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PEOPLE OF THE WEST COAST (SOUTH ISLAND ) in the
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sawmiller and bushman JACK, JAMES Born abt 1860 at Hokitika. JACKSON, E.J born Greymouth 4th May 1906 wounded in the war in 1941 JACKSON, JAMES from "Jacksons Bay" JACKSON, WILLIAM and his wife from Ireland arrived Jaksons Bay 1875 JACOBS, CHARLES in Lyell in 1875 JACOBS, HENRY in Hokitika 1869 JACOBSEN, ANDREW died at Westport in 1893 age 65. JACOBSON, EDWARD boatman from Westport JAMES, JOHN born near Wakefeild in 1853. carted supplies to Hampden, married a dau of John Dellow , who died after giving birth to their 6th son. JEPHCOTE, FRANCIS Gardener at Westport 1873 JOHNSON, HENRY Engineer JOHNSTON FAMILY from Antrim to Westland JONES, HUGH Bank Manager 1878 at Westport JONES, PERCY and MONA from "Waiuta" He sold fruit and vegtables. JOYNT, NEIL member of the Gold Escort in 1865 KANSLEY, GEORGE miner at Reefton in 1873 KELLY, PATRICK was in Hampden till his death in 1878 KERR, ALEX to Westland in 1875 age 23. KERR, WILLIAM DOWLING Bank Agent at Westport KERR, TOM built the 1st Commercial Hotel in Hampden in 1873.was also the postmaster. He later sold to "Moonlight" and returned to Scotland. KEENAN, MARGERET arrived from Melbourne in 1868 age 16 KEENING, HENRY ARTHUR born 30thJune 1915 Hokitika.marr Jean Allison Thomson 8th April 1939 KETTLE, WILLIAM ROBERT in Greymouth 1893 KINSELLA, WILLIAM ran a ferry service from Ngahere to Blackball in 1865 KIRTON, GEORGE B.N.Z agent in Westport. KING, ALEXANDER a Reefton Clerk in 1873 KIRWIN, WILLIAM miner at Reefton in 1896. LAMAS, JOHN on the Coast in 1884 LAMBERTON, JANET b,Totara Flat 29-1-1883. DIED 1-7-1959 at Greymouth. LAMBERTON, THOMAS and MARY (GREEN) were Janets Parents LEE,JOSEPH a Doctor at Reefton LEE, THOMAS HERBERT LEE , ROBERT a miner at Reefton in 1873. LANGE, HERMAN Councillor at Westport in 1897 LAMPLOUGH. GEORGE Councillor at Westport in 1897 LARSEN, HANS Mayor at Westport in 1897 LARSEN, NEILS PETER from Sweden stayed for two years at Jacksons Bay LARSON, LAURENCE in Westport in the 1870s LAWN, GEORGE in Murchison in the early 1900s LAWRENCE, ADA arrived from Melbourne in 1868 age 19 LAVETTE, WALTER wine and spirit merchant in Westport in 1869 LEACH, WILLIAM Postmaster at Paroa in 1866 died in 1876 at the age of 41. LEACH, LENA,and JESSIE daughters of William. LEACH, CHARLES miner in the 1870s LEECH, SAMUEL ALEXANDER harbourmaster 1872 LEES, ANDREW,ROSE and ISABELLA were returned to their mother Mrs I, ALEXANDER from Waimangaroa in July 1884. They had been in the Wallis Family Home in Motueka.where they had been admitted in August 1882 ages 9,7,5 LESLIE, DAVID wine and spirit merchant in Westport in 1869. was a sharebroker at Lyell in 1875 LESLIE, JOHN bank agent in Westport in 1867 LESTER, WILLIAM JAMES came from Bristol to Greymouth in 1873 when he was 21with him were 2 sisters and a brother age 13 LEWIS, GEORGE ironmonger at Lyell in 1875 LEVI, JONAH in Westport in the 1870s LYONS, JONH DENIS a Constable at Blackball, died 17-10-1907 LOFQUIST, SAMUEL a widower, along with his three children at Jacksons Bay LOUISSON, WALLY in Murchison