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"Cyclopedia of New Zealand" Otago Volume p 813 // A copy of a photo of John Forrester (settler), with text as follows:-Mr John Forrester, storekeeper in the Locomotive Department, of the Invercargill Railway Station, was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, on 28th Feb, 1854. He was educated in the parish of Calder and had seventeen years as a coal and iron miner before coming to Port Chalmers, by the ship "Wellington" in 1879. Shortly afterwards Mr Forrester entered the railway service at Invercargill, and has had considerable experience as an engine driver, and in connection with machinery, so that in addition to taking charge of the stores, he attends to the stationary engine on the works and keeps the machinery in order. As a Freemason he is a Past Master in Lodge St.John, New Zealand Constitution, and is also a member of the Pioneer Lodge at Oddfellows. Mr Forrester was married, in 1874 to a daughter of the late Mr George Silman, of Glasgow, and has had six sons and three daughters, of whom two sons have died. // His death certificate shows he died in Sydney, in 1930, at age 75. He was returning from a trip to Scotland on the steamship 'Hobsons Bay' & developed heart problems. He died in Sydney, Australia, and is buried in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney. His wife Margaret is buried in Invercargill, NZ.
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//note approx = no precise date but the date has been reckoned from other docs. 1805..Born...approx..George..Forrester (father of Robert Forrester) 1806..Born...approx..Mary..Wilson (wife of George Forrester) 1807..Born...approx..John..Mitchell (father of Sophia M) 1808..Born...approx..????..??????? (wife of John Mitchell) 1815..Born...approx..William..Sliman & Isabella..Lowson (parents of George D Sliman) 1825..Born...approx..Robert..Forrester (son of George + Mary Forrester) (Lanarkshire, Scotland) 1825..Born...approx..Sophia..Mitchell (wife of Robert Forrester) (Gardenhill, Dunbarton, Scotland) 1822..Born...approx..William..Walker (father of James Redpath Walker) (Scotland) 1830..Born...approx..Margaret..Mercer (wife of George D Sliman) (Scotland) 1831..Born...approx..Jemima (mother of James Redpath Walker) (Scotland) 1835..Marr...James..Grindlay (to Euphemia Calder) (parents of Euphemia Grindlay) 1836..Born...George..Sliman (father of Mary Sliman) (Dundee, Scotland) 1837..Chri...William..Sliman and Isabella..Lowson (Jan 30, Dundee, Angus, Scotland) 1840..Born...approx..William..Forrester (son of George + Mary Forrester) (Scotland) 1846..Born...William..Maitland (father of Harry Yule Maitland) (Victoria, Australia) 1846..Born...Clara..Harris (mother of Harry Yule Maitland) (England) 1847..Born...approx..Sophia..Aitken (step daughter of Robert & Sophia Forrester) (Lanark, Scotland) 1848..Marr...Robert..Forrester (to Sophia Mitchell) (Lanark, Scotland) 1849..Born...Bethia..Robb (mother of Annie R Walker) (Glasgow, Scotland) 1849..Marr...William..Walker (to Jemima) (parents of James Redpath Walker) 1850..Born...William..Maltman..Walker (son of William Walker) (N Berwick,Scotland) 1851..Born...James..Redpath..Walker (father of Annie R Walker) (East Lothian, North Berwick, Scotland) 1852..Born...Robert..Walker (brother of James