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SOME EARLY CENTRAL OTAGO RESIDENTS. |
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ALLAN, WILLIAM public vaccinator in Taieri
in 1888
ALYWARD, RICHARD lost his life near the shotover in 1863 he was from Ireland aged 26 ANDERSON, JOHN in Central in 1878 ANDREW, JOHN died at north Tairei Feb 1909 age 75 APPLETON, WILLIAM 1889-1958 lived in Central Otago AYSON,WILLIAM in Central in the gold rush days AYTON, CHARLES JOHN 1846-1922 goldminer/rabbiter BAIN, ALEX sold building materials BALL, ERNEST EXCELL b, 1898 in Naseby. marr Jean Martha Graham 1925 BALL, LUMSDEN KENT b,1899 at Naseby BALL, ELVA MARY b, 1901 at Naseby. marr, Frank george Kippenbeger 1925 BALL, HAZEL JEAN b, at Naseby 1903 BALL, LOINELLE CONSTANCE b, 1903 at Cromwell..marrm John Butcher 1924 BALL, MYRTLE GRACE b, 1907 at Cromwell..marr Stanley Norman Cotton BALL, OTHO JOHN b, 1907 at Naseby. BALL, SARAH died 1914 at Naseby BALL, FREDERICK ARTHUR died 1929 at Cromwell BARR, JOHN proprietor of a Hotel in Clutha 1875 BARRINGTON, ALPHONSE arr N.Z 1860s. In 1863 he was a miner on the Shtover river. BARRY, JOHN a carpenter/Wheelright in Clutha in 1875 BARRY, WILLIAM JACKSON BECK, C.P a gold-miner BEETHAM, R a Gold miner BELL, FRANCIS dILLON leased a sheep run in the 1850s BELL, SAMUEL charged with keeping his hotel oped after 10 p.m BEUFORT, TOM a Stage coach driver BISHOP, THOMAS was in the tairei area 1895 BLACK, CHARLES F and a brother had sheep runs BLAKELY, JOHN in Central in 1865 BOREHAM, CHARLES STEPHEN 1857--1925 a Shearer at Ida Valley Station BOWLER, EDMUND leaseda sheep run in the 1850s BOYNE, WILLIAM in Central in the gold rush days BRENT, GEORGE HERBERT bank manager at St Bathans 1887. He resigned in 1893 BROWN, FLORENCE ETHEL b, 6th Oct 1895 at Maniototo died 16th dec 1938 at Ranfurley. Parents were Moses Brown and Lizzie Osborne. BUNNY, FREDERICK a Postmaster at St Bathans in 1874. He died in 1876. His wife, Mary remarried in 1883 BURNS, ANDREW in Central in the gold rush days BUTLER, ROBERT b, 1844 a Criminal/Murderer . at Cromwell in 1876 CALDER, MAURICE DAVID born 1901 in Naseby CAMPBELL, ALLAN.C a Tailor in 1875 at Clutha CAREW, E.H was a Goldfields Warden CARGILL, JOHN had a run at Tuapeka CLARK, PETER a Tailor in 1875 COARD, SAMUEL while gold dredging in 1897 he found one of 3 Moa Eggs found in Central Otago. COLCLOUGH, C in Cromwell in 1884 COOLEY, SARAH MORRIS 1836-1904.marr Sidney Hadley a miner. Sarah died in 1904 at Arrowtown. Her parents were James and Margaret Cooley. COWAN, ROBERT a school teacher at St Bathans in 1890 CROWLEY, DANIEL sentenced to pay fines of 20 pounds for resisting arrest CUDOHY, MICHAEL lost his life as a miner on the shotover in 1863. he was age 24 from Ireland CUMMINGS, DENNIS b, 1879 and JAMES b, 1885 Police Commissioners DALGLEISH, SAMUEL of Dunstan DAY, EDWARD Bread and Biscuit maker DEVINE, NED a stagecoach driver DORWARD, WILLIAM JOHN b, Roxburgh Feb 1917 DRAKE, HENRY died 8th May 1925 at Omakau DUERDEN, RICHARD and ELIZABETH (Pickles) settled in Central Otago DUNN, THOMAS a Station Cook died in 1864 DUNNE, JOHN Hotel