Frank Lawrence SUTTON

1891 - 1968  (76 years)

• Name	Frank Lawrence SUTTON
  Birth	10 Dec 1891	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	From 15 May 1905 to 20 Dec 1906  [3]
  	Raglan School, Waikato
  Occupation	Builder  [4]
  Occupation	1917  [3]
  	Oil-engine Engineer, Paeroa
  Death	19 Aug 1968	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [4, 5]
  Cremation	21 Aug 1968	Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand   [6, 7]
  Probate	04 Sep 1968	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [5]
  Person ID	I1520	NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Clement Laurence SUTTON [Laurie],   b. 07 Oct 1856, Karaka, Auckland, New Zealand d. 07 Nov 1949, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Grace Isabella ROLLINSON,   b. 15 Feb 1871, Dover, Kent, England d. 08 Sep 1955, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	11 Aug 1890	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand   [1, 8]
  Notes	GOLDEN WEDDING. WAIKATO SETTLERS MR. AND MRS. C. L. SUTTON Recollections 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.
  Family ID	F315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Isabella KNAGGS,   b. 15 Sep 1895, Omaha, Auckland, New Zealand d. 10 Aug 1990, New Zealand (Age 94 years)
  Marriage	04 Oct 1916	New Zealand   [1, 9, 10]
  Children	+ 1. Joyce Belle SUTTON,   b. 03 Mar 1918, Ohinemuri, Coromandel, New Zealand d. 09 Sep 1979, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 61 years) + 2. Cynthia Elsa SUTTON,   b. 05 Oct 1919, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand d. 06 Sep 2009, New Zealand (Age 89 years) + 3. Annis Joan SUTTON,   b. 1921, Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand d. 17 Sep 1989 (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Dec 1891 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Marriage - 04 Oct 1916 - New Zealand Death - 19 Aug 1968 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Cremation - 21 Aug 1968 - Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand Probate - 04 Sep 1968 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Robyn Spurdle & Janette Howe, Spurdle Heritage, (ESA Publications, Auckland NZ 1992). [S2] New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, NZ Register of Births - Indexes. [S447] NZSG Index Version 5, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., Auckland 2008). [S442] Waitakere City Council Cemetery Search, (Waitakere City Council, Auckland). [S39] David Bryant, NZSG Index - Probate records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.). [S442] Waitakere City Council Cemetery Search, (Waitakere City Council, Auckland). Interment Type: Cremation; Title: MR; Surname: SUTTON; Given Names: FRANK LAWRENCE; Age: 76; Gender: Male; Occupation: RTD BUILDER; Date Of Death: 19-Aug-1968; Date Of Cremation: N/A; Funeral Director: BATTERSBY FUNERAL SERVICES [S1032] Auckland Council Cemeteries Search, (Auckland Council, Auckland, NZ - https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/cemeteries). [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). NZSG Certificates Collection [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). NZ Brides & Grooms Index [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand).