Vincent Blyth SUTTON [Len]

1896 - 1974  (78 years)

• Name	Vincent Blyth SUTTON
  Known As	Len
  Birth	14 Apr 1896	Whatawhata, Waikato, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1954  [3]
  	Builder, Papakura
  Burial	1974	Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand   [4]
  Death	23 Sep 1974	Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand   [1, 3, 5]
  Probate	06 Nov 1974	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [3]
  Person ID	I1525	NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2019

  
  

  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, 6]
  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	Leonora Lyle GIRDWOOD [Nora],   b. 14 Jun 1897, Drury, Auckland, New Zealand d. 27 Apr 1986, Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1927	New Zealand   [1, 5, 7]
  Children	1. Marian Bertha SUTTON,   b. 25 Feb 1929, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand d. 09 Sep 1999, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Apr 1896 - Whatawhata, Waikato, New Zealand Marriage - 21 Dec 1927 - New Zealand Burial - 1974 - Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand Death - 23 Sep 1974 - Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand Probate - 06 Nov 1974 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• 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. [S39] David Bryant, NZSG Index - Probate records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.). [S145] Diane Wilson, NZ Burial Locator, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc, Auckland 2008). [S642] NZ BDM - Historical Records - DATES, (Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington, New Zealand). [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). NZSG Certificates Collection [S172] NZ Marriages 1836-1956, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists, 2006).