Timaru Herald, 7 September 1882, Page 6
The Otaio cemetery will, I suppose, before this session of Parliament ceases, be
un fait accompli as far as handing the reserve over to trustees goes;
but when the reserve may be converted into a "God's Acre" proper and utilised as
such, is purely a question of the apathy or energy of the inhabitants of the
district.
Otaio Cemetery Records -
pdf -
(opens up in a new window). 122 burial records as of Jan. 2011. Source: Waimate District Council
cemetery database.
Cemetery transcription below transcribed by M.T. from digital photos
taken on Tuesday 29th March 2011, a hot, sunny and still day.
Contact me if you would like a photo of a particular headstone. Compare both transcriptions to see who
does not have a headstone. At least 25 burials without headstones. 33
surnames mentioned, 51 headstones, 83 burials, 1 cremation, 4
memorial headstones. One unidentified headstone. The oldest headstone 1896 [3.]
and the most recent 2007 [1.] Time involved:
45 minutes at the cemetery absorbing the scenery and taking photos and about six
hours to transcribe the headstones and place the webpage online. Headstones from
monument makers McBride, Harding and Hall can be found here. Another
website.
| EASTERN SIDE OF
MAIN ROW (FROM GATE) 1. In Loving Memory of WILLIAM SAMUEL CAGUE (BILL) 5-12-1917 – 4-4-2007 P/MX 56924 ROYAL NAVY 1938-1950 DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND, DAD & GRANDAD 2. In Loving Memory of SAMUEL CAGUE Aged 74 DIED FEBRUARY 26TH 1956 3. In Loving Memory of SAMUEL CAGUE WHO DIED DEC. 2nd 1896 Aged 55 years ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE ANN WHO DIED JUNE 13TH 1937 Aged 77 years 4. W.E. McDONALD C. N. MCDONALD E.J. MCDONALD J.J.MCDONALD 5. In Loving Memory of RODERICK HENRY Beloved son of A.H. & L. J. EAST DIED APRIL 18TH 1920 Aged 4 years 6. GEORGE THOMAS EMERY DIED 7-11-1924 Aged 68 RACHEL EMERY DIED 26-11-1936 Aged 80 7. In Loving Memory of GEORGE BELOVED HUSBAND OF HELEN LYALL DIED JAN 7th 1925 Aged 74 Also HIS BELOVED WIFE HELEN DIED JULY 31ST 1931 Aged 67 years ~  Also
their beloved sonsGORDON Killed in action at MESSINES JUNE 7Th 1917 Aged 30. and WILLIAM Killed in action at SOLESMES OCT 11th 1918 Aged 30 8.In Loving Memory of MARY HOPKINS DIED NOV 17th 1900 Aged 46 years Also HER BELOVED HUSBAND SAMUEL DIED JUNE 21st 1917 Aged 64 years 9. In Loving Memory of ELIZABETH TRAVES DIED JULY 26th 1952 Aged 82 years Also WALTER TRAVES DIED DEC 17th 1952 Aged 74 years 9. In Loving Memory of INA. E. TRAVES BELOVED DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM & ELIZABETH TRAVES WHO DIED 11th NOV 1906 Aged 7 years and 9 MONTHS GONE TO BE AN ANGEL Also 9. WILLIAM TRAVES DIED MARCH 27Th 1912 Aged 48 years 10. In Loving Memory of JAMES CLEMENS WILLIAMS DIED AT TIMARU, FEB 12th 1909 Aged 57 years ELIZA WILLIAMS DIED AT TIMARU, NOV 26th 1939 Aged 86 years ~ Also
their sonWILLIAM JOHN WILLIAMS (40755) KILLED IN ACTION DEC. 5th 1917 Buried in the Buttes New British Cemetery, Belgium 11.In Loving Memory of JANE The Beloved Daughter Of MARK and MARY STEPHENSON WHO DIED MARCH 5th 1912 Aged 45 years "THY WILL BE DONE" 11a. In Loving Memory of ALICE THE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF MARK & MARY STEPHENSON WHO DIED JUNE 3rd 1910 Aged 35 years "FOREVER WITH THE LORD" Also MARK STEPHENSON THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARY STEPHENSON WHO DIED DECEMBER 25th 1912 Aged 74 years "I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH" [W.J. Lister, Undertaker, buried Friday 27th Dec. ] 12. In Loving Memory of MARY BELOVED WIFE OF MARK STEPHENSON DIED DEC 25th1928 IN HER 89thYEAR "AT REST" 13. In Loving Memory of WILLIAM GEORGE ELDEST SON OF GEORGE FOSTER RUAPUNA DIED FEB 15th 1914 Aged 30 years "JESUS DOETH ALL THINGS WELL" 14. In