PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 215, 16 October 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

The death is announced of Mrs. Floyi, senior, an old resident of Huntervi'lle, •aged ninety-two, she leaves six sons ■and three daughters Messrs. James Floyd, of I'ohonui, George, of Inglewoo.l, Henry, now of England, Charles, of Nclson. Thomas, of llawke's Bay, and Fred, of Hunterville, Mrs. James Wall, of Porirua, and Mrs. William Hundley, of Nukumani forty-eight grandchildren, forty-five yreat-grandchildren. and two grcat-greatgrandchildrc.-i. The old lady arrived in. Wellington with her husband, the late Mr. Thomas Floyd, in 1841, who was the first gaoler there; afterwards (hey kept an hotel in Porirua for u number of vears.

Mr. R. Notion, of Ponsonby, Auckland, fought as a boy in the China War of 1837 and 1858. lie has just received his medal for that leampaign under interesting circumstances (says the Star). After serving in the China' War lie came out to this station, and served on board 11.M.5. Miranda in Auckland harbor. Mis medal Has brought out by 11.M.5. Orpheus, under Commodore Burnett, but that vessel foundered on the Manukau bar on 7th February, 18(13, and it was not until recently that. Mr. Notton decided to apply far another medal to replace the one lost in the wreck. Mr. Notion joined the navv in 1855. and was serving on Trafalgar Day of thai vcar on board Nelson's Victory in Portsmouth '""■bor ill the school 'of apprentices, whence he was drafted as a first-class boy. lie went to the China station under Commodore Kcppel. in 11.M.5. Raleigh, thr vessel which foundered in the Straits of Malacca in 1857. He obtained his discharge in 1800.