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- Hotel Keeper, 28 May 1867, Married Agnes Theresa, June 1867, Honorary Member
Archer K Gregson joined the Alpha Waikato Lodge No 449 I.C. in 1866.
His one acre section number 334 was in Cambridge West (Leamington) and his farm sections just north of Cambridge.
1867 the Armed Constabulary Act was passed in New Zealand and the Waikato Militia disbanded. An Armed Constabulary Officer wore a peakless blue cloth cap with silver lace band 1¾" (45 mm) wide, a blue…
Waikato Mounted Rifles The Cambridge No 3 Company was formed in 1897 - 15 years after the disbanding of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers. Up to 26 August 1899 the enrolments in the Waikato Mounted Rifles totalled 70. Many of these keen… MORE South Africa War Corporal John Matson, age 23 years and 5 months, and Private Ernest James Ralph Smith age 26 of the Cambridge Troop (No. 3 Waikato Mounted Rifles) went to the South Africa War in the first contingent. They were both first class shots.… MORE Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers His Excellency Governor Bowen accepted the services of 34 Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers on 13 January 1872. Captain Runciman wrote to Major Jackson (the Senior Cavalry Officer at Te Awamutu) requesting that the Cambridge Corps be given the same privileges… MORE Armed Constabulary in Cambridge On 10 October 1867 the Armed Constabulary Act was passed and the Waikato Militia disbanded. Lieutenant-Colonel William Moule raised two divisions of Armed Constabulary and commanded one himself (No. 4 division) with Headquarters in Cambridge. The other (No. 5… MORE Third Waikato Militia The first Europeans to settle in the Cambridge area were the 3rd Regiment of the Waikato Militia, during the New Zealand Land Wars of 1860-1866. More and more immigrants were arriving wanting land to farm but… MORE
Arthur Edward Kelly was born on 17 October 1886 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 16 November 1909.
August Schmidt was born 1835 in Blankenberg, Hanover. He was a baker, 5' 9" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 12 October 1863 in Auckland. He was a Private, Regiment number 570 and was granted one acre of land section 85 in Cambridge West and a farm section 19 at Ohaupo.
William was born on 28 March 1892 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 14 November 1911.
Arthur was born 11 November 1855 in Shropshire and came to Cambridge in 1878.
Arthur worked as a barman in the Criterion Hotel until 1882 then married Letitia Hilda Hamilton Dickson. A daughter Lynette died aged around 5 months in 1884. They then had a son, an only child, Leslie Harold Bach.
George was a member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers from 1872 to 1874. Then in the 1887 Appendices to the Journal of the House of Representatives it is noted that he had 1,886 sheep.
Henry was born 1841 in Ottemberg, Hanover. He was a labourer and 5' 9" tall when he transferred from the 2nd to the 3rd Waikato Regiment on 11 September 1863 at Auckland. He was a Private, Regiment No. 1585 and his land grant was one acre at 144 Cambridge West and a 50 acre farm section at 20 Ohaupo.
Jack was born at Pukekura 30 September 1875 the son of George and Isabella nee Paton. With eight siblings he was educated at the Cambridge West school. He enlisted in the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 12 January 1897 aged 20 years, his occupation a labourer. In the 1896 - 99 electoral rolls he was a fellmonger.
Joseph was born in York, England. He was a mason when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 4 September 1863 in Melbourne. He was a Private, Regiment No. 15 and his land was one acre granted at 467 Cambridge East and 50 acre farm section 12 Ohaupo.
Max was born 30 June 1881 and when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 3 February 1903 he was a baker's assistant.
William was born 31 March 1883 and when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 11 November 1902 he was a labourer.
Thos was born 16 September 1872 and joined in the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 9 July 1891 aged 19 years. His occupation was a bushman and in 1893 he was working at Waotu when he called on his sickness fund for three weeks as part of his big toe was cut off.
Dietrich was born 1836 in Ottersburgh, Hanover and arrived in New Zealand on the ‘Queen of Beauty' in 1863. He was a labourer, 5' 5½" tall when he transferred from the 2nd to the 3rd Waikato Militia on 11 September 1863 in Auckland. He was a Private, Regiment No. 1586 and was granted a one acre section at 177 Cambridge West and 50 acres of farming land at 176 Ohaupo.
Dietrich married Anna ADOLPH in 1872 and they had seven children.
Daniel was born in 1832 in Plymouth, England, and was a miner, 5'7" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 28 December 1863 in Dunedin. He served with the Commissariat and Transport Corp as Private, Regiment No. 1368 and was granted one acre of land 209 in Cambridge East and section 31, 50 acres, at Ohaupo. He signed a claim for unpaid acquittance on 30 June 1867.
Ben was born in 1835 in Chester England. He was a farmer, 5' 8" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 30 September 1863 in Christchurch. He was a Private, Regiment No. 596 and his land grant was one acre section 245 Cambridge East and 50 acres of farm land 53 at Ohaupo.
In 1882 Ben was listed on Freeholders with land valued at £50 and on the Cambridge Valuation List in 1914 as an absentee owner. In 1920 Ben was still listed as owning section 245 in Cambridge which was leased by J R S RICHARDSON.
Elijah was born in Cornwall in 1839 and came to New Zealand on the ship ‘Devonshire' in 1863, landing at Auckland. He came to Cambridge three years later joining the 3rd Waikato Militia as a substitute soldier on 16 August 1866.
He married Ellen Kingdon on 14 March 1873 and their children were Ernest, Enos, Jonathan Leonard, Florence Annie and Blanche Felicia.
James was born in Scotland about 1859, the son of Hugh and Maria. He became a blacksmith and came to Cambridge about 1881. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 6 June 1882 and lived in the Oxford North and Lichfield area working for Thomas Gemmill. He became Noble Grand in 1885.
When his health started to fail he came to live in Cambridge. His sickness benefit was very handy as he called on it for an ‘inward complaint' in March 1886. In March 1890 he got pleurisy, December 1890 ‘paralysis of muscles', December 1891 ‘disease of lungs'. He died aged 39 years. His obituary says, "He was a great comfort to many of his fellow sufferers, being of a cheerful and kindly disposition; he, when the weather permitted used to fill in his time by driving out such of his suffering friends as could stand the journey in his buggy, and in many ways endeared himself to them".
He left a widow, Mary.
James was born in 1844 in Belfast, Antrim. He was a clerk, 5'6" tall on 12 October 1863 when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia in Auckland. He was Private, Regiment No. 456 and was granted his one acre section 12 in Cambridge East and and 50 acres section 47 in Ohaupo.
George was born in Middlesex and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 28 October 1863. His one acre section was number 60 in Cambridge East and his farm sections were where the trotting training track is today on Hannons Road.
Joseph was born 12 October 1871 the son of John and Mary Ann Bell of Pukerimu. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 3 July 1894, his occupation a baker. Two years later he married Millicent Harriet Creamer in Auckland and they had seven children. Joseph and Millie died in Mangere 1943 and 1951 respectively.
Thos was born 4 October 1863 the son of John and Mary Ann Bell who came to Cambridge about 1870. Thos was married to Annie Louisa nee Brown when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 21 June 1892. His occupation a bushman.
Benjamin Booth was born in Boston, Lincolnshire in 1835, and spent 3 years in America before coming to New Zealand on the ship ‘William Miles'. He married Elizabeth Ann and their children were Lucy and George.
He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Regiment 22 December 1863 (No 1155) and served through the Land Wars, finally settling in Cambridge at the end of the hostilities in 1864. He received one acre in Cambridge East and 50 acres in the Pukerimu survey. In the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 Ben paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence. They farmed at Hautapu and in 1886 the back road to the cemetery (now Hannons Road) was called Booth's Road.
On the morning of 17 February 1905 Ben died at the Carrington Hospital in Auckland having suffered a stroke three years earlier. His body was brought to Cambridge by the afternoon train and interred in the Cambridge Cemetery at Hautapu.
It is stated in his obituary in the Waikato Independent that, "We regret to have to chronicle the death of Mr B B Booth an old and respected resident of Cambridge, which occurred at Auckland yesterday, at the age of 67 years. The body was brought to Cambridge by the afternoon train and the funeral took place shortly afterwards. Considering the brief notice given the funeral was well attended, quite a number of settlers paying the last tribute of respect to the departed. The Rev J S Gibson officiated at the graveside in an impressive manner. In the next paper - "At the Methodist church on Sunday last, the church pulpit was draped in black in memory of the death of Mr Booth, an old member of the church. The Rev S J Gibson referred in touching terms to the life of the deceased gentleman, and trusted that the bereaved ones would seek consolation in their sorrow from God himself. At the conclusion of the service the Dead March in Saul was played, the congregation remaining standing."
Bill was born in 1837 in South Aboyne, Aberdeen. He was a labourer, 5' 9½" when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as a substitute for DUFFNEN on 20 January 1865 in Cambridge. He was a Private, Regiment No. 1636 and granted a one acre section No. 247 in Cambridge West and 50 acres section 29 in Ohaupo.
John was born 29 November 1884, the son of John and Fanny Black. He was a carpenter when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 6 June 1905.
Bill was the son of James Black and born 6 November 1887.
He was a blacksmith when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 15 January 1907. In November 1910 he married Linda McMillan and they farmed at Otorohanga. They had two children.
George was an original member of the Cambridge & Waikato Reed Band in May 1877 and in June he appeared in the Armed Constabulary Diary (at New Zealand National Archives - Auckland ) as doing fencing and bush work.
Bob Krogman was born on 29 May 1993 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 3 October 1911.
Moritz was born in 1839 in Leipzig, Saxony. He was an ironfounder, 5' 6" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 22 September 1863 in Brisbane, Australia. He arrived in New Zealand on the ship ‘Charlotte Andersen' and was a Private, Regiment No. 507. He was granted one acre of land, section 191 in Cambridge West, and 50 acres section 39 in Ohaupo.
Hallowes was born in 1834 in Dublin, Ireland. He had a military background when he transferred from the Waiuku Rifles into the 3rd Waikato Militia in February 1864.
He was a Private, Regiment No. 1258 and was granted one acre of land section 532 Cambridge West, and 50 acre farming section 154 at Ohaupo.
George became a member of the Cambridge and Waikato Reed Band in 1877, then was a band member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers from 1878 to 1880.
He married Jessie nee French and George turned his hand to butchery. They then became farmers in the Hautapu district. Two of their sons, Ben and George Herbert were killed in World War One. George and another son Francis, are buried at the Cambridge Cemetery.
In 1878 John, a bachelor and listed as a carpenter, married Sophia nee Heaslip in the St Andrews Church. He was a member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers from 1878 to 1879 and on the Electoral Rolls from 1879 to 1896 he was still listed as a carpenter.
Alfred was born about 1865, and was described as a labourer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 20 November, 1883.
Francis had been born in St Lukes London. He was a watchmaker aged 32 when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia (No 1371) on 2 January 1864 in Dunedin, New Zealand, and stood 5 feet 7½ inches tall. In the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 Francis paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
William was born in Dublin Ireland where he later served 3 years as a printer's compositor before coming to New Zealand in 1866 by the ship ‘King Canute‘.
Two years later he joined the Armed Constabulary in Canterbury and moved to Cambridge in 1876. He was an original member of the Cambridge & Waikato Reed Band in May 1877.
He married Jane Smith in the Cambridge Catholic Church on 3 August 1879 and their seven children were all born in Cambridge. Jane was organist for the Catholic Church for ten years and she sang in the choir.
William stayed in Cambridge as the sole Constable when the New Zealand Police Force took over from the Armed Constabulary in 1886. His lot was wide and varied.
On 14 May 1890 Constable Brennan received this letter from the Town Clerk's office -
Henry was born about 1854, the son of Fencible settlers Henry and Mary.
Henry was keen on horse racing and as a farmer had land worth £200 in 1882. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 12 August 1884.
In 1901 he had his farm in the Fencourt / French Pass area and bought 20 shares in the Cambridge Dairy Co. By 1917, with his son overseas in World War One, Henry gave up farming.
Henry was born 28 December 1872 and joined in the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 18 July 1893 aged 20 years and occupation a butcher.
Ezra was born 10 May 1876 son of Joseph and Mary Ann, and attended the Cambridge Primary School until 1889. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 5 May 1896 aged 19 years, his occupation was a butcher.
In February 1902 he married Grace Emily Forrest - children were Arthur born 1902, Iris born 1904 and Allen born 1906. At the end of 1903 he broke his leg and had about two and a half months off work. In October 1905 Ezra and his brother bought J Law's butchery and sold it to Joseph Keeley in June 1911. Two months later he opened a Livery and Bait Stable in Empire Street. In July 1913 the Waikato Independent advertised that his furniture etc was up for auction.
Robert was born 16 October 1870, son of Joseph and Mary Ann. He married Ann Watts at the home of J K Pierce in July 1894. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 30 May 1899 aged 28 years when his occupation was a carter. They left the district about 1910 and Annie died December 1919.
Frank was born 1833 in England and was employed as a clerk. Standing at 5' 7" when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 18 December 1863 in Dunedin, he was a Private, Regiment No. 1085. His land grant was one acre of land section 405 in Cambridge East, and 50 acres of farm land section 27 at Ohaupo.
John was an Ensign in the 3rd Waikato Militia from 28 August 1863. According to the Appendices to the Journal of the House of Representatives in 1866 John was in No 8 Company and his pay, from 31 March - 1 June 1865 (61 days @ 8/3d) = £25 3/3d. His pay from 1 July - 5 December 1865 (158 days @ 8/3d) = £65 3/6d. He received 219 rations of grog @ 1½d each = £1 7/4½d, which totalled £91 14/4½d.
In 1875 John was a Constable in the Armed Constabulary and watchhouse keeper of the local gaol.
From May 1879 to November 1880 he was a trooper with the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers.
John was granted a one acre section No. 3 in Cambridge West and farming sections 21, 22, 23 and 24 at Ohaupo. In 1884 John Brown held freehold land Lot 94 and he was a farmer.
Thomas had been in Cambridge 18 months when he married Emma Jane Wright at the Registrar's Office in Hamilton, in June 1876. Emma was born in America; had been in Cambridge 5 years and was aged 21. He was a cabinet maker and his premises were in upper Victoria Street.
Thomas was an original member of the Cambridge & Waikato Reed Band in May 1877.
Thomas arrived in New Zealand from Scotland, with his cousin Rev Thomas Bruce and families, and they all settled in the hills of Taotaoroa, east of Cambridge. Thomas was a member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers from 1873 until 1875. In 1898 a daughter, Mary, married Walter Williams at the residence of D Bruce of Cambridge West.
William was born in Scotland about 1829 and was a surveyor when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia in Dunedin on 7 December 1863. His Regiment Number was 1021 and although the nominal roll says he was promoted to Corporal, he only received a 50 acre farm grant and 1 acre in Cambridge East.
In the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 Mr Bucholz paid 2 pence an acre on 2,000 acres - totalling £160 13/4d. He had a General Store in Duke Street, Cambridge until 1872.
Harry was born about 1852 and was a cook when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 18 July 1882. He was Noble Grand in 1886 - the same year he called on his sickness fund for rheumatics.
In 1884 he became a member of the Cambridge and Waikato Reed Band. His wife was Eliza.
W T Buckland leased land from Wiremu Tamehana at Taotaoroa, Karapiro, Fencourt and Tirau - known collectively as ‘Bucklands Run'. Subsequently he bought the land through the Land Courts, as well as 50 acre lots from disillusioned soldier settlers, with the idea of developing it as a profitable sheep and cattle enterprise. The Taotaoroa land, which he bought through the Courts in 1866, made him the first private purchaser of farm land in Cambridge.
In the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 William paid 2 pence an acre on 4478 acres - totalling £37 6/4d. He is also noted in 1872 on a farm map drawn by Charles Chitty in a report on the district to the Armed Constabulary Commissioner's Office.
He had learnt the Maori language and their ways and was known as ‘Te Pukerau' because of his strong and undaunting pioneering spirit. He died 18 January 1876.