Loving Memory of AMELIA HOSKIN DIED 22nd JAN 1916 Aged 71 years AT PEACE ERECTED BY J.H.HOSKIN 15. DONALD KENNARD DIED AUGUST 11th 1922 - Aged 57 and HIS WIFE SARAH CATHERINE KENNARD DIED JULY 17th 1951 – Aged 79 16. In Loving Memory of AGNES BELOVED WIFE OF DAVID LINDSAY DIED JAN 20TH 1915 Aged 79 years GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN ALSO HER BELOVED HUSBAND DAVID DIED AUG 10th 1923 Aged 89 years ~ AND THEIR BELOVED SON ROBERT DIED JAN 14th 1924 (Waimate Cemetery records and DIA BMD show 1921) Aged 54 years 17. Unidentified gravestone 18. In loving memory of MARGARET RAIT MARTIN DIED FEB. 5th 1938 Aged 64 years IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER 19. IN LOVING MEMORY OF ANDREW MARTIN WHO DIED AT OTAIO ON OCTOBER 25th 1908 Aged 74 years GODS FINGER TOUCHED HIM AND HE SLEPT ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE ISABELLA MARTIN DIED AT OTAIO MARCH 16th 1924 Aged 86 years GOD GIVETH HIS BELOVED SLEEP 20. In Loving Memory of MOSES ADAMSON WHO DIED AUGUST 18th 1909 Aged 89 years THY WILL BE DONE 21. In Loving Memory of ANN SIMME BELOVED WIFE OF MOSES ADAMSON WHO DIED JULY 18th 1906 Aged 76 years PEACE PERFECT PEACE ~ 21a. Also THEIR ONLY DAUGHTER ELLEN BELOVED WIFE OF GEORGE WELLS DIED AND CREMATED AT BERKELEY CALIFORNIA DEC 22nd 1920 AND THE URN CONTAINING THE ASHES INTERRED HERE Aged 50 years 22. IN LOVING MEMORY OF SAMUEL CAMERON 5th DEC 1910 - Aged 50 Also HIS WIFE MARGARET 4th AUG 1933 Aged 84 MAY THEY REST IN PEACE 23. In Loving Memory of GEORGE SMITH DIED 26th JUNE 1973 - Aged 89 Also HIS BELOVED WIFE CATHERINE EMILY DIED 6th JULY 1974 - Aged 85 24. In Loving Memory of VEDA BELOVED DAUGHTER OF G & E C SMITH DIED FEB 18th 1924 Aged 6 years DARLING WE MISS THEE 25. Unidentified sunken grave with iron surround 
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WESTERN SIDE OF
MAIN ROW (TOWARDS GATE) 26. In Loving Memory of GERTRUDE (GERTIE) MARTIN BELOVED DAUGHTER OF FRANK C & MARGARET MARTIN DIED 11th JULY 2006 Aged 86 years 27. In Loving Memory of BERTHA MARTIN BELOVED DAUGHTER OF FRANK C & MARGARET MARTIN DIED 26th NOVEMBER 2003 Aged 85 years 28. In Loving Memory of EVELYNE MARGARET MARTIN BELOVED DAUGHTER OF FRANK C & MARGARET MARTIN DIED 21st MARCH 1989 Aged 74 years 29. In Loving Memory of PERCIVAL ANDREW MARTIN BELOVED ONLY SON OF FRANK C & MARGARET MARTIN DIED 19th JULY 1973 Aged 60 years 30. In Loving Memory of ISABELLA THOMSON BELOVED WIFE OF ARTHUR BERRY DIED SEPT 16th 1937 - Aged 60 years ALSO HER HUSBAND ARTHUR DIED MARCH 30th 1940 - Aged 63 years 31. In Loving Memory of MARJORIE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF F. C. & M. MARTIN DIED 1st MARCH 1939 Aged 28 years 32. In Loving Memory of ALICE BELOVED DAUGHTER OF F.C & M. MARTIN DIED JULY 10th 1925 Aged 4 years OUR LOVED ONE 33. In Loving Memory of JESSIE ISABELLA BELOVED INFANT DAUGHTER OF F.C. & M. MARTIN DIED JAN 3rd 1917 Aged 8 MONTHS OUR LOVED ONE 34.In Loving Memory of FRANK CHARLES BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARGARET MARTIN DIED 13th OCT 1960 - Aged 78 years ALSO HIS WIFE MARGARET DIED 14th APRIL 1963 Aged 79 years 35. In Loving Memory of WILLIAM GRAHAM THOMSON SON OF ROBERT and JANET BORN 2nd JANUARY 1883 DIED 26th JUNE 1952 36. In Loving Memory of DONALD McNICOL KENNARD 55278 N.Z.R.B DIED AUG 21st 1961 37. In Loving Memory of JOHN GORDON COLES (JACK) DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF DOROTHY & LOVED FATHER OF JOHN & SHIRLEY 17th OCTOBER 1966 Aged 50 38. In Loving Memory of THOMAS BELOVED HUSBAND OF BETSY GALLETLY DIED AUG 7th 1916 Aged 46 years THINE EYES SHALL SEE THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY 39. JOHN FREEMAN JOHNSON DIED 18th AUG 1939 Aged 87 years ALSO HIS WIFE ELIZABETH JANE DIED 4th FEB 1952 Aged 85 years 40. In Loving Memory of ISABEL JOSEPHINE JOHNSON DIED SEPT 17th 1951 - Aged 56 Also JAMES FREEMAN JOHNSON BELOVED HUSBAND OF ABOVE DIED NOV 13th 1971 - Aged 73 ~ Also
