Dwelling #69 - North Road, south side.
The table below shows the groups of people that had an interest in this property, either as owners, residents, tenants or shareholders. Clicking on the 'Details' link will display a list of the individuals in the group along with any known historical information about them.
Group | Date | Description | |
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1 | 1869 - 1890 | Charles Ray | Details |
2 | 1890 - 1897 | Miss A R Truman | Details |
3 | 1902 - 1918 | Charles Ray | Details |
4 | 1918 - c1925 | James Frederick Ray | Details |
5 | c1925 - 1928 | Mrs Jane Ray | Details |
6 | 1928 - 1929 | Miss Isabella Sarah McWhirter | Details |
7 | 1929 - 1931 | William Helm | Details |
8 | 1932 - 1942 | Frank George Kippenberger | Details |
9 | 1932 - ? | William Salton | Details |
10 | 1942 - 1950 | Francis Halliday Garth | Details |
11 | 1950 - 1958 | John Hodson | Details |
12 | 1958 - 1983 | Mrs Jessie Martha Hodson | Details |
13 | 1983 - 1991 | Geoffrey Ernest Allen | Details |
14 | 1991 - 2005 | Ralph Bradley Allen | Details |
The table below shows any historical notes about the location.
Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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1018 | 1869 | Charles applied for a resident site - #3312. | On 14th April Charles Ray may have applied for resident site No.3312. This may have been the site of dwelling #69 which Charles Ray may have built. It was a 2 roomed sod and iron house. |
1033 | 1902 | Charles Ray may have built or had dwelling #69 built for him and his family. | Charles Ray may have built or had dwelling #69 built for him and his family. Mr Ray also had a stable and gig shed constructed about this time (see dwelling #130) |
1047 | 1918 | Charles & Jane Ray move from dwelling #69 to dwelling #68. | Charles & Jane Ray move from dwelling #69 to dwelling #68. |
1048 | 1918 | James Frederick Ray and family move from dwelling #51 to the larger dwelling #69. | James Frederick Ray and family move from dwelling #51 to the larger dwelling #69. |
1058 | c1925 | Mrs Jane Ray may have moved back into dwelling #69 after the departure of her brother-in-law James Frederick Ray and his family. | Mrs Jane Ray may have moved back into dwelling #69 after the departure of her brother-in-law James Frederick Ray and his family. |
1059 | 1928 | On Feb 4, Mrs Jane Ray purchased dwelling #69 in her own name. | On Feb 4, Mrs Jane Ray purchased dwelling #69 in her own name. This included the land around dwelling nos. #66, #67, #133, #68, #69 and #130. |
1060 | 1929 | Mrs Jane Ray sold dwelling #69. | On Aril 4, Mrs Jane Ray sold dwelling #69 and the surrounding land to her sister Miss Isabella McWhirter. Miss McWhirter did not live in the property at the time, as she was resident in Green Island, Dunedin, however she retired the property until around 1942. |
1032 | c1891 - c1893 | Miss Truman may have been boarding with the Ray family. | J P Parcell's notes mentioned that Miss Truman lived in the 'Old Residence' (dwelling #213) for a time then boarded with the Rays. He also mentioned that Miss Truman married a Ray. At this time no more details have been found. |
1051 | 1918 | James Frederick Ray and family moved from dwelling #51 to the larger dwelling #69. | James Frederick Ray and family moved from dwelling #51 to the larger dwelling #69. |
1063 | 1842 | Dwelling #69 sold to Mr Francis Halliday Garth. | Dwelling #69 sold to Mr Francis Halliday Garth. |
1077 | 1932 | The Kippenberger family moved back to Bannockburn and rented dwelling #69 from Miss McWhirter. | The Kippenberger family moved back to Bannockburn and rented dwelling #69 from Miss McWhirter. |
1089 | c1930 | The Salton family came to live with the Kippenberger family in dwelling #69. | The Salton family came to live with the Kippenberger family in dwelling #69. |
1091 | 1942 | Francis Garth purchased dwelling #69 from Miss McWhirter. | On Nov 16 1942, Francis Garth purchased dwelling #69 from Miss Isabella McWhirter. |
1097 | 1950 | John Hodson purchased dwelling #69. | On June 7 1950, John Hodson purchased dwelling #69 from Mr Garth. It seems that he purchased the property as a holiday home and did not live there for long periods of time. |
1099 | 1956 | Geoff Allen and family spent their summer holiday at dwelling #69. | In December 1956, Geoff Allen and his family spent their summer vacation at dwelling #69. |
1101 | 1958 | Ownership of dwelling #69 passed to Jessie Martha Hodson. | On Feb 11 1958, the ownership of dwelling #69 passed from he public trust (the estate of John Hodson) to his widow Jessie Martha Hodson. It appears that Mrs Hodson did not live at the property. |
1102 | 1958 | The Allen family again spent their vacation at dwelling #69. | In Dec 1958, the Allen family again spent their sumer holiday at dwelling #69. From this time on the Allen family used the property as a 'quid pro quo' for maintaining it and paying the 'electric' (as Mrs Hodson called it) every year until Mrs Hodson died. |
1103 | 1983 | Dwelling #60 sold by auction. | Mrs Jessie Martha Hodson died intestate so dwelling #69 was sold at auction on Oct 24 1983. |
1113 | 1983 | The Allen family purchased the property at auction. | Mrs Jessie Martha Hodson died intestate so dwelling #69 was put up for auction. Despite vigorous bidding from several of the 120 or so interested onlookers, the Allen family finally managed to acquire the property . |
1114 | 1991 | Death of Geoffrey Allen. | Geoffrey Allen died on 1 Jan 1991. Subsequently Mrs Gwen Allen only visited dwelling #69 when her son Ralph and his family were there for holidays. |
The table below shows a list of images related to the location. Click on 'View Image' to display more details about the image, and to view the image.
Image Id | Source | Date | Short Description | |
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44 | Ralph Allen | c1945 ? | Dwelling #69 | View Image |
45 | Ralph Allen | c1955 | Dwelling #69 | View Image |
262 | Mrs D McLean - Kawarau Gorge | c1938 | Kippenberger Children Outside Dwelling #69 | View Image |
279 | Paul Crump | 1998 | Dwelling #69 - looking south. | View Image |
280 | Paul Crump | 1998 | Dwelling #69 - looking west. | View Image |
1063 | R Allen - Dunedin | c1940 ? | Frank Kippenberger, John Ball & Lou Ball | View Image |
1064 | R Allen - Dunedin | c1950 ? | Mr John Hodson and Mrs Jessie Martha Hodson | View Image |
1067 | R Allen - Dunedin | December 1956 | Dwelling #69 - looking south. Mrs Gwen Allen. | View Image |
1068 | R Allen - Dunedin | December 1956 | Location #69 looking west - Crabe & Allen families. | View Image |
1179 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 2006 | Remains of dwelling #133 - North Road | View Image |