Some of the Pioneers who came to......

..Manawatu, Horowhenua & districts

An eclectic collection of names

• Thomas William King FOSTER and Sarah Jane
  FOSTER. Sarah acted as midwife to the settlers prior to a doctor
  arriving in the settlement. She kept a Register of Births from 1874 to
  1903 which is now in the safe keeping of the Fielding Library.
  

• Mr David McEWEN who had been a settler in the Hutt & for some time a member of the Provincial Council, had a section in the Karere District and cleared a section between Oroua & Papaioea. In 1868 he took census of the entire white population of the area of Manawatu:-WD ROWLAND; M HAMILTON: R REARDON; E REARDON; M CULLIN; G MENDS; LG WEST; H WEST; D MONRAD; John MUNRO; J SLY: P STEWART; W WATSON; GT McEWAN; D McEWAN; H McEWAN; T McEWAN; A McEWAN; G BRENNER; J MARSHALL; R STANLEY. and of Awapuni:- P MARSHALL. and of Ngawhakarau:- H EASTMAN. and of Fitzherbert:- H ENGELS; C SHUTE; A COBOROUGH. of Rangitikei Line:- R ROSS. and of Te Matai:- JT DALRYMPLE. and Ruakawa:- G RICHARD(snr); W WAUGH; A GRAMMER; W CUMMINGS.

• Tokomaru parents who helped fell bush to build the school in 1887 included A & T MILLER, G & J ROW, A JUDD, H THOMPSON, E WILTON, A JAMIESON, O REICHEL.

• Feilding; Awahuri Hotel proprietor was C.W. SHULTZE, further on towards the township of Feilding is the home of Mr James WHISKER and John HUGHEY. ADSETT's mill near Colyton produced many of the sleepers for the railway. John & Peter BARTHOLEMEW were also sawmillers in the area, as was Walter and William BAILEY. In 1892 the DWANN Brothers proposed a Gas Works be established in Feilding. 1893 Mr H BASTINGS opened the Manchester Hotel. Feilding Hospital opened in the early 1900's under Miss BROWN and Later Sister CHALMERS took charge. Tenders recived by the Council to cut flax came from P & J BATTOLEMEW; HANSON & Son; W.W. CORPE; GICHARD, NEWMAN, CALDWELL & Coy; The nightman was C.J. WICKAM and he was paid 6d per bucket. W TRIMBLE donated many trees and plants for the newly formed Manchester square.

• 1870's - Mr R.N. KEELING came from Marton to take charge of the new school that opened 1-4-1872 with 8 pupils. Inspector was Mr Robert LEE. Two shops on the square, both run as General stores were kept by SNELSON & PHILLIPS. RICHTER, NANNSTAND & JENSENS & MANSON & BARTHOLEMEW's sawmills at Terrace End.

• Yesterday a young man names HAGGET employed by Messrs LETHBRIDGE and DOWNES on their station near Feilding was unfortunate enough to wound himself severely in the right foot. He was splitting up a log when the axe slipped and cut deeply into the instep. He was brought down to Dr JOHNSTON. A Mr BATTERBEE, brother-in-law of Mr BAUCKHAM, of Makino Road, met with a nasty accident this morning while working in the bush. A sharp tawa stake ran deeply into his left hand between the thumb and forefinger. On Tuesday a man named Fred TUCKEY, working at Messrs BARTHOLEMEW's mill, had his left leg severely bruised by a log rolling on it. At Awahuri in Feilding a son of Mr M,K, SAMUELS fell off the stockyard fence and broke his collarbone. Edgar the three year old child of Mr PALMER, (who was manager of Mr BULL's sawmill) was found drowned in the creek near the mill. A bullock driver named PAWSON, employed by Mr ADSETT of Manchester sawmill, was gored by a bullock. He sustained a terrible gash, about six inches in length to his arm. He was atended by Dr LIGHTBOURNE.

• Some of the men responsible for the labour in levelling the Weraroa Domain, Levin in 1914, were; Fred CHAMBERS; Fred FERRIS; Jim TYSON; Jim ANDREWS; George WIDOWS & Ike HOOK.

• 1860's - Robert MENZIES had the saleyards on Rangikitei Street Palmerston North There was a pub opposite the Railway station run by host STANLEY who had to close the doors due to lack of clientele. (Mostly due to the high price of grog.) The pub was reopened by Mr Edward COLE. Mr Charles WALDEGRAVE(snr) bought the store from Mr SNELSON which he removed to the corner of the Square & Rangitikei Street. Major WILLIS of the 14th Regt was appointed to administer justice in the Rangitikei & Manawatu.

• William JENKINS kept a bush-licence accomodation house at Te Uruhi, near Waikanae

• Henry F EAGER, all purpose scribe and clerk of Te Horo and Otaki boards.

• Neville WARD was Otaki's only solicitor. Benjamin PEPPER ran the Otaki Saddlery Establishment,opposite the Thomas Hotel. A KNOCKS ran a coachline between Otaki and the railway station.