her sonKENNETH JAMES KILLED ON AIR OPERATIONS MARCH 30th 1943 - Aged 22 Buried at Heerstrasse 41. In Loving Memory of WILLIAM JOHN THOMAS BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARJORY DIED 11th SEPT 1961 - Aged 74 ALSO HIS BEOVED WIFE MARJORY DIED 10th AUG 1970 - Aged 83 42. In Loving Memory of HELEN ALEXANDRA (QUEENIE) BELOVED WIFE OF J.M.THOM DIED 9th MAY1967 - Aged 66 43. In Loving Memory of FLORA BELL BELOVED WIFE OF WILLLIAM ERNEST DIX DIED 6th AUG 1957 - Aged 63 ALSO HER BELOVED HUSBAND WILLIAM ERNEST DIED 14 SEP 1978 - Aged 88 SINGLE ROW ON EXTREME EASTERN SIDE (TOWARDS GATE) Catholic section 44.In Loving Memory of MARGARET BELOVED WIFE OF BARTHOLOMEW SHEEHAN DIED 29th APRIL 1940 Aged 64 years R-I-P BARTHOLOMEW BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARGARET SHEEHAN DIED 18th MAY 1940 Aged 79 years R-I-P 45. In Loving Memory of WILLIAM ANDREW THE BELOVED SON OF DAVID & ROSANNA MARTIN DIED DECEMBER 18th 1910 Aged 1 DAY "SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME UNTO ME" Also THEIR BELOVED SON JAMES JOSEPH DIED DECEMBER 24th 1912 Aged 3 WEEKS "FOR OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN" 46. In Loving Memory of DAVID MARTIN THE BELOVED HUSBAND OF ROSANNA MARTIN WHO DIED SEP 6th 1912 Aged 33 years "THY WILL BE DONE" R-I-P ALSO HIS BELOVED WIFE ROSANNA DIED AT CHRISTCHURCH 20th FEB 1965 Aged 80 years REQUIESCAT IN PACE 47. In Loving Memory of JULIA THE BELOVED WIFE OF ALEXANDER Mc AULEY DIED MARCH 23rd 1915 Aged 52 years ALSO HER BELOVED HUSBAND ALEXANDER DIED AUG 11th 1929 Aged 63 years ETERNAL REST GIVE TO THEM O LORD, AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM R-I-P 48. In Loving Memory of ANDREW BELOVED HUSBAND OF CHARLOTTE O'LOUGHLIN DIED FEB 27th 1919 Aged 44 years Eternal rest gave to him O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him Also HIS BELOVED WIFE CHARLOTTE DIED SEPT. 7th 1951 Aged 72 years R-I-P 49. In Loving Memory of JOHN BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARGARET O'LOUGHLIN DIED DEC 5th 1916 Aged 50 years ON WHOSE SOUL, SWEET JESUS, HAVE MERCY Also HIS BELOVED WIFE MARGARET DIED NOV 1st 1924 Aged 58 years R-I-P 49a. Also THEIR BELOVED DAUGHTER GERTRUDE DIED JUNE 21st 1920 Aged 21 years 49b. Also THEIR SON LEONARD BELOVED HUSBAND OF ANNIE O'LOUGHLIN DIED OCT 18th 1938 Aged 40 years R-I-P 50. In Loving Memory of MARY O'LOUGHLIN DIED 16th APRIL 1951 Aged 80 years Also CATHERINE O'LOUGHLIN DIED 27th AUG 1954 Aged 80 years R-I-P 51. In Loving Memory of JAMES WALSH NATIVE OF BALLYBUNNION Co. KERRY DIED NOV 8th 1922 Aged 70 years R-I-P |
The Draped Urn
After the cross, the urn is one of the most commonly used cemetery monuments. The design represents a funeral urn, and is thought to symbolize immortality. Cremation was an early form of preparing the dead for burial. In some cultures, especially in classical times, it was more common than burial. The shape of the container in which the ashes were placed may have taken the form of a simple box or a marble vase, but no matter what it looked like it was called an "urn," derived from the Latin uro, meaning "to burn." As burial became a more common-practice, the urn continued to be closely associated with death. The urn is commonly believed to testify to the death of the body and the dust into which the dead body will change, while the spirit of the departed eternally rests with God. The cloth draping the urn symbolically guarded the ashes. The shroud-draped urn is believed by some to mean that the soul has departed the shrouded body for its trip to heaven. Others say that the drape signifies the last partition between life and death.
