Notes

[NI0003] Raised initially at 53 Mulford St Concord Dunedin. Moved with family
to Roxburgh Hydro Village then moved back to Wakari Rd. Halfway Bush Dunedin.
Moved from there to Wairakei Village near Taupo and then onto Penrose and Mt
Wellington in Auckland.

[NI0003] Graduated Auckland University with BSc with Geology Major.
He worked for Buller Minerals in Westport on Ilmenite sand exploration and then
for the Manukau City Council as Engineering assistant and Laboratory Manager
for 10 years. Joined Fraser Thomas Partners as Engineering Geologist
for seven years which included five years on Bougainville Island in Papua New
Guniea. Next six years were spent in Napier where he worked as a Senior
Geotechnical Engineer for Works Consultancy Services before moving to Dunedin
at the start of 1995 to take up appointment as Manager of the firms branch
there.

[NI0005] Victoria was initially raised at Mangere Bridge in Auckland, but spent five
years in Papua New Guinea on the Island of Bougainville where she had her
initial schooling. On return of the family to New Zealand, she spent two
further years at Mangere Bridge, recieving schooling at Waterlea
Primary.When the family moved to Napier in 1989 she lived in Taradale and
attended the Taradale Primary School, Intermediate and
High School. At the start of 1995 the family moved to Macandrew Bay
Dunedin and Victoria attended Otago Girls High School in her sixth form and
seventh form years. Started at Unversity of Otago 1996

[NI0005] Victoria was a keen Guide receiving her Chief Commissioners award and is also
active in the St Johns movement, representing the East Coast in National Youth
competitions on two occassions.

[NI0008] Living at 18 Owen St Burnside in March 1942

[NI0009] Ada was twelve and living in Ravensbourne Dunedin when her father died. The
family moved back to Owaka and she worked as a servant to Dr Stenhouse in
Owaka.
When her mother Jean moved back to Owen Street in Dunedin, Ada went with her
and found work at the Hudsons Biscuit Factory
!BIOGRAPHY: Notes compiled by Kath Woods - Based on verbal accounts from Norman
and Robert Woods

[NI0011] Source: Letter from Neta Holme, Oct 1992.
Source: Notice ODT, 7 Jul 1994.

[NI0055] Was in Navy as Young man serving in the New Zealand Torpedo Corps on the vessel
"Taiaroa" based in Deborah Bay Port Chalmers Dunedin. He is listed in Stones
Directory as living in Port Chalmers from 1901 to 1905. Worked also as Engineer
in Talisman Battery at the Gold Mines in Karangahake near Waihi. Was living in
Devonport in Auckland at the time of Wesby's birth in 1912. Returned to Dunedin
sometime before 1927 and worked as Engineer in Gasworks. When the family
returned to Dunedin it was to look after Walters mother Bridget. By all
accounts she was a "Irish firebrand" and she insisted that
Walter and Marion remarried and that the children were baptised into the
Catholic faith.
The family remained at 21 Braemar Street, South Dunedin

[NI0056] Marion was the grand daughter of David and Hannah Carey who were amongst the
first european settlers in Otago, having arrived in the "Magnet" at Waikouati
in 1840.
At Lower Harbour school 3 Jun 1889-
Cause of death cardiac syncope, myocardial
weakness, diabetes 4 years. Medical attendant Dr W.H Borrie.
Funeral. Minister A. Loughnan Roman Catholic

[NI0057] Lived in Lyttleton, served as Boiler Maker on Hinemoa

[NI0063] Lived at 51A George St. Port Chalmers. Occupation seaman or fisherman.

[NI0070] Sign Writer

[NI0074] Arrived in New Zealand 1864. Only Daughter of Mr & Mrs Hornby, Proprietors at
Port Chalmers Hotel

[NI0075] Spinster

[NI0076] Spinster

[NI0079] Infant Son

[NI0080] At lower Harbour School Feb 1885-31 Mar 1886: 1 Apr 1889-

[NI0081] !Source; Ruth Lawn

[NI0137] Occupation Plumber. Living at 55 Littlebourne road Roslyn at time of death.
Came to New Zealand in 1858 with his parents on the "Strathfieldsay".

