as blacksmiths in Taneatua. They worked together until c1938. George continued as a blacksmith until c1949 when he retired to Surfdale, Waiheke Island. He spent several years there then moved to the North Shore. Donald and Mary went farming in Massey/Waimauku for a period before returning to Auckland. Alexina passed away on 24 August 1934, aged 76, also at Auckland Hospital, and was laid to rest with George. By late 1930’s William was a tram conductor and then a pitman in Taumarunui before retiring as a groundsman. Sources: NZ BDM Electoral Rolls Cemetery Records Ancestry Public Trees (BJ McLaughlan) Researcher: Val Gillanders Compiler: Lois Hopping

Electoral Roll: Waipa 3393 Surname: McPHERSON Given names: Helen Residence: Pokeno Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Helen McPHERSON (nee BERRY) was born 30 December 1835 in Borrowstouness, West Lothian, Scotland to Thomas Berry and Helen HENDERSON. She married Peter McPherson on 1 January 1858 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had eight children; Isabella, Helen, Peter, Thomas, Margaret, Peter, William and Donald. They were part of the Waikato Immigration scheme and sailed to New Zealand on the Helenslee, arriving in New Zealand on 23 December 1864 with their children Isabella and Thomas (babies Helen and Peter died in infancy in Scotland). As part of the scheme, they were allotted a 10-acre block in Pokeno Valley. They spent 13 years farming this block, until in 1874 they sold it to purchase 200-acres down the road. They spent the rest of their lives on the farm, and it was eventually passed to their youngest son, Donald. Today the farm is a quarry, and is owned by two of Helen and Peter’s great-grandsons. McPherson Road off State Highway 2 is named after the family who have been living on that road for over 150 years. Helen was an avid reader, and ensured she kept up with current events, never missing reading the New Zealand Herald and the Weekly News, with a subscription to each for 60 years. Her and Peter enjoyed a taste of their homeland each with a toddy of whiskey each night before bed. She died at home on the farm on 22 October 1923, aged 87 and is buried in the Pokeno cemetery next to the Presbyterian Church, with Peter who died 2 August 1925. Sources: Mc Pherson Family History Mc Pherson Family Tree (and others) ancestry.co.uk; Headstone photo – Waikato District Council; Road sign – google; Researchers: Petra Burns – great, great granddaughter Susan Burns – great granddaughter

Electoral Roll: Waipa 3394 Surname: McPHERSON Given names: Margaret Residence: Pokeno Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Margaret McPHERSON was born on 14 January 1865 in New Zealand to Peter McPherson and Helen BERRY. At the time the family was only very recently emigrated from Scotland and were waiting for their allotment of land whilst encamped in tents in Drury. Margaret married Charles MALCOLM on 17 June 1903 in Paeroa, at a private residence in Norwood Road, the officiating minister being the Rev. John McARTHUR. They had a son Charles William, born in 1905. After her marriage she lived in Paeroa. Margaret was a keen gardener and had an established flower garden with an extensive sweet pea section. She survived her husband by 16 years managing the large section and trimming its significant privet hedges climbing atop a 44-gallon drum to reach the tops. At the age of 90 she finally gave up her garden (and trimming of the privet hedges) to join her son in Auckland, before passing away peacefully after a short illness in 1957, in her ninety-third year. Charles died 7 October 1941 and Margaret on 24 October 1957. Their headstone has the following wording: Sources: Photo and information: McPherson Family Tree (and others) ancestry.co.uk; BDM – www.dia.govt.nz; Burial record – Hauraki District Council; Wedding notice – paperspast.natlib.govt.nz – NZ Herald 22 June 1903; Headstone inscription: NZSG cemetery collection Researchers: Petra Burns and Susan Burns

Electoral Roll: Waipa 1866 Surname: McPHERSON Given names: Margaret Jane Residence: Rama Rama Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Margaret Jane DUFF, daughter of John Duff and Mary WILSON was born at Portland, Victoria, Australia in 1845. She married Daniel Jolly McPHERSON at St Paul’s Church, Ballarat on 26 August 1860. (photo on left of the church taken in 1861) Margaret and Daniel had two children born in Australia before they moved to New Zealand, where Daniel set up business as a draper in Karangahape Road, Auckland. Another seven children were born in Auckland but the youngest, Christina died aged 3. Between 1893 and 1896 the family were living at Ramarama where Daniel’s occupation was given as farmer. However after Margaret’s death the family must have gone back to the city as sister Christina, daughter Jane and Daniel (again a draper) are shown on the 1900 roll living together in Selwyn St, Auckland. It appears that the family used both McPherson and Macpherson spellings of the surname. Daniel’s sister lived with them and she (and their daughter, Jane) was known as Macpherson. Daniel however signed his will with same spelling as his wife used on this 1893 electoral roll – McPherson. Margaret died in 1898 and her husband Daniel in 1902. They are buried with their young daughter Christina and Daniel’s sister Christina who lived to 90, in Waikumete cemetery, Auckland. Sources: Daniel Macpherson of Killin family tree – Ancestry.co.uk; BDM – www.dia.govt.nz NZ electoral rolls – Ancestry; Cemetery records – NZSG Collection Researcher: Heather Maloney