His son William Francis Buckland became a very progressive Cambridge mayor 1898-1902 and 1905-1910.
Henry was born about 1835 and put his occupation as a tailor when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia, 27 September 1863, in Dunedin. His Regiment Number was Private 200 but he was promoted to Sergeant on Christmas Day the same year.
Henry was a bushman aged 32 years, when he enrolled as an original member of the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on the 17 June 1867. By 1872 he was the longest serving member and that year was elected Noble Grand.
He also joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in 1872 and served until March 1875.
In 1884/85 in the funeral register of the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, his single status changed to married and in 1887/88 Esther Annie was recorded as his wife. In 1897/98 his marital status again changed to widower and the record shows his wife Sarah Ann died in September 1891.
In the Lodge Minute books for 21 July 1891 W H Burbridge writes to the Lodge enclosing the death certificate for his wife Eliza Burbridge and a Minute says that the funeral money was to be paid. (What a tangled web.)
Lieutenant Burns enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 26 October 1863. His one acre section was 18 in Cambridge West ( Leamington ) and his farm section number 23 in Karamea.
Henry was born about 1845 and was a Native Interpreter when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 20 July 1880. His wife was Margaret.
In 1887 Henry is listed in the Electoral Roll as a Native Agent.
Bill was born in 1832 in Telsch, Prussia. He was a farmer, 5' 6½" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 22 August 1863 in Auckland. He was a Sergeant, Regiment No. 534 and was granted one acre of land section 166 in Cambridge West and 50 acres section 112 and part 114 in Ohaupo.
Robert was born in Jubbulpore, Bengal on 24 April 1843, the son of Colonel James Tobin Bush and Rose Cordelia nee McQuhae. He arrived in New Zealand in 1863 and became Subaltern in the 3rd Waikato Militia Regiment in September 1863. He was Ensign when he was substituted by James Hume on 28 April 1866.
His one acre section was 458 in Cambridge East and his farm section was North of Bluenose (on the Waipa River.
He joined the Native Department in 1870 as private secretary to Sir Donald McLean until 1872. He married Eliza Faulkner on 3 April 1872. He was the Native Agent at Ngaruawahia and Raglan in 1873, Magistrate in Raglan 1880, Magistrate in Opotiki 1888, Magistrate at Tauranga for Bay of Plenty until 1893, Magistrate in Auckland until 1898 and Magistrate and Mining Warden at Thames until 1907.
Dan arrived in New Zealand with his parents in 1859 on the ‘Mermaid‘. He was 22 years old when he arrived at Kaipaki to break in the land in 1871. He was followed two years later by his parents and the rest of the family. They farmed the 409 acres they called ‘Mona Hill' and transformed the land from fern and scrub into rich farmland. In 1875 and 1876 Daniel advertised that he had grazing available on rich clover pasture.
John was born 1827 in Co. Down, Ireland. He was a sawyer, 5' 7" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 25 October 1863 in Nelson. He was a Private, Regiment No. 1157 and was granted one acre of land section 238 in Cambridge West and 50 acres section 8 at Ohaupo.
In 1869, James married Miss Goodman in Motueka. In 1873 they had one acre in Cambridge - section 402. By 1874, they had four children.
James enrolled in the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in 1874 and became a member of the Cavalry and Cambridge band s in 1878. He ended his Cavalry days as a Corporal in 1882.
He was a storekeeper in Cambridge and became bankrupt in 1875. He took on hairdressing, then in 1880 sold off his Stationery and Fancy Goods business, plus 400 books from his lending library.
At that time he bought a site at Tamahere and built a 15-bed hotel where he became a storekeeper, hotelier and blacksmith. He also became the pound keeper and took on tailoring. He served on the School Committee and Church Building Committee and ran a very successful sports day.
Alf was born 16 July 1882 and an auctioneer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 2 July 1907. His father, who had been farming most of his life, came to Cambridge at the beginning of 1907 and he and Alf took out an auctioneering license in April - trading as Capper & Son.
Charles was born on 18 November 1881 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 29 January 1907.
David, with wife Elizabeth and 5 children, arrived in Cambridge 16 March 1865 to become a substitute soldier in the 3rd Waikato Militia, Regiment Number 1655. Their home was in Queen Street bordered by Brewery and Chapel Streets (Empire and Anzac). Kirkwood Street was known as Carnachan Street and the area below St Peters church on Albert Street was known as Carnachan's Paddock. In the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 David paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence. He is also noted in 1872 on a farm map drawn by Charles Chitty in a report on the district to the Armed Constabulary Commissioner's Office.
David was a dairyman. Elizabeth was a midwife, who helped many Cambridge children into the world and is listed as a Nurse on the 1893 first electoral roll for women in New Zealand. Their children were Lauderdale Maule, Jeannie, William, David, Fox Maule, James, Robert, John, Martha, Kate, Grace and Blanche. Blanche MBE JP and Robert BEM went on to teach at the Cambridge Primary before leaving Cambridge. Another son William was the head surveyor for the Waihi Gold Company, who surveyed the line from HoraHora to Waikino. The Carnachans lived in Cambridge for 34 years and the land stayed in the family for 72 years.
David died 9 July 1896, age 77 and his obituary of 11 July 1896 in the Waikato Times reads - "In our obituary notices will be found the name of David Carnachan, of Cambridge, one of the oldest settlers in that town. He arrived in Auckland in the ship ‘Helenslee' at the close of 1864 and the following year he came to Cambridge, where for over thirty years he and his family have resided on the same piece of land at the corner of Chapel Street. He leaves a widow and thirteen children, six daughters and seven sons, but most of them are now settled and away from home. Mr Carnachan formerly belonged to the 79th Cameron Highlanders, known as the Queen's Own, but for about six years previous to his leaving the old country he was drill instructor to volunteer regiments for which on his departure he was presented with a testimonial and a purse of sovereigns. When he first came to the Waikato he joined the Militia. He was an old member of the craft and we learn it is the intention of the Lodge Alpha to follow their brother to his last resting place."
Edward was born 15 July 1868 in Christchurch and married Eveleen Dillon in Cambridge on 14 February 1892. His occupation was a farmer. When he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 13 February 1894, he was aged 26 years and his occupation a jeweller. In the Cambridge cemetery there is a headstone inscribed ‘Little Doris Chainey 1893 - 1894'. Doris Mary was the six month old daughter of Edward and Eveleen, who died 28 January 1894. Two more daughters were born - Ethel in 1894 and Clarice in 1896. At that time Edward's occupation was a traveller.
Joe was born in Baliboro, Co Caven, Ireland and in 1867 he enlisted with the 85th Regiment Light Infantry. He served in India from 1878 until he was discharged in October 1880. He came to New Zealand in 1881 and was aged 34 years in January 1883, when he married Emma (daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Keeley). They had eight children - Lil, Mary, Emma, Joseph, Jessie, Robert, Elsie and Fred.
Joseph was a gardener and his special hobby was chrysanthemums.
He died 25 June 1928, Emma 25 July 1939 and they are both buried in the Leamington Cemetery.
Born 21 October 1889, Joseph Chambers joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 12 December 1911.
Robert was born 9 July 1891 and became a member of the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 28 November 1911.
James was born 1840 in Athlone, Ireland. He was a draper and 5' 6" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 6 October 1863 in Tasmania. He was a Private, Regiment No. 386 and was granted one acre of land section 264 in Cambridge West and 50 acres section 51 at Ohaupo.
Charles Rutter was born on 6 may 1885, and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 27 August 1907.
Charles Shaw was born on 28 August 1881. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 9 August 1910.
Fred was born about 1841 in New Zealand . He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as a substitute soldier, Private 1671, on 10 October 1865 in Cambridge and his occupation was a storekeeper.
When he was proposed for the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 14 July 1867 his occupation was a farmer. Then on 8 March 1871 he was a bushman when acquitted in the Cambridge Court on the charge of stealing shingles from Pukekura bush.
Andrew enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia No 1374 in Dunedin 28 December 1863. He was a tailor by trade and had been born in Forfar Scotland.
Thomas enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia No 737 in Dunedin, on 7 October 1863. He was a tailor by trade and had been born about 1838 in England.
William was the son of William and Jessie, born 4 September 1851. He was a surveyor while in Cambridge and a member of the Orange Lodge. He joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in 1872 and served until 1874. He died 2 November 1884 and is buried in the Cambridge Cemetery at Hautapu.
Charles was born 31 March 1872 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 7 September 1897 aged 25 years, his occupation a groom. In March 1900 he married Alice Beatrice Layne.
Henry was born in 1830 at Endhelheson, Baden, Cologne. He was a butcher, 5' 7" tall and had served in the 3rd Prussian Fusiliers when he enlisted in the Waikato Militia on 4 September 1863 in Bendigo, Australia. He was a Private, Regimental No. 1536 and transferred from the 1st to the 3rd Waikato Regiment in 17 February 1864. Henry was granted one acre of land section 181 in Cambridge West and 50 acres section 38 at Ohaupo. He was a gardener when he enlisted with the Armed Constabulary, Regiment No. 134 on 30 November 1868 age 36 years. He had a sallow complexion, brown hair and blue eyes.
William was born about 1840 in Rosscomon, Ireland. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia No 1081 on 14 December 1863 in Dunedin, and his occupation was given as a draper.
He was aged 25 years and his occupation was a Hotel Keeper when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 1 July 1867.
William died 3 July 1873 and is buried at the Cambridge Cemetery at Hautapu.
Charles was born about 1839 in Rogate, Sussex. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 1590, on 16 September 1864 in Cambridge, and his occupation is shown as a carpenter.
On 13 June 1870 when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge he was aged 29 and a constable in the Armed Constabulary.
He joined the Armed Constabulary and served as Watch House Keeper from 1870 to 1873. In 1882 he took medical charge from Dr Waddington and in 1884 was Acting Hospital Sergeant.
James was born about 1844 in Rogate, Sussex. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 424 on 6 October 1863 in Hobart Australia. His occupation was Baker.
He was allotted a section in Cambridge West (16 October 1866). He joined the Armed Constabulary 5th Division on 10 March 1868 before moving to the 4th Division on 1 June 1868. He retired from the Constabulary on 23 February 1872 with the rank of Sergeant. James was awarded the New Zealand Medal on 18 September 1872 (Archives NZ AD32, 2490).
On 13 June 1870, along with his older brother Charles, he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge.
On 22 February 1871, James married Mary Lockley in Cambridge. He was the proprietor of The Cambridge Bakery, which he sold to Mr Elmslie in 1875. About 1876, the Collins family moved to Hobart and returned to Cambridge somewhere between 1884 and 1885. The family then moved to Te Aroha. James and Mary had 13 children (Geni website).
James was born in Country Antrim in Northern Ireland. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 1074 on 18 December 1863 in Dunedin. His occupation was Miner. He was promoted to Sergeant on 10 November 1864. He was allotted a section in Cambridge East (20 December 1866). In 1873 he moved to Thames, a mining town.
John was born 1835 in Ireland . He was a labourer, 5' 5"tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia in December 1863 in Hobarton. He was a Private, Regiment number 1201 and was granted one acre of land section 218 in Cambridge West and a farm section 169 at Ohaupo.
John was born in Trenagloss, Cornwall about 1854 and married Mary Elizabeth nee Prout on 17 January 1874, in Launceston England.
In 1880 John was a ploughman at Pukerimu with a freehold property in Cambridge West. He was a drainer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 27 December 1881, and a labourer when son Charlie was born 3 March 1882. He was a ploughman in 1884 at Pukerimu and when he injured his hand in March 1888.
A daughter, Louie, was born 17 October 1888 and John's occupation was then given as a cordial manufacturer.
Two more sons, William and Edwin Colwill are in a Cambridge West school photo taken in 1883.
John took advantage of buying up soldier settlers' farms and by December 1866 had amalgamated 1500 acres at Pukerimu, calling his holding ‘Wai Valley'. He cropped this land in wheat and later sold to William Reynolds. He is also noted in 1872 on a farm map drawn by Charles Chitty in a report on the district to the Armed Constabulary Commissioner's Office.
He left the district about 1877. His wife later married a Mr Baker.
Joe was born 13 May 1883 at Mangere, the son of Joseph and Fanny nee Andrews. He came to Cambridge in 1902 and was a labourer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 29 January 1907. (Over 52 years he went through all the offices twice.)
Robert arrived in New Zealand in 1875 and appears as a Cambridge Cavalry Volunteer in May 1879.
He married Mary Ann Proctor in 1881 in Hamilton and they had four children there over the next eight years - William James, Robert Ralph, John Ernest and Benjamin Edward Roy. When the youngest, Benjamin, was still very young Robert left the family.
At the beginning of the 1900s Mary Ann returned to Cambridge from Devonport and advertised as a Midwife and Ladies Nurse.
‘Dick' was one of four sons of Robert and Mary Annie Connor, born 6 June 1882 in Hamilton. Annie had been a maternity nurse in Davenport and continued her profession in Cambridge when she arrived about 1905.
Dick was a stockman at Ohaupo when he left for the South African War as Private 2203 with the 6th Contingent. When he returned he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 13 October 1903. He married Charlotte the daughter of William and Charlotte Krogman in January 1905 and joined the police force in 1906. (He was stabbed while on duty December 1907 in Palmerston North.)
Edward was born in Gloucester about 1834 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on Christmas Eve 1863 in Dunedin. His Regiment Number was Private 1230 and occupation an electro-plater.
In the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 Edward paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence. From 1877 to 1888 he was registered as a bricklayer on the electoral rolls.
He spent six months in the Cambridge Cavalry Band and a further year in the Cambridge Band.
Bart said he was born in 1823 when he enlisted as a soldier in the 65th Regiment of the British Army. He was a Private, Regiment No. 2770 and arrived in New Zealand on the ship ‘Egmont' on 18 December 1849. He was discharged in New Plymouth on completion of service on 17 June 1862. (ref: ‘Discharged In New Zealand' Hughes and Hughes.
When Bart transferred from the Waiuku Rifles to the 3rd Waikato Militia on 14 December 1863 in Auckland he said he was a soldier and born in 1834. He was a Private and his Regiment number was 1276. He was granted one acre of land section 288 in Cambridge West and 50 acres section 32 in Ohaupo.
Richard Stowers, in his book ‘New Zealand Medal to Colonials', records Bart also served with Imperial Commissariat Transport Corps, 7th Div Armed Constabulary from 20 October 1868 - 2 April 1869 and died 4 August 1873, in Auckland.
John was born about 1830 and enrolled as Private No 1693 with the 3rd Waikato Militia on 4 April 1866 as a substitute soldier. His occupation was a carpenter.
From May 1873 he spent 14 months with the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers and from 1873 until 1904 there is evidence he owned section 51 (now occupied by the Cambridge Bowling Club) in Cambridge East.
The following are the medals he received for his war efforts:
Indian Mutiny 1857-1859, no clasp (1st Bombary European Fusiliers)
New Zealand 1845-1866, reverse dated 1861-1866 (Corpl, 3rd Waikato Regt.)
H.E.I.C. Long Service (Pvte, 1st Europeal Regiment Fusiliers)
Peter was born 1843 in Cathness, Tasmania. He was a shipwright, 5' 7" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 1 November 1863 in Hobarton. He was a Private, Regiment No. 711 and was granted one acre of land section 65 in Cambridge West and a farm section 77 at Ohaupo.
Charles was born about 1865 and a painter when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 8 February 1887. His wife was Elizabeth.
John was born 27 March 1870 the son of Samuel and Ann nee Kingdon. He joined in the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 7 November 1893 - his wife was Amy, his occupation a farmer.
John was born 1843 in Innes Killen, Ireland. He was a brickmaker, 5' 6" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 6 October 1863 in Hobarton. He was a Private, Regiment No. 417 and was granted one acre of land section 339 in Cambridge West and a farm section 56 at Ohaupo.
