William
Fleming
Born about in Scotland, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Martha (Anderson) Fleming
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Martha Anderson (Fleming) Addis and William Fleming
Died
at about age 84
in Tinwald, Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Biography
William was born about 1841. He arrived in New Zealand in 1860 and did some gold-digging around the West Coast and Tokomairiro. He took up farming in the Southbridge district about 1868. The locality "Flemington", to which he first came in 1877, is said to be named after him. [1] [2] [3] [4]
He was an avid cheese-maker; winning shows in Ashburton and teaching his neighbours. He himself originally learned at his father's farm in Ayrshire, Scotland. He was said to be a doctor, a veterinary surgeon, and engineer. He brought draught horses over from Australia. He lived in Edendale, Southland for a period then settled in Lismore. He spent his final days in Tinwald.
He had two wives throughout his life. He married Martha Anderson in 1867. [5] He later married Grace Brown in 1896.
He passed away in 1925 and is buried in Ashburton Cemetery. [6]
Sources
- ↑ Press, Volume LX, Issue 17960, 2 January 1924. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19240102.2.12.1
- ↑ Press, Volume LX, Issue 17965, 8 January 1924. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19240108.2.83.3
- ↑ https://nzhistory.govt.nz/keyword/flemington
- ↑ Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 74, 7 January 1949. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19490107.2.20
- ↑ Lyttelton Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 1899, 21 January 1867. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18670121.2.5
- ↑ https://infoservices.adc.govt.nz/Cemeteries/RecordEnquiry?recordId=CEMIAS86129
- Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 10446, 11 July 1925. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19250711.2.33
- Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 10445, 10 July 1925. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19250710.2.2
- Births, Deaths, and Marriages Historical Records. Numbers: 1867/8239 (MARRIAGE to MARTHA), 1896/2353 (MARRIAGE to GRACE), and 1925/8230 (DEATH)
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