in 1909 LINDSAY, JOHN a blacksmith from Scotland ,his wife and two children at Jacksons Bay LUGAR, ANNE ELIZABETH married at Brunnerton 1891 to Alfred Feary. LUSHANUA, JOB started the Westport Times in 1866. LUSH, FRANCES from England to Westland in 1875 age 21 LYNCH, OWEN at Murchison in 1873 . He married SARAH HAGAN of Wakefeild and worked as a store-keeper and hotel-keeper and Farmer! LYNCH, CHARLES son of Owen and Sarah. married into the DOWNIE family MAGUIRE, JAMES ARTHUR Hotelkeeper in Westport MACK, FRANCIS landed at Hokitika in 1865 died at age 84, buried at Karoro Cemetery, Greymouth. MANDERSON, PETER at Runanga in 1917. MANDERSON, ALEX son of Peter. MARRIS, JOHN Englishman who migrated with his family to Melbourne in 1840 then went sawmilling in Southland and the west coast MARTIN, WILLIAM came from the California goldfeilds. MARTIN, JOHN a settler on the Buller River in 1861 MARTIN, ELIZABETH in the Buller district in 1862 MARTIN, DEAN the REV in 1895 MAILER, WILLIAM Bootmaker in Westport MAIRS, J butcher at Lyell in 1875 MAIRS, ARTHUR and wife Alma (OXNAM) at "LYELL" MANNING, JOHN in Westport in the 1870s MANSELL, TOM played in the Westport Band in 1869 MARTIN, JIMMY at Reefton in 1905 MASON, JOHN a Draper in Westport. MASON, HENRY a builder in 1875 MANGOS, PETER storekeeper in 1875 MAY, TOM was at one time a ferry-man at Hampden.There in the 1870s. also ran a Hotel. MEATES, BILL at Reefton in 1905. was at Waiuta where he ended his days as gardener at the Waiuta Hospital. MELDRUM, THOMAS a Blacksmith from Reefton in 1873 MEEHAN,CHARLES gold buyer and storekeeper 1867 METCALFE, THOMAS JOHN owner of a newspaper at Lyell in 1882. MIRFIN, CHARLES HAYTON Editor at Reefton. Came from Charleston. MCCALLUM, ELLEN married Daniel Gegory in Westport in 1876 MCCALLUM, ARCHIBALD lived in Rimu and Woodstock 1883-4 a miner. MCCALLUM, JAMES of Reefton 1888 a miner. MCALLISTER, MARY J arrived at Westland in 1875 age 19 MCALISTER, STUART A carpenter at Lyell in 1875 MCDONALD, CHARLES a Constable who saved the life of a woman who fell in the Grey River MCFARLANE, ROBERT wine and spirit merchant of Westport in 1869 MCFARLANE, family at Jacksons Bay in the 1880s MCGILL, JOHN wine and spirit merchant in the Buller district in 1869 MCGRATH, PATRICK established the first general store in Dillmanstown in 1878 MCGLASHEN, ROBERT a ships carpenter from Scotland, his wife and one child. they stayed at Jacksons Bay for 4 years MCRAE, ANNIE CATHERINE married Charles Williams at Reefton in 1890 MCILROY.. a boy aged 14 drowned at Cobden, Greymouth on Jan 4th 1889 MCINROE, GEORGE Coachman on the Coast in 1909 MCINTOSH, JOSIAH 1st presbyterian minister in Greymouth 1871. arrived from Dunedin. MCKECHNIE, WILLIAM managed a Hotel in 1874. He was born in Scotland in 1831 MCKENZIE, DANIEL a printer from Scotland,his wife and three children at Jacksons Bay MCKENZIE, DUNCAN a farmer from Scotland,and his wife. stayed at Jacksons Bay for 4 years MCGINTY, SARAH in Duganville 1874 MCPADDEN, MYLES Brewer in th Buller district in 1869 MCLEAN, WILLIAM,a Reefton mining agent. 