Charles was born in Sligo County, Ireland in 1858, where he was educated and apprenticed to a tailor. He arrived in New Zealand 1879 and had a year in the New Zealand Armed Constabulary. Charles set up business as a tailor in Cambridge and married Barbara nee Smart, 26 December 1882. They had a family of four girls and three boys.
He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 17 June 1884 and was Noble Grand in 1895.
Charles later had a tailor shop in Matamata; he died in Hamilton 10 December 1917, and was buried in Auckland. Barbara died in Auckland 31 January 1936.
Andrew was born 6 April 1869 and he took over the Masonic Hotel from J W Smith in September 1895. His advertisement ran:
Robert was the son of Samuel and Mary nee Whitelaw who had come to Cambridge about 1875. He joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in November 1876 and served until 1882. He married Mary Cunningham in 1877 and they had nine children. They farmed at Hautapu and Roto-o-Rangi, then retired to Auckland where Robert died in 1934.
Roy was born 22 July 1883 in Cambridge, the son of Robert and Mary nee Cunningham. He was educated at the Hautapu School and played for the Hautapu Football Club when it was formed in 1903.
He joined the 3rd Company Waikato Mounted Rifles on 6 August 1898 as a farm labourer. Then on 14 April 1902 he sailed on the ‘Drayton Grange‘ for the South Africa War as Corporal 8680 with the 10th contingent.
He rejoined the Waikato Mounted Rifles in 1905 and when World War One broke out, he left for overseas 14 July 1917 with the 28th reinforcements.
On his return Roy, with brothers Leigh and William took over a farm at Overdale Putaruru. He married Mabel Brown in 1926 at Putaruru and he died there 16 October 1956.
Edward was born in Chuboug, France about 1838 and listed his occupation as a miner when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 25 September 1863 in Dunedin. His Regiment Number was Private 194.
Bert was born 6 June 1885, the son of Alfred and Jane. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 20 August 1901. Bert married Ada Lydia and they had six children.
William was born in Lady Kirk, Aberdeen, Scotland and studied medicine at Edinburgh. He passed his examinations with more than ordinary credit but before taking his diploma he joined a whaling ship as surgeon. On returning to Scotland he caught the gold fever and left for Dunedin New Zealand. William (known as The Doctor) Cunningham enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 542 on 8 October 1863 in Dunedin. He was promoted to Sergeant, 1 April 1864 and became Hospital Sergeant in Cambridge July 1864. ‘Doctor' Cunningham settled in Cambridge and for many years was the only medical man in the district.
In 1869, the Common Schools Act was passed making both Cambridge and Pukerimu education districts. William called together a few townspeople and instigated a school for Cambridge.
He was also a member of the Duke of Cambridge Lodge.
A story as related by Robert McVeigh goes like this. "One of the old residents of the 1870's was an old bachelor named Cunningham. On the strength of some medical training he was dubbed ‘the doctor'. During the panic epoch, an old couple were roused at midnight by the cry, ‘Are you there Mac?'
Henry was born 26 October 1868 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 19 May 1896 aged 27 years his occupation a watchmaker. He was married but his wife was not registered.
Edwin was born about 1851 and became a baker.
The Waikato Times newspaper records that on the night of 12 December 1882, during the ringing of the last bell before service at St Andrew's church, while the ringers were raising the bells to ‘set', Edwin Curry was struck on the head by one of the bells, which had slipped from its wooden cradle. Owen Garland went to his assistance to raise the bell. Then, having relieved Edwin, the bell slipped from his grasp, throwing him from the bell chamber about 10 feet to the floor below, breaking his right arm. Both the injured were taken to Dr Waddington's for treatment.
When Edwin joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 16 December 1884, his wife was Ada.
DAVIDSON, DAVIES, DODDS & DWYER are just some of the historic residents whose family name starts with the letter D. All these residents are founders of our town. DAVIDSON Robert Robert was born in Scotland in…
Job Titles:
- Surgeon, 15 July 1867, Married Elizabeth, September 1867
Job Titles:
- Civil Engineer, 23 September 1867, Honorary Member
Job Titles:
- Representative for Waikato
Ensign C E S MacColl enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia, 9 January 1864. On the 28 March 1865 Stewart MacColl, Sergeant in the 3rd Waikato Militia, was a witness at the first marriage in Cambridge of Lambert William Loveday and Adelaide Vogel.
The Cambridge Correspondent reported in the New Zealand Herald of 15 August 1866 - "I regret to report the death of Ensign MacColl of the 3rd Waikato Militia Regiment who expired on the 6th instant, after a lingering illness. He had long been in a delicate state of health, the cause of his death being pulmonary consumption. He was buried today in the cemetery on the east bank of the river with military honours, his remains being followed to the grave by a large number of men of the regiment, both effective and non effective, among whom I believe he was deservedly popular.
Frederick Charles Mitchell was born on 19 April 1890 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 9 April 1907.
• 23 November 1864 Frederick Higgins who was partially if not quite intoxicated would bathe in the river although told not to do so, and drowned. He was a member of the Forest Rangers and at dusk his comrades discharged their farewell shot over his grave.
Gilbert was born about 1872, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Gane, at their farm ‘Pleasant Hill', Pukerimu.
On 23 November 1898, at age 26, he joined the 3rd Company of the Waikato Mounted Rifles as sergeant.
When the South Africa War broke out he enlisted No. 43 in the 1st Contingent. He did another tour of duty as Lieutenant with the 7th Contingent and remained in Rhodesia buying 2,000 acres of land. He died there of malaria in 1904.
Joseph was born in Somerset in 1837 and brought up to country life. He married Elizabeth Sturgess in 1859 and they came to New Zealand in 1861. By 1875 he was farming 400 acres at Pukerimu called ‘Richmond Hill'.
Joseph and Elizabeth had ten children - Alfred, Ellen, Frank, Mary, Laura, Gilbert, Lawrence, Winnie, Oswald and Eileen.
Joseph was born about 1839 in Shropshire. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 613 on 26 September 1863 in Christchurch, his occupation a draper. He was promoted to Sergeant on 3 May 1865.
He was present at the inquest for Robert Wilson on 25 June 1866 when he confirmed that Dr Beale could not resuscitate Wilson.
Joseph was aged 31 when he enlisted in the Armed Constabulary No 1573 on 17 February 1871. He re-enlisted 23 February 1872 and was discharged 26 February 1874.
He was a Constable when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 8 July 1871.
Cyril was born 27 June 1884 and a cleaner when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 20 January 1903. In 1909 he married Grace Ruckert Cochrane.
John was born 4 September 1877, the son of Ben and Sarah.
He enrolled in the Waikato Mounted Rifles in Cambridge 1897. On 20 January 1900 he left with the Second Contingent Hotchkiss Detachment as Sergeant 533, to serve in the South Africa War. The ‘Welcome Home' flag waved as he returned in 1901 but when he sailed for South Africa again as Lieutenant with the 10th Contingent, the war had come to an end before he reached the South African shores.
In 1950, accompanied by his wife Anne, he attended the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Boer War in London.
John died 25 May 1961 and is buried in the Leamington Cemetery.
Stephen was born on 1 February 1883 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 19 September 1911.
George was born 17 July 1887 and a baker when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 24 July 1900
Luke was born about 1838 in Ireland. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 761 on 21 October 1863 in Dunedin, giving his occupation as a clerk.
In 1866 Luke joined the Lodge Alpha-Waikato, No 449 I.C., Cambridge from the Lodge Otago Kilwinning. He was aged 28 years, married and a butcher when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 15 July 1867.
John was born in Cambridge on 15 September 1876, the son of Thomas and Catherine nee Izzett. At age 14 years he started working in his father's blacksmith shop on the corner of Duke and Chapel Streets. John joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 7 September 1897 aged 19 years. At St Stephens church Tamahere he married Emily Louisa Care on 19 February 1902 and they had three daughters Dorothy, Elsie and Myrlie. Louisa died 1 April 1936.
John was recognised as an outstanding maker of horse shoes and although small in statue he had a great capacity for work. He got to know horses well and was often called upon to perform veterinary work. He enjoyed football and was a member of the Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade. When he died in July 1957 he was the oldest living member of the Duke of Cambridge Lodge.
Born in Fenwick, Ayrshire in 1838 Tom arrived in New Zealand in the ‘Lord Ashley' in 1857. After several years he returned to Scotland and married Catherine Izzett. They settled in Cambridge in 1866 having bought the Crown Grant of William Gillespie for £12.
George Edward Clark was born in Cambridgeshire in 1840 and came to New Zealand in the ship ‘Jumna' in 1864. He married Elizabeth Victoria Garlick in Auckland in 1867 then came to Cambridge and bought 300 acres at Pukeroro. In the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 George paid 2 pence an acre on 350 acres - totalling £2 18/4d.
Job Titles:
- Elder Trinity Presbyterian Church
Sam was born about 1855, married Elizabeth in 1875 and came to New Zealand in 1878. They came to Cambridge to take care of Major John Wilson's property and Sam was a gardener when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 20 May 1884. Nine months later they established ‘Gerrish's Private Boarding House' in Duke Street west. It had ten bedrooms, bathroom and all modern conveniences. An article in the Waikato Advocate of 1895 states that, "The place is embowered with trees, and the grounds tastefully laid out in flower beds, where most Old World favourites may be found blooming. Mr Gerrish is an expert gardener, and his plots devoted to vegetables and fruit trees indicate that Mrs Gerrish's boarders will not want for fresh vegetables and fruit in season." Sam had to call on his Lodge sickness benefit when he suffered a rupture from June 1893 to March 1894. He died 5 May 1897 and Elizabeth married a second time to Tom Payson Smith in 1899. Tom died 1903 and Elizabeth died 5 August 1949.
On the 1899 electoral roll Jas was described as a groom, resident in Cambridge. When he joined the 3rd Company of the Waikato Mounted Rifles in Cambridge on 13 January 1900 he was a blacksmith, aged 22 years and 10 months.
On 30 January 1901 he sailed on the ‘Cornwall‘ for the South Africa War. He joined the 6th Contingent as Private 3233. His father was Thomas who lived at Henderson's Mill, Waitakerei.
John was born about 1846 in Kent, England. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 61 on 31 August 1864, in Melbourne, his occupation a labourer/stockman.
He was aged 22 years and a labourer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 15 July 1867.
John was mentioned in the Waikato Times of 10 June 1872, when his rates were due for section 251 in Cambridge.
Keith was a farmer at Maungatautari when he enrolled with the Waikato Mounted Rifles in Cambridge 28 August 1899. He then joined the No 1 Company, 1st Contingent, as Trooper 70 and left for the South Africa War on 21 October 1899.
His medals are listed as "Queens South Africa Medal with three clasps - Relief of Kimberly, Drifontein and Transvaal". Keith died of fever in Transvaal 11 July 1900 and is listed on the Cambridge Returned Services Association Wall of Memories at the Cambridge Cemetery.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- President
Tom was born 1830 in Kilkenny, Ireland. He was a draper, 5' 11½" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 19 February 1864 in Papakura. He was a Private, Regiment No. 1477 and was granted one acre of land section 261 in Cambridge West and a farm section 43 at Ohaupo. In 1887 he is on the electoral roll at Bushmans with freehold section 247
Chas was born about 1827 in Cardiff, Glamorgan and became a blacksmith. He arrived in New Zealand on the ‘Kennelworth‘ in 1857 and enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of the Waikato Militia in Auckland on 1 October 1863 as a Staff Sergeant No 432.
Charles was born 26 August 1876 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 13 July 1897 aged 23 years his occupation a farmer. He was married but his wife was not registered. He is listed on the 1902 electoral roll as a farmer
Claus was born 1840 in Esksladh, Holsein, Germany. He was a farmer, 5' 11½" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 22 September 1863 in Brisbane. He was a Private, Regiment number 510 and was granted one acre of land section 244 in Cambridge West and a farm section 37 at Ohaupo.
Charles enrolled in the 3rd Waikato Militia at Dunedin on Christmas Eve 1863 as Private 1238. The Land Register has Lucas Stack Guiney getting a one acre grant at Cambridge West and 50 acres in the Cambridge survey. A L GUINEY is the name on the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 with 2 pence an acre on 51 acres to be paid - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
Harold Speight was born on 22 August 1872 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 21 February 1911.
Harry Salter was born 1884 and served in World War One. He was wounded and gassed and had several operations to remove shrapnel. He farmed ‘Pengover' with his brother Jack and died 23 July 1951.
His occupation was a Commercial Traveller when he died on 12 October 1888, East Melbourne. He had spent 11 years in Victoria, three years in New Zealand and two years in Queensland. He is buried in the New Cemetery Melbourne where Helen Harris conducts tours.
Henry Gardner was born on 24 October 1889. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 16 June 1908.
Herbert William was born in Cambridge to Herbert and Mary Ann on 25 October 1879. Ten years later on 8 September 1889, Mabel is born at Waipukurau.
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Job Titles:
- Officer of Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers / CARROLL
James Kingdon had married Elizabeth Jane Wendon in 1868 and arrived in Cambridge West in 1880. They had six children who all went to the newly opened Cambridge West School. James established his smithy on the corner of Shakespeare and Cook Streets and was a member of the original Leamington Town Board in 1908.
James McNeish was single, aged 21 and a billiard marker when he enrolled in the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 22 March 1877. James was a noted athlete and won the first athletic cup presented in Cambridge on Easter Monday 1877.
He and Jane Castell were married in Cambridge in July 1878 and went on to have 10 children. They lived in Duke Street. One son (James Alfred) fought in the South Africa War and two sons George and James, died in World War One.
James snr was also an enthusiastic member of the Cambridge Dramatic Society and the children followed suit.
James kept a Billiard Saloon in Cambridge and as his mother was Maori, he was bi-lingual and acted as interpreter in the local court.
James died in 1908 and Jane 1944 and they are both buried at the Cambridge Cemetery Hautapu.
Job Titles:
- Officer of Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers
In 1897 William was transferred to Paeroa on promotion to Sergeant. He retired in 1905 and died 24 February 1909.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Treasurer
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Secretary
Job Titles:
- Elder Trinity Presbyterian Church
John Liddall was born on 10 November 1892 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on June 29, 1909.
John Russell McFarlane was born 16 March 1875, the son of William and Isabella nee Russell. John joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 20 August 1901. His wife was Ada Mabel nee Cross and they had two sons and three daughters. John died at Otahuhu on 6 March 1938.
Joseph Keeley was born on 19 September 1886 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 16 July 1907.
Joseph Richards was born on 5 May 1879 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 27 February 1906.
Job Titles:
- Clerk, 28 May 1867, Single
Joseph was born 1826 in Auherzen, Bohemia. He was a farmer, 5' 11½" tall, and it is said he walked from Puhoi to Owera to enlist in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 6 February 1864. This caused some resentment at Puhoi as the struggling settlement was deprived of some of its workforce.
Albert was born 1839 in London. He was a gardener, 5' 8" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 10 November 1863, Auckland. He was a Private, Regiment number 1438 and was granted one acre of land section 345 in Cambridge West and a farm section 6 at Ohaupo.
Charles was born 22 October 1871, son of James and Ann, and married Eleanor Mary Forrest. Charles joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 5 July 1892 aged 20 years, his occupation a labourer. They later farmed in Taotaoroa, Charles serving on the Taotaoroa and Karapiro School committees. They sold their farm to J R S Richardson in 1913 and then lived in Cambridge. Charles died 22 July 1914 aged 44 years, Eleanor 9 November 1958 aged 87 years and they are both buried in the Cambridge Cemetery.
Giles was born about 1854 (son of Joseph and Elizabeth - below); had been trained in farming in England; and served for several years as a guard on the Great Western Railway in England. After coming to New Zealand he married Elizabeth Perkins in May 1884. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs J Perkins of Tenby, Wales and had arrived in New Zealand on the ‘Burnabader' in 1876.
Giles was a farmer and also took on road contracting work.
James (son of Joseph and Elizabeth - below and baptised 1 May 1845) married in Longmarston, Gloucestershire to Ann Jarrett on 19 November 1870. They arrived in New Zealand on the ‘Alumbagh' in 1875, with their children Charles, Annie and James [1] jnr.