Timaru Herald, 23 February 1882, Page 3 Waimate County Council
The monthly meeting of this Council was held on Wednesday, the 22nd inst.
Members present. Messrs Turnbull, Hurdle. Lawrie, Manchester, Teschemaker,
McGregor, and the Chairman (Mr M. Studholme).The following resolution was passed
: — That the Chairman be requested to ask the Government for a grant of land out
of reserve No. 674 as a public cemetery for St. Andrews and Otaio — 10 acres."
Timaru Herald, 31 March 1882, Page 3 Waimate County Council
The monthly meeting of this Council was held on the 29th instant. Messrs
Teschemaker, Hayes, Lawrie, Hardie, O'Brien, and J. Manchester. In the absence
of the Chairman, Mr J. Manchester was moved to the chair. From the Land Office,
acknowledging receipt of the Council's request to have ten acres on the Otaio
river reserved us a public cemetery, and saying that if the site as show on the
plan was considered suitable the reservation would at once be made.
North Otago Times, 26 August 1882, Page 2 Wellington, Aug. 24. House
of Representatives.
Replying to Mr Steward, Mr Rolleston said the Otaio cemetery reserves will be
gazetted next issue. [Reserve 641]
Timaru Herald, 12 December 1882, Page 2
Otaio Cemetery Reserve — Section No. 2556, containing 9 acres 2 roods and 32
perches, situated at Otaio, has been permanently reserved for the purposes of it
cemetery.
Timaru Herald, 7 September 1882, Page 6 Otaio.
Our energetic neighbors at St. Andrews still continue to extend their pleasant
little township ; and before many years have come and vanished, we may
quite expect to see a thriving town rise up around the present site. Some three
or four new shops and dwellings have just received their finishing touch, and
were the Pareora estate, adjoining, cut up and sold in suitable allotments and
at suitable prices, St. Andrews would without doubt shortly become second only
to Timaru in importance in South Canterbury. The propriety of the Masonic Hotel,
Mr Brown, has just completed some extensive improvements, rendered necessary I
understand by public exigency, and he opened the new apartments with a ball and
supper on Wednesday eight.
The Otaio cemetery will, I suppose, before this session of
Parliament ceases, be un fait accompli as far as handing the reserve to trustees
goes; but when the reserve may be converted into a "God's Acre " proper and utilised as such, is purely a question of the apathy or energy of the
inhabitants of the district. That persons having business with the Registration
Officer should have to travel as far as Timaru or Waimate, each of those places
being fifteen miles distant, to get their wants supplied, seems, in these
go-ahead times, rather a hardship. Why, in a populous district like Otaio,
including St. Andrews and Makikihi, we should not have a Registrar of Births and
Deaths seems to me to be totally inexplicable, particularly when a very large
portion of the inhabitants of the district have not that easy access to the
railway which fortune has favored the few with. Not, indeed, that an urgent
necessity exist for the exercise of that officer's duties in the death
department, as that would be on libel on our healthy climate ; but, I think, we
might promise him a busy time in chronicling our increases. Seriously, a
movement in this direction would be desirable.
Timaru Herald, 27 December 1882, Page 2
Otaio Public Cemetery — Messrs Andrew Martin, William Quinn, Duncan McLaren,
Thomas Teschemaker and James Young have been appointed trustees for the
maintenance of the public cemetery at Otaio.
Timaru Herald, 31 October 1916, Page 5
Mr John O'Loughlin. of Otaio, has been appointed a trustee for the Otaio
cemetery in place of Mr Thomas Galletly, deceased.
The Otaio Cemetery is a very small public cemetery about 2kms south of St Andrews, just off State Hwy 1, on the left just over the Otaio river bridge. It is over the railway line, through a gate and along a paddock towards the sea. A lovely peaceful and remote location. You can feel and smell the sea breeze from there. There are a few broken headstones, some are indecipherable, and one that has fallen face down. map. From Timaru head south down the Main South Road, pass St. Andrews. Directions. The Otaio Presbyterian Church, built of wood, stood on a site of nearly two acres presented by Mrs Martin, and situated at the corner of the Main South road and Kokika Valley Road. The last service was held at the church on November 11, 1971, after which it was shifted from Otaio to a property in Goldsmith St, Waimate and used as the Waimate Girl Guides Hall. When it was shifted they took the roof off and the tower as it was too high too move. The Waimate guides decided to vacate the building as they did not want to renew their lease as their numbers, varying from 12 to 14, were not sufficient to allow them to maintain the hall or afford the rates and section rental. Waimate District Council bought the Girl Guides Hall and donated it to the Bushtown Committee in 2008 and was shifted to the Bushtown site. The church was next to the Otaio Hall on the main road, across the road from Tennants'. The Martins' farm was on the south side of Woolshed Valley road and is now owned and part of Tennant's dairy farm. No Martins' left now. The road may have been Kohika Valley road once but not now. Google map- type in Woolshed Valley road, Otaio, Canterbury. Reference: 03/12/2008 Timaru Herald
Timaru Herald, 18 October 1876, Page 2
Death - On October 7, at Woolshed Gully, Otaio, John M. Martin, eldest son of
John Martin, aged 11 years.