R Walker) (Scotland) 1853..Born...Margaret/Mary..Sliman (daughter of George + Margaret Sliman) (Ayr, Scotland) 1854..Born...John..Forrester (son of Robert & Sophia) (Milton, Lanark, Glasgow, Scotland) 1854..Born...John..Murdoch (adopted Leah (Palmer)) (Dundee, Scotland) 1854..Born...Archibald..Walker (son of William Walker) (Scotland) 1855..Born...Andrew..Walker (son of William Walker) (Scotland) 1856..Arri...NZ..Clara..Harris (mother of Harry Yule Maitland) (from England) 1856..Born...Robert..George..Forrester (son of Robert + Sophia) (must have died pre Sept 1866) 1858..Born...Margaret..Forrester (daughter of Robert + Sophia) (Low Kenmure, Scotland) 1859..Born...Elizabeth..Walker (daughter of William Walker) (N Berwick, Scotland) 1859..Arri...NZ..William..Walker (aboard 'Alpine') (from Glasgow) 1859..Arri...NZ..Jemima..Redpath..Walker (wife of William Walker) (aboard 'Alpine') (from Glasgow) 1859..Arri...NZ..William..Maltman..Walker (aboard 'Alpine') (from Glasgow) 1859..Arri...NZ..James..Redpath..Walker (aboard 'Alpine') (from Glasgow) 1859..Arri...NZ..Archibald..Walker (aboard 'Alpine') (from Glasgow) 1859..Arri...NZ..Andrew..Walker (aboard 'Alpine') (from Glasgow) 1859..Arri...NZ..Elizabeth..Walker (aboard 'Alpine') (from Glasgow) 1860..Arri...NZ..William..Maitland (father of Harry Yule Maitland) 1860..Died...William..Maltman..Walker (Dunedin) 1861..Born...William..Forrester (son of Robert & Sophia) (Bishopbriggs, Scotland) 1863..Arri...NZ..Bethia..Robb..(Walker) (mother of Annie R Walker) 1863..Born...Thomas..Redpath..Walker () 1864..Born...Mary..Forrester (daughter of Robert & Sophia Forrester) (Lanark, Scotland) 1864..Born...Euphemia..Grindlay (daughter of James + Euphemia) (Lanarkshire, Scotland) 1864..Marr...Hoole..William..Maitland (to Clara Harris) (parents of Harry Yule Maitland) (Dunedin,NZ) 1864..Died...Margaret..Sliman (mother of Mary Sliman) (of typhus fever) (Glasgow, Scotland) 1865..Died...Sophia..Forrester (wife of Robert Forrester) (mining disaster, Lanark, Scotland) 1866..Arri...NZ..William..Maitland (father of Edward Y) (aboard Taranaki, from Aust) Hokitika 1866..Born...Robert..Forrester (son of Robert + Sohia) (Lambhill, Scotland) 1866..Died...Robert..Forrester (lived only 20 minutes) (Scotland) 1869..Born...approx..Alfred..Edwin..Maitland (an uncle of May Bertha Maitland) 1870..Marr...John..Paterson..Murdoch (to Jane B Moir) 1874..Marr...John..Forrester (to Mary Sliman) (Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland) 1875..Born...Harry..Edward..Yule..Maitland (son of William + Clara Maitland) (Dunedin, NZ) 1876..Born...Elizabeth..Forrester (daughter of John Forrester) (Scotland) 1876..Born...approx..Mary..Anne (maiden name unknown) (will marry Alfred Edwin Maitland) (probably Dunedin, NZ) 1876..Marr...James..Redpath..Walker (to Bethia Robb) (parents of Annie R Walker) (Dunedin, NZ) 1876..Died...Robert..Forrester (son of George + Mary Forrester) (Glasgow, Scotland) 1877..Born...Robert..Forrester (son of John + Mary Forrester) (Maryhill, Glasgow, Scotland) 1879..Died...Robert..Forrester (son of John + Mary (Margaret) Forrester) (buried at sea, off coast of NZ) 1879..Arri...NZ..John..Forrester (son of Robert + Sophia Forrester) (with wife Mary (Margaret) + daughter Elizabeth) 1880..Born...approx..Annie..Fletcher (will later marry Henry