Jemima (Stewart) Carrodus (1844 - 1906)

Born 1844 in Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of William Lang — married 7 May 1861 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Wife of Thomas Randall — married 10 Oct 1866 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Wife of Thomas Carrodus — married 4 Mar 1870 in Halfway Bush, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1906 at about age 62 in Brockville, Otago, New Zealand

Biography

MARRIAGES

At Princes-street, Dunedin, on the 7th instant, by the Rev. D M. Stewart, Mr. William Lang, Iate of Greenock, to Jemima, youngest daughter of Mr. Donald Stewart, late of Haddington, Scotland.^[1]

MARRIAGE.

On the 4th March, at the residence of the bride, Half-way Bush, by the Rev. D. M. Stewart, Thomas Carrodus, late of Melbourne, to Jemima, widow of the late Captain Randall^[2]

CARRODUS.- On the 15th April, at, her residence, Brockville, Jemima, the beloved wife of Thomas Carrodus; in her sixty-third year. Deeply regretted.^[3]

Mrs Thomas Carrodus, who died at her residence on the Brockville hillside, overlooking the Kaikorai Valley, ten days ago, was a very much respected lady. She was born in 1844, and belonged to an Edinburgh family. Her father, Mr Donald Stewart, used to he gamekeeper in the service of Lord Blantyre, and he brought up his family at Haddington, eighteen miles from Edinburgh. Mr Stewart came out to Otago, with his wife and children, by the Robert Henderson on that vessel’s trip in 1860. The ship arrived on the 3rd September, and lay in quarantine for a while. The subject of our notice, then Miss Jemima Stewart, was at the time sixteen years old. Mr Stewart bought a property at Maori Hill, and lived there, employing himself at gardening and carpentering. He was a man of retiring habits, and never sought prominence in the land of his adoption, but he will be respectfully remembered by many of our citizens. His family are all dead now. Mrs Carrodus was the last survivor. This lady married in May of 1861, when but seventeen years' of age, Mr William Lang, landlord of the house popularly known as the Old Identity Hotel. It stood in High street, just about the present site of Watson’s Hotel, separated from the City Butchery by Gallie’s right-of-way. Some of our old residents will remember the house. It was noted for its meals, particularly for a special brew of kail. The sign ran thus : Willie Lang, Otago Refreshment Rooms. Wines and Spirits.

Mr Lang died about three years after his wedding, leaving two sons, John Graham Lang and William Graham Lang. The elder was known as “Jock.” Both are dead. Then, whilst emerging from her teens, the widow married again. Her second husband was Captain Randall, in the employ of the New Zealand Steam Shipping Company. This gentleman was a most popular commander. One of his first vessels of this coast, if not 'actually the first, was the square-stemed, flush-decked Lord Ashley. Subsequently he had charge of the fast new steamer the Taranaki, sister ship to the Wellington. The Taranaki was wrecked in Cook Strait. Captain Randall’s last command was the barque-rigged Omco, trading to Australia, and it was whilst on this vessel, when on her way from Lyttelton to Port Chalmers, that Captain Randall died suddenly. He was buried at Port Chalmers. The death occurred not long after the marriage, and several months before Captain Randall’s child was born. That child grew up and is now Mrs G. R. Hale, of Napier. When twenty-six years of ago the lady of whom we are writing married a third time, her husband being Mr Thomas Carrodus, wool-classer, and as the issue of this marriage there were eight children, of whom six are now alive, two daughters and one son being married. Mrs Carrodus had been an invalid for nearly two years, internal cancer, supposed to be the result, of a fall, being her trouble. Mentally she continued as bright as ever to the last. She was a well-informed and charitableminded woman, well qualified to bring up a family and perform tie duties of a settler’s life. Many besides her immediate friends are truly sorry that she should have been cut off in what may be regarded as her early old age. She was buried from the house in which she had resided for fortyfive years.^[4]

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Sources

Footnotes and citations:

1. ↑ Otago Witness, Issue 493, 11 May 1861
2. ↑ Otago Daily Times, Issue 2522, 7 March 1870
3. ↑ Otago Daily Times, Issue 13569, 17 April 1906
4. ↑ Evening Star, Issue 12796, 25 April 1906

Source list:

• "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz).
  • Marriage Registration / 1861/3171 Jemima Stewart & Wm Lang
  • Marriage Registration / 1866/7237 Jemima Bell Lang & Thomas Randall
  • Marriage Registration / 1870/8451 Jemima Randall & Thomas Carrodas
  • Death Registration / 1906/3603 / Name: Carrodus, Jemima / Aged: 62Y

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