See the cemetery surrounded by fields....grass mown on the east side, wheat in
the process of harvest on the south, header in paddock, and another wheat
paddock awaiting the header on the north and you can see the coast near the
Otaio River mouth. Further south on the Main South Rd is the turn off for the
Woolshed Valley Road, heading inland, with the Otaio Community Hall on the
corner. The google maps shows the hall up well.
Know a districts' names and you know half its history
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District] 1903
Mr George Lyall, a native of Kincardineshire, Scotland (1849-1925). Landing in Lyttelton by the “Mermaid”
2 Jan. 1868. He
found employment for a short time in the Rakaia Gorge, and in 1868 came to South
Canterbury, where he entered the service of the New Zealand and Australian Land
Company at their Levels estate. Was
the manager of the Cave Station until he was promoted to the position of manager of
the Pareora Station, in 1891, a property of some 10,000 acres. He was the last manager of the Pareora Estate prior to it
being bought by the Government in 1899 and split up for closer settlement in
early 1900. He was asked to choose some land by the Company [New Zealand &
Australian Land Company] for him to retire on. He chose a location and had a house
built on the terrace overlooking the main road and further out to sea, so Lyall
Road and the district Lyalldale named after him. George was also a Waimate
councilor from 1891 to at least 1903. In 1897 was VP of the Timaru A & P Show.
Mr. Lyall, a public spirited gentleman, was a member of
the Harbour Board, the Waimate Hospital Board and a trustee of the Pareora Domain Board.
photo pg
974 Lyall Road is to the right, just south of the Pareora bridge.
Children of Helen Christina and George Lyall:
1886 Margaret Mary Lyall
1887 Gordon Gilmour Lyall (KIA 1917)
1888 William Carnegie Lyall (KIA 1918)
1890 Hugh Christopher Lyall
1892 Douglas George Lyall
1895 Isabel Josephine Lyall
1897 Angus Lyall
1902 Helen Alexandra Lyall
1904 Doris May Lyall
Why wasn't this marriage registered?
Now the most interesting thing is that the LYALL - STRONG marriage does not appear on the marriage fiche, the BDM nor the NZSG Marriage CD. The marriage is recorded in the Timaru Herald of the 14th January 1885, ITM and the Pleasant Point Parish Register. It says that it took place in the Presbyterian Church in Timaru, however this marriage is not recorded in that Church's marriage register.
Timaru Herald January 29th 1885 page 2 Col. d Marriage
LYALL - STRONG - At the Presbyterian Church, Timaru, by the Rev. D. McLennan,
assisted by the Rev. William Gillies, George, youngest son of Mr W. Lyall, Esq.,
Kincardineshire, Scotland, to Helen, second daughter of George J. Strong, Esq.,
Christchurch.
Pleasant Point Parish Register at the South Canterbury Museum:
At Trinity Church (Timaru) January .... 1885 (no date; maybe illegible) by Rev.
Donald McLennan, assisted by Rev. William Gillies George LYALL, youngest son of
Mr W LYALL, Kincardineshire, Scotland to Helen STRONG, second daughter of Mr
George J STRONG, Christchurch.
NZ Archives, Wellington
The Intention of Marriage notice on 20 Dec 1884
George Lyall, bachelor, station overseer, 33 yrs, Resident: Cave, Length of
Residence in district 8 yrs to
Helen C. Strong, spinster, 20 yrs, Resident: Pleasant Point, Length of Residence
in district 4 yrs
Married Presbyterian Church Timaru
In pencil (Cert issued 8 Jan 1885).
Note: no folio number listed but there were folio number for all the other ones
on the page and they were written in pen.
What is the Lyall, Gilmour and Martin connection?
Timaru Herald, 16 September 1889, Page 2
There passed away to rest on Saturday morning a lady well known to the settlers
of the Otaio district, namely, Mrs Gilmour, the, mother of Mrs Andrew Martin, of
Otaio. The deceased lady was 91 years of age, and several of her family are
living in the Waimate district. She retained her faculties unclouded to the
last, and for such a very old lady, had a wonderful memory. She was thrice a
widow, and for many years was the only midwife in the Otaio-Waimate district.
Her funeral takes place at Waimate to-day, and her large circle of friends will
no doubt pay their lost respects to her memory by attending.
If Christina is the mother of Mrs Andrew Martin who was Isabella Thom/pson before she married Andrew in Melbourne then her mother Christina must have married McDonald in Melbourne. Then she married William Gilmour, after arrival.
Christina GILMOUR born 1830, later Mrs Strong, and died 13 Sept. 1919 aged 89 buried in Waimate Cemetery with her husband George Joseph STRONG born 1829 and died 11 March 1891, aged 62. These people are the parents of Mrs George LYALL.