Huffadine) (England) 1882..Born...Annie..Robertson..Walker (daughter of James R + Bethia R Walker) (Dunedin, NZ) 1883..Born...Jean..Forrester (daughter of John + Margaret (Mary) Forrester) (Invercargill, NZ) 1883..Marr...William...Foster (previously Forrester, born 1861) (to Euphemia Grindlay) (Scotland) 1884..Born...John...Forrester (son of John + (Mary) Margaret Forrester) (Invercargill, NZ) 1884..Died...John...Forrester (Invercargill, NZ) 1885..Born...Maggie..Forrester (daughter of John + (Mary) Margaret Forrester) (Invercargill, NZ) 1886..Born...Mabel..Jeanie..Forrester (daughter of William & Margaret Forrester) (Dunedin, NZ) 1886..Born...Euphemia..Grindlay..Foster (daughter of William + Euphemia) (Lanarkshire, Scotland) 1887..Born...Frederick..Maitland (perhaps brother of Edward Yule Maitland) (overseas) 1887..Died...Mabel..Jeanie..Forrester (Dunedin) (of gastric fever, lived 7 months, buried Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, NZ) 1888..Born...James..McGregor..Forrester (son of John + (Mary) Margaret Forrester) (Invercargill) 1888..Born...Sophia..Foster (daughter of William + Euphemia Foster) (Scotland) 1889..Born...Leah..(Palmer)..Murdoch (adopted by John + Elizabeth Murdoch) (Waianiwa, near Invercargill) 1889..Arri...NZ..William + Euphemia Foster (+ 2 daughters, Euphemia + Sophia ) (from Scotland) 1890..Born...Robert..Forrester (son of John + (Mary) Margaret Forrester) (Invercargill) 1890..Born...William..Foster (son of William + Euphemia Foster) (Shagpoint, Sth Is, NZ) 1890..Born...approx..Annie..Huffadine (daughter of John + Hilda) 1892..Born...Robert..Foster (son of William + Euphemia Foster) (Shagpoint, Sth Is, NZ) 1893..Born...James..Grindlay..Foster (son of William + Euphemia Foster) (Shagpoint, Sth Is, NZ) 1894..Born...John..Forrester (son of John + (Mary) Margaret Forrester) (Invercargill) 1896..Born...Alexander..Stoddart..Foster (son of William + Euphemia Foster) (Shagpoint, Sth Is, NZ) 1896..Arri...Scotland..William..Foster (with wife, Euphemia, and 2 daughters & 4 sons) (from NZ) 1898..Born...Margaret..Brown..Foster (daughter of William + Euphemia Foster) (Scotland) 1898..Born...approx..Hilda..Huffadine (daughter of Annie + Henry Huffadine) 1900..Born...Grace..Grindlay..Foster (daughter of William + Euphemia Foster) (Scotland) 1901..Marr...John..McPherson (to Elizabeth Forrester) 1905..Born...Jack..McPherson (son of John + Elizabeth McPherson) 1906..Born...Agnes..Christie..Foster (daughter of William + Euphemia Foster) (Scotland) 1908..Born...Sheila..McPherson (daughter of Elizabeth + John McPherson) (later marries David Cochrane) 1911..Born...Berty..William (perhaps related to Edward Yule Maitland) (Invercargill) 1911..Marr...Francis..Mulligan (to Jeanie Forrester) 1911..Marr...James..McGregor..Forrester (to Nina Lees) 1912..Born...Francis..Mulligan (son of Francis + Jean Mulligan) 1912..Marr...Edward..Yule..Maitland (to Annie Walker) (Dunedin) 1912..Born...Fergus..Low (xxxx) 1913..Born...Rose..Maitland (daughter of Harry Yule + Annie M) (Dunedin) 1913..Marr...Euphemia..Grindlay..Foster (to John Charles McLean Leyden) 1913..Died...Bethia..