Electoral Roll: Franklin 2221 Surname: McSHEEN Given names: Annie Residence: Pukekohe West Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Annie, (also known as Ann) McCORMICK was born in Belfast about 1846. She married James McSHANE / McSHEEN, most probably in Kilmore, Co Armagh, Northen Ireland on 12 October 1864. This was just before they set sail to New Zealand on the Ganges, (and not the Guernsey as in the obituary), arriving in Auckland on 14 February 1865. At the time of their marriage James gave his occupation as farmer but on the Ganges manifest he is listed as agricultural labourer. They settled on land at Pukekohe, detailed as Lots 24, 25, 85, 86, 87 & 96 in Suburban Section 1 Pukekohe, each being 5 acre lots, so a total of 30 acres. The names McShane and McSheen were used for births, marriages, deaths and electoral rolls and maybe because Annie was illiterate, the birthdates and ages of the children were constantly changing on school records and other documents. Annie and James had eleven children born between 1865 and 1883: John, Margaret, Mary, Patrick, Francis, Annie, Bridget, Catherine, James, Joseph and William. Annie and James spent their lives in Pukekohe farming and raising their children and later had a street named after them. Her mark on James’ probate documents 1909 Sources: Old newspapers – paperspast.natlib.govt.nz - Obituary Pukekohe & Waiuku Times 25 Feb 1916; BDM – www.dia.govt.nz; School records: NZ Society of Genealogists; Probate records: www.familysearch.org; Shipping lists – Auckland libraries Researcher: Judith Batt Compiler: Heather Maloney

Electoral Roll: Franklin 4102 Surname: McSHEEN Given names: Maggie Residence: Pukekohe West Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Margaret, known as Maggie, was born in Pukekohe on 17 December 1866. She was the eldest daughter and second child of James McSHANE/ McSHEEN (1831-1909) and Annie McCORMICK (1846-1916) and had five brothers and five sisters. Her parents had married in Kilmore, County Armagh, Northern Ireland not long before they sailed to New Zealand on the Ganges, arriving in Auckland on 14 February 1865. Along with her siblings, Maggie attended Pukekohe School. On 21 December 1901 she married James Frank PRESTON (1871-1942) at Pukekohe. Frank as he was known, was a stonemason and they lived in Sussex Street in Auckland from their marriage until around 1919 when they lived for a short time in Pukekohe. From 1928 until 1938 they are on the electoral rolls at 14 King Edward Street, Mt Eden and this is where Frank died on 25 January 1942. Maggie and Frank did not have a family. Maggie died 12 December 1946 and they are buried together in Hillsborough cemetery, Auckland but only Frank’s name is on the headstone. The house at 14 King Edward St, Mt Eden, taken in 2012 by Google maps Sources: Old newspapers – paperspast.natlib.govt.nz; BDM – www.dia.govt.nz; School records: NZ Society of Genealogists; Probate records: www.familysearch.org; Shipping lists – Auckland libraries Researcher: Judith Batt Compiler: Heather Maloney

Electoral Roll: Franklin 2220 Surname: McSHEEN Given names: Mary Residence: Pukekohe West Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Mary was born in Pukekohe, the daughter of James McSHANE or McSHEEN (1831-1909) and Annie McCORMICK (1846-1916). Her parents had married in County Armagh, Northern Ireland not long before they sailed to New Zealand on the Ganges, arriving in Auckland on 14 February 1865. They settled on 30 acres at Pukekohe and Mary was the third child of eleven. She had five sisters and five brothers. Along with her siblings, she was educated at Pukekohe School where her birthdate was given as 27 August 1868 but on her death in 1909 she was recorded as being 39, making it more likely she was born closer to 1870. Mary remained single and at home, helping in the house, with the younger children and no doubt on the farm as well. She died on 18 November 1909 according to the death notice and probate records, but her headstone says 14 November. Mary is buried in the Pukekohe Catholic cemetery with her parents. Sources: Old newspapers – paperspast.natlib.govt.nz; BDM – www.dia.govt.nz; School records: NZ Society of Genealogists; Probate records: www.familysearch.org; Shipping lists – Auckland libraries; Headstone photo – Franklin Branch NZSG Researcher: Judith Batt Compiler: Heather Maloney