• In 1878 John KEBBELL married 19 year old Mary RAY of Sydney, sister to Mrs Frances ROBINSON of Foxton.

• 1887 E SHERRATT was the first inspector of nuisances to the Horowhenua County Council. H.S. MATTHEW lived on the Mangaone Road. C.A. CLIMIE was hired to work for the Te Horo Board

• 1867 William LANGLEY had the Manawatu Ferry Hotel at the river mouth.

•  About 1849 Captain DANIELL took up a block of land, a part of which is now the township of Bulls.  This estate was bound by Quarantine Rd, the river (Rangitikei) at FLOWER's mill to the Tutaenui Stream, and Manuka Bush- where Dr CURLE lived for many years and the river flats, which were called by the HAMMONDs when the bought the property 'LowerHolm'.

• Tom WILSON had the Waikanae Hotel. Mrs L.H. BURR, the Adelaide Hotel in Foxton.

• H.A. FIELD, MP for Otaki 1896-9, sheepfarmer, licencee of the Ferry Hotel Waikanae in 1879, brother was Wiliam Hughes FIELD.

• Sawmills in the 1890's; LEE, WRIGHT & CARTER's at Kereru, later taken over by the PROUSE brothers; W LAURENCE and WHILEY at Ohau; GARDINER at Manakau and the COLLIER and ANDREWS mill. Norman CAMPBELL owned a series of mills in the Waikanae district. Jack SMITH was a young Levin millhand who found work with the County Council.

• Alfred MONK earned 7s 6d per chain to clear a track from the Paraparaumu crossroads to the domain in the 1890's. Mrs WISE kepr an accomodation house nearby and Tom PUDNEY was a neighbor. Mr ALPIN managed the Game farm in 1900's, Ben MANTEL was a school caretaker, street lamplighter and author of operas. Mr MAFFLEY & Mr KIRK were small block holders.

• Mr A HALL held the contract in 1884 to 1886 as coach contractor, Wellington to Foxton, carrying mail. J PROSSER carried mail for a time in 1885 for Wellington Paekakariki line. 1907 mail contractors included GE TAYLOR, Norman CAMPBELL, Mrs Janet KENNEDY, BECKER & ROLAND, John BATES
• Paraparaumu Officers in Charge of Mail were 1888, F. CORDUKs; 1890 W WISE; 1892 M ANDERSON; 1893 F BAILEY; 1904 WCR GARDINER; 1904 W ALEXANDER; 1910 WCR GARDINER; 1910 FP WALKLEY; 1915 TP DUNNE.

• Palmerston North 1877 proprietor of the Clarendon Hotel was Mr J. OWEN and of the Princess Hotel in Terrace End was Mr W DEARDS. Mrs MERRITT advertised a school in the 'Square' for pupils aged 5 to 14.Johan JACOBSON advertised to recruit sawyers files.

• 1885, Feilding A.R. CURTIS, printer; JT BRAY, contractor; LA CALDWELL, sawmiller; Richard BOWLER, brickmaker,James BEATTIE, accountant,; David CRAIG, telegraphist; James CAMPION, stationmaster; Jens JENSEN, blacksmith; David E NATHAN, draper; Michael KEEN, shoemaker; and farmers Robert MENZIE & Roger B FEARON.: In the Makino district of Feilding, settlers then included John BELK, John DAVIS, Peter ABEL, William BLY & Arthur BAUCKHAM: Halcombe district; J KEEN, shoemaker; Johann JOHNSKI, carter; Johann HORN; Lauritz ESBENSEN; Thomas FOOT; AJ DOWDEN, carpenter; Charles CLEAVER firewood dealer; William BURCHER; James FANTHROPE

• A.K. DREW was appointed Manawatu County Clerk in 1907, with G HICKFORD as engineer and F ANDERSON as tram guard..

• Karere 1885, near Foxton had farmers Matthew VOSS, Murdock MATHESON, & Edward CASEY. Amongst others were also Joachim BURMEISTER, Hans CALLISEN, Thomas CHAMBERLAIN, John WINGATE, Viggo MONRAD, John MUNRO, James RIMOND, Mrs J RANDOLPH, Alfred TANNER, George WEEKS & Robert WHITEY.

• Paekakariki hosted the coasts first known Police constable, Maurice ROACHE number 378. (an American) 1884-7.

• Before moving to Palmerston-Feilding district, Father MOREAU, a French priest used to walk from Otaki along the coast, accross swamps and riivers to hold monthly services in Palmerston North.

• There was a railway crossing on Main Street near NEES mill. J.T. DALRYMPLE was chairman of the Cemetery Trustees. (Palmerston Nth)

• Palmerston North Police Commissioner for 1903 was Mr DINNIE. Mr DAHL had an oil factory

• Makino (Feilding) 1892 - wheelwright was John BELK; the schoolmaster was Joseph GUYELLE and the RATCLIFF Brothers were the storekeepers. W.W. CORP had sawmills, & John & Anio HUBNER were builders.