Helen Strong was born in 1864 in Clapham, London, England and came out in 1879
with her mother and lived with her Aunt, Mrs A. Martin, at Otaio. She became a
school teacher and was appointed to the Pleasant Point School. She married
George Lyall in 1885 in Timaru and went to live in Cave until 1890. Mrs Helen Christina LYALL (nee STRONG) was a niece of Mrs Isabella MARTIN
(Mrs Andrew Martin) and
therefore a grand-daughter of Mrs Christina GILMOUR. The Lyall's had nine
children - five sons & four daughters.
Their names are on the St. Andrew's War Memorial and not the Otaio War Memorial
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George Lyall lost two son's in the Great War. Angus Lyall came back. Four English daisies are to the right - it was springtime. All photos taken on 13 Nov. 2009. There was one large flat white marble headstone broken, leaning up against the back of the church, this was the only broken headstone in the cemetery. The white marble was in three pieces and the grey inscription is made with flush lead lettering. The letters are chiseled into the stone and small holes are drilled in the groove and then lead is gently tapped into the letters. The gravestone is then polished smooth so the lead letters and the surface of the marble are flush. |
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The Lyall plaque used to be on the wall in the Presbyterian Church in St Andrews and until Dec. 2014 at St. Mary's, Esk Valley, lying up against the back of the church. It probably was broken when being removed before the church was closed and pulled down in the 1990s. The Lyall plaque was not leaning against the back of the church in 2005. Plan in 2015 to to repair plaque and mount it in the Lyalldale Hall.
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Gordon Gilmore Lyall, Rifleman, Serial No. 15927 New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th
Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company
Occupation before Enlistment: Farmer
S/o George and Helen Lyall, of St. Andrews, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Embarkation Date 26 July 1916
Campaigns: Messines
Place of Death Belgium
Date of Death 7 June 1917, age 30
Killed in action
Cemetery: Messines Ridge (N.Z.) Memorial
William Carnegie Lyall, Serial No. 46235, NZEF, 29th Reinforcements Auckland
Infantry Regiment, 2nd Bn., A Company
Rank Last Held Corporal
First Known Rank Sergeant
Occupation before Enlistment: School master
S/o George and Helen Lyall, of St. Andrews, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Embarkation Date 13 August 1917
Place of Death Le Cateau, France
Date of Death 11 October 1918, age 30
Killed in action
Cemetery: Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension
WILLIAMS, William John
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
Unit Text: 1st Bn.
Date of Death: 05/12/1917
Service No: 40755
S/o of Mrs. Eliza Williams, of Bluecliffs Rd., St. Andrew's, South Canterbury
Memorial: Buttes New British Cemetery (N.Z.) Memorial, Polygon Wood
JOHNSON, Kenneth James
Rank: Sergeant (Pilot)
Regiment/Service: Royal New Zealand Air Force
Unit Text: 44 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
Date of Death: 30/03/1943 Age: 22
Service No: 414986
S/o James Freeman Johnson and of Isabel Josephine Johnson (nee Lyall)
Grave/Memorial Reference: 7. E. 18.
Cemetery: Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
His name is on the Hook Soldiers Memorial Hall gatepost.
Timaru Herald, 19 July 1906, Page 1
The Friends of Mr Moses Adamson are respectfully informed that the Funeral of
his Late Wife, will leave his Residence, The Craig, Otaio, at 2 p.m. on FRIDAY,
20th inst., for the Lower Otaio Cemetery.' ALEXANDER PHILIP, Embalmer and
Undertaker, Waimate.
Timaru Herald, 12 November 1906, Page 1
The Friends of Mr and Mrs William Traves, jun. St. Andrews, are respectfully
informed that the Funeral of their late daughter Ina Elizabeth will leave their
residence, St. Andrews, on TUESDAY, November 13th,. at 2 p.m., for the Lower
Otaio Cemetery. W. J. LISTER
Timaru Herald, 22 April 1908, Page 1
The Friends of Edwin and Catherine McDonald are respectfully informed that the
Funeral, of their late beloved and eldest son, John James will leave the Timaru
Hospital. THIS DAY. April 22nd, at 11 a.m., for the Lower Otaio Cemetery,
arriving at 1 p.m. W. J. LISTER.
ST. ANDREWS COURT PROGRESS A.O.F. The BRETHREN of the above Court are requested
to attend the Funeral of their late Bro. John James McDonald, which will leave
St. Andrews at 12 o'clock THIS DAY, 22/4/08) for Lower Otaio Cemetery. W.
STOWELL, Chief Ranger. GEO. EMERY, Secretary.
