Makaraka Cemetery, Markaraka, Gisborne City, Gisborne, New Zealand: Chris Korte's New Zealand Genealogy Project

Chris Korte's New Zealand Genealogy Project

Latitude: -38.64800438248723, Longitude: 177.98135359389732 | Click to get directions to Makaraka Cemetery

Notes:
Makaraka or Houhoupiko Cemetery was Gisborne’s first main public cemetery. The land was bought in 1857 from Maori owners and the first burial was that of T. Uren’s in 1860. Houhoupiko is the stream that crosses the land into Taruheru River. The cemetery is historically significant with most of the area’s European pioneers and many local Maori families buried here. In 1916, the year after the current Taruheru cemetery opened, Makaraka cemetery was closed to burials, except for the immediate family of those already buried there.

Headstones

Description	Status	Location	Name (Died/Buried)
Grave - Albert Job and Kate Barber	Located	604	Albert Job BARBER (d. 08 Apr 1918)
Grave - Octavius Lawes Woodthorpe and Ann Doris BOUSFIELD Grave of Octavius Lawes Woodthorpe BOUSFIELD, his wife Annie Doris O'BRIEN, and Edwin Valentine and Elizabeth Luttrell, plus the following children: Clifton and Stratford Luttrell and Wilhelmina E McIntosh.		86	Octavius Lawes Woodthorpe BOUSFIELD (d. 19 May 1882) Elizabeth DAVIS (d. 30 Jun 1939) Edwin Valentine LUTTRELL (d. 06 Sep 1911) Ann Doris O'BRIEN (d. 30 Jan 1893)
Headstone - Allan and Eleanor Willson, and their daughters Lilian and Florence In loving memory of ALLAN JOHN JAMES, dearly beloved husband of Eleanor WILLSON, died 8 July 1922 aged 78 years; also ELEANOR MEYERS WILLSON, beloved wife of the above and our dear mother, died 26 November 1930 aged 81 years; also their dearly beloved daughters, LILIAN EMMA, accidentally killed 19 December 1891 aged 13 years; and FLORENCE NAOMI, died 14 March 1893 aged 19 months; also dearly beloved grand-daughter, EDITH MYRTLE PRESTON, died 26 January 1901 aged 6 months. At rest; also Corporal THOMAS R W PRESTON, killed in action at Avesnos, Baupaume, France, 24 August 1918 aged 22 years - duty nobly done.	Located	Block: MKB, Plot #: 239	Eleanor MEYERS (d. 26 Nov 1930) Allan John James WILLSON (d. 08 Jul 1922)
Headstone - Allan and Eleanor Willson, and their daughters Lilian and Florence In loving memory of ALLAN JOHN JAMES, dearly beloved husband of Eleanor WILLSON, died 8 July 1922 aged 78 years; also ELEANOR MEYERS WILLSON, beloved wife of the above and our dear mother, died 26 November 1930 aged 81 years; also their dearly beloved daughters, LILIAN EMMA, accidentally killed 19 December 1891 aged 13 years; and FLORENCE NAOMI, died 14 March 1893 aged 19 months; also dearly beloved grand-daughter, EDITH MYRTLE PRESTON, died 26 January 1901 aged 6 months.	Located		Eleanor MEYERS (d. 26 Nov 1930) Allan John James WILLSON (d. 08 Jul 1922) Florence Naomi WILLSON (d. 14 Mar 1893) Lilian Emma WILLSON (d. 19 Dec 1891)
Headstone - Arthur Mortleman In loving memory of ELIZABETH ANN, beloved wife of Arthur MORTLEMAN, who died 5 April 1914 aged 47 years.Also her beloved husband, ARTHUR, 1857 - 1946.	Located	Block: MKM, Plot #: 1573	Elizabeth Ann FLEMING (d. 05 Apr 1914) Arthur Edward MORTLEMAN (d. 03 Mar 1946)
Headstone - Eleanor Noble-Campbell In loving memory of Eleanor, dearly beloved wife of Stuart Allan Noble-Campbell, and eldest daughter of Samuel and Mary Jane McLearnon, died 14 Nov 1898, aged 21.		Block: MKG, Plot #: 515	Eleanor McLERNON (d. 14 Nov 1898)
Headstone - Elizabeth Mortleman In loving memory of ELIZABETH ANN, beloved wife of Arthur MORTLEMAN, who died 5 April 1914 aged 47 years.Also her beloved husband, ARTHUR, 1857 - 1946.	Located	Block: MKM, Plot #: 1573	Elizabeth Ann FLEMING (d. 05 Apr 1914) Arthur Edward MORTLEMAN (d. 03 Mar 1946)
Headstone - Ewen and Martha Cameron In loving memory of Martha, the beloved wife of Ewen Cameron, died 4th May 1916 aged 62 years. Rest in Peace. Also Ewen Cameron, died 26.2.1929 aged 89. Also R.J. Cameron aged 90.		Block: MKB, Plot #: 97	Martha BREINGHAN (d. 04 May 1916) Ewen CAMERON (d. 26 Feb 1929)
Headstone - Wilhelm Louis Buscke Family In loving memory of Eugenie Olga Buscke died 25 November 1883 aged 17 years; also Anna Alice Buscke died 26 April 1884 aged 16 years; and Wilhelm Louis Buscke died 25 June 1912 aged 80 years; and Wilhelmina Buscke died 6 June 1918 aged 71 years.		Block: MKB, Plot #: 94	Anna Alice BUSCKE (d. 26 Apr 1884) Eugenie Olga BUSCKE (d. 25 Nov 1883) Wilhelm Louis BUSCKE (d. 25 Jun 1912) Wilhelmina VOGEL (d. 06 Jun 1918)

All Burials

#	Last Name, Given Name(s)	Buried		Person ID
1.	BARBER, Albert Job	bur. 09 Apr 1918	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I19384
2.	BOUSFIELD, Herbert Octavius	bur. 23 Apr 1922	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I19310
3.	BOUSFIELD, Octavius Lawes Woodthorpe	bur. 21 May 1882	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I18274
4.	BREINGHAN, Martha	bur. 06 May 1916	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I9397
5.	CAMERON, Ewen	bur. 27 Feb 1929	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I9396
6.	DAVIS, Elizabeth	bur. 01 Jul 1939	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I18265
7.	FLEMING, Elizabeth Ann	bur. 07 Apr 1914	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I18713
8.	HOWELL, Sarah Ann	bur. 03 Dec 1912	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I19121
9.	LUTTRELL, Edwin Valentine	bur. 07 Sep 1911	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I18264
10.	McCONNELL, Agnes Ashby	bur. 12 Oct 1919	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I19309
11.	MEYERS, Eleanor	bur. 27 Nov 1930	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I19115
12.	MORTLEMAN, Arthur Edward	bur. 05 Mar 1946	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I18712
13.	MUIR, Peter Wilson	bur. 11 Feb 1930	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I19207
14.	O'BRIEN [Annie], Ann Doris	bur. 01 Feb 1893	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I18272
15.	WILLSON, Allan John James	bur. 09 Jul 1922	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I19114
16.	WILLSON [Lily], Lilian Emma	d. 19 Dec 1891	Makaraka, Gisborne, New Zealand	I19252