OBITUARY.

Shannon News, 16 December 1921, Page 2

OBITUARY.

MRS TAYLOR, OF TAW A FLAT. The death occurred at Taw a Flat on Saturday oi Mrs Taylor, widow of the late Captain James Taylor, aged 95 years. The late Mrs Taylor arrived with her parents by the ship Coroman-* del in iStO. She was married in 1844 to Mr Janies Taylor, the Rev. Watkins, oi Wesley Church, Wellington, olti- < elating. The first, few years were spent at Taita, Johnsonville and Pahautanui and in 1851 they, with the young family, started the farm that has lor 70 years been a home of hospital iiy. Many are the exciting stories told—the cleaving of the hush, the difficulties and dangers associated with the unsettled state of the country, sotting out before day 1 night. to walk through Khandalluli and Kaiwarra from Tawa Flat, by way of the old military track to Pipitea, having to carry the baby on her back, and making the purchases and carrying them | back, arriving late at night—alt make die man or woman of to-day marvel 1 at the strength and endurance dis- ! played by the early settlers. To such * pioneers the Dominion owes more than | can be measured. The children of j the late Mrs Taylor number fourteen, of whom eleven are alive—six sons 1 and five daughters. There areV 70 grandchildren- 86 great-grandchildren and four great great-grandchildren. Members of the family include Mesdames Best and Windley, Te Ho-ro; Mr G. Taylor, Otaki; Mr T. Taylor, Te . Iforo; Mr A. J. Taylor, Palmerston ‘ North; Mr Jas. Taylor, Feilding; Mrs ’ Masters (Hastings), and Mrs James J Jones (Waikato), Messrs. .T. J. and John R. Whyte (To-

komaru) are grandsons oi the late Mrs Taylor, and Mrs W. E. Barber (Foxton), and Mrs A. H. ITU (of Ihaltara) are granddaughters.