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Law Clerk Hastings

Staff Sergeant - Ambulance Regiment - WW1

Served 3 years 212 days

Awarded Military Medal for Gallantry in the Field.

Gassed France October 1917 
JOHNSTONE, ALLAN MURRAY (I2692)
 
2 "Douglass Heritage" by Stuart Bunn (2002) states;
James lived at home with his parents at "Hilltop Farm".
He farmed and cut posts with his brother and was a very good violinist.
He died 1903 of a brain tumour aged 27 years. 
DUNCAN, JAMES (I1852)
 
3 "Douglass Heritage" by Stuart Bunn (2002) states;
Kate never married.
She lived at home with her parents and helped on the farm.
She stayed on with her mother for 25 years after her father died.
After her mother died she spent her last years living with her brother and sister-in-law, Robert & Sheila on the farm which is now owned by James (Jimmy) Duncan. 
DUNCAN, CATHERINE "KATE" (I1849)
 
4 22/200
Sister Amelia Catherine Douglass RRC
1st NZEF Army Nursing Service Corps

 
DOUGLAS, AMELIA CATHERINE "MILLIE" (I1864)
 
5 35407 Trooper, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
WW1 Service History:
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE19621020

 
RODGER, ALEXANDER "SANDY" (I618)
 
6 41088
L/CPL ENGINEERS
1ST NZEF

 
JACK, DAVID (I7544)
 
7 78950 Rifleman
1st NZ Expeditionary Force
WW1
Total Service 1 year 141 days

 
LITTLE, STANLEY GORDON (I693)
 
8 79035 Private Robert Douglass
NZEF VETERINARY CORPS
At the time of his enlistment Robert was a meat inspector with NZ Department of Agriculture, Masterton.

 
DOUGLASS, ROBERT (I1867)
 
9 79543 James Patrick Meehan
WW1 Service History:
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE10222217
 
MEEHAN, JAMES PATRICK (I3615)
 
10 8/3975
SERGEANT
MACHINE GUN CORPS
OTAGO INFANTRY BATTALLION
3 YEARS 67 DAYS SERVICE - NOV 1914 - JUNE 1919

 
MCKELLAR, PETER ALEXANDER "ALEX" (I582)
 
11 91349 Sgt,
Machine Gun Corps,
South Africa Campaign

 
ROBB, HAMILTON (I7173)
 
12 About 1880, after nine children, Jessie was deserted by her husband, David Aitchison.

 
DOUGLASS, JANET MCINTOSH "JESSIE" (I559)
 
13 Accidentally Killed MEEHAN, JAMES HENRY (I1171)
 
14 According to 1905 Cyclopedia, Nixon was trained as a ships carpenter. He arrived at Lyttleton, Canterbury, NZ, by the ship Matoaka in 1861 having worked his passage as ships carpenter.
 
DUNCAN, NIXON (I1848)
 
15 According to Trudy McNamara;
Harry was a NZ Rail stationmaster and was based in many Otago stations including Kurow.
He contracted pneumonia at age 20 at Trentham military camp and later developed TB which caused his death at age 40.

 
MEEHAN, HENRY "HARRY" (I65)
 
16 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I509)
 
17 ANCESTRY.COM
GEORGE BORN BROMLEY, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND, 1855 
TATE, GEORGE JOSEPH (I5232)
 
18 ANCESTRY.COM
MARY JANE BORN LANARKSHIRE, SCOTLAND, 1863 
MCFARLANE, MARY JANE (I5233)
 
19 ANGLO-BOER WAR SOUTH AFRICA
Service No. 5887
John was a farrier and served in that capacity in G Squadron, South Island Regiment, Eighth contingent.
John sailed to South Africa Boer War 8th February 1902 on the ship Cornwall. Rank; Sergeant ("Shoeing Smith")

 
DOUGLASS, JOHN ROBERT "JOCK" (I1863)
 
20 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I916)
 
21 Annie arrived at Bluff, NZ with her family on 26 Nov 1875 aboard "Peter Denny"
Anne was 14 years old at the time. 
WOODNORTH, ANN ELIZABETH "ANNIE" (I1182)
 
22 Anthony Joseph Duggan was a schoolteacher at the time of his marriage to Isa McWilliam. DUGGAN, ANTONY JOSEPH (I734)
 
23 Archibald died at the age of six months of bronchitis. DUNCAN, ARCHIBALD (I1850)
 
24 Archibald Douglass arrived at Port Chalmers 29th April 1858 on the "Strathfieldsaye" with his ten children ranging in age from 5 to 22 years.They had been 3 months at sea from Glasgow after setting sail on 21st January 1858.
His wife Amelia had died aboard on 25th February 1858. 
DOUGLASS, ARCHIBALD (I100)
 
25 Archibald is buried with his sister, Jessie, who was deserted by her husband David Aitchison around 1880 and who died 1909
 