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3695 Surname: MEAD Given names: Selina Residence: Puni Occupation: domestic Qualification: residential Selina was born Selina STEVENS in London in 1868, the daughter of William Thompson STEVENS (1830-1905) and his wife Pamela (1833-1902). W. Thompson Stevens was a teacher in Auckland who advertised from 1887 – 1897 for pupils, teaching book-keeping, shorthand and languages. In 1893, Selina would have been a newly married women and living with Henry who appeared on the electoral roll as a storekeeper, Puni. NZ Herald 9 Sept 1893 Henry was a storekeeper at Puni from 1893 to 1900 and sometime before 1905 they shifted to Taranaki where he was a member of the Manaia Town Board and took particular interest in the Domain, planting many trees and shrubs. He appeared on electoral rolls as a storeman. Selina and Henry had three children - Dorothy Mabel born 1894, Hubert Harry born 1896 and Marjorie Miriam born 1897. Their daughter Marjorie remained unmarried and lived with her parents at Karaka Street in Manaia until their death. Henry died in 1937 and Selina six years later in 1943. They are buried in Manaia cemetery, as is their son Hubert and his wife Margaret. Sources: NZ electoral rolls – ancestry.co.uk; NZSG burial locator; Old newspapers – paperspast.natlib.govt.nz; Researcher: Judith Batt Compiler: Heather Maloney

Electoral Roll: Franklin 4085 Surname: MEIKLE Given names: Catherine Residence: Pollock Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Catherine MEIKLE (nee BROWN) was born on 14 April 1861 in St Ann’s Lane Wandsworth, London, England. She was only three years old when James and Agnes Brown and their four children arrived on the ship Talbot in December 1864. Catherine married Thomas Meikle on 23 April 1883. They had a family of 10 children: Margaret born about 1880 married Hugh GIBSON Thomas born 23 June 1884 died 18 June 1970 Agnes born 26 June 1886 married Jack DRUMMOND Catherine (Kate) born 22 December 1888 died April 1962 James born 15 August 1890 died 2 December 1890 Mary born 21 October 1891 died 6 September 1981 Jessie born 13 April 1895 died 12 January 1976 Eliza born 12 November 1897 married E M BUTTER died 9 October 1947 Jane born 2 August 1898 died 12 October 1987, and John (Jack) born 29 April 1900 married Florence SUTER 16 November 1938 died 12 June 1972. The isolated, bush clad, hilly farm on Erskine (Meikle’s Hill) Pollock was eventually passed on from the original settlers, Thomas and Catherine (nee BAUCHOP) to their son Thomas and Catherine (nee Brown). The title is still being farmed today July 2018 by Ron and Brian Meikle (grandsons of Catherine). Catherine and Thomas jnr are buried in the Pollock Cemetery along with Thomas’ parents. Sources: Family History from the late Peggy Meikle. Researchers: Bev and Barry Cochrane.

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3696 Surname: MELLSOP Given names: Charlotte Elizabeth Residence: Waiuku Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Charlotte with her parents and siblings, Mary Jane, Emma Heaton, and Heywood, boarded the “Victory” in London, UK for the voyage to Auckland arriving on 2 February 1850. The Captain Ian MULLINS gave a French Sabretache badge (pouch badge worn by the cavalry on their belt) to 11-yearold Charlotte who celebrated her birthday a few days before arriving in New Zealand. The badge from the Napoleonic period (2ND Empire) had been picked up on the battle field at Waterloo by the Captain’s soldier son. Charlotte’s parents, Joseph and Jane CRISPE (nee HEYWOOD) firstly farmed at Mt Albert Auckland, before moving to 200 acres at Mauku, calling the farm “Stanlake”. The newly completed St Bride’s Church was to witness the first wedding as a double wedding of Charlotte Crispe and John Thomas MELLSOP and his sister, Maria Mellsop and Francis STEVENS in August 1862. Charlotte and John farmed at “Knockmaroon” (Hill of love), Station Rd, Glenbrook raising a family of four boys and four girls. Their second daughter, Leonora, was only 18 when she died of typhoid fever and is buried in Waiuku Cemetery. Charlotte continued to live on the farm for 12 years after her husband’s death in 1896, becoming the Postmistress. She relinquished this position on selling the farm on 27 December 1905 to Mr POWER for £800 ($1,600) leaving £666 on mortgage and moving to Waiuku to live for the last five years of her life. When her health deteriorated she lived with her daughter Kathleen ROBINSON (nee Mellsop) passing away on 27 August 1925. Charlotte is buried beside her husband John Thomas Mellsop in Waiuku Cemetery. Charlotte Elisabeth Mellsop (nee Crispe) 1840-1925 Sources: www.dia.govt.nz Mellsop family papers The Mellsop Family book The Church of St Bride 1861-2001 National Army Museum Waiouru. Researcher: Rosalie-Ann Nicholson