They had seven more children (James [2], Emma, Leslie Thomas, Louie, Joseph, Mary Elizabeth and Mabel) and Ann, as midwife, helped many other babies into the district.
James had been head gardener at Sir James Rankin's estate in the Midlands, England, where he had charge of the gardens, hot houses and a team of 40 gardeners. He started Keeleys' Nursery in Cambridge West in 1875 and did landscape work in Cambridge and Hamilton. The original acre was on the corner of Shakespeare and Thompson Streets.
He took a keen interest in public affairs and was later dubbed ‘The Father of Leamington'. Through his efforts as an active temperance worker, there was never a licensed hotel on the West side of Cambridge during his lifetime - or indeed until the Tavern in 1974! He served on the Waipa County Council, Pukekura Road Board and Leamington Town Board. He had a big part in setting up the Leamington Domain Board and the laying out and planting of the grounds.
Joseph was baptised in Ilmington, Warwickshire on 2 June 1824 and married Elizabeth Johnson at Ilmington on 14 May 1844. (Elizabeth was baptised also at Ilmington on 5 June 1821.
Joseph, Elizabeth and some of their children left London on 9 May 1875 on the ‘Alumbagh' and 100 days later arrived in Auckland, New Zealand on 17 August 1875. They then settled in Cambridge West (now Leamington) and lived in Browning Street.
Joseph's occupation was a gardener and by 1879 he had the freehold of section 325 in Cambridge West with a house. He died on 12 February 1904 aged 80 and Elizabeth died 23 July 1914 aged 93.
Daughter Kezia was born about 1849. She was a dressmaker in Cambridge when she married in April 1877 to Henry Newcombe. When Kezia died c1896 they had 7 children and she is buried in the Leamington cemetery.
Born 1 July 1884 the son of Thomas and Elizabeth nee Crawford. He was a labourer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 31 March 1903. He took advantage of his sickness benefit at the end of December 1903 and again in September 1904 when he injured hs finger.
Henry married Elsie Hilda Hewson and they farmed in the Fencourt settlement until their lease expired in 1918. Elsie died June 1923 aged 34 years. They had no children.
John was born 1842 and was a harness maker. He was 5' 4" tall when he enlisted as a substitute for GRANT in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 20 August 1864 in Auckland. He was a Corporal, Regiment number 1582 and was granted one acre of land section 491 in Cambridge West and a farm section 2 at Ohaupo.
He attended the inquest on George Wilson, who he had found on 18 May 1866, lying on the floor with a rifle pointing to his chest. He had known Wilson for 18 months and believed him to be insane.
The Waikato Times recorded on 14 December 1880 that the partnership between J Kennedy with William Ward as Potters and Brickmakers was dissolved.
Robert was 27 years old when he married Lucy Martin in May 1875. About a year later their daughter Florence was born in Cambridge.
Robert was a carpenter when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 14 October 1879. He died 4 October 1902 and is buried at the Cambridge Cemetery, Hautapu.
Charles was born in Kilcullen, Dublin, Ireland about 1850 and was a labourer when he enrolled in the Armed Constabulary 29 May 1873, No 1960. He had a fresh complexion, brown hair and blue eyes.
In the AC Diary at National Archives Auckland, Charles was digging up ground for a garden in 1875 and in 1877 he was fencing and erecting the gym.
Charles was also an original member of the Cambridge & Waikato Reed Band in May 1877.
Charles was born 1828 in Quainton, Buckinghamshire. He was a miner when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 8 October 1863 in Dunedin. He was a Private, Regiment number 555 and was granted one acre of land section 211 in Cambridge West and a farm section 22 at Ohaupo.
Charles was a member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers from 1879 to 1880. In the 1899 electoral roll he is listed as a contractor and is mentioned in the book ‘Plough of the Pakeha' by Beer and Gascoigne as being at Allwill's in 1880.
John was born in Ayrshire Scotland about 1838 and arrived in New Zealand on the ‘Mermaid' in 1860. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia in Cambridge as a Private, substitute soldier and became the Pay Sergeant. He joined the Alpha Waikato Lodge, No.449, I.C., and was a Freemason in Cambridge in 1866 where he built the first store and a hotel.
He married in 28 March 1867 to Mary Graham in Auckland and they had three daughters. John soon saw the potential of Duke Street and cut his acre section up for shops. On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 200 acres - totalling £1 13/4d and it wasn't long before he had consolidated absentee soldiers' 50 acre grants, selling 750 acres to Taylor in 1875.
Charles was born 27 July 1873, the son of Samuel and Sarah nee Wooten. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 28 March 1893 aged 18 years and later his wife was entered as Anne. (Mary Ann Moisley, married May 1899.) Charles called on the Lodge's sickness fund in June 1897 for a hand injury and again in June 1900 - again for a hand injury. On the 1899 electoral roll he is listed as a ploughman.
James was born 26 August 1880 the son of Samuel and Sarah nee Wooten, and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 21 February 1899 aged 18 years. He was Noble Grand in 1907 and 1908. In 1902 he sailed with the 10th Contingent, Private 8579, to the South Africa War.
On his return he married Winifred Mary Norris (daughter of George and Susanna nee Kingdon) 16 September 1903. Winifred had been born at Hautapu in 19 December 1881 and on leaving school helped her Aunt Sarah Garland with her large family.
They farmed at Hautapu before buying a farm at Kaipaki and they raised six children. James did not have good health and died 22 October 1934. Winifred died 28 April 1974 aged 92 years. They are both buried at Pukerimu cemetery.
John was a twin, born 27 September 1877, shortly after his parents Samuel and Sarah nee Wooten had arrived from England. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 21 April 1896 aged 18 years. He was a labourer on W G Park's Puahue Estate and called on the Lodge's sickness fund in 1902 for 14 days with lumbago.
He later worked in Ohaupo and remained a bachelor. John died April 1956.
Tom was born 26 December 1865 the son of Samuel Kite and Sarah nee Wooten. He was a storeman when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 27 January 1885 and his wife was Emma Mahala nee Peek.
He was Noble Grand in 1888 and 1897 and elected Captain of the newly formed Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1904.
William was born 27 November 1876 the son of Samuel and Sarah nee Wooton. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 12 January 1897 aged 20 years and his occupation was a labourer. In January 1903 he married Emma Bell.
John was born 1838 in Howick, New Zealand. He was a potter, 5' 8" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 31 December 1863 in Howick. He was a Private, Regiment number 1173, and was granted one acre of land section 156 in Cambridge West and a farm section 26 at Ohaupo.
Harry enrolled with the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in November 1873 and served until May 1878. He is listed as a ploughman in the electoral rolls until 1896.
His 3rd Waikato Militia Regiment Number was 1650 and he enlisted in Cambridge, 16 February 1865, occupation cooper, as a substitute soldier. Joseph was born in Lincoln about 1847. On 29 July 1867 he was proposed for membership of the Duke of Cambridge Lodge - occupation carpenter. On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence. He is also noted in 1872 on a farm map drawn by Charles Chitty in a report on the district to the Armed Constabulary Commissioner's Office.
Joseph enlisted as a trooper in the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers on 12 March 1872 and served until May 1879. Being one of our versatile pioneers, the electoral rolls have Joseph's occupations ranging from a labourer to engineer from 1879-1896.
He was interested in the Band and leased land from Cambridge Borough Council in 1895 for dressing waste products from flax.
James was born about 1834 in Wiltshire. He served with the 70th Regiment from 6 January 1852 to 21 January 1864 and had arrived in New Zealand on the ‘Daniel Rankin'. He then enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 1543 on 19 May 1864 in Otahuhu, giving his occupation as a soldier.
James was aged 34, a labourer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 14 May 1870.
Hugh was born in Paisley Scotland about 1828 and was a farm servant.
He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia at Pukekura on 2 August 1864 as a substitute soldier, Private 1570.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence. He is also noted in 1872 on a farm map drawn by Charles Chitty in a report on the district to the Armed Constabulary Commissioner's Office.
On 20 June 1880 at age 46 he was a settler farmer and remanded to Hamilton for a medical examination.
James was born 20 August 1870 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 8 August 1899 aged 29 years, his occupation a draper. His wife, Elizabeth, was aged 25 years.
In March 1905 Jas severed his 8½ years employment with Thos Wells and became a travelling agent for D.S.C in Auckland. They left the district in 1909.
James was born on Christmas Day 1840 in Southampton and went to sea at the age of 13, seeing service in the Crimea War. He later served in the Royal Navy and came to New Zealand on the H.M.S. Elk. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 557 on 28 September 1863 in Auckland, giving his occupation as a farm labourer. James served in the Imperial Commissariat Transport Corps delivering supplies to the camps up the Waikato River to Mercer.
He was aged 25 years and a settler when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 29 July 1867. He married Georgina Dalton 25 July 1869 at her mother's house in Alpha Street and they had six children. One little chap died from the effects of sucking wax matches in 1872.
James was either the secretary or the Noble Grand of the Lodge and prosecuted Stuart for falsifying the Lodge books. Then in 1880 James was expelled for embezzlement. In 1871 he was in court on a drunk and disorderly charge and then in 1876 was to open a Temperance Hotel.
He remained on the electoral roll until 1888 then moved to the Te Aroha goldfields where he opened dining rooms. He then went farming at Herekino and Auckland in around 1900. When James died in 1932 it was thought he was the last survivor of the 3rd Waikato Militia.
Walter was born 1827 and was a bushman, 5' 3½" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 15 October 1863 in Auckland. He was a Private, Regiment number 458 and was granted one acre of land section 524 in Cambridge East and a farm section 7 at Ohaupo.
Leonard McMillan was born on 30 July 1892 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 28 November 1911.
John was born in St Helliers Jersey England about 1843 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia, 3 September 1863, in Melbourne, Australia. His Regiment Number was Private 136 and occupation a tent/sail maker.
On 3 June 1867 he was proposed for the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, age 25, a military settler. Proposed again in 1872 when his occupation was given as a sail maker, age 30.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
George was born about 1848 and his occupation was a gardener when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 19 September 1884. He sprained his ankle in 1885 and while in Hamilton in 1888 suffered from rheumatism in the knee joint. By 1895 he was suffering from nervous debility and received £19 over 49 days.
Jim was born 20 May 1885 and employed as an engine cleaner (railway) when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 24 October 1905.
Matt was born 1834 in Pembrocke, Wales. He was a miner, 5' 6" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 26 October 1863 in Dunedin. He was a Private, Regiment number 721 and was granted one acre of land section 123 in Cambridge West and a farm section 6 at Ohaupo.
Ernest was born about 1866 and a book-keeper when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 30 December 1884.
Albert was born 1835 in St Andrews London. He was a engineer, 5' 5" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 20 October 1863 in Otahuhu. He was a Private, Regiment number 483 and was granted one acre of land section 27 in Cambridge East and a farm section 11 at Ohaupo.
William was born about 1818 near Birmingham, son of gamekeeper John. As a young man William worked in a Birmingham cutlery factory. He enlisted as a regular soldier in the 65th Regiment and served in the Crimea and India. He came to New Zealand about 1844 and married Elizabeth Connell, who had a daughter Fanny, on 25 June 1852 in Wellington. William and Elizabeth had nine children - Mary, Sarah Helen (Ellen), Henry, Isabella, Basil, Caroline Emily, David, Eliza Alice and Jack.
William enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 23 November 1863 in Nelson. His Regiment Number was Private 945 and occupation a soldier.
William was allotted a section in Cambridge East (29 November 1866). They farmed on the Hamilton Road bordering the Town's Green Belt and later lived in Bowen Street. From 1870 to 1888 William's occupation was listed as a sawyer. He died 31 May 1890.
Isaac joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in 1880 but never picked up a pay for drill or parades.
In 1895, when he married Betsy Vickers, he stated he had been in Cambridge for 20 years. He was a farmer at Pukekura and also did contracting work for Henry Pike. He and Betsy raised six children and ended their days in Papakura.
William was born about 1845 in Darjeeling, India and was a labourer, 5'11" when he enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of the Waikato Militia in Dunedin on 25 November 1863 as a Private No 961. On 19 December 1864 he was a Sergeant, reduced again to Private.
His military land grant was one acre of land section 502 in Cambridge West and a farm section 20 at Ohaupo.
His marriage to Adelaide Vogel on 28 March 1865, was the first in Cambridge.
He joined the Alpha Waikato Lodge No 449 I.C. in 1866 and later joined The Lodge of Light, No 454 E.C., at Thames.
Walter was born about 1836 in St David, Tasmania. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 690 on 24 October 1863 in Hobarton.
He was aged 35 years and a farmer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 7 August 1875.
Walter suffered for six weeks with sciatica in 1877. He was Noble Grand for the first quarter of that year when he found that Stuart had falsified the books to the sum of £7 1/8d.
In 1879 Walter's occupation was a gardener when he was remanded to Hamilton for medical assessment of ‘unsound mind'. Again in 1890 he was found wandering in a state of unsound mind and spent two months in prison with hard labour.
In January 1891 he was found drowned in the back garden of the National Hotel.
Lionel was born on 4 September 1882 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 20 October 1908.
Philip was born about 1853, the son of William and Louisa Lynds. He was a labourer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 6 May 1884 and his wife was Agnes nee Marshall. In December 1885 Philip got pleurisy which occurred annually for a further two years and by this time they had moved to Onehunga.
John was born 1837 in London, England. He was a sawyer, 5' 8" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 9 January 1864 in Waiuku. He was a Private, Regiment number 1315 and was granted one acre of land section 208 in Cambridge West and a farm section 49 at Ohaupo.
Fred was born on 24 June 1875 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 11 January 1910.
Charles was the first band master of the Cambridge and Waikato Reed Band when it was formed 16 May 1877.
He enrolled with the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers as a trooper in November 1878 and the next year he was promoted to Sergeant. He stayed with the Volunteers until it disbanded in October 1882.
In the 1880s electoral roll he is listed as a Music Teacher.
Allan was born about 1834 in Roscray, Furmanagh. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 1317 on 4 January 1864 in Dunedin, his occupation a miner.
He was aged 33 years and a farmer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 28 May 1867. His wife was Bessie.
James was born in Tallyroy, Fermanagh, Ireland and was a policeman when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 18 December 1863 in Dunedin. His Regiment Number was Sergeant 1072 and occupation a policeman. He was later reduced to a Private.
John Wilson was born 15 January 1830 in Kilmarnock, Scotland, the son of James and Annie nee Love, and he arrived in New Zealand in 1840. He had three sisters and four brothers.
John came to Cambridge with the 3rd Waikato Militia in 1864 and, as a Major, received 400 farm acres and 2 town acres. He is also noted in 1872 on a farm map drawn by Charles Chitty in a report on the district to the Armed Constabulary Commissioner's Office.
On 27 February 1872 he came into possession of two acres (lots 35 and 36) in Wilson Street. Lots 37 and 39 were obtained in 1879. At first a house with adobe and limestone walls was built. Then a villa, ‘Waterside' was built overlooking the Waikato River.
When John died 24 May 1892 aged 62, the Waikato Times reported, "We regret having to record the death of Major Wilson, of Cambridge, one of our pioneer settlers. In 1863 (sic) he brought a company of the 3rd Waikato regiment up to Pukekura, and after they were disbanded at the conclusion of the war, he turned his attention to the Native Land business, in which he was very successful, but he subsequently unfortunately lost £28,000 in Patatere lands. No man ever acted with greater fairness to the Natives than Major Wilson. He was integrity itself, and his word was his bond. He passed away about noon on Thursday, an affection of the liver being the cause of his death.
"Major Wilson came to the colony in 1840, landing in Wellington in February of that year. In 1867 he became a Justice of the Peace - a position he held for 22 years, after which he resigned. In 1881 he was elected a Fellow of the Institute, and in 1885 a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Deceased leaves a widow and eight children to mourn their loss. He was a man of strict integrity, a kind and indulgent parent, and one whose decease will be greatly regretted by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, not only in Waikato but throughout New Zealand."
