Stuart Douglas Johnson

Stuart — Fiona Helen Wilson. Fiona was born 26 Mar 1960, NZ. [Group Sheet]

1. Dominique Catherine Johnson was born 2 Jul 1986, NZ.
2. Annaliese Catline Johnson was born 1 May 1997, NZ.

Ronald — Flora Ruth Omundsen. Flora (daughter of Oswald (Ossie) Omundsen and Flora Margaret Davidson) was born 14 Aug 1935, NZ; died 17 May 2001. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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

Notes:

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]