1845-1914 from Scotland arriv at Dunedin in 1863. Was a schoolteacher on the Coast.Later moved to Wellington in 1844 MCLEAN, JOHN miner 1873. MACNAMARA, ANN arr Hokitika on the "Opawa". She married Edward O,Donnoll. both were from Ireland. MCMEEKIN, SAMUEL near Bruce Bay known as Black Sam MCNEE, ROBERT at Hampden in 1879. He was from Scotland and had been in the Australia and N.Z goldfeilds. He drove bullocks from CHCH to Otago where he would sell them for beef. He drove pigs over the Arthurs Pass to the West Coast! He married a Miss RUSSELL MCNEE, GEORGE born 1880. MCNEE, ISABELLA and JESSIE were postmistress MCPHEE, MURDOCH in Reefton 1871 was a Brewer. MCPHERSON, HENRY member of the Gold escort in 1865 MCKAY, WILLIAM GORDON 1901-82 was born in Hokitika. MACKEY, JAMES in Westport in the 1870s McVICAR brothers DUNCAN, LOFTUS, WILLIAM,and NEIL ,all prospectors 1908. MCRAE, ALEXANDER a Gentleman from Hokitika in 1873 MOFFATT, WALTER at one time wrote poems for the Lyell Argus. was later drowned. MOORE, SAMUEL Sgt Major died at Westport 28-4-1897 MONAHAN, HUGH at Murchison in 1906 MOREL, GUSTAVE left Switzerland to seek his fortune at Ballarat, Otago and Charleston. where he married his wife also of Swiss origin. He was a shopkeeper at Lyell in 1874. In 1879 they travelled to Hampden, where he brought land. Gustave died in the 1900s and son CHARLES took over the farm. Mrs Morel died in 1926 MORGAN, JOSEPH died at Kumara in 1882 MORGAN, LOUIS died at greymouth in 1897 aged 58. MORTEN, JAMES Managed a store at Hokitika in 1864 MONEY, CHARLES had a store at Hokitika in 1864 MORRIS, WILLIAM lyell cemetery age 43 died 19th feb 1895 MORRISON, ROBERT mine manager in 1909. Howard , Lucy and Joy were some of his children MORRISON, HENRY a surveyor from Gillespies Beach in 1900 MOSLEY, TED set up an engineering business at Cobden along with Dinnie McGirr in the 1930s MUNROE, JOHN 1839-1910 MURDOCH, JOHN a roadman from Scotland, his wife and 4 children at Jacksons Bay MURRAY, ANDREW arrived at Westland in 1877 MYLES, JOHN Doctor at Kumara in 1892 NEAVE, CHARLES carpenter at Cobden in 1874 NEVILLE, CORNELIUS died at Lyell 8th March 1907 aged 51 years NELSON, ROBERT a farmer from Ireland. a widower with his two children at Jacksons Bay NELSON, JOHN Sergeant in 1865 NICOL, ALEXANDER died at Waimangaroa 1898 age 30 NIGHTINGALE, JAMES overseer from England, his wife and 4 children arrived at Jacksons Bay 1875 NILLAN, ROBERT carpenter at Cobden in 1874 NUGENT, MARY arrived at Melbourne in 1868 age 18. NOONAN, GERRY miner from Ireland. NOLAN, ANDREW and MARY from "Jacksons Bay" NORRISS, HENRY came to the Murchison district as a pack-boy for "Moonlight" NORRIS FAMILY History in the Clark Reunion Book OAKES, PETER with Thomas Dixon discovered gold at Kumara approx 1862. OAKES, brothers THOMAS, JOHN and JOSEPH sailed their small schooner "emerald Isle" from Port Cooper (Lyttleton)to the Coast in 1857 OBRIEN, LOUISA a Hokitika prostitute in the goldrush days OBRIEN, FRANK at Murchison in 1909 OCALLAGHAN, THOMAS member of the Gold Escort in 1865 OCONNOR, EUGENE JOSEPH 1835-1912 OCONNOR, EUGENE JAMES Brewer in the Buller district in 1869. OCONNOR, JOHN ODEA, JAMES to Westland in 1875 age 22. OGORMAN, JOHN a postmaster at Matakitaki, Murchison in 1871 ONEILL, BILL age 15 in 1917 at