(Robb)..Walker (Dunedin) 1913..Died...Archibald..Walker (son of William Walker) (Dunedin) 1913..Arri...Canada..William..Foster (son of William + Euphemia Foster) (from Scotland) 1913..Arri...Canada..Robert..Foster (son of William + Euphemia Foster) (from Scotland) 1913..Marr...William..Foster (to Amy Victoria) (South Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) 1914..Born...Molly..Mulligan (daughter of Francis + Jean Mulligan) 1914..Marr...Sophia..Mitchell..Foster (to William Gibb Fisher) 1914..Died...Jean..(Forrester)..Mulligan (wife of Francis) (Gisborne) 1915..Born...Bethia..Annie..Joyce (daughter of Harry Yule + Annie Maitland) (Dunedin) 1916..Born...William..Maitland (son of Harry Yule + Annie Maitland) (Dunedin) 1916..Died...James..Foster (aged 22) (son of William + Euphemia Foster) (France WW1) (buried in Hawthornden Cem) 1915..Born...Dorothy..Forrester (daughter of James + Nina Forrester) 1916..Died...Robert..Foster (aged 24) (son of William + Euphemia Foster) (accident in Whitehill Colliery, Midlothian, Scot) 1918..Born...Robert..William..McPherson (son of Elizabeth + John McPherson) 1918..Born...Peter..Alfred..Maitland (son of Harry Yule + Annie Maitland) (Dunedin) 1919..Marr...Robert..Forrester (to Leah Murdoch) (Invercargill) 1919..Died...Frederick..Maitland (husband of Edith Maitland) (Dunedin) 1920..Born...Bertha..May..Maitland (daughter of Harry Yule + Annie Maitland) (Dunedin) 1920..Born...Ian..Forrester (son of Robert + Leah Forrester) (Wanganui) 1920..Marr...John..Forrester (son of John + Margaret (Mary) Forrester) (to Hilda Huffadine) 1920..Died...Clara..(Harris)..Maitland (Dunedin) 1920..Died...Margaret..(Mary)..Forrester (Invercargill) 1920..Marr...Margaret..Brown..Foster (to John Somerville Handley) 1921..Born...approx..Bruce..Robertson..Walker (son of Andrew Walker) 1922..Born...Robert..Maitland (son of Harry Yule Maitland) (Dunedin) 1922..Marr...Alexander..Stoddart..Foster (to Helen Carruthers Glass) 1923..Born...Gordon..Murdoch..Forrester (son of Robert + Leah Forrester) (Gonville, Wanganui) 1923..Born...Elspeth..Jean..Low (sister of Fergus Low) (Invercargill) 1923..Born...John..Noel..Forrester (son of John + Hilda) 1923..Died...William..Hoole..Maitland (husband of Clara) (Dunedin) 1925..Died...James..Redpath..Walker (son of William Walker, Dunedin) 1925..Marr...Grace..Grindlay..Foster (to Thomas Anderson) 1927..Born...Lois..Martin (Rotorua, NZ) 1927..Marr...Agnes..Christie..Foster (to Mr Baxter) 1928..Died...Harry..Edward..Yule..Maitland (Dunedin) 1929..Died...John..Forrester (Sydney, Australia) 1930..Born...Lorna..Forrester (daughter of (John) James + Hilda Forrester) (Invercargill) 1931..Born...Bruce..Collie (Dunedin) 1933..Born...Mavis..Leah..Forrester (daughter of Robert + Leah) (Wanganui) 1934..Born...Janet..Forrester (daughter of John and Hilda) (Invercargill) 1935..Marr...Francis..Mulligan 1936..Died...Margaret..(Forrester)..Kavanagh (daughter of John + Margaret (Mary)) (no children) 1942..Died...Euphemia..Grindlay..Foster (wife of William) (Rosewell, Scotland) 1942..Died...William..