Ptoprietor in 1875 DWALLEY, CLARINDA marr 1876 in Naseby to George Thomas DYSON, HUMPHERY b, 1826 in Bradford, England..died 25th April 1892 at Arrowtown ELLIOTT, THOMAS born in Ireland .died 8th May 1917 at Middlemarch ELLIOTT, ETHEL born 9th Sept 1899 at Middlemarch. parents were Thomas Elliott and Marion Mitchell ELLISON, DANIEL a gold miner EWING, JOHN known as the "mining king"at the turn of the century. He was born in Scotland in 1844. came to N.Z 1863 and worked the gold fields. He married widow Mary Bunny in May 1883. John died at Dunedin in 1922 FAHEY, PATRICK lived at St Bathans in 1906. He was from Ireland FAHEY, HERBERT telegraphist in 1908 FALCONER, JAMES shepherd/farmer from Ettrick FLETT, JAMES b, 23rd Nov 1881 at Taieri. marr 1920 at Naseby. His parents were George Edwars Flett and Janet McNeill FRASER, WILLIAM had a sheep run at Tuapeka FULTON, JAMES had a Homestead in 1861 GALLAGHER, ANTHONY in Central in the late 1880s GARRETT, HENRY BERESFORD from Australia. arr in 1861. was a bushranger around the goldfields.. He died in 1888 aged 75 GAZZARD, THOMAS arr N.Z 1874 with his father Daniel GEEDES, GRACE lived in Central Otago GILBERT, JOHN drowned in 1862 GILKISON, ROBERT 1862--1942 born in Glasgow. He lived in Clyde until 1903. He was the author of sveral books GLEESON, PATRICK drowned in the Shoover river GRAHAM, JOHN a mail man in the gold rush days GRETTON, SAMUEL lost his life at the Shotover in 1863 GRIGOR, ROBERT a storekeeper HALL, ELIZA ALLAN born 27th Oct 1892 at Lawrence died 1968 at Dunedin. Parents were John Hall and Eliza Allan from Ireland HALL, THOMAS STRONG born 1882 at Lawrence. a brother to Eliza. marr in 1911. died at Auckland May 1941 HANRAN, PATRICK FRANCIS was a gold prospector at Gabriels. he returned to Australia and marr Mary Ann Ogle. HARPER, ROBERT marr Margaret Drummond at Middlemarch. Robert was from Ireland and arr in the 1890s HAZLETT, JAMES a Clyde store keeper HERBERT, EDWARD had a store at gabriels 1862 HOAD, R.W killed by a fall from a horse.Fell on a knife he was carrying in his pocket HOGG, JAMES a watchmaker HOLDEN,CHARLES and ESTHER TAYLOR arr N.Z in 1866, settled in Dunstan and Cromwell and had 11 children HORNBUCKLE, JOHN lost his life in 1863. he was a miner HUTCHINS, G.W a Chemist at Kaitangata JACK, GEORGE. was a miner who lost his life in 1863 JAMIE, JOHN a Watchmaker JOLLY, DAVID A opened a store at Cromwell in 1869 KEDDELL, JACKSON appointed police commissioner at Dunstan in 1862 KEENAN, THOMAS a Butcher in St Bathans,later a farmer. In 1904 he became bedridden, due to a stroke. (from the otago daily times 18th Sept 1904) KELLIHER, HERBERT WILLIAM b, 1908 Central Otago. KILGOUR, A ran a bread and biscuit factory KILMINSTER, JOHN there in the gold rush days KING, ADAM a butcher at Kaitangata. LANGE, FREDERICK storekeeper LIDDELL, A in Central in the gold rush days LOW, THOMAS a Gold miner LOW, JOHN a saddler at Kaitangata McDEVITT, JOSEPH occupied the original "Vulcon Hotel" at St Bathans from 1912-1922 McDONALD, MALCOLM retired farmer of Omakau died suddenly, while on a train , in Nov 1914 McGREGOR, JOHN a gold miner