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Edmund Spencer (1828 – 1911)
Edmund Spencer (1828 – 1911) Died of old age Place of Death: Christchurch * Owner of Spencerville Farm – now the suburb of Spencerville * Founder of Spencerville School, now known as Belfast Primary School * Member of the Waimairi County Council Buried at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Papanui, Christchurch. The story …
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Hon. Sir John Hall (1824 – 1907)
Hon. Sir John Hall (1824 – 1907) Died of old age Place of Death: Hororata, Canterbury *Member of the Canterbury Provincial Council – 1853 – 1876 *Colonial Secretary of New Zealand – 1856 *Prime Minister of New Zealand – 1879 – 1882 *Mayor of Christchurch – 1906 – 1907 Buried at St John’s …
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Jane Manson (1846 – 1901)
Jane Manson was the wife of John Manson, son of Samuel and Jean Manson who had accompanied William Deans to New Zealand from Scotland in 1840. After two years as employees of the Deans brothers at Riccarton (the first 3 years were in Wellington), the Mansons and another family named the Gebbies, moved onto their …
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John W? Audian Watts (1831 – 1862)
It was the odd length and the bars over this grave that made me take a closer look. Makes one think that someone wanted to make sure he stayed in there – they were a superstitious lot back then – but even that madness wouldn’t explain the length. I haven’t seen another grave like it …
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