Whataroa Cemetery
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Location
The Whataroa cemetery is on Whataroa Flat Road, Whataroa, West Coast, New Zealand
Coordinates: -43.25302, 170.35871. It is about 1.2km north west of the township.
Whataroa
The Māori name of the area was Matainui. A post office in the 1930s in what is now the centre of the settlement was named the Matainui P.O. When it was moved to a new building, locals petitioned for it to be renamed "Wataroa", after the nearby river and flats. Wataroa remained the standard spelling of the settlement's name for many years. The post office was changed to the official name "Whataroa" in 1956.
Whataroa is a small township in south Westland on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is located on the south western bank of the Whataroa River, with Te Taho in the north. State Highway 6 passes through Whataroa on its route from Ross to the Franz Josef Glacier.
The history of Whataroa is tied to the gold rush settlement of Ōkārito on the coast, which boomed in 1865–66. Warden Matthew Price applied for the first pastoral run at the Whataroa River in November 1867. Surveyors had explored the Whataroa area around 1860, and Gerhard Mueller spent three months exploring the inland area in 1866. In the 1870s Harry Friend, a butcher from Ōkārito, began running cattle on the Whataroa flats to supply the gold miners. The area between the Whataroa River and the Waitangitāhuna (called the Waitangi or Waitangitaona at the time) was tōtara forest, swampland, and pakihi clearings, all suitable for grazing. More cattle farmers followed, and an inland track was cleared past the Forks and Lake Wahapo to the interior.
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Whataroa Cemetery
'Find A Grave' has 149 records for people buried in this cemetery. 'Billion Graves' has 17. Most of the records are for those buried from 1900 to the present. Some familes have several members buried there: Gibb (10), McBride (10), Nolan (9), Gunn (8), Adamson (7), Butler (6) and four families have five records of member of the family burials. There are at least 8 infants buried in the cemetery.
Burials
Pre 1900
John Cloher was born in about 1830 in Roscommon, County Roscommon, Ireland. He migrated to new Zealand and in 1896 was a respected resident of Mapourika, proprtetor of the Lady of the Lake Hotel[2] and had propety at Mapourika and a number of mining claims around the Ōkarito gold fields. [3] John donated funds to the Ladies Benevolent Society. [4] In December 1896 he became very ill[5] and died 16 December, age 66 years. He was buried in the Whataroa Cemetery.
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Annie McBride was born in 1877. She was the daughter of Margaret (McGrath) McBride from Victoria, Australia and Archibald McBride from County Antrim, Ireland. Annie had two sisters and three brothers. She died at age 20 years 1 December 1897 at Whataroa, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand.
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Julia Henrietta Eggeling Gibb was born in 1852 in Lower Saxony, Germany. She was the daughter of Ludwig Conrad “Louis” Eggeling (1819 - 1875) who died at the ill fated planned settlement at Jackson Bay, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand and was buried in the Arawhata Pioneer Cemetery. Julia married Edward Gibb from Scotland, in 1872. They had twelve children. She died 8 April 1898 (aged 46) in Okarito, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand.[8] Edward died in 1924 and they were both buried in the Whataroa Cemetery.
Mary Frances Bridgman was born in about 1836. In May 1882 Mary applied to renew her Publican's Licence for The Club Hotel in Okarito. [9]. She died 2 May 1899, age 63 at Ōkarito and was buried in the Whataroa cemetery. [10]
Burials from 1900
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Thomas Edward Nolan was born in 1885 at Jackson Bay, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand. He had two sisters and two brothers and was the son of Mary (Spillane) Nolan from County Cork, Ireland and Andrew Nolan from County Tipperary, Ireland. His parents had been part of the notorious failed "Special Settlement" at Jackson Bay. They were part of the five settlement areas - the Arawata with twenty two cottages and English, Irish, Scots, German-Canadian and later Polish settlers. 1877 population 182: 28 families with 93 children. Men 59 and women 30. After much hard work, hardship and suffering Mary and Andrew left the collapsed settlement and went to Okuru, later Hokitika. Thomas married Catherine Walsh in 1914. He died 5 November 1955 (aged 69–70), in Whataroa, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand. Catherine (Walsh) Nolan born in1892 died 27 April 1941 (aged 48–49) Whataroa, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand. Their elder son John Joseph Nolan was born in1915 and died 8 July 1970 (aged 54–55) and their second son Phillip William Nolan was born in 1921 and died 12 August 1957 (aged 35–36). They are all buried in the Whataroa Cemetery.
Edward Gibb was born 22 January1839 in Fife, Scotland. He was the son of Jane Stark and Robert Gibb. [11]Edward married Julia Henrietta Eggeling, born in Germany, in 1872. They lived at Waikapupu, Okarito[12] where they had land [13]and had twelve children all born in New Zealand. When Julia died at age 46 in 1898, Edward was left with the twelve children. He was a miner and grazed cattle. [14]His eldest daughter, Jane Johanne died in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in October 1899. [15]His son, Robert James Gibb became seriously ill August 1916, when he was on Military Service in the Balkans during WWI [16] In April 1918, Robert was reported in the casualty list as missing in Palestine. In May 1917.[17]Edward was appointed telephonist at Waikukupa.[18] He died at Doherty Creek, Waiho, 25 July 1924 (aged 85) after a protracted illness.[19][20]
Jeremiah O'Neil was born in1836 in county County Cork, Ireland. In 1868 he married Mary Fleming born in 1838, County Tipperary, Ireland. They had at leasdt one daughter and one son. In September 1884 Jeremiah, a miner, had shares in the Swiss Republic Gold Mining Co Ltd at Ross. [21] He died 15 September 1910 (aged 73–74). His wife died 10 September 1920 (aged 81–82) and was buried with Edward in the Whataroa Cemetery, Whataroa, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand. Their daughter Ellen O'Neil born in 1871 and died 18 July 1930 (aged 58–59) in Whataroa, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand and son John Joseph O'Neil born 1872 in Kaniere, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand who died 13 July 1943 (aged 70–71) in Whataroa, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand are also both buried in the cemetery.