Captain William Clare married Jessie Mackintosh in Bombay about 1847 and they had three children. Their daughter Jessie married John Roberts, and sons William and Lewes died 1884 and 1887 respectively.
William enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 16 October 1863 and rose to the rank of Major. He then became Sub Inspector of the Armed Constabulary and a Government agent who consolidated scripts and Borough land through the Land Courts for the Government. In the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 William paid 2 pence an acre on 41 acres - totalling six shillings and nine pence and after serving with the Armed Constabulary in Taranaki he made Cambridge his home.
In the 1870s he was a Cambridge Cemetery Trustee, a Justice of the Peace, chairman of the Presbyterian Church committee and first president of the Cambridge Band. He was twice elected Chairman of the Cambridge Town Board and chairman of the building committee for the Public Hall.
William died 10 December 1878 aged 64 and was buried at the Cambridge cemetery at Hautapu. About three hundred people attended his funeral.
At the annual meeting of the Town Board they reported - "We feel the most appropriate subject our report can open with, is that of calling your recollection to the great gap made in our small circle of local public men, by the demise of our late chairman, Major Clare. He was a thorough Cambridge man, of great ability and untiring energy, both of which he devoted to the development of his adopted town. His loss at our Board has been most severely felt that we are only echoing the sentiments of the ratepayers generally, when we say that in losing our late Chairman, the Town Board has lost one of her oldest and most able citizens."
On 21 September 1879 William's mother-in-law Jessie Mackintosh died and left from the Clare's residence to also be buried in the family plot at the Cambridge cemetery.
Walter was born on 27 may 1888 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 8 March 1910.
George was born about 1840 in England. He enlisted in the 1st Waikato Militia Regiment on 20 December 1863 and transferred to the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 1680 on 1 October 1865 in Cambridge, his occupation a labourer.
He was aged 27 years and a settler when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 14 May 1870. He had married Jemima Elizabeth Dalton (Maxwell) in 1864 and they had 10 children.
In 1888 the Waikato Times tells of Mr Mann's piece of ground under cultivation and sings the praises of his Sharpe's Triumph and Webb's Chancellor peas.
By 1890 George had established an orchard on 4 acres and towards the end of 1895 he became the secretary of the Cambridge Branch of the Waikato Fruit Growers Association.
On 25 July 1903 he was found dead. The verdict of the jury was "carbolic poison self administered whilst of unsound mind."
Herbert was born 5 October 1876, the son of George and Jemima nee Dalton who had been a member of the 3rd Waikato Militia. Herbert joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge in October 1894, aged 17 years, his occupation a farmer. Herbert died in Hamilton, February 1957.
Anton was born 12 February 1877 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 9 June 1903 - occupation a fruiter. He had bought George Hally's aerated water business ‘Waipuna' in partnership with George Hills which they sold in December 1904 to J T Henshaw.
Early January 1905 Anton sold his fruit and fish business to A D Brown and bought the bakery business of T L Saulbrey in Duke Street. Later in the year he took over Misses Thomsons' Tearooms and asked the public for a suitable name. He received upward of 100 suggestions and Noumai (‘Welcome' in Maori) Restaurant was chosen.
In 1905 and 1906 he won first and champion prizes for his milk bread at the Waikato Central A & P shows.
In 1909 he sold the bakery to Muller brothers and moved to Mamaku.
Henry was the son of Henry and Jane Marshall, born about 1861 in Mangere. His father was a member of the 3rd Waikato Militia and they arrived in Cambridge in 1864. Young Henry was a waggoner when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 8 May 1883. In the same year he was Noble Grand. The next year he sprained his ankle and received £1 for seven days off work. In March 1884 Dr Waddington certified that Henry - "was entitled to three weeks sick pay being confined to his house through injury from a log falling on him".
Shortly after, Henry with his brother Bill left for the Australian gold fields. Bill died in Australia and Henry travelled to Canada and the Far East, returning to New Zealand 36 years later. Henry died in Waihi in 1942.
Thomas was born 20 May 1863 and he married Elizabeth Emma Forshaw on 17 August 1891 having been in Cambridge two years. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 13 October 1891 aged 28 years. His occupation was a saddler. He called on the Lodge's sickness fund for 14 days in September 1893 as he had measles. That same year he was Noble Grand.
From a book called ‘Tamahere' by Alfred Main it says - "John and William bought ‘Pencarrow' 2000 acres in January 1866." The book goes on to quote from John Martyn's journal: "1867, Tamahere, ‘Pencarrow'. It was in January of this year that I started operations on my farm by laying down in March and April two paddocks into grass and a strip on the run."
"In May I came up to improve my farm and also to take charge of the whole property, as William went to try his luck at Thames. Smith and W Hamill commenced ditching through William's flax and ti tree land and then on to Bald Hill Road boundary, after which they went down to my farm and commenced ditching in two large paddocks. They both stuck at it well. I never saw men work better. These ditches were of a double ditch and bank. In May I put up my first cottage at ‘Pencarrow' in which the men lived."
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 John and William paid 2 pence an acre on 2028 acres - totalling sixteen pounds and eight shillings.
Mary Kingdon had eleven children, ten daughters and a son. Jonathan and Mary arrived in New Zealand from Cornwall on the ‘Celestial Queen' in 1872 with six of their daughters: Elizabeth (with her husband John Hall), Ellen, Maria, Sarah, Susannah and Emma Kate. Two more daughters, Anne (Cowling) and Jane (Bridgman) followed with their husbands in 1878 on the ‘Hereford'. A couple of years later, Jonathan and Mary's son James, a blacksmith, was also encouraged to follow with his family.
David was born 1836 in Drumored, Armagh, Ireland. He was a married labourer, 5' 10" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 5 September 1863 in Bendigo. He was a Private, Regiment number 92 and was granted one acre of land section 256 in Cambridge West and a farm section 110 at Ohaupo.
John was born 1835 in Cumberland, England. He was a tailor, 5' 5" tall, when he enlisted, as a substitute for GILCHRIST in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 7 September 1865 in Cambridge. He was a Private, Regiment number 1668 and was granted one acre of land section 46 in Cambridge East and a farm section 53 at Ohaupo.
In an 1880 Electoral Roll John is listed with a freehold property and his occupation is a tailor.
In November 1878 Bill enlisted with the band of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers and was a member until October 1882. Bill also joined the Cambridge & Waikato Reed Band in February 1879. Then at age 18 years, occupation a cabinet maker, he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on the 1 July 1879.
Charles was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire about 1831.
In Nelson he married Sarah Ann Chamberlain in 1859 then enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of the Waikato Militia on 17 November 1863. He received his one acre section in Cambridge East and 50 acre farm at Pukerimu.
On 21 May 1873 he enrolled in the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers and served for six years.
George was born in Rothmania Dublin Ireland about 1831 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 24 October 1863 in Hobarton Australia. His Regiment Number was Corporal 691, occupation a labourer and height 5' 8". He was granted one acre of land section 53 in Cambridge East and a farm section part 49 at Ohaupo.
He was an original member of the Duke of Cambridge Lodge and his wife's name was Ellen. She died 11 November 1896 and is buried in the Cambridge cemetery at Hautapu.
John was the son of William McCann, born in Tasmania about 1863, who came to Cambridge about a year later.
He was only 15 years old when he joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers and left in 1882 after he broke his leg.
John was a butcher when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 1 July 1884.
In the Waikato Times of 17 January 1885 it said, "A walking match of 20 miles, for £20 a side, came off in the Government paddock, Cambridge on Tuesday last. The peds were Messrs J McCann and Murdoch Munro. J McCann won easily."
John became a butcher and horse dealer and later farmed at Fencourt and Maungatautari until retiring to Wilson Street about 1930.
He married Annie Kemp in 1891 and they had four children - Percy, Alan, Hilda and Aileen. John died in 1937 and Ann in 1948.
John was born 1837 in St Peters, Cork, Ireland. He was a miner, 5' 9" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 2 January 1864 in Dunedin. He was a Private, Regiment number 1392 and was granted one acre of land section 20 in Cambridge West and a farm section 5 at Ohaupo.
Tim was born 1843 in Ireland. He was a labourer, 5' 10" tall, when he enlisted as a substitute for GRANT in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 30 April 1866 in Cambridge. He was a Private, Regiment number 1705 and was granted one acre of land section 346 in Cambridge East and a farm section 156 at Ohaupo.
Bill was born 1831 in Thurles, Tipperary, Ireland. He was a labourer, 5' 5½" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 24 October 1863 in Hobarton. He was a Private, Regiment number 692 and was granted one acre of land section 129 in Cambridge West and a farm section 17 at Ohaupo.
Colin lived in Kihikihi and was a labourer aged 23 years when he enrolled in the 3rd Company of the Waikato Mounted Rifles on 27 November 1899. He was Private No.461 and sailed to South Africa War with the 2nd Contingent. Colin died 1963.
His brother Norman had also joined the 3rd Company of the Waikato Mounted Rifles in Cambridge on 21 December 1898. He was a labourer aged 25 years. He had also enlisted for the South Africa War as Corporal No.11 and sailed with the 1st Contingent.
John was born in Fontingall, Perthshire, Scotland in 1832 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 22 October 1863 in Auckland. His Regiment Number was Private 560 and occupation a farmer. John then enlisted in the Armed Constabulary - Number 658 - on 21 December 1868 and was discharged 8 December 1870.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence. In an 1872 edition of the Waikato Times John's rates were due - 100 acres £1 5/-.
John was born in St Katerines Ireland about 1825 and enlisted in the 58th Regiment as a servant. He left Deptford in the ‘Maitland' and landed in Sydney, Australia on 22 January 1844. He arrived in Auckland a year later. He married Ann in 1848 and they had thirteen children.
He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia, 19 September 1863 in Auckland. His Regiment Number was Private 468 and occupation a painter.
In 1873 John wrote to the Education Department saying he was the poorest man in the district and had 12 in his family and seven were dependant on his meagre wages. He could not possibly pay the Education Rates.
He died in October 1875.
Clynick was born 13 February 1882, the son of William of Dennistoun, Glasgow. When he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 13 August 1907, he was a coach painter in Lake Street. In December he married Hazel Pearl the eldest daughter of Fred and Amelia Popple.
John was born 1839 in Ireland. He was a butcher, 5' 9" tall, when he enlisted as a substitute for COLLINS in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 12 July 1866 in Cambridge. He was a Private, Regiment number 1717 and was granted one acre of land section 487 in Cambridge East and a farm section 10 at Ohaupo.
John was born 1838 in Nairn, Scotland. He was a farmer, 5' 7" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia at the end of 1863 in Dunedin. He was a Private, Regiment number 1044 and was granted one acre of land section 40 in Cambridge West and a farm section 71 at Ohaupo.
Donald was born in Isle of Skye, Scotland about 1825. He arrived in Australia in 1852 and he tried his luck at the Ballarat goldfields. He moved to Tasmania where he undertook stock droving. He married Catherine McGillavray in Launceston and they had three sons John, Donald and Alex Hugh.
Donald Snr enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia, October 1863 in Launceston. His Regiment Number was Private 427 and occupation a clerk.
From the book ‘For Glory and a Farm' by Frank Glen it says, "He helped build the military town of Cambridge, his family travelling from Hobart to join him in December 1864. Although Donald was not awarded a medal, probably because he was not under fire, he did get his fifty acres and town section. He became a hardworking farmer and contractor, providing food under contract for the Armed Constabulary. He also undertook road building under contract. His son John enlisted for regular service in the Armed Constabulary and did garrison duty until a shooting accident caused his discharge."
Donald Snr was given an acre of land in Cambridge West ( Leamington ) and 50 acres in the Cambridge survey. The family lived in Shakespeare Street and farmed land nearby, later supplying fresh food to the Armed Constabulary. Catherine always had scones, butter and cream ready for visitors. Later they farmed at Fencourt but Donald and Catherine lived out their lives on the Shakespeare Street property.
Hugh was born in Tasmania, 30 January 1863, the son of Donald and Catherine nee McGillivray. He arrived in Cambridge 29 December 1864 with his two brothers and mother to join his father who was with the 3rd Waikato Militia. On leaving school Hugh was a keen athlete and apprentised to Mr Cox who had a boot making business in Duke Street.
Hugh joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 3 July 1894 when he was aged 31 years. He married Emma, daughter of James and Ann Keeley, 11 August 1902. They had six children and took up farming and contract work. In later years Hugh milked a small herd of cows and untook boot repairs. Emma died 21 July 1923 and Hugh 1 September 1937.
John was born 9 January 1861 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 22 September 1896 aged 34 years his occupation a wool sorter. He was married but his wife was not registered.
James joined the Alpha Waikato Lodge No 449 I.C. in 1866, was a farmer and died 1868.
Donald was born on 26 May 1863 in Slete, Isle of Skye, Scotland and arrived in New Zealand 1873. He was a farm labourer and married Rosina Took in Cambridge on 13 November 1879. They raised ten children. Donald joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 1 April 1902.
William was the first son of Donald and Rosina, born in Cambridge 22 April 1881. He worked as a farm manager for James Taylor and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 3 March 1903. William married Ellen Therese McCarthy, who had come from Australia, 10 October 1906 and they had five children.
Ellen died 1943, William died 1965 and they are buried at the Cambridge Cemetery at Hautapu.
John was born 10 May 1859 in Wellington the son of John Bell and May Ann Bentick nee Butler. The family of thirteen children arrived in Leamington about 1870.
John was a sawyer when he married Jane Jones (born about 1861 in Herefordshire) in Cambridge on 7 March 1879. They had thirteen children - Alice, Mary, John, Dora, Florence, George, Caroline, Lucy, Emily, Daisy, William, Charlotte and Hilda.
John was born on 27 September 1872 and on 22 September 1908 he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge.
Arch was born 1826 in England. He was a carpenter, 5' 8" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia, 20 October 1863 in Dunedin. He was a Private, Regiment number 743 and was granted one acre of land section 319 in Cambridge West and a farm section 164 at Ohaupo.
Hugh was born 1827 in England. He was a miner, 5' 11" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia, 20 October 1863 in Dunedin. He was a Private, Regiment number 744 and was granted one acre of land section 323 in Cambridge West and a farm section 165 at Ohaupo.
Robert was born in Sprinkkell, Antrim about 1831 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 29 September 1863. His Regiment Number was Private 214 and occupation a farmer. He was promoted to Corporal 1 May 1864.
On 19 October 1865 he married Margaret Read and their children included Robert, James, Margaret, Theresa, William, Augustine, Rose, Sarah, Elizabeth and Philip. (W R McVeagh sponsored a family memory in Ruth Wilkinson's book ‘First Families of Cambridge' saying, "In 1867, a big Maori pa was at Maungakawa. One day a Maori woman came down the hill and into the McVeagh home, where she stole the baby Robert Jnr. She was well on her way back to the pa before the distracted father caught up with her. ‘I like him', was her simple explanation."
W R McVeagh also says that Robert and Mary lived on their granted land at the foot of Maungakawa, then moved into town and opened a store on their acre of land in Chapel (Anzac) Street.
Robert ran the punt across the Waikato River before a bridge was built and later Margaret was a dressmaker.
John joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in November 1878 and was a member for two years. He was 18 years old when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 30 September 1879. On the Electoral Roll for 1887 he was shown as a settler at Bruntwood.
Bill was the eldest son of Samuel and Eliza Medhurst and born 14 December 1859 in Hampshire, England. He joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in May 1879 and served for a year. When he married Emily Norgrove in December 1881 he had been in Cambridge 5 years. Two of their children died in 1889.
He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge in 1882 - his occupation a coachman. In 1884 he was mentioned twice in the Sickness Book with Cancer and in 1889 he had Congestion of the Lungs.
His coach driving took him from Tirau to Rotorua and Cambridge to Hamilton. Later, when the family moved to Paeroa he provided a similar service between Paeroa and the goldfields at Waikino.
