Enger Margeret Omundsen

Enger — Ray Wood. Ray was born 3 Dec 1929, NZ. [Group Sheet]

1. Brian James Wood was born 22 Feb 1962, NZ.
2. Trevor Ross Wood was born 21 Jun 1964, NZ.
3. Colin Andrew Wood was born 17 Apr 1968, NZ.

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Oswald & Flora are buried in the Mangatera Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Dannevirke
Main Section - Sub Block LH ? Plot 22

Oswald married Flora Margaret Davidson 6 Jun 1928, Knox Presbyterian Church Dannevirke NZ. Flora was born 9 Sep 1906, NZ; died 8 Aug 1987, Dannevirke NZ. [Group Sheet]

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Oswald & Flora are buried in the Mangatera Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Dannevirke
Main Section - Sub Block LH ? Plot 22

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Edvart Tobias Omunden left Norway in 1887 and finally settled in New Zealand

Name:
Born 12th August 1859, at Frydenlund, Norway. At the age of 16 he went mackerel fishing in the summer and wood cutting on Flekeng Island in the winter. This lasted 2 years then he worked at home until 19 years of age when he finally left in 1879.
He sailed to South America and back to Kanick in Scotland, then left on an English ship for the East Indies, then back to London where he was paid off.
From Hamburg he sailed to Baltimore in the USA on a Nova Scotian vessel.
Paid off and shipped on the same ship for Waterford, Ireland. The ship went on the rocks at Minehead.
From Barrow he went to Port Augusta in South Australia. The next nine weeks were spent in casual work ashore during which he saw much of Australia.
He sailed from Port Pirie to Port Natal in South Africa, from there to the West Indies and on to London.
He then shipped on the ?Glengory?, captained by captain Fisher, for Lyttelton New Zealand, where he berthed in 1882.
He left the ship as he had had his jaw broken when hit by a boom and conditions aboard the ship were poor.
He worked on a coaster from Kaiapoi to Waitara taking timber to Kaiapoi and potatoes to Wellington.
He walked to Carterton and later to Woodville where he worked on the railways.
Later he took up land at Matahiri in partnership with Max Kaiser. After this he drew a farm at Maharahara where he met Leamon Carter and married her on 25th February 1891.
They moved to Tipapakuku then Piripiri where he died in 1940, and is buried in the Mangatera cemetery in Dannevirke. His grave is at row ZI Plot No.6

Edvart married Leamon Carter 25 Feb 1891, Maharahara New Zealand. Leamon (daughter of James Carter and Rose Anna Carter) was born 8 Jun 1873, Gloucester, Gloucestershire England; died 24 Dec 1953, Dannevirke New Zealand; was buried 26 Dec 1953, Mangatera Cemetery, Dannevirke, New Zealand. [Group Sheet]

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Ommund was the oldest boy and would have inherited the family farm at Greipstad, but he died young at age 37, and his wife Inger Marie Torgjusdr died two years later at age 35.
The farm was then divided up amongst his three younger brothers.
His three boys, Sigvald, Ole, and Edvart were looked after by Mette Cathrine (Kattrine) Torgjusdr who was their aunt and the sister of their mother Inger Marie.

Ommund married Inger Marie Torgjusdr 28 Jun 1849, Greipstad, Vest-Agder, Norway. Inger (daughter of Torjus Edvardsen and Todne Olsdatter) was born 26 Aug 1828, Nodeland, Vest-Adger, Norway; was christened 7 Sept 1828, Sogne, Vest-Adger, Norway; died 16 Feb 1864, Nodeland, Vest-Adger, Norway. [Group Sheet]

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James Carter & Rose Anna Carter were cousins, their mothers were sisters.
James is buried at the Mangatera Cemetery, Dannevirke NZ, Main Area, Block S, Plot 41

James married Rose Anna Carter 12 Jul 1868, Drybrook, Holy Trinity, Gloucestershire, England. Rose (daughter of John Carter and Anne Webb) was born 1849, East Dean, Gloucestershire, England; was christened 21 Jan 1849, Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England; died 7 Aug 1918, Hukanui, Pahiatua, New Zealand; was buried 10 Aug 1918, Mangatera Cemetry Dannevirke New Zealand. [Group Sheet]

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James Carter & Rose Anna Carter were cousins, their mothers were sisters (their fathers were not brothers as most assumed).
Rose Anna is buried in the Mangatera Cemetery, Dannevirke, Main Section, Block S, Plot 42

Rose Anna signed the successful New Zealand Woman's Suffrage petition in 1893. giving the right for woman to vote in the New Zealand general elections.
She is listed on New Zealand Government History website in the Woman?s Suffrage Petition database.
Her signature "Roshannah Carter from Maharahara, is on sheet number 486.
32,000 woman signed this petition
Web site:
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/womens-suffrage/petition?field_original_sheet_no_value=&field_surname_0_value=carter&field_consistent_town_suburb_value=&field_consistent_city_region_value=