(Jock)..Maitland (WW2, Egypt) (buried in Egypt) 1942..Died...Peter..Alfred..Maitland (WW2, Western Desert, Egypt) (buried in Egypt) 1944..Marr...Ian..Forrester (to Joan Trevenen) (NZ) 1944..Marr...Kenneth..Chapman (to Dorothy Forrester) 1946..Marr...Gordon..M..Forrester (to (Bertha) May Maitland) (Dunedin) 1947..Born...Cheryl..Forrester (daughter of Ian + Joan) (Wellington) 1947..Born...Graham..Robert..Forrester (son of Gordon + May) (Dunedin) 1948..Died...Alfred..Edwin..Maitland (husb of Mary Anne + uncle of May Bertha) (Dunedin) 1948..Marr...Fergus..Low (to Rose Maitland) (Invercargill) 1949..Born...Barbara..Low (Invercargill) 1950..Born...Michael..Low (son of Fergus + Rose) (Invercargill) 1950..Marr...John..Noel..Forrester (to Lois Martin) 1951..Marr...Lorna..Forrester (to John Popenhagen) (Christchurch) 1952..Born...Lesley..May..Forrester (daughter of Gordon + May) (Gisborne) 1952..Born...Richard..Topp (Marlborough, Sth Is.) 1952..Marr...Robert..Maitland (to May Anglem) (Dunedin) 1952..Born...Vicky..Maitland (daughter of Robert + May) (Dunedin) 1953..Born...Ross..Gordon..Forrester (son of Gordon + May Forrester) (Gisborne) 1953..Born...Peter..Maitland (son of Robert + May Maitland) (Dunedin) 1953..Marr...Bruce..Collie (to Mavis Forrester) (Dunedin) 1953..Chri...Graham..Forrester (Gisborne) 1953..Chri...Lesley..Forrester (Gisborne) 1953..Born...Helen..Forrester (daughter of John + Lois Forrester) (Putaruru) 1954..Born...Robin..Eliot..Matthews ( son of Ray + Beth) (Singapore) 1954..Born...Bill..Maitland (Dunedin) 1954..Born...Jillian..Popenhagen (daughter of John + Lorna) 1954..Died...Euphemia..Grindlay..Foster (daughter of William + Euphemia) 1954..Died...Elizabeth..(Forrester)..McPherson (daughter of John + Margaret) 1955..Born...Sandra..Collie (daughter of Bruce + Mavis) (Dunedin) 1955..Born...Dale..Forrester (son of Ian + Joan) (Auckland) 1955..Died...William..Foster (husband of Euphemia Grindlay) (Midlothian, Scotland) 1955..Marr...Janet..Forrester (to William Murdoch) (NZ) 1956..Born...Wendy..Maitland (daughter of Robert + May Maitland) (Dunedin) 1956..Born...Margaret..Ann..Forrester (daughter of John + Lois Forrester) (son, Andrew) 1956..Died...Nina..(Lees)..Forrester 1957..Born...Murray..Collie (son of Bruce + Mavis Collie) (Dunedin) 1957..Born...Roy..Maitland (son of Robert + May Maitland) (Dunedin) 1957..Born...Elizabeth..Murdoch (daughter of William + Janet Murdoch) 1959..Marr...J..Noel..Forrester (to Lios Martin) 1959..Died...Mary..Anne..Maitland (some relation to our Maitlands) (Dunedin) 1960..Born...Noelle..Maitland (daughter of Robert + May Maitland) (Dunedin) 1960..Born...Stephen..Murdoch (son of Janet + William Murdoch) (Invercargill) 1961..Marr...Ian..Forrester (son of Robert + Leah Forrester) (2nd marriage, to Jean Urquart) 1961..Born...Joanne..Collie (daughter of Bruce + Mavis Collie) (Dunedin) 1961..Born...Tony..Maitland (son of Robert + May Maitland) (Dunedin) 1961..Born...Maureen..Simpson (Auckland) 1961..Born...Craig..Forrester (son of Noel + Lois Forrester) (Putaruru) 1962..Died...Annie..Robertson..Walker (Maitland) (Dunedin) 1962..Born...Jeff..Maitland (son of Robert Maitland) (Dunedin) 1963..Born...Gail..Forrester (daughter of Ian + Jean) (Auckland) 1963..Born...Debbie..Collie (daughter of Bruce + Mavis Collie) (Dunedin) 1964..Born...Gavin..Maitland (son of Robert Maitland) Dunedin) 1964..Died...Jeff..Maitland (son of Robert + May Maitland) (Dunedin) 1964..Died...James..McGregor..Forrester 1965..Born...Dale..Maitland (son of Robert + May Maitland) (Dunedin) 1968..Marr...Gordon..Forrester (to Pat Aldridge) 1969..Died...Robert..Forrester (Cremated, ashes scattered) (Wanganui) 1973..Marr...Barbara..Ann..Low (to Tom Sherriff) (Invercargill) 1974..Born...Coron..Sherriff (son of Barbara + Tom