Runanga. OREAGAN, PATRICK JOSEPH 1869-1947 OROUKE, Irishman Came to Reefton from Australia. OXNAM, JOHN Snr left Cornwall with his 3 sons JOHN, ALBERT and STEPHEN .Went 1st to Australia. Albert died at Bendigo, Aust and the others travelled to N.Z . settled in Murchison. OXLEY, ROBERT storekeeper in Reefton OROURKE, THOMAS an irishman who had been in Australia. came to Reefton, brought land in the Matiri Valley from Ned Welch. Thomas died some years later and his wife drowned while crossing the Buller River OROURKE, THOMAS Jnr owned the "Mammoth Hotel" for awhile. OSHANASSY, MICHAEL and wife FLORA at Hokitika in 1870 OSHANASSY, MARGARET ANN born abt 1870 at Hokitika. OVEREND, JOHN butcher at Reefton in 1873. OWENS, EVAN from Wales OSHEA, HANNAH married John Card in 1870 at Greymouth. Hannah was from Ireland. ODONNELL, JEREMIAH storeowner in Greymouth in 1878 from Ireland arr Greymouth in 1874 ODONNELL, THOMAS owned land in Cobden in the 1890s ODONNELL, JOHN and DENIS arrived from Ireland in 1875 age 23 and 25. OMALLEY, JAMES Sergeant at Hokitika in the late 1870s then propietor of the Bealey Hotel PALMER, L from Reefton born Invercargill 20th Jan 1918 served in W.W 2. he was a bricklayer. PASSINI, PETER an old goldminer. found a nugget of 87.5 ozs and sold it in Greymouth for 350 pounds in 1916/17 PASCOE, JOHN NICHOLAS from St Austall, Cornwall married Jane COUMBE PAYNE, FRANK on the Coast in 1878 PFAFF, CHARLES JOSEPH born abt 1871 at Kumara. PEARSON, JOSEPH builder in 1899 PERKINS, WILLIAM a solicitor in 1868 PERRY, HENRY member of the Gold Escort in 1865 PHAIR, WILLIAM was a sergeant at Reefton 1897--1901. and a district commander from 1912--1915 PHELAN, JOHN, DENNIS and JAMES were killed in a mine accident at Kumara in 1880 b, in Ireland PHILLIPS, HENRY JAMES of Hokitika 1867. PHILLIPS, MICHAEL of Greymouth 1896 PHILLIPS, WILLIAM of Reefton 1912. PHILLIPS, ELIZABETH Westport Boardinghouse keeper 1896 PHILLIPS, RICHARD PATRICK Hokitika engineer 1911. PRATT, JOHN Inspector , died at Greymouth 12-9-1897 PRESHAW, GEORGE Banker on the Coast in 1864 PORTER, MILTON E. a bushman from Canada, arrived Jacksons Bay 1875 and stayed four years POTTER, JOSEPH miner b,1842 at Durham. 1st to Otago, Hokitika in 1865 died in Reefton 1919 POTTS, WILLIAM JOSEPH and MARY editors of a Reefton Newspaper. POWELL, JOHN PRESTON, JAMES owned a Hotel in Kumara in the goldrush days PEARN, JOHN owned a hotel in Kumara in the goldrush days. PRICE, GEORGE came from Christchurch PRICE, MATTHEW a J.P at Okarito in 1868 PRITCHARD, HENRY on the Coast in 1870 PRITCHARD, WILLIAM had 175 shares in a Reefton Gold Mining Co. QUINLAN,WILLIAM HENRY married Margaret MACINTYRE in 1865. they lived on the coast and moved to Northland prior to 1888. Had 4 daughters. RAIT, JOHN Snr was killed in a bush felling accident and his family moved to Wellington. Later a son returned and took over the Commercial Hotel ( Murchison) which his father had owned. RALFE, CATHERINE at Okarito in the early 1870s RANKIN, WILLIAM RAY, WILLIAM a farmer from England, his wife and child at Jacksons Bay RAY, ROBERT a schoolmaster at Cobden in 1874 REES, THOMAS manager of the B.N.Z at greymouth 1866. Same year he commited suicide