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3697 Surname: MELLSOP Given names: Kathleen Residence: Waiuku Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Kathleen, the third daughter of John Thomas and Charlotte Elisabeth MELLSOP (nee CRISPE) was born in 1870 at Glenbrook and was 23 years old when women won the right to vote in 1893. Kathleen was a foundation pupil at Brookside School, going on to Waiuku School. It was at Brookside School that Kathleen was to meet her cousin and future husband, Leonard ROBINSON. On leaving school he became a surveyor/contractor in Gisborne and Rotorua, coming back to marry Kathleen Mellsop on 27 December 1901. They left for Gore not long after their marriage as Leonard had a position as dredge master at Waikaka then Mataura, Southland. They were encouraged to move south as Leonard’s sister, Amy, had married James PATTERSON of Mataura. Kathleen and Leonard Robinson spent the next sixteen years raising three children in Southland: Zillah, Leonard (Roto) and Lillian. It was about this time that Leonard’s health began to deteriorate so he became a bookseller and stationer. He died of heart failure in 1915. Kathleen with her young family (Lillian was just 3 years old) felt family support was very important, so returned to family in Waiuku. She became very involved with the Anglican Church. Kathleen has no living descendants. Her only grandchild, Valerie, died in 1957 at the age of 19 yrs. However, she has left a living memorial in the magnificent oak trees that she planted on the “Knockmaroon” property Station Road, Glenbrook around 1890-92. These oak trees have heritage grading within the Franklin County (1976) under the title of cultural heritage. Kathleen’s two daughters, Zillah 1902-1959 and Lillian 1912-1941, both predeceased their mother. Lillian had married Laurence SHEFFIELD in 1936 but died in 1941. Laurence then went on to marry her sister Zillah in 1954. Kathleen was several months off her 80th birthday when she died in 1960. She is buried in Waiuku Cemetery. Kathleen Robinson (nee Mellsop) 1870-1960 Sources: www.dia.govt.nz The Mellsop Book Mellsop family papers Carte postcard – photograph Researcher: Rosalie-Ann Nicholson

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3698 Surname: MICHIE Given names: Hannah Residence: Waipipi Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential *1 My Great Great Grandmother Hannah MICHIE (nee FAHEY) was born 18 May 1842 in Glendree, Parish Tulla, County Clare, Ireland. Hannah came out to New Zealand on the “Alfred” disguised as the daughter of her sister (Hanora Fahey). This may be due to the social expectancy of the times or the need to keep the family together, this is unknown. Hannah arrived on our shores on 16 November 1864. She had met Thomas MICHIE on board and 8 months later they were married at the Saint Patricks Church in Auckland. *2 Both Hannah and Thomas immediately found employment on Kawau Island with Sir George GREY; Thomas as gardener and Hannah as a housemaid. On 31 May 1865 Hannah went into labour, she was swiftly taken to the beach in the hope of boarding a boat to Auckland to have the baby. Alas Barbara (the eldest of 7 siblings) was born on the beach. Hannah would go on to have 5 boys and another girl. In 1868 Hannah, Thomas and 2 children left Kawau Island at the same time as Sir George Grey returned to England. The family set up house in Albert Street, Auckland (then a city of 30,0000). Two years later (1870) they moved to Waipipi. This was after the land wars following the confiscation from the Waikato tribes. *3 The couple found it tough going with just a cave and then a sod hut to live in before building the farm house on the land on the corner of Parakau and Awhitu Roads. At some stage Thomas incurred a serious leg injury and Hannah had to piggy back him from somewhere in Waipipi to a boat that he boarded to Onehunga for medical attention. Thomas ended up with a wooden leg. *4 The time Hannah and Thomas lived in was one of great religious bigotry, there was a Catholic and Presbyterian clash in the home. Thomas suggested he bring the boys up as Presbyterians and she bring the girls up as Catholic. The determined little Irish lady was quoted saying, "Over My Dead Body". Hannah lived to the age of 80. She passed away on 6 February 1922. She and Thomas were buried up the road at the Waipipi cemetery. *1 Letter from Andrea Maloney, Descendant of Hanora Maloney *2 Gavin Michie Family Research *3 "Patumahoe Centennial Rugby Club" book Gary Wilson *4 Gavin Michie Family Research The above written by Tracey Majurey (nee Michie) Hannah Michie’s Great, Great Granddaughter.

