The table below shows the people that make up the group.
| No | Last Name | First Names | Maiden Name | Relationship | Occupation | Born | Died | School Year |
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| 1 | Lynn | John Courtney | Owner | Miner, carrier, orchardist | 22 Jul 1908 | |||
| 2 | Lynn | Mary Ann | Smith | Wife |
The table below shows any historical notes about the party group.
| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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| 2052 | For more complete details of the Lynn family, please refer to dwelling 51. |
For more complete details of the Lynn family, please refer to dwelling 51. |
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| 2050 | 1904 | Mr John Lynn purchased dwelling #140 and Menzies Dam (location #136). |
Mr John Lynn purchased dwelling #140 and Menzies Dam (location #136) from Archibald McGregor. John Lynn and his son William were listed in Stones Directory as miners. John Lynn continued to operate Menzies Dam and the water races, however not very much mining was being undertaken. Mr Lynn extended the orchard planted by David McGregor and irrigated it from the water race. |
| 2051 | 1908 | Death of John Courtney Lynn |
John Lynn died on 22 Jul 1908 at the age of 65 years. He was buried in the new Cromwell cemetery. Mrs Lynn continued to live at Stewart Town with her seven daughters and one son. |
| 2053 | 1910 | Valuation report on Stewart Town. |
A valuation report on Stewart Town listed the following assets : - a paddock around dwelling #44 planted in 150 fruit trees - a cow paddock where dwelling #137 had been - a paddock to the west of the above area, planted in 150 fruit trees - a paddock between dwelling #140 and Pipeclay Gully Road planted in 150 fruit trees - Menzies Dam (location #136) - water race from Long Gully to Bannockburn - 4 heads of water - 77 chain of fencing the above valued at £57-15-00 - stable (location #138) £20 - buggy shed (location #137?) £15 - store room (dwelling #139?) £20 - stone house (dwelling #140) £35 - cob house (dwelling #141?) £20 - 12 acres of grass £20 Total value = £187-15-00 |
| 2054 | 1910 | Purchase of leases on additional land in the Stewart Town area. |
It appears from the Lands & Survey records that Mrs Lynn purchased the lease of the land around dwelling #44 from the estate of Mr Peter Maher, which was planted in fruit trees. It also appears that she purchased the lease of the land around dwelling #137 from the estate of Mr Adam Aitken. This land was used as a cow paddock. (These purchases may have been made by John Lynn before he died - it is unclear from the records) |
| 2055 | 1912 | William Lynn took over the lease on Stewart Town. |
It appears that Mrs Lynn's son William took over the occupation lease of Stewart Town on 8 May 1912. |
| 2056 | c1914 | William Lynn went to fight in WW1. |
William Lynn went to fight in WW1. Mrs Lynn continued to run the orchard and live in dwelling #140, using the water rights to irrigate the property. |
| 2057 | c1923 | Mrs Lynn moved to Dunedin. |
It appears that Mrs Lynn moved from dwelling #140 in Stewart Town to Dunedin where she died in 1945. |
| 2817 | c1945 | Death of Mrs Mary Lynn. |
Mrs Mary Lynn died in 1945 at Pleasant point and is buried there. |
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