Fred was born 1832 in Schleswig, Germany. He was a mariner, 5' 11½" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 21 August 1863 in Dunedin. He was a Private, Regiment number 1452 and was granted one acre of land section 168 in Cambridge West and farm section 41 at Ohaupo.
John was born in 1846 and married Alice Lily Finch in 1874.
He first appeared in Cambridge on the electoral roll of 1879 as a carpenter. In 1880 he became a member of the first Cambridge and Waikato Reed Band and in November became a band member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers.
Alf was born 29 June 1888. The family arrived in Cambridge about September 1902 from Auckland - his mother Mrs Edith Minchin was a widow and they lived in Grosvenor Street. (She was secretary of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and later on the School Committee).
John was born about 1819 in Mullinger, West Neath and became a clerk. He enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of the Waikato Militia in Hobarton on 24 October 1863 as a Private No 669 and was later promoted to Sergeant.
He joined the Alpha Waikato Lodge No 449 I.C. in 1865.
On 19 May 1866 John was present at an inquest on the death (suicide) of George Wilson when he stated that Wilson had seemed his usual self but complained of dysentery. He came back from the post office and he was dead. He had known Wilson for 3 or 4 years and considered him a weak-minded man.
On the 1872 map is noted, "Whare Mohi", and in the 1874 Assessment list he has 1000 acres at Tamahere.
George was born in England about 1843 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 14 March 1866 in Cambridge as a substitute soldier. His Regiment Number was Private 1687 and occupation a farmer.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 George paid 2 pence an acre on 101 acres - totalling sixteen shillings and ten pence, even though he had been substituted by John Runciman, 12 August 1866.
Joseph was born about 1833 in Ireland. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 308 on 26 December 1863 in Otahuhu, his occupation a tailor.
He was aged 31 years and still a tailor when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 28 May 1867, married to Mary Jane.
George was born in Tyrone about 1839 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 5 May 1865 in Cambridge as a substitute soldier. His Regiment Number was Private 1660 and occupation a labourer.
Henry was the only son of Dr Moore and came to the colonies in his early twenties. He became a well known figure in Cambridge, being conspicuous for his monocle and good singing voice. He had enough wealth to be self-sufficient, and married while in the Waikato but had no children. Henry became a member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in 1880 and remained with the troop until it disbanded in 1882. He moved to Auckland where he died in 1905 aged 51 years.
George was born about 1852 and was a constable of the Armed Constabulary when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 17 June 1884.
Thomas was a widower, his wife having died on the voyage out to New Zealand. He bought the major part of his farm in Cambridge on 27 February 1868, later accumulating 150 acres of soldiers' land at Pukeroro. On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 Tom paid 2 pence an acre on 150 acres - totalling £1 5/-. He is also noted in 1872 on a farm map drawn by Charles Chitty in a report on the district to the Armed Constabulary Commissioner's Office.
He farmed there until his death in 1902 when he left his property to his niece, Anne (who had been his housekeeper for many years) and her husband Martin Butler.
John was a member of the Duke of Cambridge Lodge and the Minutes of 14 September 1880 stated that a Medical Certificate was read in favour of Mrs Jane Morshead. She died 19 September 1881 and is buried in the Cambridge Cemetery at Hautapu. In the Lodge Minutes of 11 October 1881, Bro Morshead received £12 funeral money on account of his late wife. John became Vice Grand in June 1882 but left the district two months later.
William was born about 1845 and his occupation was ploughman when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 17 August 1880. Mary was listed as his wife.
A medical certificate from Dr Waddington, was read at the December 1881 meeting, in favour of William Morshead, saying he had been unable to follow his usual employment as from 21 December 1881. Then the Minutes of 1 August 1882 say that a certificate was read re Bro Morshead's wife, Mrs Mary Morshead.
George was born in Scotland about 1827 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia, 12 November 1863, in Auckland. His Regiment Number was Private 475 and occupation a ploughman.
Thomas Keohan was born about 1845 in Waterford. He enlisted as a substitute soldier in the 3rd Waikato Militia - Private 1661 - on 22 May 1865 in Cambridge, his occupation a shoemaker.
Thomas Kerhean was aged 19 years and a shoemaker when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 28 May 1867.
An item in the Waikato Independent on 21 December 1905 reads - "Mr T Keohan, who was a member of the 3rd Waikato Regiment, has called at our office and requested us to bring under the notice of those whom it may concern, the fact that the grave of Dugald Stuart E McColl, who was an ensign in the regiment, has been allowed to fall into disrepair. It is interesting to note that the slab which denoted the spot where McColl is buried was carved by Colonel S Newall, who is now secretary to the Commercial Travellers Association, Wellington".
Job Titles:
- Headmaster - Cambridge Primary School
Bert, born 1881, was the second son of John Samuel and Elizabeth Mullins.
When he joined the 3rd Company of the Waikato Mounted Rifles on 29 May 1902 he was a farmer, aged 21 years.
On 14 April he sailed with the 10th Contingent on the ‘Drayton Grange‘ to the South Africa War. He was Lance Corporal No.8728. Again in 1905 he joined the Waikato Mounted Rifles.
John was aged 24 and a constable in the Armed Constabulary when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 26 October 1872. He married Elizabeth Knox on 6 July 1878 and they had 9 children.
John later worked on the railway, was a gardener, then a labourer for the Cambridge Borough Council. John was killed by a runaway horse while working in Victoria Street in 1916 and Elizabeth died two years later. They are both buried in the Cambridge Cemetery at Hautapu.
Lewis was born on 24 November 1887 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 11 July 1911.
Charles was born 1827 in Spitalfield, Middlesex. He was an engineer, 5' 7" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 24 November 1863 in Nelson. He was a Private, Regiment number 948 and was granted one acre of land section 417 in Cambridge East and a farm section 16 at Ohaupo.
Edmond was born 4 August 1876 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 15 June 1897 aged 22 years. His occupation was a railway porter.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Executive Committee
- Vice President
Percy Morse was born on 14 May 1888 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 29 May 1907.
Philip McCarthy was born on 19 May 1874 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 6 September 1911.
Quinton Lyle was born on 12 March 1881. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 10 March 1908
William joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in 1872 and served until 1879. He joined the Cambridge and Waikato Reed Band in 1877 and the next year he married Emily Bartlett at the home of Daniel Bartlett.
William was born 4 July 1862 the son of John and Mary Ann Bell. He married Hannah Bukowsky of Ohaupo in July 1888 and they had fourteen children.
William joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 13 March 1894 and his occupation was a bushman and a farmer.
William was aged 20 and a carter when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 19 August 1879. He was not married and called on the sickness benefit in September 1881 for general debility and again in 1884 for Quinsy. He was the Noble Grand in 1883.
John was born 1831 in Chotiechau, Bohemia. He was a cooper, 5' 6" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 6 February 1864 in Orewa. He was a Private, regiment number 1473 and was granted one acre of land section 354 in Cambridge East and a farm section 146 at Ohaupo.
John, registered as Joseph, died 28 August 1864 and his land was granted in his wife, Anna's name.
Edward was born in England about 1839 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 29 December 1863, in Otahuhu. His Regiment Number was Private 1184 and occupation a fisherman.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence. The Waikato Times newspaper of 1872 stated that Edward had rates due of 6/3d on 50 acres.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 William paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
Cornelius Reilly was born in the Parish of Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, and enlisted for the Honourable East India Company at Tralee on September 1, 1840. He served during the Indian Mutiny campaign and was present at Ferozepore on August 19, 1857, during the outbreak of the 10th Bengal Light Cavalry. He re-enlisted for a further five-year period on August 31, 1857 and was discharged to pension on March 27, 1861, aged 39 years 11 months. Still with some fight in him, he appears to have volunteered for the New Zealand local forces and served there with the Waikato Regiment.
Fred was born about 1869 and a farmer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 17 April 1888. He later farmed at Pukekura and became a carter.
He married Louisa ‘Lucy' Harris, 21 September 1890 and they had two sons. Louisa died in 1925 and Fred 1942.
Henry was born 26 May 1849 in Cornwall. He arrived in New Zealand by the ship ‘Maori' in 1868 with his parents William and Elizabeth and siblings John, Richard, and Emily who later married John Grice and returned to England.
Henry joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers on 10 March 1872 and served until May 1878.
He worked with his father and brothers at Pukeroro until November 1876 when he was appointed manager of the Piako Swamp - an estate of about 90,000 acres. Although he lived at Eureka he still kept in touch with the family farms, travelling quite often between ‘Woodlands', Pukerimu and Pukekura.
On 15 April 1879 he married Elizabeth Steele, the daughter of William and Jane Steele, and their children were Mary, Amy, Emily, Henry, John, Douglas and Dorothy.
Under Henry's management an immense area of swamp was drained and converted into paddocks. In 1886 he bought 1600 acres of the company's land and concentrated on dairy farming.
Henry started a small butter factory at Pukekura on 3 November 1886 - the first butter factory in the Waikato. When asked what the butter brand was, Henry saw that a farmer standing nearby had an anchor tattooed on his arm - and so the Anchor Butter brand was born. In 1888 Anchor Butter won the Gold Medal at the Melbourne Exhibition.
Henry encouraged his friends to back his enterprise and soon eight creameries were operating in the Waikato under Reynolds & Co. These were sold to the New Zealand Dairy Association in 1896 - to become in 1919 the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd (now Fonterra).
Henry and family moved to the Argentine about the turn of the century and continued with dairy and sheep farming. He died 19 September 1925 and is buried in Norwood, England. Elizabeth died 6 October 1936 and is buried in Brazil.
John was born 12 March 1846 and arrived in New Zealand with his family in 1868. He joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in January 1872 but did not serve.
A letter in the National Archives Wellington dated 10 January 1873 is signed by J C Reynolds as Secretary of the Cambridge District Board. John died 24 March 1876 of pneumonia.
Richard was born 17 January 1853 at Camelford, Cornwall and arrived in New Zealand with his family in 1868. He joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in January 1872 but did not serve.
The following excerpts are taken from Richard's diary 1877, from ‘First Families‘ by Ruth Wilkinson, sponsored by Keith Reynolds and Ruth Hardcastle 1972.
William was born in Cornwall and preceded his family to New Zealand on the ship ‘Percy' in 1866. He joined the 3rd Waikato Militia, aged 22 and stood 6 foot tall. He was a substitute soldier on 26 May 1866 in Cambridge, taking on his land grant numbers 110 & pt 109 at Pukeroro and one acre 320 in Cambridge East. (He added numbers 101 and 103 to his land - which is now part of St Peters School.
Young William started farming - burning and ploughing. A year later he tried his luck at Thames, gold mining.
In 1868 his parents, together with his three brothers John, Henry and Richard and sister Emily, arrived on the ship ‘Maori'.
When the Rev John Law died in 1908, the Waikato Independent newspaper stated that on arriving in the colony in 1868 he was at once despatched to Cambridge. "Mr Law witnessed all the hard work that goes to the creation of pasture and farm land out of the native wilderness, and he witnessed it at close quarters, for he shared bachelor quarters with the late William Reynolds, eldest brother of Henry Reynolds, of [Anchor] butter fame, and Richard Reynolds, now of ‘Trecarne', Pukekura."
His occupation was a Commercial Traveller when he died on 12 October 1888, East Melbourne. He had spent 11 years in Victoria, three years in New Zealand and two years in Queensland. He is buried in the New Cemetery Melbourne where Helen Harris conducts tours.
James was born in Wilstire on 29 May 1857, the son of Joseph and Ann. He was a labourer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 26 August 1884.
He married Maria Wilhelemina Carolina Bukowsky on 20 October 1896 at Ohaupo and they had one son.
James called on his Lodge sickness fund for mumps in 1885 and for 78 days for an injury to his hand. He was also troubled with flu and lumbago.
Later he was a gardener at the Cambridge Domain and died in Auckland on November 1934. Mary died 20 May 1922.
Job Titles:
- Hotel Keeper, 18 November 1867, Single
Robert Richardson, was born on 23 September 1884. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 22 September 1908.
Job Titles:
- Storekeeper, 29 July 1867, Single
Robert Wilson was the next Cambridge death - 23 June 1866. He was drunk and choked on a piece of steak. Robert was the first to be buried on the right bank - in the Cambridge cemetery at Hautapu.
Tom was born 27 July 1879, the son of Ascot Roberts.
He was a farm labourer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 20 August 1901. He was farming at Hinuera when he married Eva Josephine Wallis at ‘The Pah', Karapiro, on 16 October 1907. Miss J Vosper, niece of the groom, was one of the bridesmaids.
George was born 22 February 1871 in Coromandel, the son of John and Ann nee Hart. When he married Cecelia Vuglar, in December 1891, he had been in Cambridge 11 years. He followed his father's profession as a baker.
George joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 11 April 1893 and called on the sickness fund in September 1894 as he had influenza for seven days. The next year they moved to Waihi, where Cecelia died 30 July 1898. Geoge then married Sarah Clotworthy in 1901 and they returned to Cambridge 1905. George bought Mr Hogg's Domain Bakery which he sold in 1912 and moved south. George later died in Auckland in 1940.
Andrew was born in Rasperkin, Antrim, Ireland about 1831 and married Agnes Theresa. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 7 October 1863 in Dunedin. His Regiment Number was Sergeant 183 and occupation a miner.
He is reputed to have built the first house in Cambridge and in 1865 the first hotel - the Duke of Cambridge. The hotel which was situated at the top of Duke Street hill, was a storey and a half building, which had to be enlarged a year later. Such was the speed of the growth of Cambridge.
In 1867, (three years after the birth of Cambridge) he gave ½ acre of land to the Wesleyans to help them erect a church - another first for Cambridge. And he was one of the original officers of the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, which was formed in Cambridge in 1867. On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
He became known as the ‘Duke' and also became the first pound keeper - he was the only person with a fenced-in paddock. Nevertheless this was a responsible position as the townsfolk lived on their vegetable gardens, and roaming animals were a big threat. It is said that Duke Street was named after this worthy gentleman who was a popular member of the newly formed community.
Andrew died 7 March 1876 age 45. Agnes died 21 March 1876 and they are both buried in the Cambridge Cemetery at Hautapu.
Edward was a soldier in the 40th Regiment and enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of the Waikato Militia on 14 September 1863 as an Ensign.
He joined the Alpha Waikato Lodge No 449 I.C. in 1866.
Charles was born about 1840 in St Marks, Yorkshire. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Sergeant Major 462 on 12 October 1863 in Auckland, his occupation a clerk.
There must have been great excitement when his wife Mary Elizabeth gave birth to Clare Frances Elizabeth on 31 October 1864. The first European baby to be born in Cambridge, Clare was baptised by the chaplain of H M Forces, J A Welsh Collins, on 27 November 1864. On Christmas Day the same year Charles' men presented him with an inscribed silver cup to mark the occasion.
Charles enlisted with the Armed Constabulary (No 1844) on 8 August 1872. He had a florid complexion, light brown hair, hazel eyes and was an Episcopalian.
Charles was aged 35 years and the publican of the Duke of Cambridge Hotel, when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 10 June 1876.
On 9 November 1878 he had a charge of "allowing gambling in Duke of Cambridge Hotel" dismissed.
From November 1878 to May 1879 Charles was a member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers.
George was aged 21 years and a blacksmith when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 8 June 1872. He was the Noble Grand in 1874.
On the 25th June 1872 he joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers and remained a member until March 1875.
In the Waikato Times newspaper of 5 September 1872 there is an advert for George Ross of Cambridge who offered a £1 reward for the return of a pony - 14 hands, black with hog mane and branded ‘n‘.
John was born on 10 June 1885 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 14 August 1906.
Charles was born on 9 September 1883. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 16 January 1906.
Bruno was born about 1852 and was a hair dresser when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 6 November 1883. He married Elizabeth Hankins and they had four children.
Nathan was born in England about 1841 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia, 14 April 1866 in Cambridge as a substitute soldier. His Regiment Number was Private 1698 and occupation a ploughman.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 200 acres - totalling £1 13/4d.
