OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11824, 29 November 1901, Page 3 (Supplement)

OBITUARY.

Mr. A. Morrison-, member for Caversham, ! died at Hanmer at a-quarter past nine on Nov. 21. Mr. Morrison was returned as a labour member in 1893, and supported the present Government. His name was frequently mentioned in connection with Cab- j inet vacancies. While chairman of the Mid- . land Railways Commission he was taken ill • at Nelson, and had to be removed to his t home. All through last session he suffered j from cancer of the throat, and left Welling- j ton about a month before the House ad- 1 journed. He lost the power of speech soon J after returning home. He then went to the ; Hanmer Spring Sanatorium, where he grad- • ually sank, and died as above stated, j The funeral took place on November 24, ! and was largely attended. The Govern- i meat was represented by the Hon. T. Dun- j can, Minister for Lands," and the local members of Parliament attended. |

A telegram published the other day stated that the Dowager Lady Tancred, who was a familiar figure in the Wairarapa, died at her home at Clareville on November 15, at the age of 83 years. Later particulars show that several months ago Lady Tancred's life was despaired of, but she made a wonderful recovery. She visited the races at Clareville on November 9 and 11, and caught a severe cold, followed by bronchitis. Lad;/ Tancred, nee Miss Jane Selby, married in 1859 Sir Thos. Tancred, who died and was buried at Napier in 1880. Willi Sir Thomas, Lady Tancred first came to this colony in 1851, and landed at Lyttelton. They were amongst the first Canterbury settlers, and resided in that district for a number of years. They went Home and travelled in England and on the Continent, but sailed again in 1872 for Lyttelton in the ship Pleiades. After living there 11 years, Lady Tancred made Clareville her permanent residence. Shortly afterwards Sir Thomas died. The deceased lady left seven children, four sons and three daughters, and a large number of grandchildren. Of her children, the eldest son, Sir Thomas, with his brother Seymour, and a daughter, Mrs. Hawkins, reside in England. Mr. P. P. Tancred, well-known in racing circles, lives in Wellington. Mr- James Park, manager of the Onehunga Woollen Mills, died somewhat suddenly of peritonitis, at his residence, Onehunga, on November 16. Mr. Park was a native, of Galashiels, Scotland, and came to Victoria about 27 years ago, to set up a woollen factory a't Warraambool. After some years' residence in that place he came to Oamaru, New Zealand, remaining there for two years. He then came to Onehuuga, where he has since resided. Deceased had been closely associated with themanufacture of woollen goods from his boyhood, and was looked upon by the directors of the Onehunga mill as an ideal manager. He superintended the erection of the machinery at the inception of the Onehunga woollen works, and the company's success was largely due to his practical skill. Mr. Park not only won the esteem of his employers, but also of their employees. The funeral took place on Monday November 18 in the Waikaraka Cemetery, and was one of the largest seen in Onehunga for some considerable time.

On Nov. 20 an old resident of Epsom, in the person of Mr. Robert McDonnell Wynyard, youngest son of the late MajorGeneral Robert Henry Wynyard, C.8., of the 58th Regiment, passed away at his residence, One-tree Hill, at the age of 59 3 - ears. He was only an infant of two years old when the regiment landed in New Zealand in 18'15. Mr. Wynyard passed all his young days in Auckland, and left in 1858 for the Cape of Good Hope, in which colony his father had been appointed commander of the forces. On his father's death in 1563, he returned to Auckland, where he settled at One-tree Hill, and has ever since resided there. He married the daughter of Major England, of Bath, England, and leaves his widow, three sons, and one daughter surviving him. Deceased was a man of most kindly disposition, and his large circle of friends will sadly miss his familiar face. The funeral took place on November 22, in St. Andrews Cemetery, Epsom, next to tie grave of his late mother, Lady Wynyard. The cortege was a long one, and many old identities paid their last mark of respect to the memory of the deceased. The Rev. J. 11. Walker (Ellerslie) conducted the burial service, and the chief mourners were: Messrs. M. H. Wynyard, R, H. Wynyard, J. Wynyard (sons), and Robert Wynyard, Win. Wynyard, and John Wynyard (nephews of the. deceased).

