Edwin Clement SUTTON [Ted]

1899 - 1983  (84 years)

• Name	Edwin Clement SUTTON
  Known As	Ted
  Birth	18 Jan 1899	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Education	From 15 May 1905 to 13 Dec 1912  [2]
  	Raglan School
  Death	13 Jun 1983	Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand   [3, 5]
  Cremation	17 Jun 1983	Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand   [6]
  Person ID	I1529	NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant
  Last Modified	11 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, 7]
  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	Edith May GREEN,   b. 23 Mar 1901, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand d. 15 Aug 1984, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	23 Aug 1927	New Zealand   [1, 8, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Marilyn Nola SUTTON,   b. 22 Jun 1928, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand d. 05 Feb 2011, Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand (Age 82 years)   2. Lorraine Blythe SUTTON [Sister Shivani],   b. 02 Nov 1932, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  Family ID	F769	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Jan 1899 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Marriage - 23 Aug 1927 - New Zealand Death - 13 Jun 1983 - Panmure, Auckland, New Zealand Cremation - 17 Jun 1983 - Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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