Sherriff) (Invercargill) 1974..Marr...Ross..Forrester (to Kay Stewart) 1976..Died...Fergus..Low (Invercargill) 1977..Born...Dalwyn..Sherriff (son of Barbara + Tom Sherriff) (Invercargill) 197x..Marr...Richard..Topp (to Lesley (Leah) Forrester) 1977..Marr...Peter..Maitland (to Raewin MacKinney) (Dunedin) 1978..Born...Rebecca..Topp (daughter of Rick + Leah Topp) (Auckland) 1979..Marr...Margaret..Ann..Forrester (to Ian Johnson) 1980..Died...Margaret..Brown..Foster (daughter of William + Euphemia Forrester/Foster) 1981..Born...Alisha..Sherriff (daughter of Barbara + Tom Sherriff) (Invercargill) 1982..Died...Kenneth..Chapman (husband of Dorothy Forrester) 1984..Marr...Vicky..Maitland (Colin Potae) (Dunedin) 1985..Marr...Michael..Low (to Lynette Gordon) (Invercargill) 1985..Died...Francis..Mulligan (husband of Jeanie) (Wellington) 1988..Born...Lisa..Stewart (daughter of Margaret + Ian Stewart) (NZ) 1988..Died...Robert..Maitland (Dunedin) (Awarded Military Medal) 1988..Died...John..Forrester (son of John + (Mary) Margaret Forrester) (Invercargill) 1989..Died...Rose..Low (Invercargill) 199x..Marr...Ross..Forrester (2nd marriage, to Maureen Simpson) 1991..Died...Gordon..Murdoch..Forrester (Gisborne) (Cremated, ashes scattered) 1992..Died...Leah..Forrester (Dunedin, aged 103) (Cremated, ashes scattered) 1993..Died...Ray..Elliot..Matthews (Gisborne) (Ashes interred in Returned Servicemens Burial Plot, Gisborne) 1997..Born...Jeffrey..Forrester (son of Ross + Maureen Forrester) (Auckland) 2003..Died...May..Maitland (wife of Robert Maitland) (Dunedin) 2003..Died...Ian..Forrester (Whangarei) (Cremated) 2004..Died...Bruce..Collie (Dunedin) (Cremated, ashes retained) 2004..Died...Brian..Shaw (husband of Avril Baxter Shaw) (NZ) 2008..Died..Bruce..R..Walker (son of Andrew Walker)
John Forrester (the younger, born 1894) John Forrester (father) Scott St, Sth Invercargill Otago NZ Expeditionary Force 1914 - 1918 3/1018 Rifleman 1st NZRB Medical Corps Field Ambulance (attached)
'Otago Daily Times' 18 7 98, // A picture of Mrs. Forrester was accompanied by the following text.
CELBRATING HER 101st
At 101 years of age Mrs. Leah Forrester, of Dunedin, "couldn't be better". Today is her birthday, but yesterday she was already gleefully receiving birthday cards from some of her many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren . Today at Belhaven Rest Home, in Mornington, she will have an afternoon-tea celebration with some of her family, according to her daughter, Mrs. Mavis Collie. Born in 1889, Mrs. Forrester was the daughter of a shop keeper in the Southland town of Waianiwa which was built because of the timber-milling industry. She remembers horses and carts transporting the logs out of the forest to the timber mill and lovely bushy areas around the the town. She had five sisters and brothers and "out-lived them all". "I never thought about being 101...never thought I would get this far," she said. Sometimes Mrs. Forrester thinks hard about her history and can still rattle off the names of places and people she has known. As well as her memory, she still retains her lively sense of humour, to which Mrs, Collie can well testify. "She reads different things into normal every-day activities and never gets depressed." At 101 she was still perfectly happy and healthy, Mrs. Collie said.