James had married his cousin Margaret Runciman in 1853 and they had five children before coming to Cambridge in 1871. In 1878 they shifted to Marshmeadows at Newstead. He was Captain of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers, which formed in Cambridge in 1872. They were a mounted force with the object of giving security to the outlying settlers. After peace was secured in the district the Cavalry Volunteers disbanded in 1883.
In 1872 James planted an oak tree (now felled) outside the Presbyterian church in Victoria Street and was the first elder of the church from 1873 to 1885.
He was a tree fanatic and by 1887 he had recorded in his diary planting over 50,000 trees on his property alone. In 1878 James started a cheese factory on his farm and supplemented the milk from his own herd with supplies from his neighbours. He visited America in 1882 to get information on their cheese factories and was one of the first to import American machinery.
He was a member of the Waikato County Council for 6 years, chairman of the Tamahere Road Board for 19 years and chairman of the Marshmeadows School committee from 1890 to 1899. He died 31 December 1899. Under James' photo, unveiled in the Marshmeadows school in 1900 it states "One who was foremost in every good for young and old".
A sister, Jane Runciman, married William Young and was widowed in 1873 with eight daughters. She and her daughters ran a Private School called ‘Linton' in Cambridge from 1881 to 1910.
John was born in Selkirk Scotland about 1836 and served with the Militia in the Taranaki area as a scout. He then became a substitute soldier in the 3rd Waikato Militia in Cambridge 12 August 1866. His Regiment Number was 1731 and his occupation a farmer.
He was appointed Inspector of Sheep for the Horotui District 6 December 1866 and was the first chairman of the North Highway Board in Cambridge from 1868 to 1870. On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 551 acres - totalling £4 11/6d. He is also noted in 1872 on a farm map drawn by Charles Chitty in a report on the district to the Armed Constabulary Commissioner's Office.
Along with his brother James he was a member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers from 1872 and to the fore in furthering farming in the Waikato with the advancement of roads, railways and bridges in the district as well as the dairy factory. He was a committee member of the Waikato Farmers' Club. He farmed 500 acres at ‘Broadmeadows', Hautapu, which included 1,840 sheep in 1880. He later sold his farm to John Martyn and moved to Mangere. He remained a batchelor and died 6 January 1927 aged 91 years.
James was born in Edinburgh Scotland and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia, 4 September 1863 in Victoria, Australia, age 19 years. His Regiment Number was Private 116 and occupation a labourer and groom.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 50 acres - totalling eight shillings and four pence.
In the Cambridge Cemetery there is a headstone for a James Russell who died, 29 November 1873 age 41 years.
John was born about 1868 in Carluke, Scotland. He was a ploughman when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 15 May 1888 and married Mary Jane Adamson in 1892. They took up a farm at Hautapu and Mary died 1938 and John 1939.
William was born in Egglesham, Lanark, Scotland about 1837 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 17 October 1863 in Nelson. His Regiment Number was Private 478 and occupation a farmer.
The book ‘Plough of the Pakeha' by Beer and Gascoigne mentions that William saved his militia pay and bought six Shorthorn heifers in Auckland. He had a hard task driving them from Auckland to Cambridge. It rained heavily most of the time and it took two days to cross the swamp at Rangiriri. By 1867 he had established a milk round and had a special pack-saddle made with a flat can on either side.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 101 acres - totalling sixteen shillings and ten pence.
He married Agnes Sharp 16 July 1870 and their children included William Thomas, James Kirkland, Nellie and Mathew.
In 1880 William had 82 sheep on which he paid a 2/- tax and in 1888 he had 40 acres of wheat milled at Hallys' flour mill.
Agnes died 3 July 1912 and William 3 August 1922 - both are buried at the Cambridge Cemetery at Hautapu.
Thomas was born in Burras, Ireland about 1834 and went to Australia. He enlisted as a Private No 118 in the 3rd Waikato Militia in Bendigo, 4 September 1863, aged 29. He arrived in New Zealand on the ‘Caducius'.
He was given land for his three years service with the militia - section 100 in Cambridge East and 50 acres at Pukerimu and farmed for over 20 years. On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 Tom paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence. He is also noted in 1872 on a farm map drawn by Charles Chitty in a report on the district to the Armed Constabulary Commissioner's Office.
He married Elizabeth O'Brien (age 16 years) at her father's home on the 28 July 1867 and they had nine children before she died 5 March 1883 aged 31. Elizabeth and a daughter are buried at the Cambridge Cemetery, Hautapu and Thomas, who died 19 June 1894, is buried in Christchurch.
Robert was born on 28 November 1868 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 23 August 1898. He was aged 29 years and his occupation was given as a labourer.
James was born in Kilcumming Longford about 1827 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 29 December 1863 in Dunedin. His Regiment Number was Private 1409 and occupation a farm labourer.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 James paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence. The Waikato Times noted that he owed 12/6d in rates on 50 acres in June 1872.
He married Margaret Baxter nee Evans in Cambridge on 5 June 1875 and they had a daughter Alice Rowena born 1888 in Palmerston North.
William was born on 13 January 1889. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 14 November 1911.
Seth was born about 1833.
He took part in the Crimea, possibly having worked with Florence Nightingale, and had received a decoration from Queen Victoria. He then worked in 1864 at the Maori prison camp on Kawau Island. From there he enlisted as a substitute in the 3rd Waikato Militia as surgeon on 26 January 1865 in Cambridge. On 15 December 1865 he became the first Master of the first Alpha Lodge in Cambridge. He was W M again in 1867, but this Lodge only operated until about 1867-1868.
Seth was aged 34 years when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 15 July 1867. His wife was Elizabeth. During this time he was in charge of the Military Hospital.
In a booklet written for the centenary of the (second) Alpha Lodge in 1983, it says that Dr Sam moved to Thames at the end of the 1860s, where he was the second Master of the Lodge of Light No.454. He left New Zealand in 1872 for Bathurst in Australia and died there in 1882 aged 48 years.
Gerard was born in Dorset England about 1837 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 11 January 1864 in Invercargill. His Regiment Number was Private 1450 and occupation was in the Royal Navy.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
Theo was aged 37 when he enrolled as Private 700 in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 24 September 1863 in Hobarton Australia. He was born in Ballyshire, Longford, Ireland and was a labourer. He received his one acre section number 32 in Cambridge East and his 50 acre farm in the Cambridge Survey. He is listed in the Aquitance Roll of 1869 held at National Archives in Wellington.
He appeared in the Armed Constabulary Charge Book on 27 September 1881 - Drunk - and fined 48 hours labour. In mid January 1885 Theo waved a farewell at the wharf then jumped into the current of the Waikato River and drowned.
Ihiabald Savage (age 50, born in Ireland, a Roman Catholic labourer) also appeared in the Charge Book 11 April 1877 - Drunk and Incapable. He was fined 10 shillings and 3 shillings costs but was unable to pay so did 48 hours Hard Labour.
Lorenz was born 1830 in Austria. He led the second group of Bohemians to Puhoi and arrived in New Zealand on the Liverpool in March 1866. He decided to visit Ohaupo's Bohemian community, enlisted at Cambridge on 3 April 1866 as a substitute for Hichshiss in the 3rd Waikato Militia. He was a farmer, 5' 6" tall, a Private, Regiment number 1692. He was granted one acre of land section 556 in Cambridge West and a farm section 3 at Ohaupo.
He also purchased more land at Ohaupo but later changed his mind and decided to join the others at Puhoi. He forfeited his deposit on the land but the owner demanded the full amount. Lorenz was imprisoned for a short time in Auckland for debt.
Was born on 31 August 1889 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 7 February 1911.
John was born 1829 in Kerry, Ireland. He was a mariner, 5' 2" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 30 September 1863 in Christchurch. He was a Private, Regiment number 634, and was granted one acre of land section 252 in Cambridge East and a farm section 12 at Ohaupo.
Joseph was born on 15 November 1891 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 14 November 1911.
Robert was born on 7 March 1893. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 14 November 1911.
Fred was born 27 December 1888, the son of John Sharp and Eliza nee Vincent. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 8 October 1907 and was elected Noble Grand in 1910. In 1915 he married Olive McIndoe.
John arrived in Cambridge about 1873. He married Eliza Vincent in Hamilton in February 1875 and they had nine children. They established an orchard on the Hamilton Road just out of the borough and John became very well known as a nurseryman. He was a nursery gardener when he became an Honorary Member of the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 17 October 1874. John was the originator of the Sharp's Early Plum and in 1884 showed 400 varieties of apples at an Auckland show. In 1885 he had a jam factory built on his property and in 1895 was chairman of the Waikato Fruit Growers' Association. Many of Cambridge's trees, hedge plants and shrubs have come from John Sharp's nursery.
On 9 November 1876 he became a member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers. In 1879 he joined the Cambridge & Waikato Reed Band.
John died in 1915 and Eliza in 1937 and they are both buried at the Cambridge Cemetery at Hautapu.
John was born about 1838 in Birr Co Kings, Ireland. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as Private 1012 on 30 November 1863, in Dunedin, where his occupation was recorded as a miner.
He was aged 22 years and a labourer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 2 September 1879.
Frederick was born on 20 November 1883 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 31 May 1910.
Richard was born about 1858 and a grocer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, 22 April 1884. His wife was Alice nee Dolman and they had four children - Frank, Albert, Ada and Annie.
Richard was Noble Grand for June, July and August 1888 and periodically on the sickness register from 1886 until end of June 1892 with pleurisy.
The Waikato Times newspaper of 31 May 1892 has Richard's obituary - "On Friday night Mr R Simm, grocer of Duke Street succumbed to phthysis, from which he has suffered for some years. Deceased was an old member of the local lodge of Oddfellows and he was followed to the grave by his brethren and a host of friends and sympathisers; indeed, the funeral procession was an enormous one. Deceased leaves a widow and four small children to mourn their loss."
Was born on 23 January 1878 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 29 December 1908.
Walter was born on 14 September 1886 and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 28 November 1911.
William was born about 1833 in England and became a mariner. He enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of the Waikato Militia - No 1056 - in Dunedin on 9 December 1863.
A William Simpson died on 24 June 1864 at Queens Redoubt and a William Simpson joined the Alpha Waikato Lodge No 449 I.C. in 1865.
Francis enrolled in the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in 1872 and served until 1879.
He married Lilley May Wright in January 1878 when he was aged 26 and she was 17 years old. At that time he was manager of the Maungakawa station. An unsuccessful farming venture and contracting work made him bankrupt in 1888. He then became superintendent of the Trout Hatchery at Te Papa.
George was born about 1849 and a carpenter when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 6 January 1880. He married Ada Mymott in November the same year.
Charles was born about 1860 and a grocer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 29 July 1884.
Ernest was the son of Arthur and Marie Smith, proprietors of the National Hotel in Cambridge. He enlisted in the 3rd Company of the Waikato Mounted Rifles in 1898 aged 25 years.
He was one of the first from Cambridge to enlist in the 1st Company of the 1st Contingent for the South African War as Private No.86.
Joseph was born about 1840 in York. He enlisted in the Waikato Militia as Private 1522 on 5 September 1863 in Melbourne, where his occupation was a clerk. He was promoted to Corporal and transferred from the 1st Waikato Regiment on 16 April 1864.
He was aged 26 years and a clerk when he was one of the first to join the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 28 May 1867.
(One record at the Cambridge Museum says that Joseph Spedding was the first teacher at the Cambridge Barracks, another says Thomas Spedding.)
John was born 1831 in Frikelton, Lancashire. He was a machinist, 5' 3½" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 9 January 1864 in Waiuku. He was a Private, Regiment number 1353 and was granted one acre of land section 204 in Cambridge West and a farm section 23 at Ohaupo.
Harvey enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of the Waikato Militia on 19 October 1863 as a Captain.
William was born in Barrow Scain, Tipperary about 1840 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 29 October 1863, in Nelson. His Regiment Number was Private 804 and occupation was a labourer.
Fred was born 5 April 1880, the son of J P, and became a bell ringer for the Cambridge Anglican Church. He was a carter when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 4 February 1902. He took advantage of his sickness fund in December, for 41 days - £6 16s 8d, when he fractured his collar bone. And again in September 1904 when he had pneunomia for 9 days - £1 10s.
Fred was a farmer at Papakura when he married Louise Emma Hill, eldest daughter of A C Hill, at Cambridge West on 28 June 1905. Sisters of the bride Belle, Nellie and Essie were bridesmaids. Charles A Stembridge was best man and the groomsmen were A E and C A Hill.
Philip was born 21 April 1885 and signed his name ‘Stephenson' when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 2 July 1907. A year later he was in ‘arrears'.
George was born 1 May 1882 and a painter when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge in 1905. The following year he was in ‘arrears'.
Harry was born on 21 May 1875 and came to Cambridge in 1883. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 22 September 1894, his occupation a tailor.
William was born in Glasgow Larnakshire Scotland about 1839 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as a substitute soldier 3 January 1865 in Cambridge. His Regiment Number was Private 1626 and occupation was a cooper.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
Ensign Stratford enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 6 October 1863, his service including Auckland Rifle Volunteers, and he was in action at Orakau on 31 March to 2 April 1864. He resigned 26 April 1866.
Charles was born in Cambridge 11 January 1876, the son of James and Mary Dinah nee Lodder, and was educated at the Cambridge Primary School. He was a member of the Drum and Fife Band and conductor of the Cambridge Band for nine years. Over the years Charlie made a great contribution as conductor and player to the Cambridge Band. Charlie married Eva Kincaid at the local Presbyterian Church on 11 April 1898 and they had seven children.
He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 21 January 1902, being secretary and treasurer from 1904-1909. He was a storeman-ironmonger for W Souter & Co.
In 1909, the members of the St Paul's Methodist Choir presented Charlie with a silver mounted baton in appreciation of their success at a recent Waikato competition. Charles was also presented with a set of carvers by the choir when the family left Cambridge for Christchurch in October 1910. The Band gave him a suitably inscribed gold medal.
The family returned to Cambridge in 1933 again becoming prominent in the band. They moved to Auckland in 1947 where Eva died about 1946 and Charles died 16 July 1951.
James was born in Oxford England about 1851 and married Dinah Lodder in Cambridge, 14 January 1875. On the assessment list at National Archives Wellington for 1873, James is listed as having 2 - one acre sections in Cambridge.
He was a member, and first secretary of the Cambridge and Waikato Reed Band in May 1877 and a band member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers from 1878 to 1882.
He was employed as a storeman by Thomas Wells until 1880 when he bought J T Camp‘s bookshop.
James was born on 18 April 1875, the son of John Alexander and Mary Ann Stuart. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 27 June 1899 aged 24 years when his occupation was given as labourer. He joined the 3rd Company of the Waikato Mounted Rifles in Cambridge, 12 March 1900. When he enlisted with the 6th Contingent, 16th Company Auckland Section - Private 3285 - and left for the South Africa War, he listed his mother Mary Ann as next of kin.
He rejoined the Waikato Mounted Rifles in 1904.
In April 1910 he was a ganger with the NZ Railway when he married Kate Cowley of Kaipaki. They left to live in Dargaville.
John was a constable in the Armed Constabulary in May 1870 when he married Mary Ann Jane Johnstone. On 24 January 1874 when he was aged 30 years and a carpenter, he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge. He was the Noble Grand in 1875 and 1876 then expelled for misappropriation of funds.
John remained on the electoral roll until 1888 and Mary Ann Jane had property in Cambridge until 1912. She died in 1916 and is buried at the Cambridge Cemetery at Hautapu.
Robert was born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1851 and came to New Zealand ten years later. He started his career at the Post Office in Ngaruawahia and at the age of 13 came to Cambridge. As a young man he was an athlete of note, walking and long distance running being his special interest.
Robert took up land at Fencourt in 1872. He married Miss Catherine Kenny 23 August 1877 - born in County Clare, Ireland in 1856 the fifth daughter of Michael and Mary Kenny. They married in Hamilton and Catherine came to Cambridge as a young bride.