DOUGLASS, ARCHIBALD (I563)
 
26 Archibald was nearly 4 years old when his father died and Grace had just turned 2 years of age. Family: JOHN McWILLIAM / BARBARA DOUGLASS (F28)
 
27 Archibald was of the Haughs of Tulemet , Carse O'Gowrie , near the River Tay and Amelia was of Perth , Scotland. The McIntosh family were city folk , some of whom held senior positions in the railways. DOUGLASS, ARCHIBALD (I100)
 
28 Arrived in NZ 1878? at age 18? - (16 years in NZ at death 12.06.1894) BROWNE, MARY ANNE "ANNIE" "MARIAN" (I1170)
 
29 At his death in August 1938 he was 60 years in new Zealand.
He therefore came to NZ around 1878. 
MEEHAN, JOHN (I1161)
 
30 At the time of her death, Christina was a widow living at South Hampton Street, Christchurch. CARMICHAEL, CHRISTINA de YOUNG (I223)
 
31 Barbara & William married 31 January 1948.
Barbara was aged 65 years.
William was aged about 70 years
No children from this marriage.
 
Family: WILLIAM JAMES HETHERINGTON / BARBARA MARTHA "POLLY" "DOLLY" DUNCAN (F590)
 
32 Barbara died 4th June 1882, at the age of 44, 10 years after her marriage to George. Family: GEORGE MURRAY / BARBARA DOUGLASS (F247)
 
33 Barbara was a widow aged 34 with two children - Archibald aged 9 and Grace aged 8 Family: GEORGE MURRAY / BARBARA DOUGLASS (F247)
 
34 Born Leswalt (30 Mar 1851 Census lodging aged 20 with his sister, Grace aged 17) ??
Grace born 21 Sep 1831 - 20 Sep 1832 Doesn't quite stack up ???...
John, Settler to New Zealand
Native of Scotland - 7 years in NZ therefore arrived 1859 ??
This conflicts with "Douglass Book" page 46 which states he arrived on "Gil Blas" in 1855
Died at Dunedin 1 September 1866 aged 35 (therefore born between 2 Sep 1830 - 1 Sep 1831) 
McWILLIAM, JOHN (I98)
 
35 Captain, 27th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. JOHNSTONE, MELVILLE (I1736)
 
36 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Living (I705)
 
37 Catherine never married.
"Douglass Heritage" by Stuart Bunn (1992) states;
About 1897 she leased a small farm of 38 acres at Duncan Road.

In 1917 she leased a section in Monmouth Street, Hampden and purchased the title in 1919.

 
DOUGLASS, CATHERINE (I566)
 
38 Cause of Death;
Ectopic Gestation
Peritonitis
Cardiac Failure
Duration 3 days - 12 hours
 
MEEHAN, ROSE (I47)
 
39 Coach Builder
Last Address; 5 Chapel Street, Dunedin  
BROWN, AUGUSTUS "GUS" (I2815)
 
40 Coroners Finding;
Retired Farmer - Died from fractures of the skull and brain injuries sustained when he was struck by a motorcar driven by Robin Craig Watson on Elles Road, Invercargill earlier the same evening. 
MEEHAN, PATRICK (I1176)
 
41 Death Date from NZ BDM BUNGARD, BABY (I3172)
 
42 Deceased SULLIVAN, JOHN (I2117)
 
43 DECORATION:
Associate Royal Red Cross (ARRC) 2nd Class
 
DOUGLAS, AMELIA CATHERINE "MILLIE" (I1864)
 
44 DECORATION:
Kings South Africa Medal
Clasp: Transvaal, Cape Colony 
DOUGLASS, JOHN ROBERT "JOCK" (I1863)
 
45 DECORATIONS:
BRITISH WAR MEDAL
VICTORY MEDAL
 
MEEHAN, JOHN HENRY (I1185)
 
46 Described in DCC Cemetery records as;
Occupation;- Dairy Farmer
Native of;- Scotland
Years in NZ;- 18 (Therefore arrived in NZ 1858)
Last Address; - Sandymount, Dunedin
Place Died;- Dunedin 
MCTAINSH, PETER (I3379)
 
47 Died KNOX, JOHN (I484)
 
48 Died aged 24 ? EVANS, CARL (I2113)
 
49 Died at 11:15am 13.10.1886 aged 88 years
1 Rosevale Place, Inch, Stranraer
Widow of Alexander McWilliam, Farmer
Daughter of Alexander McGeoch, Farmer (deceased)
Daughter of Janet McGeoch nee Milroy (deceased)
Cause of Death - Senile Decay
Informant;- Alex McWilliam, Son, of 15 Rosevale Place, Partick 
MCGEOCH, GRACE (I780)
 
50 Died at 5 weeks of age GEOFFREY, JOHN JOSEPH (I1085)
 

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