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David JONES [Jum]

1903 - 1991  (88 years)

• Name	David JONES
  Known As	Jum
  Birth	26 Feb 1903	Woodville, Tararua, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Education	From 13 Sep 1909 to 26 Mar 1917  [6]
  	Woodville School, Tararua, New Zealand
  Occupation	Knitwear manufacturer, Palmerston North  [7]
  Occupation	1917  [6]
  	Telegram delivery, Woodville Post Office
  Occupation	1928  [8]
  	Buttermaker, Woodville
  Occupation	From 1931 to 1954  [8]
  	Manager, Rangiwahia Dairy Factory
  Death	14 Dec 1991	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [1, 9]
  Burial	17 Dec 1991	Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand   [10]
  Person ID	I105	NZ Genealogy Project | JONES Descendant
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	David JONES,   b. 1858, Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales d. 20 Jul 1902, Woodville, Tararua, New Zealand (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Emily MIST,   b. 1868, Woodgreen, Hampshire, England d. 20 Nov 1954, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	29 Apr 1886	Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand   [4, 11, 12]
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  Family ID	F79	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Irene BERKAHN,   b. 24 Nov 1906, Wakarara, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand d. 11 Jan 1968, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1925	Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand   [1, 4, 13]
  Children	+ 1. Desmond Stanley JONES [Des],   b. 05 Apr 1926, Woodville, Tararua, New Zealand d. 10 Mar 2018, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 91 years) + 2. Clarence David JONES [Clarrie],   b. 17 May 1927, Woodville, Tararua, New Zealand d. 13 Mar 1986, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 58 years)   3. Valerie Grace JONES [Val],   b. 18 Dec 1929, Woodville, Tararua, New Zealand d. 10 Jun 2016, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand (Age 86 years) + 4. Margaret Irene JONES,   b. 07 Sep 1931, Woodville, Tararua, New Zealand d. 23 Nov 2021, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F60	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Feb 1903 - Woodville, Tararua, New Zealand Marriage - 21 Oct 1925 - Makotuku, Tararua, New Zealand Death - 14 Dec 1991 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand Burial - 17 Dec 1991 - Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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  BIOGRAPHY David Jones was born in 1903 in Woodville, the youngest child of Emily Mist and David Jones. David's father died a few months before his birth. His mother remarried a local farmer, John Harris, in 1908. David grew up in Woodville. He attended school in Woodville and left school in 1917 during the First World War to work as a telegram delivery boy at the Woodville Post Office. He met his future wife while delivering mail from the Woodville Post Office. Irene was working as a maid and cook in a home near Woodville. David played rugby for Woodville, playing in the same team as Irene's brother Francis. Their team, the Woodville Seniors, were runners-up in the 1922 Manawatu Rugby Union Championship. David obtained work at the Woodville Dairy Factory, learning the trade and became a butter maker. In 1925 David married Irene Berkahn at Makotuku near Norsewood. Irene was the daughter of Christian Berkahn and Matilda Beck, both children of Danish settlers who came to New Zealand to clear the 90 Mile Bush. David and Irene lived in Woodville where their four children were born: Desmond, born 1926; Clarence, born 1927; Valerie, born 1929; and Margaret, born 1931. In 1931 the family moved to Rangiwahia, when David was appointed manager of the Rangiwahia-Ruahine dairy factory. The following article from The Manawatu Standard on 29 August 1931 reported the farewell from Woodville. A large gathering of fellow-workers and friends of Mr Jones, who is leaving the district to take up the position of manager of the Rangiwahia dairy factory, assembled last evening to bid him farewell. Musical and other items were given during the evening by Messrs Bibby, Lagor, Young, Hutchinson and Morgan. Mr Hutchinson referred to the good qualities of the guest of the evening as a butter-maker and a citizen, and wished him every success in his new sphere of life. Other speakers endorsed the remarks and expressed regret at the departure of one who had proved himself a most capable butter-maker and amiable friend. Mr Jones suitably responded, and the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" terminated a most happy function. At first David managed the old Rangiwahia butter factory built in 1898 and extended over the years as the local dairy industry expanded production. In 1934 the directors of Rangiwahia-Ruahine Co-operative Dairy Company Limited decided to take out a loan and build a new butter factory and manager's residence. The new factory, with electricity for power and new butter making equipment, was opened on 15 February 1936. The Jones family lived in the new residence beside the factory. David received many awards for butter produced by the factory in competitions, as shown below in a selection of newspaper reports transcribed below. Irene and David moved to Palmerston North in 1955 where David established a successful family knitwear business. The business produced woollen garments for the New Zealand market. The knitwear business was managed by David, employed family members (Desmond, his wife Phyllis, and Clarence) plus two married women who lived nearby and a traveller who sold the factory's clothing to retailers. Irene died in 1968 after a long period of illness. David retired in 1970, closing the knitwear business. He died in 1991 in Palmerston North and was buried with Irene. THE BUTTER AWARDS. DOMINION CHAMPIONSHIP TO RANGIWAHIA-RUAHINE. In the awards for butter in the dairy produce classes Manawatu and district factories were well