McGREGOR, FRANK mail coach driver in 1903 McKINLAY, ARCHIBALD had a small store at Gabriels in 1862 McLEAN, JOHN leased a sheep run in the 1850s McLEAN, ALLAN and ROBERT brothers of John. Obtained 450,000 acres and named it "Morven Hills" in 1858 McLENNAN, MARGARET born in Outram abt 1860. parents were John and Margaret (Stoddart) McLENNAN, ANNIE marr in Sept 1885 at Maniototo McNEIL, JOHN ran a Hotel MACFARLANE, DUNCAN in central in 1878 MADIGAN, MICHAEL in Grabriels in 1862. MADIGAN, PATRICK came to Gabriels with a brother . He was born Ireland. they went to the U.S.A 1st then followed the gold rush to Victoria and on to Otago. Patrick went to Nelson and married Emily Holyoake in 1866 MALONEY,WILLIAM ran a accommodation House in 1862 MARSHALL, G.N born in Outram.15th May 1915. He was wounded in ww2 in Nov 26th 1941. MEIKLE, JAMES marr Annie Bolger abt 1869 in Naseby MILLER, MATTHEW a Run Holder of "Popotunoa" in 1861 MINER, JOHN went missing in the shotover area in 1863 age 23 from Ireland MITCHELL, JAMES drowned in May 1869 MITCHELL, MARION born in Scotland. died Aug 1925 at Middlemarch MOONEY, PATRICK from Ireland. arr N.Z abt 1867/68 MORRISSEY, NED a Irishman . dissapeared, presumed murdered in the gold rush days. MARTIMER, JOSEPH lost his life at the Shotover in 1863 MOYLE, SAMUEL in Shotover ares in 1863 MOYLE, FRANK in Central in the gold rush days MUIR, JOHN in Central in 1878 MURISON, JAMES and W.D leased sheep runs in the 1850s NICHOLSON, CHARLIE from Victoria to gabriels in 1861. He opened a store at ettrick and spent most of his life there NICOLSON, NEIL marr in 1897 to a daughter of Patrick Fahey. Lake Nicolson is named after him NIEPER, CHARLIE had a Hotel and butcher shop in the 1860s NOAKE, REGINALD Postmaster in Central 1908-1919. He then went to Wakefield. NORMAN, H wife and 2 children buried at hawea Juntion OLIVER, JAMES marr (Mrs) Mary Connor in Lawrence in 1888 ORR, ERNEST JOHN b, 1920 at Cromwell PARKER, WILLIAM a gold-miner PARSONS, TOM a stagecoach driver PAULEY, JACK resident of St Bathans PEACOCK, LUCY.E born July 1907 at Arrowtown died Oct 1974 at Invercargill PHELAN, JOHN in Central in 1878 PHILP, W.L POOL, FLORENCE GERTRUDE b, 10th Dec 1886 at Roxburgh POOLE, JACK resident of St Bathans POTTER, J.L gold miner in 1861 PYLE, FRANK owned "Hawkdun Station" for abt 50 years. PYLE, WILLIAM was in St Bathans RATTRAY, JAMES a Blacksmith RAVENWOOD, HENRY came to Naseby in 1865 REES, W.G built his home in 1860 at Queenstown Bay REEVES, CHARLOTTE lived in central Otago REID, DONALD a Solicitor REID, ROBERT JOHN born in Arrowtown Oct 1924 REIDY, JAMES born Feb 1872 at Tuapeka Flat. marr Margery Ann Saddler (b, 1872) RICHARDS, ROBERT ran a Hotel RIGNEY, WILLIAM a gold-miner ROBB, JANET d, 14th Oct 1941 at Alexandra aged 73 ROBERTS, MURRAY was in Bannockburn in 1889 ROBERTSON, JAMES Mayor of Lawrence in 1911 ROBERTSON, JOSEPH Hotel proprietor ROBERTSON, PETER was a shepherd on John Cargills run ROBINSON, H.W a Goldfields-warden ROBINSON, JOHN ALEXANDER born 1901 at Lawrence ROYDS, CUTHBERT JOHN became a bank manager at St Bathans in 1893. He was from Invercargill SAMPSON, JAMES