Timaru Herald, 10 June 1910, Page 5
The funeral of the late Miss Alice Stephenson took place on Tuesday afternoon
last, and was largely attended. St. Andrews Church, where the first portion of
the service was conducted, was draped in mourning for the occasion, and the
deceased having been an active member of the choir and also of the parish
Ladies' Guild for many years past, the choir assembled in force to show their
loving respect for the memory of their departed friend, and rendered very
feelingly "Thy Will he done." and at the close of the service "Peace, Perfect
Peace." A large number followed the cortege the Otaio Cemetery, and the vicar,
the Rev. L. Carsley Brady, conducted a solemn service. Much sympathy is extended
to the parents and relatives of the deceased who are old residents in the
district, and much respected by all.
Timaru Herald, 16 March 1912, Page 4
STEPHENSON. On March, 15th, Jane, the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Mark
Stephenson, of St. Andrews. Interment will be in Otaio Cemetery. Funeral
private.
Timaru Herald, 18 February 1914, Page 1
Friends of Mr George Foster, Ruapuna. are respectfully informed that the Funeral
of his late beloved son. William George, will move from the residence of Mr
Annett Lyalldale, St. Andrews, on WEDNESDAY, 18th inst., at 10 o'clock, for the
Otaio Cemetery. JOHN MOORE, Furnishing Undertaker. Waimate. Members of the South
Canterbury Motor Cycling Club are requested to attend the funeral. E. Lamb. Hon.
Secretary
Timaru Herald, 24 March 1915, Page 1
Friends of Mr ALEXANDER McAULEY are respectfully informed that the Funeral of
his late Wife will leave his residence, Otaio on Friday, March 26th at 8.15 a.m.
for the Catholic Church, Makikihi (Requiem Mass at (a.m.). and then leaving the
Church immediately after for the Lower Otaio Cemetery LISTER. Undertaker.
Timaru Herald, 7 December 1916, Page 1
THE FRIENDS of the late JOHN O'LOUGHLIN, of St. Andrews, are respectfully
informed that his funeral will leave the Catholic Church, St. Andrews, TO-DAY,
December 7th, at 2.30 p.m., for the Lower Otaio Cemetery. (Requiem Mass 9 a.m.,
Thursday Morning.) W. J. LISTER.
H.A.C.B.S. ST. MARY'S BRANCH, No. 193. The Members of the
above Branch are requested to meet at the Catholic Church. St. Andrews, TO-DAY
(Thursday), at 2.15 p.m. to attend the Funeral of their late Bro. J. O'Loughlin.
ST. ANDRESWS CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. requested to meet at the
Catholic Church, St. Andrews, THIS DAY, at 2.15, to attend the Funeral of their
late President. John O'Loughlin. D. CALLAGHAN. Secretary.
Timaru Herald, 22 June 1917, Page 1
The friends of the late the Funeral of their late Samuel (Charles) Hopkins,
leaving his late residence, St. Andrews, TO-MORROW (Saturday), for the Lower
Otaio Cemetery. W.J. Lister. Brethren of A.O.F. Court requested to attend the
Funeral. Charles Emery, Secretary
Timaru Herald, 28 February 1919, Page 6
The Friends of the late ANDREW O'LOUGHLIN are respectfully informed that his
Funeral will leave his late residence St. Andrew, TOMORROW (Saturday), March
1st.; at 9.15 a.m. for the St. Andrew's Catholic Church. Requiem Mass 9-30 a.m.,
leaving immediately after service for the Otaio Cemetery. W.J. LISTER. Phone 157
and 142.
Timaru Herald, 3 December 1896, Page 2 Death
Cague — At his residence, St. Andrews, on the 2nd inst., Samuel Cague ; Aged 55
Timaru Herald, 8 December 1896, Page 2
The remains of the late Samuel Cague who died on the 2nd inst., were buried on
Saturday last in the Otaio cemetery. The deceased was one of the oldest and most
respected farmers of the St. Andrew's district, and was well and favourably
known to a large circle of friends. Much sympathy is felt for his wife and
family in their sad bereavement. The funeral was very large and representative
and included many from Timaru and Oamaru. The burial service was conducted in a
most impressive manner by the Rev. Mr Finlayson, Presbyterian minister stationed
at St. Andrews. The death cast quite a gloom over the district.
Otago Daily Times 27 June 1889, Page 2 Death
Cague.— On the 16th June 1889, at her son's residence, Waianakarua, near Oamaru,
Isabella relict of the late Mr Samuel Cague, County Down, Ireland, aged 74
years. Home papers please copy.
Births Mother Father 1890 Cague Agnes Annie Samuel 1892 Cague William Anna Samuel 1895 Cague James Annie Samuel 1884 Cague Isabella Janet Anna Samuel 1887 Cague Annie Annie Samuel 1882 Cague Andrew Annie Samuel Marriages 1913 Agnes Cague married Hilton Keaton [Heaton] Welford b: c1891 in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England 1903 Isabella Janet Cague married John Blood 1915 James Cague married Eileen Dela Hoskin. Was he known as Sam? 1922 William Cague married Evelyn Amelia Hoskin 1916 Andrew Cague married Mary Stewart
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Timaru Herald, 14 August 1896, Page 1
The Friends of the late Andrew McRae are respectfully requested to attend his
funeral, which will leave the residence of Mr George Lawrie, St. Andrews, for
the Otaio Cemetery, at 2.30, p.m., THIS DAY.