Obituary O.D.T. 2 1 91 //(article appeared with 1 photo)
MRS. LEAH FORRESTER Mrs. Leah Forrester, who celebrated her 101st birthday in July, has died in Dunedin. Mrs. Forrester (nee Murdoch) was one of a family of five children born and raised in Invercargill. She worked in the telephone exchange section of the Invercargill Post Office where, as part of her duties, she typed bereavement notices to New Zealand families during World War 1. She resigned from her job in 1919 to marry Mr. Robert Forrester, of Waianiwa. They had three children, Mavis, Gordon and Ian. In 1939 Mr. and Mrs. Forrester shifted to Dunedun, where they remained for the rest of their lives. Mr. Forrester died in 1969. "Mum was always devoted to her family in every aspect," Mrs. Forrester's daughter, Mavis Collie said in Dunedin on Monday. In her spare time Mrs. Forrester enjoyed pottering about the garden and doing some seamstress work. On her 100th birthday she gave some advice to the young people of today. "Pay attention to your mother and father," Mrs. Forrester told the 'Otago Daily Times'. She is survived by her three children and 15 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Otago Daily Times 18 7 89 //(article appeared with 1 photo) 'Humour not diminished after 100 years' By Nigel Benson A good spirit and a keen sense of humour are the keys to longevity, according to Mrs. Leah Forrester, who celebrates her 100th birthday today. Her sense of humour was in evidence yesterday when despite the Daily Times photographer's attempts to goad her into a smile, she steadfastly remained straightfaced before erupting into pales of laughter. Born in Invercargill in 1889, Mrs. Forrester lived in Waianiwa many years before moving to Dunedin with her husband Robert, in 1939. She has vivid memories of Invercargill and recalled yesterday, playing on the tramways in her youth, and working at the Invercargill Post Office where her duties included typing out bereavement notices to send to the families of New Zealanders killed during the great war. Despite a partial loss of hearing in recent years, Mrs. Forrester remains lively and alert and says she feels "quite good and happy" about being 100. "A little more good health would be nice", "apart from I've got everything I need and want". Mrs. Forrester's two sons are travelling down from Auckland today to help mark the occasion. According to her daughter, Mrs. Mavis Collie. While at the Belhaven Resthome where Mrs. Forrester is a resident, staff will be throwing a "great big party" for their latest centenarian, the owner of the home, Mrs. Mary Grant, said. And as a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Mrs. Forrester has 100 years of advice for the young people of today. "Pay attention to your mother, and father", she said sternly, but with a twinkle in her eye.
RECIPIENT OF MILITARY MEDAL DIES AT 66 ODT 21 10 88 Mr. Robert (Pinky) Maitland, who recieved a medal for bravery in World War II, has died in Dunedin. He was 66. Born in Dunedin, Mr. Maitland was educated at George Street Normal School and King Edward Technical College. He left school at the age of 14 and began a plumbing apprenticeship, which was interrupted by World War II. In 1940, aged 18, Mr. Maitland joined the 2nd Scottish Regiment at Forbury Park in Dunedin, and was sent overseas in June, 1943. Mr. Maitland was posted to the 23rd Battallion, the South Island Regiment, in Italy. Wounded in November, 1943, he carried the bullet in his lower back for the rest of his life. On April 20, 1945, while advancing on the enemy near the Idice River in Italy, Seargeant Maitland dashed forward to challenge a group of Germans, firing his tommy gun. When the Germans took refuge in a dugout, he fired into it and forced the occupants to surrender. The New Zealanders rounded up 18 prisoners, including two officers, and seargeant Maitland was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field. On his return from the war, Mr. Maitland completed his plumbing apprenticeship and went into business for himself. In 1952, he married Miss May Anglem, of Dunedin. They had nine children. Mr. Maitland continued with his plumbing business for a number of years, but spent the last six years until his retirement as a maintenance plumber at the Roslyn Woolen Mill. Mr. Maitland played for the Alhambra Rugby Football Club before the war, and was a member of the senior side years after the war. He was a member of the Dunedin RSA Bowling Club for 26 years and he played indoor bowls for the Mornington Bowling Club. Mr. Maitland is survived by his wife May and children Vicky, Peter, Bill, Wendy, Roy, Noelle, Tony, Gavin and Dale.