by shooting REID, DAVID, a miner at Reefton in 1873 REID, JOHN from Westport. provided for his 4 children who were place in th Wallis Family Home at Motueka after his wife CAROLINE REBECCA had died from measels at the age of 24 on 20th Aug 1875. The childrens names were AGNES age 6, JOHN age 4 FANNY age 2 and SYDNEY age 3 months. REEVES, RICHARD HARMAN JEFFARES 1836-1910 RENTON, BILL and brother PAUL drove the first car at Waiho in 1911 REVELL, WILLIAM HORTON 1829-93 RHODES, CHARLES Pres of the N.Z Goldminers Ass in 1912 RIBET, JOHN was at Hampden (Murchison) in 1871 One of the first there. Had a ten-roomed house RILEY, ALBERT died in 1916 at age 15 when he fell into a cyanide solution at a Waiuta mine ROGERS, ROSE from Blackball marr Patrick Hickey in 1911 ROGERS, WATTY from Blackball. Rose,s father. ROME, JOHN a surveyor from Westport in 1873. ROSS,DONALD ROSS, DAVE in Reefton in 1905 ROSSER, ELIZA came to Murchison with her mother and stepfather Mr and Mrs BLIGHT in 1887 ROBERTS, G.J cheif Surveyor of Westland ROBINSON,CHARLES from England, his wife and 4 children arrived Jacksons Bay ROBINSON, JAMES at Kumara in 1877 ROBINSON, JAMES (same one?) Constable, died as a result of a accident at Westport in 13-11-1881 ROBINSON, ANNA died at Stillwater at the age of 38 in 1897 ROBINSON, ANN died at Stillwater at the age of 40 in 1895 ROBINSON, JOHN PERRY drowned off Westport ROWE, ARTHUR granted a bush-licence at Hampden in 1869. He died in 1889 at the age of 73. RUGG, JAMES owned a Hotel and Coach Service in Kumara RUSSEL, HENRY a carpenter from England, wife and child at Jacksons Bay RUSSELL, WILLIAM drowned at the age of 16 in 1881 RUSSELL, GEORGE born in England 1832 with wife Jessie moved from Australia RYAN, KELVIN JOHN born 18th Nov 1919 at Greymouth ( in Clark book) RYAN, CATHERINE PEARL born 14th July 1913 at Blaketown, Greymouth died in Nelson 1991 SALE, GEORGE SAMUEL a J.P at Hokitika in 1868 SCHAW, CHARLES COCKBURN a J.P at Stfford, Westland in 1868. SCOTT, HENRY Constable in 1913. SCOTT, EDWARD Constable at Reefton in 1903 SEDDON, JOHN became the Mayor of Kumara in 1877. SEDDON, RICHARD JOHN was born at Kumara in 1884. SEEAR, WILLIAM in Reefton 1881 gold miner married Georgiana Batchel(d)or SEEBECK, HARRY and his wife Mena 1885. SHIRLEY, PAUL sergeant in Greymouth 1912 SIMPSON, ROBERT in 1870 stood trial for having a illicit still! SIMPSON, JAMES bootmaker in Westport. SLEE, FRANK on the coast in 1898 SLOAN, WILLIAM carpenter in Westport SLOAN, RICHARD SMITH, GEORGE J set up a sawmill in Greymouth in 1866 SMITH, GEORGE , a miner from England, with his wife and 3 children at Jacksons Bay SMITH, ISABELLA at Hokitika in the goldrush dys. she was from Melbourne SPINDELIER, JEAN owned a hotel in Kumara in the goldrush days SPERR, ROBERT C householder in Westport STEVENSON, JAMES a butcher at Reefton in 1873. STEPHEN, ALURED Prospector in Buller in the 1860s STEPHENSON, JANE householder in Westport STEWART, GEORGE in Hampden in 1873 STITT, JOHN a Reefton Merchant in 1873 STITT, ALEXANDER Merchant at Westport STOTT, WILLIAM and JACK. STONE, ROBERT robbed a Blackball Store and sentenced to 6 months STRACHAN, JOHN KING Brewer in Westport. STRACHAN, BENJAMIN