to the fore. The championship of New Zealand went to the Rangiwahia-Ruahino Co. with 94.5 points, Taihape being next with 94.15, and Kokatahi third with 94. The butter has been judged by officers of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture. The judges state that the exhibits fully maintain New Zealand reputation for high quality, the flavour in all but an odd exhibit being fresh, full and pleasing, while the body of the butter is of that high standard necessary to the successful deliverance of our butter on the world's market after several months' unavoidable storage. Details of the awards are as follow: CLASS 1. Box Butter, salted, suitable for export. Open to all factories in New Zealand. Third: Rangiwahia-Ruahine, manager D Jones, 94.5 points. Twenty-three entries. Previous winners: 1920, Golden Bay; 1921, Kaitaia: 1922, Rivorbank; 1923, Masterton; 1924, Taihape; 1925, Awnhuri; 1926, Okoia; 1927, Cambridge; 1928, Wangaehu; 1929, Rata; 1930, United and Rangitikei (tie); 1931, United; 1932, United. CLASS 2. Box Butter in pats, in plain wrappers, suitable for local trade. Open to all factories in New Zealand. Results omitted. CLASS 3. Box Butter, suitable for export. Open to all factories in New Zealand (Cunard Rose Bowl). First: Rangiwahia-Ruahine, manager D. Jones, 95.0 points. Twenty-three entries. CLASS 4. Box of Export Butter. Open to members only of the N.Z. Dairy Factory Managers' Association. Details omitted. CLASS 5. Box of Export Factory Butter (56 lb) from bulk, manufactured at the factory of the exhibitor making an entry. Open to all factories in New Zealand. Standard export box. The exhibits are to be taken without choice from any parcel or parcels prior to the Government grading examination at any of the cold stores for butter. Managers must certify that at least 50 per cent, of March output is being exported (Shaw, Savill and Albion Cup). Second: Rangiwahia-Ruahine, manager D. Jones, 94.8 points. Twelve entries. Previous winners 1920, Levin and Masterton (tie); 1921, Levin; 1922, Awahuri; 1923 Taihape; 1924, Cambridge; 1925, Shannon; 1926, Konini; 1927, Mangorei; 1928, Matakana; 1929, Apiti; 1930, United; 1931, Rongotea; 1932, Rangiwahia-Ruahine. CLASS 6. Championship of New Zealand, under the auspices of the N.Z. Dairy Factory Managers' Association, to be competed for by exhibitors entered in classes 1 and 6. Open to all factories in New Zealand. First: Rangiwahia-Ruahine, manager D. Jones, 94.5 points. Sixteen entries. Winners since 1920: 1920, Golden Bay (E. C Wadsworth) and Tai Tapu (I. Campion) tie; 1921, Konini (D. Kelly); 1922, Mauriceville (W. S. Death); 1923, Masterton (L. Barber), Mauriceville (W. S. Death) and United (J. Smellie), tie; 1924, Masterton (L. Barber); 1925, Cambridge (P. C. Petersen); 1926, Okoia (E. P. Little) and Shannon (J. Aim), tie; 1927, Shannon (J. Aim); 1928, Wangaehu (W. E A. Smith); 1929, Rata (A. P. Lee); 1930, Wangaehu (W. E. A. Smith); 1931, Kokatahi (J. A. McCallum) and United (J. Swede), tie; 1932, United. Source: Manawatu Standard, 13 June 1933, Page 2. RANGIWAHIA Excellent results were secured by Mr. D. Jones, our factory manager, at the recent Hawera Show. Our butter obtained places in all sections entered including two first prizes and four seconds. One of the first prizes was for a box of butter taken from the grading store. Mr. Jones also won the gold medal for scoring the highest aggregate number of points. At this year's Waikato Show our butter again won the grand championship banner, which is awarded to the factory securing the highest number of points in all classes. In all, five first prizes were secured at Hamilton, including the championship of Wellington-Hawke's Bay district, King George challenge cup, and in pat butter suitable for local trade. This is the second year in succession that Mr. Jones has won the grand championship banner at Hamilton. At the Palmerston North Show seven places were secured by our butter out of 12 classes. Source: Manawatu Standard, 28 June 1934, Page 10. RANGIWAHIA WINS N.Z. BUTTER CHAMPIONSHIP. WOODVILLLE IN SECOND PLACE (By Telegraph - Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Last Night. The principal the dairying section at the Auckland Winter Exhibition were as follows: - New Zealand Butter Championship (Box of butter, 281b5., salted for export) 1. Rangiwahia-Ruahine Dairy Coy., Ltd., Rangiwahia (D. Jones) 2. United Co-operative Dairy Coy., Ltd. Woodville (J. Swede) 3. Rangitaiki Plans Dairy Coy., Ltd., Edgecumbe (J. Rutherford) New Zealand Cheese Championship (Case of Cheddar Cheese, coloured or white, for export) 1. Opouriao Dairy Coy., Ltd., Ruatoki North 2. Tamaki Co-operative Dairy Coy., Te Rehunga (A. Carnie) 3. Alton Co-operative Dairy Coy., Ltd., Alton (A. Ulingworth) Source: Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 July 1936, Page 8. NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW BUTTER AND CHEESE AWARDS (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) PALMERSTON NORTH, June 7. Butter awards at the national dairy show of the Manawatu Agricultural and Pastoral Association were:- Points prize for managers: Bay of Plenty (T. R. McCarthy) 1, Rangiwahia. Ruahine (D. Jones) 2, United, Woodville (E. Hutchinson) 3. Points prize for assistants; Konini (R. Hirst) 1, Canterbury Central (G. Morrow) 2. Hardley cup, a box of salted; United. Box of salted. Canterbury Central 1, Rangiwahia, Ruahine 2, Rangitaiki Plains 3. Pats: Rangiwahia, Ruahine 1, Bay of Plenty 2, Mangorei 3. Box for export, salted (Cunard rose bowl): Rangiwahia, Ruahine 1, Golden Bay 2, United 3. Box for export, open to members of the Factory Managers' Association. Levin 1, Okitu 2. Arahura 3. Source: The Press (Christchurch), 8 June 1940, Page 8. NOTE: Some of the articles above do not include full details of winning scores and the names of all winning competitors. Articles included details of points for butter flavour (50), Texture and body(25) and colour, finish, etc. (25); as well as the total point scored.

  
  

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