[NI0149] Source: Matheson of Kintyre.
Source: Notice ODT 7 Jul 1994 - Of Papakura.

[NI0310] "Wounded arrived in Tahiti" Otago Witness 15 Sep 1915

[NI0336] Occupation Ships Carpenter. Lived in Harbour Terrace Port Chalmers

[NI0340] At Lower Harbour school 4 Feb 1884 - 31 Mar 1886; Jan 1888-

[NI0404] Lived most of his life in Careys Bay. Was a fisherman and builder of fishing
boats. For a time a Licencee at Evansdale hotel (1870). Described in 1888
directory as agriculturist at Lower Harbour

[NI0405] Died of arteriosclerosis, apoplexy - first months ago, final heart failure for
five days.
Funeral taken by H.H. Finch Congregational

[NI0406] Arrived Otago 16 March 1840

[NI0407] Hannah was in failing healt fro the last 10 months of her life. She died at her
son James residence at the Peninsula, Port Chalmers

[NI0428] Married First Cousin

[NI0429] Drowned in Pond at Waikouaiti in 1841 aged 18 months

[NI0430] First White Child born in Otago. Baptised by Rev James Watkin June 20 1841

[NI0431] Occupation given as lighterman at Evansdale (1864). Later as labourer Bluff
(1896). Occupation given as Carpenter "Early Ship Building (Early Otago)p4).
Fined 2/10/0 plus 2/7/0 cost for assaulting Peter Pallisen "Otago Daily Times
20 Mar 1882"

[NI0432] Engaged in running Lighter hauling firewood for Fish Works in Deborah Bay
Settled at Pulling Point Farm
Described as labourer (1896) at Port Chalmers. and labourer (1913) Hamilton
Bay. From Obituary Notice Page 23 Feb 17 1931

[NI0432] Mr Carey was married twice. His first wife was formerly Miss Elizabeth Hornby
the only daughter of Mr & Mrs Hornby Hotel Proprieters at Port Chalmers about
65 years ago and later the Anchor Hotel Machlaggan Street Dunedin. There was no
family. Subsquently he married Miss Lillias Solomon of Lower Harbour and had 10
of a family nine of whom are still alive. The oldest surviving son Mr George
Carey is employed on the Railways at Napier.

[NI0432] Death information verified Dunedin Library 16 Feb 1994. ODT 13/2/1931 sighted.

[NI0433] Labourer Evansdale (1896)

[NI0434] Worked as a printer in Dunedin.Also described as a newsagent in Mornington

[NI0435] Boatbuilder & Hotelier Blueskin Bay Hotel. Only one child, son who died as
infant

[NI0436] First Marriage in St Barnabas Church in Warrington. Witnesses at wedding, Robert
Wilson, Canvasser Dunedin. Cara Basire, Port Chalmers. Minister Rev. GH
Granger.
Educated first at a private school in Port Chalmers, then later by a private
tutor. Lived first at Careys Bay and later at Evansdale.
After Marriage settled at Littlebourne. In later life lived with her daughter
Mrs Wilkinson. Lived to the age of 94.

[NI0437] Coach Builder with Glaister & Carey Coachbuilders

[NI0449] Married Benjamin Coleman an agricultural worker. After marriage accompanied her brother David Carey and his family to Sydney Australia,arriving 1 October 1838 on the ship "Coromandel". They were also accompanied by Bejamins brother, William and his wife. The families did not find Sydney to their liking and were recruited by Johnny Jones to farm his Waikouaiti settlement in Otago
New Zealand in 1840.

[NI0449] Jones proposed to have settlers break in the land and grow food for various shore-based whaling stations on the understanding they would be granted 60 acres of their own land after two years service. Sailing from the "Magnet" on 20 February 1844 were thirty three people, ten married couples, eleven children and two single men.