Timaru Herald, 17 August 1896, Page 3 St. Andrews.
The body of the late Andrew McRae was interred in the Otaio public cemetery on
Friday afternoon. The funeral cortege was very large, evidencing the respect in
which the deceased was held by the residents of the district and the sympathy
felt for his untimely death. In the absence of the Rev. Mr Finlayson, the Rev.
Mr Kelly, Presbyterian minister, of Waimate, officiated at the grave. After the
funeral service was over, the mourners inspected the new cemetery, and all
expressed pleasure, and many surprise, that so suitable and convenient a site
had been procured as a public burial ground. The formation of paths find the
planting of suitable trees would greatly add to the appearance of the ground. Mr
McRae's body was the first to be laid in, the new cemetery. The only, drawback
is the approach to the cemetery. The road requires forming and metalling. Had
the unfortunate accident which caused the deceased's death happened during the
late wet weather, it would have been almost impossible to reach the cemetery so
bad were the roads. It is to be hoped that the Council will take early steps to
make the necessary improvements.
Timaru Herald, 1 May 1901, Page 1
THE Friends of Mrs Barbara Lawrie are respectfully requested to attend the
Funeral of her late Husband, which will leave her residence, St. Andrews, at 2
p.m. THIS DAY, for the Lower Otaio Cemetery.
Timaru Herald, 6 January 1902, Page 1
The Friends of John Sullivan are respectfully requested to attend his Funeral,
which will leave St. Andrews at 3.30 THIS AFTERNOON for the Otaio Cemetery. J.
E. BECKINGHAM, Undertaker.
Timaru Herald, 29 July 1902, Page 1
The Friends of Mr and Mrs Vallance are respectfully informed that the Funeral of
their late son Thomas Alexander will leave their Residence, St. Andrews, for
the Lower Otaio Cemetery, on WEDNESDAY, 30th inst., at 1 p.m.
Timaru Herald, 1 August 1904, Page 2
HASTIE. On July 31st, 1904, at Springbrook, St. Andrews, Margaret, the beloved
wife of Alexander Hastie; aged 82 years. Private interment at Lower Otaio
cemetery. (W. J. Lister, undertaker.)
Timaru Herald, 13 December 1904, Page 3
The Rev. J. H. J. Chappie, of St Andrews, in conducting the funeral of the late
Alex. Hastie at the Otaio Cemetery yesterday, said at the graveside : —"It was
not usual thing to introduce remarks into the ordinary burial service. At the
same time always I feel when officiating at the funeral of an old pioneer, such
as Alex. Hastie had been, that the time is most opportune (even though the
ordinary rules were broken), to speak a word to the younger people. The occasion
on which an old identity had passed away warranted the remarks. It seemed, a
small thing, perhaps, to stand at the graveside and see the body of an old
colonist laid in the soil, but we must remember, that New Zealand as we see and
enjoy it, is due to the indomitable toil, energy and perseverance of such men
who had laboured among the silver tussocks nigh upon fifty years ago. Personally
I feel it a greater honour to officiate at such a graveside, than if called to
conduct the funeral service of the titled or great, so often wrongly miscalled.
If I mistake not, the aristocracy of God will eventually be found among those
who have helped to lay the base of a righteous nation, and who, without worldly
honours, have almost passed away from the scene of action unthanked or
unnoticed. Alex. Hasite was one of a race that is too fast slipping away, and
whom succeeding generations centuries hence would, if they knew the spot where
such men were buried, almost worship at the shrine of such hallowed ground. We
live too near the time of the pioneers to feel their value. We wonder if the
rising generation show the powers of endeavour and the 'signs of iron in the
blood' that our fathers have shown. We pray it may be so. Let us endeavour to
build well on the foundations that have been laid, always remembering that it is
righteousness that exalteth a nation, not forgetting also that hard toil and
righteousness are (as the history of nations prove) blessings in future years,
let us keep these things in mind and beware of luxury of and effeminacy."
Timaru Herald, 23 July 1909, Page 4
BETTERN — On July 21st, at its parents' residence, Otaio, Henry Heyern, the
beloved and only child of of Mr and and Mrs Henry Bettern, aged 8 days. Deeply
regretted. Interment Lower Otaio cemetery this day. leaving their residence at
2.30 p.m.
Wises "New Zealand Guide" (pub 1952)
OTAIO, Canterbury prov. Timaru Postal District. Telephone office. Locality in
Waimate County. Pop: 115 (c). Farming. Sheep raising. Railway Station. 114 miles
from Christchurch, 14 miles from Timaru. Altitude 24ft. The section of railway
between St Andrews and Otaio was opened for traffic 1st September 1876.
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