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ROBINSON Charles 1888 ROBINSON John 1888 ROSE Charlotte 1887 ROSE James 1887 ROSE Jessie 1887 ROSS Noel 1900 RUFF Elizabeth 1884 RUFF James 1884 RUFF Noble 1884 SAPWELL Albert 1891 SAPWELL Amelia 1892 SAPWELL Charles 1891 SAPWELL George F. 1887 SAPWELL Maria 1887 SAPWELL Thomas 1889 SAPWELL William 1888 SECTOR Jane 1887 SHAW Annie 1882 SHAW James 1887 SHAW John 1882 SHAW Kate 1891 SHAW Louis 1882 SHAW Maggie 1893 SHAW Richard 1889 SHAW Thomas 1884 SHAW William 1888 SMITH Charles 1883 SMITH Janet 1883 SMITH Robert 1883 SMITH William 1883 STARK David 1887 STEEL Isabella 1884 STEWART Herbert 1886 STRANG Andrew 1890 TALL David 1893 TALL George 1893 TALL John 1893 TALL Maggie 1894 TALL William 1894 THOMSON Agnes 1889 THOMSON Alexander 1887 THOMSON Annie 1896 THOMSON Charles 1891 THOMSON Jessie 1884 THOMSON Martin 1882 THOMSON Mary 1882 THOMSON William 1882 TODD Robert 1891 TOUGH Alex 1890 WANSTALL Annie 1887 WANSTALL Esther 1883 WANSTALL Mary 1883 WANSTALL Norah 1886 WARBURTON Augusta 1884 WARBURTON Mary 1884 WEIR Andrew 1890 WEIR Elizabeth 1885 WEIR Thomas 1885 WEIR William 1887 WELLBROCK Susan 1888 WELLS George 1891 WELLS Samuel 1891 WHITE Albert 1888 WHITE Alexander 1892 WHITE Bella 1890 WHITE Bessie 1889 WHITE Charles 1888 WHITE Isabella 1890 WHITE John 1891 WHITE Leonard 1888 WHITE Maggie 1889 WHITE Mary 1889 WHITE Nelly 1896 WHITE Robert 1892 WHITE William 1888 WHYTE Thomas 1899 WILLIAMS Elizabeth 1882 WILLIAMS Jessie 1883 WILSON Alexander 1899 WILSON Dora 1893 WILSON Janet 1899 WILSON Sarah 1895 WILSON William 1898

WILSON Winnie 1892 WINSLADE Eva 1899 WINSLADE George 1882 WINSLADE Henry 1886 WINSLADE John 1882 WINSLADE Katie 1882 WINSLADE Mary 1883 WINSLADE Rose 1898 WINSLADE Sophia 1882 WYSE Charles 1884 YARDLEY Archibald 1891

KELSO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Church was opened in August 1891 and was demolished in 1971. The following is a list of weddings performed in the Church 1892-1940. 1892 Augustus Munyard married Anne Rankin Lattimore