[NI0449] In 1842 all the settlers lost their houses and possesions to a fire. The Womans clothing having to be replaced fromSydney. When Eward Shortland visited Matanaka on the Beach in the summer of 1843/44 only Kennard, B Coleman and Silver were still living there. In April 1844 the "Deborah" brought anothe party which included Frederick Tuckett, John Barnicoat and the Rev Charles Creed who was to replace the Rev Watkins at the Wesleyan Mission.

[NI0449] By 1846 the families had moved to Otakou where the Weller Brothers has a Whaling station where the Colemans and Careys grew potatoes. Benjamin Coleman operated the landing spit andbuilt an accomodation and public house for the whalers

[NI0449] After the arrivalof the Dunedin settlers in 1848, the family moved to Port Chalmers (Known then as Koputahi), Mary Coleman and and Hannah Carey being the first white women to live there. Benjamin Coleman and David Carey set up a timber cutting business and gifted timber for the first Methodist church in Port Chalmers. They also owned lighters and provided water and ballast for ships being made ready for the return voyage to England.

[NI0449] Benjamin Coleman drowned in Otago Harbour at Black Jacks Point in 1849. They had eight children.

[NI0449] Mary married Captain Peter Williams on October 12 1850 but marriage was not
happy and they separated after a few years. They had three children.

[NI0469] Pers.Com. Laurie Moore 2/7/97 following visit to Sussex

[NI0517] Emigrated to America. Returned on a visit about 1896 and errected 2 Tombstones
to his parents

[NI0528] Shoemaker

[NI0540] Difficult to read record. Either marries to Peter or is Peter

[NI0544] Sexton, Worked for local drainage board (pers comm Laurie Moore as supplied by
Richard Carey, Hooe)

[NI0547] Went to Canada after the war

[NI0556] Still living in 1997. Lived at Eddies Cattage Hooe next to Talleys Cottage >Now
living at "Sawpits". Pers Comm Laurie Moore 2/7/97

[NI0592] An Agricultural labourer in Sussex, Benjamin married Mary Carey and
emigrated first to Sydney Australia and then to Waikouati in 1840. It is
believed he was the first to grow grain in Otago at Matanaka. After
moving to Otakou in about 1846, he built an accomodation and public house for
the whalers and managed the landing spit. After moving to Port Chalmers in
1848, Benjamin set up a timber cutting business with his brother in law David
Carey. They owned lighter and provided water and ballast for ships being made
ready for voyage home. On the 1st of October 1849 drowned of Black Jacks Point,
Otago Harbour while ferrying Mr T. Watson of the Commercial Hotel home.
Left a family of Eight Children, the oldest a girl of 12

[NI0593] Involved in Trans Tasman shipping and whaling at Preservation Inlet. Separated
from Mary after a few years afer having three children

[NI0594] Attended Kaikorai and Otago Girls High School. Trained at Dunedin Teachers
College. Taught six years in Dunedin and Otago Country Schools. Married and
lived in Tarras. Retired to Dunedin.
Has two daughters.

[NI0603] Employed on Railways in Napier in 1931

[NI0611] Worked as seaman on OHB Tugs

[NI0736] Described a labourer of Mansford Town

[NI1065] Worked for Air New Zealand.

[NI1317] Occupation Shipwright. Living at 1A Ajax Rd (1937-Property owned by J.Facer)
and Meridian St. (1956) in Port Chalmers

[NI1390] Carpenter

[NI1469] Stillborn

[NI1711] Gaylene rang 8 Jul 1996 for information on the Solomon/Scott Families. I gave
her some of the dates. She will send down a Disk of the Carey's and for me to
send her the Solomon/Scott Family.

[NI1776] Known as Julia

[NI1781] Twin to Ross James

[NI1782] Twin to Peter David

[NI1936] Died of Typhoid

[NI1941] (Flying Officer, Presumed killed over Pacific in WW2)

[NI2013] Eldest daughter. Never married

[NI2015] No issue

[NI2017] Not married

[NI2019] Was a plumber and later worked at the Roslyn Mills as a Foreman. Lived at 16
Mitchell Avenue, Mornington for many years with his daughter Emily, and Auntie
Aimee (Davies).

