Clement Laurence SUTTON [Laurie]

1856 - 1949  (93 years)

• Name	Clement Laurence SUTTON
  Known As	Laurie
  Birth	07 Oct 1856	Karaka, Auckland, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer  [3]
  Death	07 Nov 1949	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [4]
  Burial	09 Nov 1949	Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand   [5]
  Probate	21 Jul 1950	Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand   [3]
  Person ID	I593	NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles SUTTON,   b. 13 May 1832, Camberwell, Surrey, England d. 06 May 1905, Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann SPURDLE,   b. 11 Jun 1836, Beaminster, Dorset, England d. 31 Jul 1864, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	09 May 1853	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1, 6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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, 9]
  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.
  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)
  Family ID	F315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 07 Oct 1856 - Karaka, Auckland, New Zealand Marriage - 11 Aug 1890 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Death - 07 Nov 1949 - Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Burial - 09 Nov 1949 - Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand Probate - 21 Jul 1950 - 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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  OBITUARY Mr C. L. SUTTON The death has occurred at Auckland at the age of 93 of Mr Clement Lawrence Sutton, a veteran Waikato coachman. Born in a military camp at Karaka during the Maori wars, his father ran the first mail coach from Raglan to Hamilton. Mr Sutton, himself, carried the mail over this route for 50 years. After marrying he settled in Hamilton in 1890 and ran the town's first livery stables and expanded the coaching business all over the Waikato. He will he remembered by identities of the Cambridge district. Source: Waikato Independent, 9 November 1949, Page 5.

  
  

• Sources

  [S118] Robyn Spurdle & Janette Howe, Spurdle Heritage, (ESA Publications, Auckland NZ 1992). [S1464] Noeleen Sutton, Sutton Cox Adams Wells Family Tree, (https://www.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=suttoncoxadamswells&view=9&ver=3495). [S39] David Bryant, NZSG Index - Probate records, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.). [S130] Purewa Burials and Crematorium Search, (Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Auckland), none. [S130] Purewa Burials and Crematorium Search, (Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Auckland), none. Surname SUTTON; First Names Clement Lawrence; Age 93 Years; Gender Male; Date of Death 07 Nov 1949; Religion Anglican; Serial No 15581; Date of Service 09 Nov 1949; Funeral Director Sibuns Funeral Advisors, 582 Remuera Road, Remuera, AUCKLAND; What Buried? Body; Cemetery Purewa Cemetery; Location Block J 06 Plot 006 [S122] Florence Mary Kenah, Raglan, NZ, William Spurdle - Sarah Sibley Family Tree, (April 1942). [S394] Mrs Jeannette Miller, from Registrar Generals Office, NEW ZEALAND MARRIAGES 1853 FROM R.G.O. INDEXES, (http://www.geocities.com/wlorac/nzsource1.htm, 03-01-91). [S385] NZ Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, (Ancestry.com). [S17] David Bryant, NZSG Index, (New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc., 2005). NZSG Certificates Collection