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3701 & 3702 Surname: MIDDLETON Given names: Joanna & Vere Residence: Waiuku Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Joanna MAKGILL was born in India on 14 April 1864, the natural daughter of Captain John Makgill and an unknown Indian woman. Family lore has it her mother was of an upper caste and on the death of her mother at birth or soon after Joanna was disowned by her Indian family. Captain Makgill was resolved to keep Joanna and within two years he had returned to Scotland and married his cousin Margaret HALDANE. Margaret was agreeable with adopting Joanna and returned to India with him. However, within three years they returned to Scotland where they lived and raised a further eight children. When they decided to immigrate to New Zealand Joanna was seventeen years old and engaged to the farm manager. However, her fiancé died before they were married, and Joanna went on to marry Tom MIDDLETON. Tom was a Scottish farm cadet from Cromarty, north of Inverness. After their marriage they took over a part of Joanna’s father’s farm “Glen Ella”. They lived here for twenty-three years and Joanna had five children – George, Margaret, Mona, Katherine and Vere. They were a great favourite with Joanna’s younger brothers and sisters who lived just down the road. However, after the close births of her first two children Joanna was not well, and so Tom sent for his sister Vere to come and help the family. She was supposed to come for a year, however she ended up staying for the rest of life and was assimilated into the family. Joanna was often away due to her poor health staying in Auckland at her parents’ home or her brother’s lifestyle property in Lincoln, Henderson. Aunt Vere stayed on the farm with the family looking after them. In 1909 the family moved to Cambridge to farm and in 1916 Tom bought another farm at Gate Pa in Tauranga. However, within two years they were back in Cambridge at their “Trelawney” farm. Within two years Tom decided to retire and brought his family back to Auckland where he bought a large house at 11 Windmill Road in Mt Eden. Joanna (known as Joie) lived here with Tom, Aunt Vere and the unmarried daughters Margaret, Mona and Vere for the rest of her life. Joanna died in 1933 at the age of 69 years and she is buried at the family Cairn in Waikaraka Cemetery. Aunt Vere was born in Cromarty, Scotland on 4 October 1861 to George and Simona McKenzie Ross Middleton. Vere was the elder sister to Tom, Elizabeth and Mary. When Tom made the call to Vere to come and help she was living with her sisters known as Polly and Dot in Dieppe, France. She apparently lived in a number of places in France before coming to New Zealand. Aunt Vere died on 4 December 1951 at the great age of ninety. As Joanna had died eighteen years previously, she was basically looked upon as being “grandmother” to her nephew and niece’s children. References: ‘The Pioneering Baronet’ By Heather Makgill and Val Loh Researcher: Val Loh Joanna MAKGILL

Electoral Roll: Franklin 1924 Surname: MILLER Given names: Dinah Residence: Tuakau Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Dinah was born around 1838 in Ireland but there is no information about her life in Ireland. She married Robert MILLER who was born around 1837. They were living in Portadown when their son James was born and before that they had two other sons. From the age of the children on the Ganges ship manifest, the eldest son William was born about 1859, Robert 1862 and James on 7 August 1864. James was born in a small village near Portadown in Armagh. Hand weaving was the chief occupation in that part of Ireland and Robert and Dinah were poor and times were hard in that period. Sadly, on the voyage out they lost their son Robert who died on 22 January 1865 and the log entry showed that he died at 8:30pm of gastritis, dysentery, anaemia and marasmus. He was buried at sea off the coast of South Australia at 9:00pm. In James’ memoirs he stated that they lost two sons on the voyage out but there is no record in the ship’s log of William dying. However, there is an entry from the Symonds Street and St Stephen’s Cemetery from the Auckland Council cemeteries database which reads: The Anglican St Paul's register has John Miller buried 7 February 1865, aged 6 years from the ship Ganges - Police Order. Service by Rev Bree - reference 51/. Miller, John, d.1865; Ganges (Ship). It could possibly be that the name given, and date was wrong. It possibly could have been the 17th and not the 7th . The child would have died at the Onehunga Barracks and not on board. However, the family had Crown Grants which included Lot 284, Tuakau North (¼ acre) and Lot 10 Suburban Tuakau, being 20 acres. Son James put it in his writings that the family was eventually ‘dumped down’ in Tuakau. Tents were provided for the immigrants until such time as they could erect a rough shack on their quarter acre section. Soon these rough habitations took shape and each family occupied their own which was the heart’s desire of each and all to be free of “land-lordism”. James recalled that their grant was just a small burnt clearing in the bush and it was evening when they arrived there. The sounds of the night birds and native rats were alarming to him. However, he and his little brother William, who was born in 1867, were soon off to sleep. Over the years Robert was showing signs of old age and he died on 14 July 1892. After Robert’s death Dinah became somewhat unsettled and after two years of worrying they sold the Tuakau property and in 1894 Dinah married Thomas James Bostern ALLEN and went to live in Australia. Nothing is known of her life in Australia or when she returned to New Zealand. What became of her husband, Thomas Allen is unknown. She died on 2 August 1914 and her death notice was in the NZ Herald on 4 August 1914. Sources: Papers Past- paperspast.natlib.govt.nz James Miller’s Memories – Copy held by the Franklin Historical Society Researcher: Ross Miller