Drownings
Lucio Fortunato Zala (abt.1861-1915)was born in Brusio, Switzerland in about1861. [22]He emigrated from Switzerland to New Zealand with three nephews. The accommodation licence for a house and residence at Ōkarito Forks was transferred to Lucio Zala in February 1902. [23]In May 1910. Lucio applied for an increased water supply for his sawmill at The Forks, Ōkārito.[24] Lucio was drowned in the Waitangi/Waitaki River, November 1916, New Zealand, age 52 years. His death Registration has 1915 as year of death.[25]
James William Thomson was born in 1895, second son of James and Matilda Thomson, drowned in Five Mile Creek at age 19, 20 Mar 1914, Okarito, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand and his sister, Matilda Rose (Thomson) Friend, born 23 October 1890 in Okarito, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand, died 14 Jul 1962 (aged 71) in Whataroa, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand and her husband James Samuel Friend, born 22 April 1882, Okarito, Westland District, West Coast and died 26 March 1931 (aged 48) Whataroa, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand are all buried in the Whataroa Cemetery.
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Links
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia
- ↑ </div></div>
1894 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, Issue 9830, 11 May 1894, Page 4
Papers Past Article (accessed 2 April 2024) - ↑
1884 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, Issue 4523, 22 January 1884, Page 3
Papers Past Article (accessed 2 April 2024) - ↑
1889 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, Issue 7407, 29 May 1889, Page 2
Papers Past Article (accessed 2 April 2024) - ↑
1896 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
Kumara Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7999, 12 December 1896, Page 2
Papers Past Article (accessed 2 April 2024) - ↑
Memorial:
"Billion Graves"
Whataroa Cemetery, 7-151 Whataroa Flat Road, Whataroa West Coast 7886, New Zealand
BillionGraves memorial (accessed 2 April 2024)
Memorial page for John Cloher (d 14 December 1895); Transcribed by Marijke Bullians, Dec 13, 2017; Photographed by WisperHawk, Nov 28, 2017. - ↑ </div></div>
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #191715311 (accessed 2 April 2024)
Memorial page for Annie McBride (1877-1 Dec 1897), citing Whataroa Cemetery, Whataroa, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand (plot: Block 5, Plot 4); Maintained by Southern Man (contributor 48043025). - ↑ </div></div>
1898 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, Issue 10973, 26 April 1898, Page 2
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑ </div></div>
1882 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, Issue 4085, 19 May 1882, Page 3
Papers Past Article (accessed 2 April 2024) - ↑
Memorial:
"Billion Graves"
Whataroa Cemetery, 7-151 Whataroa Flat Road, Whataroa West Coast 7886, New Zealand
BillionGraves memorial (accessed 2 April 2024)
Memorial page for Mary Frances Bridgman (d 2 May 1899); Transcribed by Milly, Dec 13, 2017; Photographed by WisperHawk, Nov 28, 2017. - ↑ </div></div>
Baptism:
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
citing Digital film/folder number: 008075783; FHL microfilm: 1040388
FamilySearch Record: XB1Z-4RP (accessed 4 April 2024)
Name: Edward Gibb; Christening Date: 24 Feb 1839; Christening Place: St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom; Birth Date: 22 Jan 1839. - ↑
1878 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, Issue 2920, 12 August 1878, Page 2
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑
1898 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, Issue 10973, 26 April 1898, Page 2
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑
1898 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, Issue 10973, 26 April 1898, Page 2
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑
1899 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, Issue 11411, 3 October 1899, Page 2
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑
1916 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
Greymouth Evening Star, 31 August 1916, Page 5
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑
1918 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
Grey River Argus, Volume 10, 10 April 1918, Page 3
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑
1917 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
Hokitika Guardian, 1 May 1917, Page 2
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑ 1924 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
Greymouth Evening Star, 28 July 1924, Page 5
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑ Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #191715624 (accessed 4 April 2024)
Memorial page for Edward Gibb (22 Jan 1839-25 Jul 1924), citing Whataroa Cemetery, Whataroa, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand; Maintained by wynrae54Kiwi (contributor 49281711). - ↑ </div></div>
1884 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, Issue 4728, 24 September 1884, Page 3
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑ </div></div>
Death:
"New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1840-1981"
citing Digital film/folder number: 008153160; Image number: 1671
FamilySearch Record: QLB6-6Z8B (accessed 4 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSKV-R3FX-R
Name: Lucio Zala; Death Date: 6 November 1916; Death Place: New Zealand; Burial Place: Whataroa; Birth Date: 1864; Birth Place: Switzerland; Age: 52; Vis Status: VISIBLE; Record Nbr: 11; System Of Record: SLS. - ↑
1902 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, Issue 12157, 4 March 1902, Page 3
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑
1910 Newspaper:
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
West Coast Times, 24 May 1910, Page 3
Papers Past Article (accessed 4 April 2024) - ↑
Death Registration:
"New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online"
Death Registration Number: 1915/8939
New Zealand BDM Online (accessed 2 November 2024)
Lucio Fortunato Zala death registered 1915 (age 52y) in New Zealand.