Sgt. Robert Maitland 23rd Battallion wounded 1943. Awarded Military Medal //This is mentioned in the 'NZ Roll of Honour', this volume in NZ libraries, Dewey No 940.4. Also, an article, with photo, in 'Obituaries ODT 1988'
Some well known Scottish people, inventions, etc.
Television. (Baird) Dolly (first cloned mammal) Bitumen. Marmalade. 'Peter Pan', by J M Barrie. 'Johnny Walker' whisky. Donald Duck? (Donald being an original Scottish name). Mackintosh rainwear, invented by Charles Macintosh of Glasgow. Macintosh computers, named after a variety of apple discovered by John McIntosh. The Australian National Anthem, written by Scotsman Peter Dodds McCormick. If anyone knows of others, let's know. Some well known people with Scottish ancestry:- Elvis Presley Rod Stewart Ronald McDonald? Billy Connolly Sean Connery Lulu The Simpsons (Simpson is currently 40th on the most common Scottish names list) Jimmy Barnes
FORRESTERS IN SPACE. Some years ago, an American astronaut PATRICK G. FORRESTER, (COLONEL, USA) visited the NASA space station. STS-105 Discovery (Aug 10-22, 2001) was the 11th mission to the International Space Station. While at the orbital outpost, the STS-105 crew delivered the Expedition-3 crew, attached the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module (MPLM), and transferred over 2.7 metric tons of supplies and equipment to the station. During the mission, Pat Forrester and Dan Barry performed two spacewalks totaling 11 hours and 45 minutes of EVA time. Forrester served as the prime robotics operator to install the MPLM. STS-105 also brought home the Expedition-2 crew. The STS-105 mission was accomplished in 186 orbits of the Earth, traveling over 4.9 million miles in 285 hours and 13 minutes.
Click on 'Alexander Turnbull Library' link to access a photo of the Clipper, "Wellington". This ship was built in 1874 by Robert Duncan, in the Port Glasgow, expressly for the emigration trade to NZ. Captain Cowan commanded the vessel for most of the trips, mainly to Otago, for the Albion Co. It was later incorporated into the Shaw Saville Line. Several other vessels of similar design and tonnage were built, and had names such as Invercargill, Canterbury, Nelson, Dunedin, Timaru and Oamaru.Another picture, at the same site, is of the Wellington's damage to her prow, after having hit an iceberg.
Alexander Turnbull Library The site may not bring up the image automatically, so from it's home page, click on 'Search', at top of page, then when the search text-box appears, enter '1/2-012576'. To view the 2nd image, click 'Back' then type in 'PACal-6407-71'. Jot these ref. numbers down (or use the 'copy' command to 'paste' into the text-bar) before linking to Page 2. Also a copy of a 3 page diary written by a passenger on the 1878/79 voyage from Britain to NZ is kept at the Alexander Turnbull library in Wellington, and the original at the Settlers Museum in Dunedin, can be referred to by entering MS-Papers-4583 in the search box. Unfortunatley it has not been digitised yet, but a brief description of its contents can be found there. Diary + Ships Log
Click on the link below for Dunedin's Northern Cemetery. A part of the 'Cottage' can be seen in the photo of the gate, on the 'Details' page. Edward Yule may have lived there at some time. The site also has a searchable names database. Dunedin's Northern Cemetery Dunedins'Cemeteries site also has a searchable database and cemetery records. If a 'Page not found' page appears, click on 'Services', then 'A - Z of site', then the 'C' box, then 'Cemeteries Search'. Dunedin's Cemeteries Photos
Check the 'Commonwealth Graves' site link, below for Fosters & Maitlands. Commonwealth Graves
Planning to add some more links to this section when time permits. Current date $ time in NZ is: You are visitor number:-