Hairdresser in Westport STRACHAN, DAN arrived at Westland in 1877 STRAIGHT, DICK STRAIGHT, MARY and LIZZIE daughters of Dick Straight. STRATFORD, EDMUND was20 in 1869. STRONGMAN, AVALINA JANE b,1852 d,1901at Healys Gully of gastritis and peritonitis.buried at Nelson Creek, Greymouth. dau of John Strongman, Cambourne, Cornwall. ( Clark history) STRUTHERS, WILLIAM B 1840 Scotland arr N.Z 1863 was a storekeeper approx 1867 died 1918. STUART, ELLEN MAY born 13th Oct 1904 at Reefton marr James Henry Imms. ( in Clark Book) SUISTED, EKERMANN on the Westport Council 1873 SUISTED, JAMES a Butcher in Westport SULLIVAN, HANNAH from Melboune, in Hokitika in the goldrush days. SUNSTROUM, ALBERT Householder, Westport SUTHERLAND, ALEXANDER built the 1st bridge at Lake Rotoroa. He later returned to Nelson and his son HECTOR,and his grandson stayed and farmed for many years at Four River Plains. SUTTON, ROBERT S miner in the 1870s SWEENEY, PAT had a store at Totara in 1864 SYMONS, JOHN Partner in the Anchor Shipping Line in 1862 STOOP, JOHN married Ida Duske 29th dec 1883. STOOP, HANNAH WILHELMINA dau of above b, 17th Feb, 1884. at Woodstock. STOOP, these are also children of the above ;IDA JANE b 1886..JOHN ALBERT b,1888..CHARLES WILLIAM, b, 1890..ELIZABETH, b, 1892.. EDWARD THOMAS , b, 1894.. FREDERICK, b, 1897..MYRTLE MARGARET, b, 1898....some of the Stoop family buried at Hokitika. STRIKE, GEORGE A wine and spirit merchant in Charleston in 1869. TAIT brothers Hokitika Photographers. TAYLOR, JAMES B Contractor in Westport in the 1870s TAYLOR, ALICE BERYL b, 2-8-1912 Greymouth d, 5-5-1972 at Greymouth dau of; TAYLOR, GEORGE and AGNES (nee COOPER) TAYLOR, JOSEPH lived at Cobden approx 1890. TEER, JAMES passed away at Jacksons Bay in May, 1887 THATCHER, CHARLES sang in a Hokitiika Theatre in 1866. THOMAS, ROGER a miner at Reefton in 1873. THOMSON, JOHN engineer from Greymouth in 1908 THOMPSON, GEORGE Harbour master at Okarito in 1892 THORPE, SAMUEL at Westport in the late 1870s TILBROOK, GEORGE worked for a newspaper on the Coast TINDALE, JOHN from England to Aust-West Coast.also wife HANNAH THOMAS, ALBERT died from Phthisis , 10-12- 1945. Cornishman worked in Waiuta for 25 years. THOMPSON, DAVID owned a Hotel in Kumara in the goldrush days. TOMLINSON, W died from Phthisis age 43 on 18th March 1933. Had retired 2 weeks before. leaves wife and 6 sons and 4 daughters. TOTTENHAM, JOSEPH a Carter in Westport in the 1870s TOUHY, JAMES JOSEPH Constable at Westport died 11-3-1903 TREHEY, TERRY a Ferryman on the Taramakau River TROWER, CHARLES in Hampden in 1873. Charles left later(was in the Waimea, Nelson) but members of his family stayed. TROWER, GEORGE Charles brother, owned the Owen Hotel during the goldrush years. TUCKER, MARY arrived from Ireland in 1875 to Westland aged 21 TYRELL, JOHN started the Westport Times TURNER, JAMES A Watchmaker at Westport. TUGHILL, EDWARD from England stayed two years at Jacksons Bay VINCENT, JOHN sentenced to death at Hokitika for assault with intent to kill (later commuted to 20 years) VORLEY, HERBERT Photographer at Westport WALSHE, JOSEPH GEORGE 1832-1915 WALSH, CORNELIUS J wine and spirit merchant in Charleston in 1869 WALSH, THOMAS