1893 John McDonald married Anne Isabelle Lay

1896 Arthur John Pope married Jane Paton

1897 Thomas Moir married Margaret Jane Clouston

1900 George Francis Duff married Mary Rentoul

1906 John Henry Powell married Mary Crisp

1906 Kenneth Edward McDonald married Isabella McRae Matheson

1909 Thomas Richard Weir married Letta Mable Lay

1910 Thomas Auld Jackson married Constance Buchanan

1910 William James Trembath married Sarah Pargiter Wilson

1910 Frederick John B. Thurston married Mary Love Crossan

1911 William James Barrett married Janet Ethel Campbell

1912 James Kerse Dynes married Mabel May McRae

1914 James Dunn Strachen married Mary McInnes Crisp

1914 Richard Notman married Margaret Marion Dunnet

1916 James Kerse married Elizabeth Allan Steel

1918 Duncan McDonald married Annie Edith Ottrey

1918 Alexander Crossan married Margaret Ferguson

1925 Donald John Bain married Hilda Helen M. Barclay

1925 Albert Leslie Jenkins married Mona Elizabeth Russell

1926 James Laurence Moyle married Pretoria May Ferguson

1927 Ronald William McDonald married Mary Barbour Wilson

1928 William Bryce Somerville married Agnes Mildred Body

1929 James A. E. Thompson married Olive Isabel Russell

1930 Robert Wilson married Rita Barbara Russell

1933 Alan Rodger married Frances Christina Kitching

1936 George Mafeking Moyle married Gladys Elizabeth Williams

1938 John Murdoch Matheson married Margaret Ann McKay

1938 Stephen James Dobson married Margaret Winifred McIntosh

1940 Frederick Carl Gutschlag married Irma Margaret Jenkins

1940 Ernest Alfred Clement married Violet McKay

CEMETERY There is no cemetery at Kelso. The nearest cemeteries are at Tapanui or Crookston. Both of these cemeteries have been transcribed are are available on the NZSG microfiched cemetery collection. Tapanui Cemetery S06.06 1863-1988 includes headstone transcripts and burial records. Tapanui Cemetery is a lovely, sheltered and very well kept cemetery. On the Tapanui - Raes Junction Highway (Highway 90) turn left into Northumberland Street and then right into Cemetery Road. At the end of a dead end road is the cemetery. Crookston Cemetery S06.02 1879-1985 Includes headstone transcripts and burial records. Located on a side-road just off of State Highway 90, north of Tapanui. Sign-posted from SG90. The Tapanui and Crookston Cemeteries come under the administration of the Clutha District Council. Altogether the Clutha District Council operates and maintains six urban cemeteries at Balclutha, Milton (Fairfax), Kaitangata, Lawrence and Tapanui, and eight rural cemeteries at Port Molyneux, Romahapa, Taieri Beach, Waihola, Waikoikoi, Waipahi, Waipori, and Waitahuna. They also provide assistance to a further four cemeteries at Clinton, Crookston, Owaka and Tuapeka that are managed by trustees.

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Crookston Cemetery

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Kelso and Glenkenich Roll of Honour

The above Roll of Honour was hung in Dunnet’s Hall at Kelso. The Roll of Honour has since been moved to the Hall at Heriot.

World War I (1914 - 18)

Baird, John Fraser Trooper 9/109, Otago Mounted Rifles. Son of C. Baird, 42 Ross Street, Ravensbourne, Dunedin. Enlisted at Kelso in 1914. Benfell, Frederick Corporal 64422, 32nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D. Company. Son of Fred Benfell, Government Plantation, Kelso. Enlisted at Kelso in 1917. Benfell, William Arthur Private 8/791, Otago Infantry Battalion. Son of Fred Benfell of Kelso. Enlisted at Dunedin in 1914. Bonnin, William It is believed this is John William Alfred Bonnin. Trooper 9/1012, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles. Son of John Bonnin of Brighton, Dunedin. Enlisted at Brighton in 1915. Crisp, Charles Private 63116, 32nd Reinforcements E. Company. Son of C. Crisp of Kelso. Enlisted in 1917. Coubrough, Robert Watson Corporal 2/2800, New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Son of Mary Coubrough of Glasgow, Scotland. Enlisted at Kelso in 1916. Crossan, Duncan Trooper 9/1031, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles. Son of John Crossan of Kelso. Enlisted at Kelso in 1915. Dunnet, Ormond Gunner 12761, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery. Son of Mrs M. Dunnet, Post Office, Kelso. Enlisted in 1916. Falconer, Thomas Private 8/3573, 9th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D. Company. Son of Jessie Falconer, Gore. Enlisted in 1916.

