Charles Rooking Carter
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Charles Rooking Carter, born
1822 near Kendal. Westmorland.
Died and buried at Clareville Cemetery 22nd July 1896.
His wife and daughter are buried at Burbage. Derbyshire. |
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| John Stuart Stuart-Forbes who
died with General Custer. |
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| Featherston soldiers |
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Ellen Dougherty.
1844-1917. Became the First Registered Nurse in the World, trained
at Wellington Hospital, Palmerston North Hospital first Matron. Buried
at Clareville Cemetery.
Registration began
1901 in New Zealand. Ellen started training when 44 years old. |
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Sir Walter Buchanan. M.P. died
1924. aged 86 years.
Politician. Farmer. |
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Stephen Carkeek, Born Wales 12 April 1815. He was very prominent
figure in the early colonisation of New Zealand. 1841 he established
Customs in Nelson, 1849, in Wellington as Collector of Customs. He was
an enthusiatic astronomer, died and is buried at Featherston. 1878.
The name Carkeek is actually from Cornwall.
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