• 1890 Jimmy O'Hara was sawyer, then storekeeper in Palmerston North, Mr PHILLIPS had a drapery store

• Applicants for the job of nightwatchman of Palmerston North's 'Square' perimeter business policing were; Messrs THOMPSON, PEARCE, LAURENSON & MOFFATT. Mr THOMPSON won the ballot and kept the job for almost 30 years.

• W.B. MACINTOSH, Levin coach and carriage builder in 1905 employed, Charles WELBY (apprentice painter aged 13), Mr W. ALLOWAY (coachbuilder), Mr W WILTON (journeyman-painter), Mr A BROWN (Blacksmiths striker), & Mr W. BILDERBECK (blacksmith)

• Mr G.A. PREECE was District Land Registrar in 1902. Palmerston North

• 1867 saw the settling of people in the Papaioea Clearing, including Ditlev Gothard MONRAD, a Premier of Denmark and a Lutheran Bishop.

• Herr Max HOPPE was appointed conductor of the Otaki Musical Society in 1902. The Otaki branch of the Bank of Australia opened in 1892 with E.T. COSTELLO as agent/manager. The cemetery was consecrated 2nd May 1898 by Bishop WALLIS. The first Newspaper was published in 1892 by a Mr BLAKEMORE . The manager of the paper was a Mr MILLER & the printer was one 'Spider' WEBB. J.J. BOOTH & J.W. MILLER were storekeepers in the 1890's in Rangiruru Road. MILLER also had a flaxmill,

• Thomas SCOTT was a very early Ferry operator at the mouth of the Rangitikei River and the area is thus now named Scotts Ferry. Scott died in 1892 and James BROMLEY took over running the ferry service under the direction of Mrs SCOTT. In 1893 she sold her shares to Percy E. DANIELL.

• Lower Manawatu Gorge ferryman was George BOYD who in 1863 received an official warning for 'intoxication'. Witness to this was a coachman named JONES. Another ferryman was John HARMS who's lease was cancelled. Foxton ferrymen included John HILARY in 1882. Ohau ferryman was Mr Thomas ROACH for 5 years. Otaki had Mr UDY.

• W BOLANDS and two of the HATHAWAY's were swept down the Rangitikei River around Bulls area during a large flood in 1897, as was WINGFIELDS brewery and a few other houses. SMITHs house was turned around by the floodwaters and eventually hauled further up towards town.

• The Rangitikei Advocate newspaper was published by Mr KIRKBRIDE at Marton, who, joined forced with JP LEARY and Mr BOND, to supply the need for a bi-weekly paper in Palmerston North. The first copy of the Manawatu Daily Times came out on 23 October 1875

• Among the first advertisers in the 'Times' were E & WH BRIGHTWELL, J O'MARA, S ABRAHAMS, W DEARDS & T NELSON (storekeepers); CRS McDONNELL (Palmerston Hotel), Mrs ATKINSON (Clarendon Hotel), and JE GILBERT (Royal Hotel); J MORRIS and Edwin SAUNDERS (bootmakers); Thos MOFFATT and John TAYLOR (butchers); J MILVERTON, NASH & DAVIES (painters and paperhangers); MEYRICK, PERRIN & OAKLEY (builders); H FISHER & J POLLOCK (bakers) TE MERRITT(turner & woodcarver); Chas TRICKLEBANK (bricklayer), R MACKIE (lime merchant) Jas LINTON (land and commission agent) Mrs MERRITT (private school) RICHTER, NANSTEAD & Co. flourmillers) WH MALCOLM (saddler), WOOLCOCK and HOSKING (Blacksmiths), Mrs PARKER (millner)......There were also a number of Foxton advertisments, including, WJ PORT, David HUGHEY, A WAKEFORD, Alex GRAY, WJ & F LOUDON, AS EASTON, JW LIDDELL & ES THYNNE.

• The first editor of the 'Times' was Mr CJ POWNALL. In 1890 Mr ALEXANDER McMINN published the first issue of the 'The Manawatu Daily Standard', the first copy being presented to Mr Sylvester COLEMAN and former borough councillor.

• Thomas DODDS built a flour mill in 1848, Otaki, to process wheat grown by Maori farmers. In 1892 George BOWKER ran a store, so did Frederick H COCKERELL. William DODDS made rope & George McBEATH ran the Family Hotel. Carl G.T. BRANTING was a surgeon.

• The Billiard Saloon in Foxton 1883 was run by J BIRCHLEY; The Bank of Austalia was managed by E.G. COX; B DAWSON was the stationmaster; J GANNAWAY the postmaster and telegraphist; C HONORE the storekeeper C.H. McLEAN managed the Bank Of NZ; The RUSSELL Brothers were proprietors of the 'Herald'; H STEPHEN was the enginedriver & A.J. WHYTE founded Whytes Hotel

• Bulls Bank of New Zealand Managers, JC HANNA 1877; RS ABRAHAM 1880;

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