Electoral Roll: Franklin 1926 Surname: MILLER Given names: Eliza Jane Residence: Pukekohe Occupation: farmer Qualification: residential Eliza Jane BRENNAN was born in Hillsborough, County Down, Ireland around 1843 and she was the youngest daughter of Edward and Mary (nee McCAULY) Brennan. Edward Brennan was born around 1805 and lived and raised his family in Taughblane on the Kilwarlin estate of the Marquis of Downshire. On Friday 8 May 1863 Eliza married Samuel MILLAR at St John’s, Kilwarlin in the Parish of Hillsborough, County Down. Samuel was born in Soldierstown in County Antrim and he was later baptised in the Aghalee Parish Church in Soldierstown on Thursday 3 March 1842. He was the son of Samuel and Margaret Millar. Eliza and Samuel’s first child, Margaret Jane, was born in Ireland about December 1863. It was sometime after this they decided to immigrate to New Zealand on board the Ganges. It arrived in Auckland on 14 February 1865. Margaret died on board the Ganges during the voyage out. Left: Eliza Jane Miller with her great granddaughter Patsy GOONAN Once in New Zealand Samuel and Eliza ended up in Pokeno before going to their Crown Grants in Pukekohe. They raised a family of 12 children once they were settled. The family lost their land through bankruptcy and eventually built a house where the Samuel Miller Reserve is located today. The couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on 8 May 1913 with a function in the Masonic Hall which started in the afternoon and went through to the early hours of the following morning. The following obituary for Eliza appeared in the NZ Herald on 4 January 1923: OBITUARY: EARLY PUKEKOHE SETTLER An old resident of Pukekohe, Mrs Eliza Jane Miller, wife of Samuel Miller, died on December 21 at the age of 78 years. The late Mrs Miller arrived in Auckland with her husband 59 years ago by the sailing ship Ganges from Ireland. Mrs Miller was born at Hillsboro’, Belfast. She is survived by her husband, four sons and six daughters and there are 53 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. The funeral took place at the Pukekohe Cemetery and was largely attended. Sources: From County Down to Down Under – The Story of Samuel & Eliza Jane (nee Brennan) Miller by Ross Miller Papers Past- paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Researcher: Ross Miller

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3706 Surname: MILLETT Given names: Annanetha Julia Pellet Residence: Awitu Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Annanetta (Annanetha on the Electoral Roll/Annananette on her headstone) was born on 23 November 1856, the first daughter born to Alfred PALMER and Annie LEAKER in Bristol, England. She came to New Zealand with her parents, sister Eusebia (Mrs Edward GARLAND) and Henry on the ship “Mermaid” arriving on 19 October 1859. The children were listed as Anna, Dora and Henry. Her parents, having received 120 acres at Awhitu under the 40-acre scheme, also purchased an additional acre to make up the allotment (Lot 19). The family originally settled in Parnell. Alfred intended to prepare the land at Awhitu for the family. A delay was forced when he was called up to serve in the Land/Maori Wars and did not return until a year after the War, about 1864. Annie and children moved to Awhitu about 1868. The family originally lived in a nikau whare and then a slab hut before their house was built. Here Annie attended a private school run by her mother for her and her siblings and three Irwin children. Times were hard for the family and they had little income. They grew their own maize for porridge and Alfred was able to obtain a pack horse and goats from the Commissariat after the War. Annie and her father collected 19 sacks of fungus in the bush, dried it and sold it for two and a half pence a pound, spending the money on the home. The children would also have helped milk the goats. Annie married Maurice MILLETT on 21 November 1872. Maurice had been born on 14 January 1853, the eldest child of Captain John Millett and Cecelia PANORMO, in a family of eight. John was invalided out of the Royal Navy in 1853 and sailed to Australia on the “Tory”. A shipboard romance with Cecelia, a governess for an outback station meant John joined her on the station. They married in 1852 and worked there as a couple. In 1860 the family headed to New Zealand to join the Panormo family at Orua Bay. Annie and Maurice had 10 children, including a set of twins: Bertrand b. 1873, Maurice Palmer b. 1877, Lucina Leaker b. 1878, Rose Marie b. 1883, Alfred Clyde b. 1884, Nina Davy b. 1885, Stella and Mona b. 1895, Effie b. 1896 and Sybil Leanoro b. 1898. On the 1880-81 Electoral Roll Maurice was listed as a sawyer with 80 acres, being Lot 18, Awhitu, and by the 1900s he was farming. In the 1920s he adapted the farm and became a grazier. Annie and Maurice worked hard together to make family life and farm work. They remained in the area until their deaths. Maurice died on 20 June 1946 aged 93 and Annanetta died 2 February 1949 aged 92. They were buried in Awhitu Central Cemetery. Sources: Heads, Harbour & Hills – An Awhitu History – 1999 Papers Past – Obituary Researcher: Lois Hopping

