| Family |
Clement Laurence SUTTON [Laurie], b. 07 Oct 1856, Karaka, Auckland, New Zealand  d. 07 Nov 1949, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 93 years) |
| Marriage |
11 Aug 1890 |
Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand [1, 5] |
| Notes |
GOLDEN WEDDING.WAIKATO SETTLERS
MR. AND MRS. C. L. SUTTONRecollections of a varied life in which there was an abundance of hard work, many difficulties and the experiences common to early settlers and their families, were revived when Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sutton, of Karaka, celebrated their golden wedding a few days ago. Mr. Sutton, although 84 years of age, still musters sheep and takes an active interest in his farm.
As a boy, Mr. Sutton lived, with his father, Mr. Charles Sutton, on a farm at Omata, Taranaki. When the Maoris became restless his father sold the farm and went to live at Raglan.
"My father bought bullocks from the Maoris at Kawhia, and, at the age of 12, with a bullock-plough, I ploughed about 200 acres of farmland on our property at Raglan," said Mr. Sutton. "My father used to go to Kawhia every half-year to buy about 300 bushels of wheat from the Maoris. The wheat was pack-horsed for about 12 miles around Kawhia beach. Then it was my job to help load it on to bullock drays to take it the rest of the journey. After that my sister and I ground the wheat and made flour for bread-baking each morning." He built a windmill to drive the grinder. Even then it took the whole morning to grind 10 bushels of grain.
"I have done all sorts of jobs in my time," Mr. Sutton continued. "I ran a flax mill, and got between £27 10s and £33 10s a ton for my flax. For four years I was chainman for a Government surveyor, right in the heart of the bush, and we used to kill wild pigs and cattle to fill out our bill of fare. Then I drove coaches between Raglan and Hamilton. Often we had to swim the horses across flooded dips in the road near the Waipa River, and passengers went across in boats."
Mrs. Sutton, who is 67, can remember when butter was sold at between 4d and 6d a pound. Her mother was a music-teacher, and some of the settlers paid their children's fees in kind - so many pounds of cheese or butter every week.
Source: New Zealand Herald , 19 August 1940, Page 13.
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| Children |
| + | 1. Frank Lawrence SUTTON, b. 10 Dec 1891, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand d. 19 Aug 1968, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 76 years) |
| | 2. Irene Annis SUTTON [Irene Alice], b. 30 Mar 1893, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand d. 28 Aug 1893, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 0 years) |
| + | 3. Winifred Grace SUTTON, b. 18 Aug 1894, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand d. 03 Apr 1985, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 90 years) |
| + | 4. Vincent Blyth SUTTON [Len], b. 14 Apr 1896, Whatawhata, Waikato, New Zealand d. 23 Sep 1974, Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 78 years) |
| + | 5. Thelma Eva SUTTON [Eva Thelma], b. 18 Aug 1897, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand d. 14 Sep 1986, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 89 years) |
| + | 6. Edwin Clement SUTTON [Ted], b. 18 Jan 1899, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand d. 13 Jun 1983, Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 84 years) |
| | 7. Violet Isabel SUTTON, b. 23 Jun 1906, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand d. 09 Aug 1912, Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 6 years) |
| + | 8. George Aroha Raglan SUTTON, b. 15 Oct 1908, Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand d. 03 Nov 1979, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 71 years) |
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| Family ID |
F315 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
31 Dec 2024 |
Chris Korte's New Zealand Genealogy Project
1871 - 1955 (84 years)
Has no ancestors but 99 descendants in this family tree.
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