[NI2025] Died as a child

[NI2032] Was unmarried. Was a deaconess for the Methodist Church for 40 years. Lived in
Hawera for 20 years, and then became a matron 0f "Seamer House", a hostel for
Maori working girls in Auckland. After her retirement she worked as a
receptionist at the Everill-Orr homes in Auckland

[NI2033] Was an accountant and auditor for the Government. Lived in Forfar Street
Dunedin, before transfer to Wellington

[NI2034] Was a typist for R.H. Gardiner and sons. Then the Education Department in
Wellington. Moved to Mosgiel on Marriage.

[NI2035] Was a farmer at Inch Clutha, then worked as a meat inspector for Waitaki
frezzing works in Oamaru

[NI2036] Was an apprentice moulder at McGregor's foundary in Dunedin and then worked in
Port Chalmers. During the war worked for Miller and Tunnage making
minesweepers. The family lived in a house in Carey's Bay. Moved to Invercargill
about 1948. Worked for the stereotyping department of the Southland News, later
went into partnership with Des Barlow and fromed the West End Foudary, until
his sudden death in Queenstown

[NI2037] Died as infant 1 week

[NI2039] A Medical Laboratory Technologist,having trained in Dunedin, then worked in
Stratford, London and then Dunedin. Lives at Puddle Alley farm, Mosgiel.

[NI2040] Both Barry and his wife are Lecturers in Kinseology, having trained and worked
in Canada, United States and Australia. Currently lectures at Otago University.
Lives at Karitane.

[NI2050] Live in Timaru

[NI2051] Live a Weston near Oamaru. Manager of a stone quarry.

[NI2059] Have two Children, Aime and Caitlin

[NI2108] Solicitor

[NI2120] Shipwright Careys Bay

[NI2175] Had 10 Children. 9 alive in 1931

[NI2250] !Source; Ruth Lawn

[NI2325] !Source Ruth Lawn

[NI2345] !Source Ruth Lawn

[NI2348] Educated at King Edward Technical College and apprenticed as a Marine
Engineer with the Union Steam Ship repair shop in Port Chalmers.
During the War (WW2) served as a marine engineer. Much of his service was with
the Hospital Ship Maunganui which sailed between New Zealand and the Middle
East during hostilities. Rose to second Engineer on the Ship. When the
Ship was sold in 1949, he became engineer abourd the steam trawler "Taiaroa"
and later worked on the dredge "Otakou".
He managed the National Mortgage machine shop during the crayfishing boom and
supervised the building of a wharf and a fish factory in the Chathams.
He was a yachtsman of note and raced the yacht "Thelma" and later built the
"Thoura" in his back yard and raced her "skilfully and cunningly". He won the
Rudder cup half a dozen times and was a life member of the Port Chalmers and
Otago Yacht clubs.
He helped establish the VHF service along the Otago Coast.
!Source: Obituary Otago Daily Times Saturday August 2 1997

[NI2377] Farmer

[NI2381] Printer Wellington, Foreman Winery Napier

[NI2472] One of the first white children born in Otago. Baptised by Rev. James Watkin

[NI2473] Baptised by Rev. Charles Creed

[NI2474] Baptised by Rev. Charles Creed

[NI2475] Baptised by Rev. Charles Creed

[NI2628] Still living in Hooe. Wheelwright at Parish Farm. Unmarried. (pers comm. Laurie
Moore 2/7/97)

[NI2728] Source: Notice ODT 7 Jul 1994 - Death of Ada McKELVEY.

[NI2844] Living in Napier 1997

[NI3071] !Source; Ruth Lawn

[NI3072] !Source; Ruth Lawn. Had Five Children

[NI3073] !Source; Ruth Lawn

[NI3079] !Source: Ruth Lawn. Twin of John

[NI3080] !Source; Ruth Lawn. Twin of Janet

[NI3094] !Source; Ruth Lawn. Have two children

[NI3095] !Source; Ruth Lawn. Has two children

[NI3193] Have three sons. One died aged six months, another died aged 21years

[NI3194] Have three sons