Obituary

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 745, 19 August 1929, Page 11

Obituary

MR. A. F. CHOAT Mr. Alfred John Choat. who died at Hamilton on Saturday, at the age of S 3, was born in Essex. England, and came to New Zealand with his parents 70 years ago. settling in Auckland. For some years he was engaged in the bakery business with his father. Mr. Choat was a prominent member of th*» Presbyterian Church. He is survived | by three sons and one daughter. MRS. E. JAMIESON Mrs. Eliza Jamieson, one of the oldest inhabitants of New Zealand, died in Wellington on Thursday. Her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. David Williams, arrived in New Zealand in 1842, and Mrs. Jamieson was born in 1844. Mrs. Jamieson was twice married. her first husband being Mr. John Stoddart, and her second the late Mr. John Jamieson, of the Government. Printing Office and “Evening Post” staffs. Mrs. Jamieson was a foundation member of the Wellington Early Settlers’ Association. , She is survived by four children by the first marriage and four by the second. MRS. M. WHITTON The death occurred at Papatoetoe early on Saturday morning of Mrs. Jlagdalene Whitton. at the age of s:>. Mrs. Whitton was born at Arbroath. Scotland, in 1844. and migrated to New Zealand in 1867 in the ship Wild Duck. After about four years in the South Island, she and her husband came North, settling at East Tamaki. residing there for a quarter of a centurv. They moved to Te Awamutu In 1900 Mr. Whitton died in 1910. Several years later Mrs. Whitton went to Papatoetoe to live with her daughter, Mrs. Bryant. She is survived by four sons. Charles and William (Te Awamp.ui. John (Walton) and James (Manurewat. and two daughters. Mrs. Bryant (Papatoetoe) and Mrs. Baxter (Napier). The funeral took place at St. John's Cemetery, Te Awamutu, yesterday MR. H. L CLAUDET Mr. Henry Lionel Ciaudet, who died yesterday at his home in Conbern Road, Remuera. at the age of <6B. was born iu San Francisco and educated at. Highgate College. After four years as an assayer at the Bank of En?land he came 1:o New Zealand in the ship Oxford, lending at Auckland in 1880. Later he lived at Thame-. Cambridge, Piako, Mangonui and Parengarenga. In 1890 Mr. Ciaudet went to England, but returned the following year and settled at Awanui, where lie took a keen interest in local politics and athletic sports. He was a member of the Mangonui County Council for siv years, two of which he served as chairman, and at one time was chairman of the Licensing Committee. Ho was also a member of the first com - mittee of the Kaitaia. Agricultural Society. Mr. Ciaudet was a grandson of ih« famous Antoine Francois Jean Ciaudet, F.R.S., whose discoveries in photography gave an impetus to that .science. M. Ciaudet was awarded many honours for his work, and of his photographic masterpieces, only a few of which are in existence, aro held by the late Mr. H. L. Claudet's family, and are still in a remarkable state of preservation. Mr. Ciaudet is survived by his wif.-. a daughter of Mr. George Richards, of Awanui.