Farmer, Andrew Private 45090, 24th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D. Company. Son of Alexander Farmer of Edievale via Heriot. Enlisted in 1917. Ferguson, Ernest Alexander Private 8/203, Otago Infantry Battalion. Son of Mrs C. Ferguson of Kelso. Enlisted at Kelso in 1914. Gibson, David. M. Unable to identify soldier Grant, James Unable to identify soldier Guinan, Edward Corporal 8/209, Otago Infantry Battalion. Son of Matthew Guinan of Kelso. Enlisted at Kelso in 1914. Hansen, Jack Unable to identify soldier Herbert, Alfred Squires First Lieutenant, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles. Husband of Mrs C. F. Herbert of Torapuke, Kelso. Enlisted at Kelso in 1915. Herbert, Agnes (Sis) Hogarth, Frank Atkison (honours board has Frank O.) Rifleman 42664, New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Brother of William Hogarth of Kelso. Enlisted in 1917. Jenkins, John Unable to identify soldier Kirk, Cargill James Private 82446, New Zealand Expeditionary Forces. Son of J. Kirk, Dalmetta, Kelso. Enlisted in 1918. Kirk, Reginald William Rifleman 29923, 9th Reinforcements, 4th Battalion, H. Company, New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Son of William Kirk, of the Grange, Kelso. Enlisted in 1916. Lay, Oliver John Private 8/234 Otago Infantry Battalion. Brother of Miss Olive Lay of Kelso. Enlisted at Kelso in 1914. McDonald, Archibald Gordon Corporal 9/1323, 6th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles. Son of A. McDonald of Kelso. Enlisted at Otautau in 1915. McIntyre, Alexander Clifford Private 8/1553, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion. Son of A. McIntyre of Kelso. Enlisted at Glenkenich in 1915. McKenzie, James Norman Trooper 9/1328, 6th Reinforcements, Special Squadron. Son of Thomas W. McKenzie of Gore. Enlisted at Kelso in 1915. McKinnon, Neil George Private 59030, 30th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D. Company. Son of A. McKinnon of Kelso. Enlisted in 1917. Paulin, Thomas Gerald Private 59044, 30th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D. Company. Son of Thomas Paulin of Kelso. Enlisted in 1917. Rentoul, James Laurence Corporal 8/3852, 10th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D. Company. Son of P. T. Rentoul of Kelso. Enlisted in 1916. Richards, William Rifleman 23/578, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Son of Mrs G. Richards of Kelso. Enlisted at Riverton in 1915. Risk, Charles Trooper 9/197, Otago Mounted Rifles. Son of David Risk of Kelso. Enlisted at Kelso in 1914. Risk, David Rifleman 23250. Son of David Risk of Kelso. Enlisted in 1916. Risk, George Millar Trooper 9/1348, 6th Reinforcements, Special Squadron. Son of Mrs E. L. Risk of Kelso. Enlisted at Kelso in 1915. Robertson, Alexander Trooper 17535, 19th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade. Son of Donald Robertson senior of Kelso. Enlisted in 1916.

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Shaw, James Private 45139, 24th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D. Company. Son of Mrs C. Shaw of Kelso. Enlisted in 1917. Shaw, Thomas Trooper 16454, 16th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles. Son of Mrs C. Shaw of Kelso. Enlisted in 1916. Steel, George Clarke Trooper 72336, 30th Reinforcements, Maori Contingent. Son of J. A. Steel of Kelso. Enlisted in 1918. Stringer, Thomas Driver 13250, 14th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery No 4 Howitzer Battery. Brother of D. Stringer of Kelso. Enlisted in 1916. Ussher, Frederick Percy Private 61440, 31st Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A. Company. Brother of S. B. Ussher of Dunedin. Enlisted in 1917. Williams, Morgan Private 75456, 29th Reinforcements, A. Company. Husband of Mrs M. E. Williams of Linwood, Christchurch. Enlisted in 1918. Wilson, Robert Trooper 9/1250, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Mounted Rifles. Brother of A. O. Wilson of Kelso. Enlisted in Dunedin in 1915. Wilson, William David Private 8/311, Otago Infantry Battalion. Brother of Alexander Wilson of Kelso. Enlisted at Kelso in 1914.

Made the Supreme Sacrifice Butterworth, Thomas Private 45068, 24th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D. Company. Son of John Butterworth of Cumberland, England. Enlisted in 1917. Killed in action 3 October 1917 at Ypres, Belgium. Buried Tynes Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Campbell, James Sergeant 9/120, Otago Mounted Rifles. Son of Alexander and Sarah Campbell of Kelso (later of Harbour Terrace, Dunedin). Won the DCM (Distinguished Conduct Medal) and MiD (Mentioned in Despatches). Enlisted in Kelso in 1914. Killed in action at Gallipoli, Turkey on 21 August 1915. Buried in Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey. Cleghorn, David Dickie Private 56905, 28th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Regiment, D. Company. Son of John and Jeanie Cleghorn of Tapanui. Enlisted in 1917. Killed in action at Ypres, Belgium on 25 November 1917. His name appears on the Buttes New British Cemetery (NZ) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium. Corrie, John Kirkpatrick Private 47707, 25th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D. Company. Husband of Mrs J. Corrie, Fairlie, Canterbury. Enlisted in 1917. Killed in action at Ypres, Belgium on 29 November 1917. Buried Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium. Couperthwaite, Peter Corporal 8/152, Otago Infantry Battalion. Enlisted at Heriot in 1914. Injured at Gallipoli and died at sea from wounds on 28 April 1915. Name appears on memorial at Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey. Dunnet, John Clouston Captain 2/214, NZEF, New Zealand Field Artillery. Son of Mrs Mary Dunnet of Kelso. Enlisted at Dunedin in 1914. Died of wounds in France in 1918. Buried in the Doullens Communal Cemetery, France. Ferguson, James Attended Kelso school Hall, Thomas Hansen, Charles Henry Rifleman 81274, 41st reinforcements, F. Company. Son of H. O. Hansen of Kelso. Enlisted in 1918. Died of disease in the United Kingdom on 7 November 1918. Buried at Cannock Chase War Cemetery, England.