Electoral Roll: Franklin 1935 Surname: MILLETT Given names: Elizabeth Helena Residence: Awitu Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Elizabeth Helena was born at Sea View Farm, Takapuna, North Shore on 23 February 1871, at the home of her grandparents. She was one of four daughters and seven sons of Sarah Lydia (nee SEAMAN) and John GARLAND. The Garland family home was at Awhitu Wharf and for a time Lizzie’s father John took a part-time teaching post at the district’s newly-opened school at Pollok. Lizzie and older sister Lydia spent a lot of time at their Seaman grandparents’ home in Takapuna, “With her sister Lydia, Elizabeth spent much of her early childhood on the North Shore with her mother’s parents Lydia and Thomas Seaman and probably attended school there”. Construction of the new Garland homestead, Woodville, began at Awhitu Central in 1879, partly so the children could live closer to school. The 1883 Awhitu School records show six of the Garland children in attendance, with 12 ½ year old Elizabeth passing the examination to advance from Standard 3 to Standard 4. (Source: National Archives Archway). Elizabeth married Ralph MILLETT in Takapuna on 27 February 1889 and they lived at Orua Bay where Ralph’s family were from. Children were born: Guy (1890), Ivy (1893), Aenid Lillian (1897) and Hinda (1900). Elizabeth’s sister Lydia had been housekeeper to the local teacher Eunice GLEDHILL around the early 1900s and later Elizabeth took over this role. Ralph died at Awhitu on 22 December 1922. “In her later years Elizabeth lived at Takapuna with her brother Jack and then later on with her daughter Ivy.” She died 19 May 1967 and is buried at O’Neill’s Point Cemetery, Auckland. Sources: “The Garland Book”. “Elizabeth Helena Garland Her Story” by Laurel Walkley Researcher: Penny Prescott

Electoral Roll: Franklin 1918 Surname: MILLS Given names: Elizabeth Residence: Pukekohe West Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Her signature from probate records of her father, 1902 Elizabeth MILLS was born in New Zealand, probably Pukekohe, on 6 December 1870. She was the youngest of four children, three daughters and one son, of Alexander Mills (1833-1902) and Jane WILSON (1832-1913). Her parents and two older sisters had come from Ireland to New Zealand on the Ganges, arriving on 14 February 1865 and settling on Lot 36 at Pukekohe. Elizabeth attended Pukekohe School from 1876 until 1883. In 1904 she married William BLAKE, a blacksmith, who was a widower with five young children, four daughters and one son born between 1893 and 1902. William and Elizabeth had two daughters - Hazel Margaret born 1904 and Doreen Mary born 1907. How confusing it must have been in 1914 with four Elizabeth Blake’s in Pukekohe and on the electoral roll. Elizabeth and William lived in Edinburgh Street, an address they had until their deaths. Elizabeth died on 20 April 1954 and is buried in the Pukekohe cemetery. William died 11 November 1957 and is buried with his first wife Rebecca, also at Pukekohe. Sources: BDM – www.dia.govt.nz; School records – NZ Society of Genealogists; Cemetery records & photo – Franklin Branch NZSG; NZ electoral rolls – ancestry.co.uk; Shipping records – Auckland Libraries Researcher: Judith Batt Compiler: Heather Maloney