Clergyman at Westport WALKER, WILLIAM THOMAS and SUSANNAH at Hokitika WAITE, REUBEN storekeeper at Buller in 1861 WAITE, MARION at Buller in 1861 WARD, JOHN a builder inWestport WARNE, LYVIAN and MARTHA-ANN (Hughes,from Wakefeild) and their childrenFLORENCE,LAVINA,WILLIAM and LYVIAN. Mr Warne died 1912 and mrs Warne lived into her 80s In the Murchison area.He was a cornishman who had been working at a whaling station at Kaikoura. He went to the coast in 1877. WEARNE, GRACE b. 1879. MARY WEARNE b, 1883.JESSIE WEARNE b,1886. all born Reefton. WARREN, JOE licensee at the "Albion Hotel" in Reefton from 1911-1925. It closed in 1953 WATSON, WILLIAM Snr from Scotland with his wife and 2 sons. approx 1872 He was drowned shortly after WEEKS, CHARLES in Lyell cemetery age 38 died 13th june 1893. WESTON, GEORGE miner at Reefton in 1873. WHEELER, WILLIAM a sawyer from England. at Jacksons Bay WELHAM, NATHAN from England to Jacksons Bay died there. WELCH Mrs and four adult daughters 1875 Lyell WHALE, GEORGE SNR and wife JESSIE came to Hokitika during the Goldrush days. Probably from Australia. Mrs Whale died when her 14th child was born in 1879. WHALE, FRANK one of Georges sons Lived to be 102. WHALE, THOMAS born at Lyell 1873 lived to be 93. WHALL, JOHN A town clerk in Greymouth in 1886 WHITEFOORD, CALEB 1839-91 WHITFORD, MARY JANE married William McKECHNIE in 1875 WHITE, GEORGE boatman in Westport WHITE, JOSEPH conducted the first Methodist service in 1871 at Westport WHITE, EDWARD Sergeant .died at Greymouth on24-1-1900 WHITTEM, ROBERT a miner at Reefton in 1873 WHITTON,SAMUEL was in the Wallis Famil Home. In 1883 he was returned to his mother at Kumara. WICKS, EDMUND Mayor of Greymouth during the great floods of 1872. WILDERMOTH, PHYLLIS MURIEL B, 28-7-1912. D, 19-8-1987 marr WILLIAM DAVIS CLARK at Greymouth WILLIAMS, WALTER in Reefton1871 A Brewer WILLIAMS, EDWARD miner at Reefton in 1873 WILLIAMS, CHARLES married Annie McRae in 1890 at Reefton. WILLIAMS, ELLEN in the Lyell Cemetery died 4th Sept 1893 aged 55 years WILLIAMS, JOSIAH died from Phthisis age 42. former cornish tin miner left widow , 4 sons, and 4 daughters WILSON, WILLIAM sergeant in the Gold Escort in 1865 WILLOUGHBY, WILLIAM a Constable in the Gold Escort in 1865 WILLIS, THOMAS JOB bushman 1884 WILSON, WILLIAM died 1892 age 68 and MARY died 1895 age 74. both died at Stillwater. WILKINS, FREDERICK had a clothing emporium at Reefton in 1873 WINCHESTER, ALBERT b 1896 d,1959 ( in Clark History Book) WISDOM, ALOZE carpenter at Cobden in 1874 WITSKI, ROSALIE died when a tree fell on her house at Jacksons Bay in June 1877. She was 35. Her husband and 3 children left the area shortly after, WHYTE, ROBERT at Westport in 1872. WOLFE, CHARLES had a house at fern Flat in the 1870s WOODCOCK, WILLIAM had a gold claim and some land outside of Murchison. In 1878 he married Sarah Jane GIBSON at the Lyell. YARDLEY, EDWARD in Westport 1873 YELL, JEREMIAH from Scotland with his wife and family. Jeramiah died in the settlement of Jacksons Bay YOUNG,ROBERT AUSTIN and HENRY WILLIAM both came from Scotland in the 1860s and worked as engineers and contractors |
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