Robert served the district as chairman of the Cambridge Road Board, a member of the Waikato County Council, Cambridge Domain Board, Waikato Hospital Board, Hautapu and Fencourt Drainage Boards. He was also a Director of the Cambridge Dairy Company for 15 years. He died in 1934 age 83.
As the wife of a man prominent in public affairs in the early days, Mrs Swayne also contributed in no small measure to the pioneering work of what was then a remote inland settlement.
Of their family Bob, Alf and Frank were well known farmers of Fencourt. They all had outstanding records in the war of 1914-18, Alf also commanding ‘A' Company of the Homeguard in World War Two. Another son was Leonard. Ethel Swayne, a daughter, was the Matron of Whangarei Hospital and also served overseas as a nurse. Blanche lived at home and Amy married N Goodall.
William was born in Dysart Fyfeshire about 1831 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 17 November 1863 in Dunedin. His Regiment Number was Private 932 and occupation was a farmer. He was allotted section 239 in Cambridge East and farm section 58 at Pukekura.
William was born about 1827 in Stockport Cheshire and became a brickmaker. He enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of the Waikato Militia in Hobarton Tasmania on 23 October 1863 as a Private No 703.
He joined the Alpha Waikato Lodge No 449 I.C. in 1866.
Edmund was born about 1836 in Southampton. He enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia in Nelson on 31 October 1863. His Regiment Number was 809 and he was a baker.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
Thomas M Morris was born in 1874 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 8 August 1911.
Richard was born about 1856 and a farmer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 27 March 1883.
Thomas Wells was born in May 1842 in London and came to New Zealand in 1863. He served with the Naval Brigade and was present at the storming of Rangiriri where he was wounded.
James was born in Howick about 1847 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as a substitute soldier on 31 January 1865 in Cambridge. His Regiment Number was Private 1643 and occupation was a labourer.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 60 acres - totalling ten shillings.
Peter was born in Schleswick, Denmark about 1830 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 29 October, 1863, in Otahuhu. His Regiment Number was Private 504 and occupation was a labourer.
He marriedn Catrina Maria, and their children were Mary, Anna and Catherine.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
On the electoral rolls from 1873 to 1888 he still has his freehold section at Hautapu and is listed as a carter. He also added more acre sections to his town allotment. Peter died 6 May 1890, Catrina died 23 August 1899 and they are buried together at the Cambridge Cemetery.
Job Titles:
- Elder Trinity Presbyterian Church
George was born in Cambridge 13 February 1884, the son of Charles and Mary. When he enlisted in the South Africa War he was posted to B Squadron of 10th Contingent, Private 8757. They reached South Africa on 17 May 1902 and shortly after, peace was declared. He served in the First World War and was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Military Cross. He was the last New Zealand South African War Veteran when he died in July 1981.
Edward was born in Devon, Exonmouth, about 1838 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 1 December 1863, in Dunedin. His Regiment Number was Private 1014 and occupation was a miner.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
In 1872 he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge, giving his occupation as a farmer/settler and from June 1872 until May 1879 he was a member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers.
Born 5 June 1883 at Whangarei where he was educated and served his apprentiship as a painter and paperhanger. His grandfather, R S Lincoln was Auckland's first letter carrier. His father John Tucker lost his life at sea in the ship ‘Minerva' in 1892.
William was born 1836 in Cornwall. His mother died at his birth and he was rejected by his father - he was raised by his Uncle Thomas Tucker at Menadue Farm, Cornwall.
John was born 29 November 1840 in Nelson. He was a plumber, 5' 9" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 10 October 1863 in Nelson. He was a Sergeant, regiment number 270 and served with the Imperial Commissariat Transport Corps and in the Te Ranga engagement on 21 June 1864.
John was granted one acre of land section 113 in Cambridge East and a farm on sections 76 and part of 70 at Ohaupo.
He died 12 July 1894 at Palmerston North.
Antone was born in 1839 in Chotiechau, Bohemia. He came to New Zealand on the ‘War Spirit' and was a butcher, height 5' 5½", when he walked from Puhoi to Orewa to enlist in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 6 February 1864. This caused some resentment at Puhoi as the struggling settlement was deprived of some of its workforce. (‘Winds of Change' by Annie Fullerton and Valerie Millington)
He was a Private, Regiment No.1471, and his land grant was one acre section 248 Cambridge West and farm land section 24 Ohaupo.
He married Barbara nee BEDEN and they had eight children:
John was born about 1851 and joined the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in 1878, remaining with them until they disbanded in 1882.
He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge in 1880 giving his occupation as shepherd and his wife's name as Elizabeth. In 1886 and 1887 he applied from Oxford (Tirau) for medical benefits. Then on the electoral roll for 1887 John was a shepherd at Monavale.
W S Brunskill is reported to have arrived in Cambridge in 1874 (even though his name is on the Chitty map and he is a member of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers from 12 March 1872 until March 1873).
In the book ‘First Families of Cambridge' by Ruth Wilkinson, William's youngest son John states - "William Brunskill bought a portion of a large tract of land, his part reaching from the Cambridge golf links, known as ‘Pah Farm', over to the Maungakawa hills and eastward to Buckland Road - 9,000 acres in all. He was one of the first settlers in the district."
Henry was aged 24 years and constable with the Armed Constabulary when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 24 June 1871. In August 1883 he was a Sergeant and enlisted with the Constabulary for a fresh term.
Arch was born 27 September 1840 in Uddingstone, Scotland the son of Archibald and Janet nee Muir. The family arrived in New Zealand on the sailing ship ‘Duchess of Argyle‘ in 1842 and became early settlers of Tamaki West.
Joseph and Ellen Wallis arrived in New Zealand in 1874. They settled near Feilding and Ted, one of seven children, was born there 30 August 1884. They moved to Cambridge in 1898 and farmed at Karapiro.
In 1905 Ted was a Trooper in the Waikato Mounted Rifles and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 30 July 1907.
On 8 May 1912 he married Ethel Marion, youngest daughter of Joseph Weightman, in the Cambridge Presbyterian Church and they had three sons.
Arthur was born about 1868 and a farmer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 28 December 1886. He married Annie, daughter of Hugh and Agnes Fitzgerald, in May 1893 and she died 8 March 1894.
Edward was born about 1866 and a farmer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 1 November 1887. He suffered from sciatica in 1890, peritonitis in 1897, an inflammation in 1898 and bronchitis in 1902.
His wife was Louisa nee King and she died in 1910.
Job Titles:
- Surgeon, 28 May 1867, Single
Esau was born 1836 in Somerset England. He was a soldier with the 40th Regiment, Private 3685, enlisted 7 April 1854, and came to New Zealand on the ‘Queen of the South'. He was discharged on payment on 18 April 1866. (‘Disharged in NZ' by Hughes and Hughes)
Esau enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 23 April 1866 in Cambridge, as a substitute for BULLMAN. He was a Private, Regiment number 1696, and was granted one acre of land section 521 in Cambridge West and a farm section 173 at Ohaupo.
Arthur was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia about 1846 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 12 October 1863 in Auckland, NZ. His Regiment Number was Private 451 and occupation was a labourer.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
Bob was born in Norfolk about 1838 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as a substitute soldier 26 July 1866 here in Cambridge. His Regiment Number was Private 1720 and occupation was a storekeeper.
On 15 July 1867 Bob was proposed for the Duke of Cambridge Lodge when his occupation was a draper/grocer and he was aged 31 years.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 102 acres - totalling seventeen shillings.
Robert enrolled in the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in 1872 and served until May 1878. In August of 1877 he married Mary Jane O'Neill and at that time he had been a farmer at Pukerimu for 5 years.
George was born in Aberdeen, Scotland about 1844 and sailed to Lyttleton in the ‘Blue Jacket‘ 1866.
He came to Cambridge about 1871 and took up farming. He enrolled as a trooper in the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers in November 1872 and served until 1880.
He returned to Christchurch 1873 and married Elizabeth Clark McCandlish. They raised 11 children. Two of their daughters, Grace and Margaret, died in the 1918 flue epidemic - Grace from sickness and Margaret from nursing through the epidemic.
George became involved with all aspects of the dairy industry even to the extent of operating a Dairy Factory from 1889 in conjunction with James Hally. He was a first class cheese maker, and they killed about 5000 pigs annually for their Waikato Bacon Company. The Dairy Factory was bought by the Cambridge Co-op Dairy Co Ltd in 1901 (now Fonterra).
George became an Elder of the Presbyterian Church in 1879, a member of the Cambridge Road Board and the Waikato Farmers' Club.
He died 10 May 1918 and Elizabeth 13 June 1931. They are both buried at the Cambridge Cemetery, Hautapu.
James was aged 30 years and a blacksmith when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 16 May 1874. He had married Eliza nee Wagstaff in Howick in 1870 and they went on to have eleven children.
On 16 May 1877 James was at the inaugural meeting of the Cambridge & Waikato Reed Band. In 1878 he was also in the band of the Cambridge Cavalry Volunteers and continued his musical pursuits in becoming a Bell Ringer at St Andrews Church of England.
His blacksmith shop was in Victoria Street where the family also lived. James was on the Cambridge Borough council from 1887 to 1891 when he became Mayor. He was also on the Cambridge School committee and Cambridge Cemetery committee.
George was born 1845 in Richmond Tasmania. He was a labourer, 5' 6" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 24 October 1863 at Tasmania. He was a Private, Regiment number 708, and was granted one acre of land section 316 in Cambridge West and a farm section 57 at Ohaupo.
Henry was born 1827 in England. He was a farmer, 5' 7½" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 8 October 1863 in Auckland. He was a Private, Regiment number 585, and was granted one acre of land section 442 in Cambridge East and a farm section 28 at Ohaupo.
Henry is listed on a supplementary election roll for Cambridge as a settler with freehold section 442. In 1919 the Auckland Acclimatisation Society leased section 442 from Henry for their pheasant raising farm.
David was born about 1834 in Lancashire. He enlisted as a substitute soldier - Private 1723 - in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 31 July 1866 in Cambridge, his occupation a storekeeper.
He was aged 32 years and a draper/grocer when he was one of the first to join the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 28 May 1867.
Jack was born 13 May 1882 the son of William and Anna nee Paton - below and was educated at the Leamington School.
He followed his father's vocation and was a carpenter when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 1 October 1901. He married Maggie Third in 1907 and they had two sons.
Bill was born 15 June 1880 the first son of William and Anna nee Paton - above. From 1900 to 1903 he was a member of the Waikato Mounted Rifles and joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 16 April 1901. He was Noble Grand in 1909 and 1925. He was the chairman of the Leamington Town Board from 1914 to 1920 and was a carpenter with his father in Cambridge until he took up farming in Tauranga with his wife and family in 1926.
Was born on 6 June 1882 and he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 22 March 1910.
John was born in Middlewick, Cheshire and he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 30 December 1863. His Regiment Number was Corporal 1417 and occupation was a watchmaker.
On completion of his medical training at Guy's Hospital, London (which he never practised) and on receipt of a legacy from an aunt, he went on a world tour. He had just landed in Auckland from the sailing ship ‘Queen' from Sydney on 30 December 1863, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia in response to a call for volunteers. He fought in engagements around the Waikato and was promoted to Corporal on 18 May 1864. At the end of the hostilities he was granted land where he remained as an armed settler for some years.
Then family business called and, on the death of his mother, he returned to England to take over his inheritance, the Rockingham Chinaworks.
Walter was born 11 December 1883 and when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 8 November 1904, he was a painter. The next year he was in arrears.
Job Titles:
- Commission Agent, 19 August 1879, Honorary Member
Job Titles:
- Hotel Keeper, 1 July 1867, Single
Job Titles:
- Surgeon, December 1871, Single
William Innes Taylor bought up soldiers' scripts after 1866 and J Taylor is noted in 1872 on a farm map drawn by Charles Chitty in a report on the district to the Armed Constabulary Commissioner's Office.
William Percival was born 10 March 1878 and married Amy Bertha Brass in 1903. He was a storeman when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 30 December 1907.
William Reed McVeagh was born on 18 August 1875. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 16 November 1909.
William Webb was born on 3 June 1892. He joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge on 14 November 1911.
Job Titles:
- Clerk, 16 May 1874, Single
Edward was born in Bangor, Wales about 1835 and he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 26 November 1863 in Dunedin, NZ. His Regiment Number was Private 960 and occupation was a baker.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
Henry was born in 1829 in Greenwich, Kent. He was a labourer, 5' 8" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 1 November 1863, in Hobarton, Australia. He was a Private, Regiment number 709, and was granted one acre of land section 499 in Cambridge West and a farm section 55 at Ohaupo.
John was born 1826 in England. He was a mason and 5' 10" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 25 September 1863 in Nelson. He was a Private, Regiment number 305, and was granted one acre of land section 65 in Cambridge West and a farm section 145 at Ohaupo.
David was born 11 October 1876 and was a farmer when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 12 November 1901. In June 1907 he married Martha Alice - daughter of Alfred and Jane Cubis. They lived in Cambridge for some years then moved to Auckland. They had two sons.
David died 13 November 1948 and Martha 4 August 1969 - they are buried in the Cambridge Cemetery at Hautapu.
John was born in Preston Lancashire about 1836 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia 28 November 1863 in Dunedin. His Regiment Number was Private 1015 and occupation was a sawyer.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
Edward was born 1838 in Somerset, England. He was a labourer, 5' 3½" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 20 July 1863 in Waiuku. He was a Private, Regiment number 1434, and was granted one acre of land section 73 in Cambridge West and a farm section 45 at Ohaupo.
Ensign Wilson received his one acre town section number 64 in Cambridge West (Leamington) and his farm at Ohaupo. He was substituted by Samuel Steele on 19 February 1866.
Thomas was born in Fulford near York in 1846 and became an Ensign in the 40th Regiment of Foot in Canterbury, England.
In 1859 in New Zealand he joined the Auckland Volunteer Rifles and in April of the next year he was appointed Captain in the Auckland Regiment of New Zealand Militia. He applied for a position in the Colonial Armed forces and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Regiment on 19 October 1863.
He became a Major and was stationed first at Raglan and then Cambridge.
He married a widow, Mrs Caroline J C Barton, and brought his wife and family to Cambridge in September 1864 as General Galloway "wished to see men getting their families there and he thought the example would have a good effect".
He was told he could put his home where he liked so in September 1864 he put up a whare, fenced, drained and planted trees at considerable expense. After the survey his ‘piece' was made a reserve and he was allotted the acre next door - much to his annoyance.
John was born 1843 in Kornesen, Germany. He was a locksmith by trade and 5' 6" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 24 August 1863 in Brisbane. He was a Private, Regiment number 530, and was granted one acre of land section 41 in Cambridge East and a farm section 42 at Ohaupo.
John was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was a mariner, 5' 3½" tall, when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 20 August 1863 in Otahuhu. He was a Private, Regiment number 14, and was granted one acre of land section 105 in Cambridge West and a farm section 78 at Ohaupo.
Firth was born in Yorkshire about 1839 and enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia as a substitute soldier 29 August 1866 in Cambridge. His Regiment Number was Private 1736 and occupation was a farmer.
On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 he paid 2 pence an acre on 51 acres - totalling eight shillings and sixpence.
Harry was born 16 October 1869 in Stafford and came to New Zealand aged 19 years. He was a labourer on the 1899 electoral rolls for Cambridge and a labourer / storeman when he joined the Duke of Cambridge Lodge 9 January 1900. He was carpenter when he took advantage of his sickness fund at the end of March 1902 when he got blood poisoning. £4 for 24 days.
He became a horse breeder and bought land at Pairere and then Fencourt in 1919, then went back to Pairere again.
He was not married and had no family in New Zealand but his headstone at the Cambridge Cemetery reads ‘In Loving Memory of Our Friend, Harry Storey Wyatt died 5 July 1939 aged 69 years.'
ZYLSTRA John John was born 1828 in Holland. He was a miner and 5' 9½" tall when he enlisted in the 3rd Waikato Militia on 8 December 1863 in Dunedin. He was a Private, Regiment…