a Store keeper at Alexandra SAVAGE, MATILDA born 1867 in Alexandra SCOTT, JAMES LYELL born in Scotland a gold miner SCULLY, WILLIAM born Ireland abt 1817. was a gold-miner in Central SCULLY, ELLEN died 1st April 1875 aged 29. buried at Cromwell. Also , her children buried there too. Matilda d, 30th April 1873 aged 11 months..John d, 27th March 1874 aged 7..Mary d, 2nd April 1874 aged 5..Sarah d, 7th April 1874 age 6..Daniel d, 7th April age 3. SEGUIN, WILLIAM JAMES born 1867 at East Taieri SHENNAN, WATSONand ALEXANDER arr otago in Oct 1857 from Scotland and set up a sheep run in 1858 SHORTHOUSE,Mr had a store in Queenstown SIMPSON, W.L a Goldfields Warden SLOAN, JAMES b, abt 1812 in ireland. d, Dec 1898 at Iad Balley. He was marr to Mary Shields. They had 5 children. SLOAN, JOHN marr Sarah McNally. SLOAN, JAMES marr Ellen Hastings SLOAN, PATRICK WILLIAM b, abt 1870 died 1876 at Ida Valley. SLOAN, MARY JANE marr Thomas Anderson Aug 28th at Ida Valley SLOAN, ELLEN b, 1873 Dunstan marr George Button. SMITH, F of the Diggers Rest Hotel SPRATT, WALTER JAMES deid as a result of an accident at Outram in 1915. He was aged 39 STEWART, JOHN died in 1863 STEWART, WILLIAM a Paperhanger in 1875 STRODE, Mr took up a sheep station in the 1860s TALBOYS, WILLIAM a Cromwell storekeeper TALLENTIRE, HENRY marr Daisy Elliott in Middlemarch in Aug 1921 THEYERS, WILLIAM a store keeper THURLOW, WILLIAM and JOHN came to Otago in 1861 from England. via Victoria. TOMS, SAMUEL b, 1864 at Tuapeka TOMS, WILLIAM HENRY b, 1866 at Gabriels TOMS, GRACE ANN b, 1875 at Cromwell TOMS, ELIZABETH b, 1876 at Cromwell TOMS, LUCY b, 1879 at cromwell TOMS, RICHARD b, 1883 at Cromwell TOWNSEND, MICHAEL lost his life at the Shoover in 1863. He was age 27 from Ireland TURNER, SAMUEL mine manager at St Bathans WADDELL, JAMES appointed vaccination inspector at East Taieri WALDRON, Mr and Mrs HERBERT at St Bathans. They were inviolved in the sheep business WALKER, THOMAS married Janet Robb in Alexandra in Nov 1896 WALLINGTON, ETHEL ISABEL b, abt 1891 at Matakanui d, 17th May 1950 WALSH, EDWARD died 1875 at Gabriels WALSH, WILLIAM d,1878 at Gabriels WALSH, JOHN d, 1892 at Naseby WALSH, ALBERT d, 1895 at Cromwell WEAVER, CHARLES while working a gold dredge, found a Moa Egg in 1897. The last of 3 eggs found was by a Rabbiter in Ettrick in 1911 WILDREDGE, JOHN a gold miner WILKINSON, THOMAS married a Miss Hanger of St Bathans in 1884 WILKINSON, JOHN married Jane Mary Hanrahan of St Bathans. He was a Cabinet Maker WILSON, THOMAS was a shepherd, then a farmer. He was born abt 1839 WILSON, WILLIAM and SAMUEL lost their lives at the Shotover in 1863 WINNIFRED, G. in Naseby in 1888 WRIGHT, DAVID McKEE was a rabbiter working at "Puketoi Station" in 1895 WOOD, NUGENT a Magistrate WOOD, EDWARD CHARLES in Central 1871 & 77 WOOD, JOHN arr N.Z 1863 from ireland. mined at the Shotover before moving on to the West Coast. Finally settling in Southland YOUNG,HARRY a gold miner YOUNG, ROBERT a Constable at St Bathans in 1912 YORSTON, Mr was a teacher at St Bathans. Mrs Yorston became a teacher in 1873 |
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