OBITUARY.

Colonist, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8010, 6 August 1894, Page 3

OBITUARY.

Since our last summary was published, death has been busy in our midst, removing many who had attained % ripe old age, and although but two of those referred to were included in the now fast-diminishing band of those who came here in the early forties, there are others who have been a very long time resident in this district, and two or threa well-known figures are included in the list. It is remarkable that there are no less than nine septuagenarians, while another old lady reaohed the age of 81, and an old gentleman was 92 years of age. The combined ages of these eleven persons reaohed the total of 851 years, or an average age of 77 years 4 months. Tha full list will be found in the usual column, and we add a few particulars as .follows :— Mrs Sowman, with her husband and family, came out to Canterbury in the ship " Canterbury " 44 yeara ago, and was of tbe number who experienced the necessity of having to orosa on foot the hills dividing Lyttelton from Ohristchuroh, about the spot where ihe tunnel ia sow pierced. Two years later the family removed to Nelson, where Mm Sow** man has lived ever since. Mrs Campbell, the widow of the very old resident and muoh esteemed man, tha lata Mr Matthew Campbell, whom she married at Newcastle on Tyne. She came to Nelson in the ship " Columbus," in 1851, some years later than her husband, and has lived hara ever since, surviving her husband eleven years. Mrs Campbell was confined to tha house by illness for a long time preoeding her death. Mrs Sheat came to Nelson about 23 years ago. Mrs Davison came out in the "Martha Bidgway " wbioh arrived in Nelson on the 2nd April, 1842. Mrs Collins was an old resident of Wellington province, Mr W. 0. Hodgson is tbe subjeot oi a special obituary notice. Mrs Sharland was a resident of 34 yeara standing, coming to Nelson from Sydney with her husband, who survives. Mrs Jam c Armstrot g came out with h tf hußb*nd, who survives, in ihe ship " Maori," in 1852. After a short residence in Biwab i, the family removed to Nelson, where tb y have since resided. About three years a; o Mr and Mrs Armstrong eelrbrated the ir golden wedding, s large number of descendants then attending to do honor to the\t aged relatives. Mr Daniel Stewart, better known sa " Donald " Btewart. came to Nelson in the " Ore&Bwell," in-1856. Before leaving Scotland he was a gamekeeper at Oucbtatyi 3, tbe esiafce of Sir William Murray, and B.r Stswart's old master is still living. Fif many years Mr citewart was a ranger und X the Acclimatization Society. Mrs Stewart, who was about the same age as her husband, predeceased him by five months. Mr William Oldham oame to Nelson from the Old Country about 24 years ago. The death of this old gentleman was very Bucldei. He was engaged at his usual occupation, thtt of baker and oonfeotioner, up till Saturday, the 28th July, wben, havhig been ailing for a faw days, be laid up, but succumbed on tha fallowing Monday. Mr George Tew was a native of Ireland, his father being a barrister in Dublin. Ha came to New Zealand in the ship " Oliver Lang," which arrived in 1856. Mra Roberta, with her husband, arrived in Australia in 1849, and lived in various parts of that eocmtry, including the Bendigo gold* fields, for nine years. They then oame to Dunedin, and two years later settled in Nelson.