We regret to record the death of Miss Jessie Gibson Corbett, second daughter .it the late Dr. R. Telfer Corbett, Mi)., J. P., formerly senior surgeon Glasgow Ro'-al Infirmary, and late of Brooklands. Tuaks»ii, a, descendant of one of the good old Scottish families who bore an honourable and prominent part in the history of Scotland. The deceased lady died at the residence of her sister, Mrs." Joseph Scott, Manukau Road, Epsom, end was widely known for her charity.

Mrs. Butt, widow of the late Ven. Archdeacon Butt, died at Blenheim on Monday, the 18th of November. 'J. be deceased lady was in her 86th year. She

was a very old settler in the colony. She arrived at the Bay of Islands with her father, the Rev. Richard Davis, and family, in 1824, and had resided in the Marlborough district since 1857. A very old and respected Thames identity, in- the person of Mr. Peter Sinclair, died on Monday morning. He was one of the very oldest of Thames residents, and was most highly esteemed and respected. He leaves a widow and daughter, for whom great sympathy is felt in their sad bereavement. The funeral of the late Hon. J. A. Bonar, M.L-C, took place at Hokitika, on November 11. The cortege was the largest ever seen in the district, between 300 and 4000 being present. As the deceased gentleman was a lieutenant-colonel, the funeral was military, the volunteers, under Major Wolfe, mustering largely. Wreaths were received from the Legislative Council and from all over the colony. One of New Zealand's oldest colonists has just died at Grovetown, near Blenheim. Mrs. Rush, who came out with her husband to Nelson, in 1840, had reached the advanced age of 95 years, but she retained her faculties almost to the last, and was ■a well-known figure in the province of Marlborough. She leaves two sons and one daughter, and quite 40 grand and great-grandchildren survive her. Death has taken away another early resident in Auckland, and one who was much respected and closely identified with church matters. Between ten and eleven o'clock on November 13, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Christina Macnicol, the wife of the Rev. R. F. Macnicoi. of St. James' Presbyterian Clr-'-ch passed away quietly at St. James' manse.

On November 12 Mrs. Gribble, of Kingsland Road, widow of the late Mr. James Gribble, formerly a resident of the Thames and Waikato districts, died very suddenly. The deceased has been under the care of Dr. certificate to the effect that the cause of death was due to heart disease of long standing. Mrs. Gribble arrived in the colony when an infant, in the year 1839. The deceased leaves a family of six daughters and four sons to mourn their loss. The late Mr. "Pen" Hawke, who succumbed to an attack of typhoid fever at the District Hospital on November 12, was an only son, and resided for a number of years at Rangiaohia with his mother and sisters. He was afterwards engaged as manager of several estates, and finally lie removed to Orakei, where he settled down on his own leasehold. The deceased, who was at one time a vice-president of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association, was very highly respected by all who came in contact with him. Our obituary column contains notice of the demise of Mr. William W. Brownie, fourth son of Captain C. Browne, and a member of the firm of E. C. Browne and Co., at the early age of 24. Deceased was held iu high esteem and respect by all with whom lie came in contact. Another old identity passed away on Nov. 16, in the person of Mrs. M. Gordon, widow of the late Captain Gordon, who died at the residence of her son, Ade-laide-street, Ponsonby. The deceased lady, who had been, a sufferer for the past .10 years, arrived in Auckland from Sydney 52 years ago, in the brig Moone, built at Mechanics' Bay. Mrs. Gordon "eaves five children, three sons and two daughters.

Mrs. George E. Ireland, whose death is announced in our obituary column, was the widow of Mr. George Ireland, who died some 10 years ago, being the last surviving brother of the well-known firm of It eland Brothers, whose tannery establishment at Panmure is perhaps as complete as any in New Zealand. -Mrs. Ireland has lived at Panmure ever since her marriage. On the decease of her husband in 1890, the care of the tannery business devolved on his widow. .Shortly before eight o'clock on Nov. 17 Mr. Adam Cairns passed away at his residence, " Stan Cottage/' Chapel-street, after a long and lingering illness. The deceased was well-known in Auckland, and enjoyed the respect and esteem of a wide circle of acquaintances, among whom his genial manner and sunny nature made him very popular. He was for years a member of the Auckland City Council, on which he was one of the representatives of the North Ward, and during that time his earnest and close attention toward its interests and municipal matters generally gained him the entire confidence of his fellow members and constituents.