Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 604, 5 March 1929, Page 15

Obituary

MRS. M. A. SOMERVILLE Mrs. Margaret Ann Somerville, who died at Ilowick last week at the age of 65. was born in Ireland and went to Canada where she-married the late Mr. George Somerville. After ;t short time there she came to New Zealand and for the past 40 years had occupied the same farm on the Whitford Road. Mr. Somerville died last December. At Mrs. Somerville’s funeral at tho Church of England Cemetery on Sunday there was a large attendance of settlers and several pioneers of tho district were also present. Canon C. IT. Mason and the Rev. N. D. Boyes conducted the service. MR. J. H. BOND The death occurred yesterday of an old colonist. Mr. John Henry Bond. a.t the age of 93. Born in Stow Bardolph, Norfolk. England, Mr. Bond was tho only son of the late Mr Charles Bond, and he came to New Zealand in the ship Maori in 1859. lie was employed on a farm at Matakana and he later took up land in the district, living there until about four years ago when he retired on account of his ago. lie came to Auckland and lived with relations. Mr. Bond, who was twice married, is survived by his wife and two children. There are 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. MRS. JESSIE EATON Another old colonist, Mrs. Jessie Eaton, died at her home in Khyb< r Pass Road on Sunday, at the age of 85. Arriving from Adelaide with her father, the late Mr. AV. I*. Kirkwood, in 1858, in the ship White Swan, one of the first steamers to come to New Zealand, Mrs. Eaton married Mr. Albert Eaton in 3 865. The whole of her married life was spent in Auckland. Mr. Eaton died eight years ago. Mrs. Eaton is survived by l«j children. There are 28 grandchildren. MR. EDWARD EVANS Well-known in the South Island, Mr. Edward Evans died in the Auckland Hospital on Sunday at the age of 85. ■ Born in Trefeglws, a small town in j North Wales, Mr. Evans came to New j Zealand in the ship Merope in 1870. ari riving at LytteP.on to find the town : had been practically destroyed by lire, j Ho took up land in the district and ! specialised in the breeding of draught ! horses. In 1876 he married Miss Jani I Jones, a native of Wales, who arrived ’in the same boat. For about 35 years ; Mr. Evans was farming in the South i Island, removing to Rotorua at the be- | ginning of the Great War. \ Mr. Evans is survived by his wif~

and one daughter, Airs. W. Lewis, of Epsom. There are two srandcliilurei*.