Electoral Roll: Franklin 3715 Surname: MOELLER Given names: Cecilia Residence: Manukau Heads Occupation: household duties Qualification: residential Cecilia was born c1852 as Cecilia Susan (maiden name unknown). She married Alfred WATTS and had two known children to this marriage, Laura Cecilia WATTS c1869 and Kathleen Edith WATTS c1871. There may have been a third child. Sadly, it appears Alfred died shortly after arriving in New Zealand. Cecilia married Charles Moeller on 9 June 1879 and they had three children, Charles Arthur 1880, Albert Gordon 1882 and Irene Agatha 1887 (Mrs Harrison). Charles was born in Holland and arrived in New Zealand prior to the commencement of the Maori War. He was engaged on active service right through this war, being present at the taking of Gate Pa, and later with General Cameron in the Waikato and at Poverty Bay. He was among those chosen for service in Taranaki and was with the troops when Von Tempski was killed. Cecilia would have met Charles not long after the war and with young children, it was an obligation Charles was prepared to take on. In 1881 Charles was the head boatman, for the oar-operated Pilot boat at the Heads, and he and the family lived in a house at the Signal Station. He was later appointed as assistant signalman with the late Captain R. Paltridge at the Manukau Heads signal station, under Captain Wing, then harbourmaster at Onehunga. In February 1888 he was appointed Assistant Keeper so Charles, Cecilia and the family were able to remain at the Heads and were there to assist the new Head Keeper, Charles Scopes, and his family settle in, Charles with waggon to get the gear up the hill and Cecilia to welcome tired walkers. This effort was something the Moeller family had managed many times over. While at the Heads, Kathleen Watts was married to Herbert THOMPSON (1891). Her sister Laura and Miss White together played the Wedding March on the piano. Cecilia was highly praised for the way the arrangements for the wedding were carried out, especially getting supplies and the multitiered wedding cake up the hill without any breakages. Laura married William JONES in 1896. From the Manukau Heads Charles was posted to Mokohinau Islands and with him, Cecilia and the younger children. They were there from 1897 until November 1900 when they were again posted, this time to Tiritiri Matangi, where they were stationed until August 1902. Cecilia and Charles moved in to Auckland itself for a few years however c1911 they are again lighthouse keepers but this time at French Pass, at the top of the South Island. Their son Arthur was also listed as a lighthouse keeper. In fact, he spent several years at Cape Foulwind and Cape Brett. They remain there until c1914 when they left Arthur at French Pass and moved to Hawera where their son Albert was living. Albert was called to war and was at the landing at Gallipoli. Sadly, he was reported missing. With that Cecilia and Charles returned to Auckland and settled in the Newton area, this time in full retirement. Sadly, Cecilia passed away 4 June 1921, aged 69. In an unusual situation the “funeral will leave for Auckland Railway Station for Helensville. Interment will be at Pouto.” Pouto is on the edge of the Kaipara Harbour. After the death of his wife, Charles went to live with his son, Charles Arthur Jnr, at Pouto. Charles passed away 7 August 1923, aged 96, at Te Kopuru Hospital, North Auckland. Sources: NZ BDM Historical Records, Heads, Harbour & Hills http://www.newzealandlighthouses.com OBITUARY New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18474, 10 August 1923 Researcher: Lois Hopping

Electoral Roll: Franklin 1955 Surname: MOORE Given names: Isabella Residence: Mauku Occupation: domestic duties Qualification: residential Isabella Rose Grant ROY was born in Nairnshire, Scotland in 1846, the youngest of ten children born to Archibald and Margaret Roy (nee ROSS). When Isabella was 19 her older sister Mary sailed to New Zealand on the ship Siam arriving at the Port of Auckland on 17 November 1865. Mary later met and married Henry BEEDELL, a brewer, in 1869. She must have written favourable accounts of her life in New Zealand to her family back in Scotland as Isabella followed in her sister’s footsteps and sailed from London to Auckland on the ship City of Auckland arriving on 17 November 1870. Isabella married John MOORE on 21 September 1871 at the home of her sister and brother-in-law Mary and Henry Beedell in New North Road, Eden Terrace, Auckland. John owned and farmed land at Patumahoe and in 1876 built their first store on Woodhouse Road in the Searle Road area. This area became the hub of Patumahoe village. In 1883 they built a new store on land between the Patumahoe Hotel and Woodhouse Road. In a separate room in this store, John opened a Post & Telegraph Office in 1887. Wanting to concentrate on their farming interests, John leased the business in 1892 to Mr FULLJAMES for a few years before resuming operation of their store and post office. After John’s death in 1904 Isabella sold the business to the HOLLINGRAKE brothers, known as the ‘French bachelors’ and later sold part of her land including the site of the store, now known as Hollingrake’s General Store to Joe HENRY who had a similar store across the road and was their main competitor! Isabella’s and John’s family of seven children, three sons and four daughters, were born and raised in Patumahoe. With farming and commercial interests, household and family affairs, Isabella led a very busy life, as well as playing an active part in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church. In later life Isabella lived with her daughter Beatrice (Mrs Charles CAMMELL) at Auckland and Tangowahine. She died at Auckland on 9 July 1934 aged 87 and is buried with her husband John in Symonds Street Cemetery. Sources: Papers Past; BMD NZ; Family Search; NZ Archives; My Heritage Family Tree (Rayner family); book “Patumahoe: History & Memories” Researcher: Madeleine Judson.