Herbert, James Laidlaw Lieutenant 9/2350 11th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles, D. Squadron. Husband of Mrs E. G. Herbert, Dunedin. Enlisted in 1916. Mid military award. Killed in action 30 September 1916 at Somme, France. Name on the Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, France. McLean, George Attended Kelso school. Risk, Robert Private 8/278, Otago Infantry Battalion. Son of David Risk of Kelso. Enlisted at Kelso in 1914. Killed in action at Gallipoli, Turkey on 2 May 1915. Name on memorial at the Lone Pine Memorial, Anzac, Turkey. Waterson, Horace Lance Corporal 8/4052, 10th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D. Company. Brother of Mrs A. Filby, Victoria, Australia. Horace was born in Australia. Enlisted in 1916. Killed in action in Belgium on 15 June 1917. Buried in the Strand Military Cemetery, Belgium.

World War II (1939 - 45)

Alderton, D. D. Anderson, J.

Blackmore, W. P. Bruce, G. F.

Buchanan, J. P. Clark, D. S.

Crossan, G. D. Crump, M. A. Curry, W. P. Duff, G. P. Duff, H. G. Duff, R. A. Fraser, J. D. Gabites, H. W. Gabites, R. E. Gunn, N. A.

Irving, F. C. (M.C.) Kirk, N. H. Kirk, R. R.

Kitching, Ernest J. Kitching, T. G.

Macaulay, James McIlwain, Jock McIntosh, J. C. Moody, D. Murray, D. Paul, V. E. Simpson, A. Stuart, A. G.

Sutherland, R. T. Tapham, W. G. Weir, M. J. D.

Whitely, H. B. (M.M.) Wilson, Archibald J. Wilson, Arthur, J. Wilson, C. W. C. Wilson, E. C. Wilson, John Woodley, D. C.

Made the Supreme Sacrifice Gabites, Charles Ernest Private, 446775, 23rd Infantry Battalion. Died 10 October 1944 in Italy aged 21 years. Buried Ravenna War Cemetery, Italy. Son of Charles Stuart and Alice Lydia Gabites of Kelso. Williams, John Gwynne Private, 23rd Infantry Battalion. Died 14 July 1942 in Western Desert aged 24 years. Buried El Alamein War Cemetery. Son of William & Maria Bufton Williams of Kelso.

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THE FIRST CHRISTMAS CARD The sending of greeting cards at Christmas began in the Victorian era. Though wood engravers produced prints with religious themes in the European Middle Ages, the first commercial Christmas and New Year's card is believed to have been designed and printed in London, England in 1843. John Callcott Horsley (born 1817 - died 1903), a British narrative painter and a Royal Academician, designed the very first Christmas and New Year's card at the suggestion and request of his friend Sir Henry Cole (the first director of the Victoria and Albert Museum). In 1843 an edition of 1,000 of these Christmas cards was placed on sale in London. They were printed in lithography by Jobbins of Warwick Court, Holborn, London and hand-colored by a professional "colourer" named Mason. The Christmas card was lithographed on stiff cardboard, 5 1/8 by 3 1/4 inches, in dark sepia, and shows a family party in progress, beneath which is the greeting, "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You." It also states that it was "Published at Summerly's Home Treasury Office, 12 Old Bond Street, London." The price was 1s. each. An original copy of this card is considered very rare, but copies of a facsimile reprint issued in 1955 can still be found today.

THE VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS TREE The Christmas tree was introduced into England in the early 19th century. In 1841 the German Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, decorated a large Christmas tree at Windsor Castle, reminiscent of his childhood celebrations in Germany (the Christmas tree had been a deep-rooted German tradition since the 18th century). Soon after, it became very fashionable in Victorian England to set up a large tree at Christmas and decorate it with lighted candles, candies, and fancy cakes hung from the branches by ribbon and by paper chains. German settlers had brought this tradition to North America as early as the 17th century and decorated Christmas trees were also the height of fashion in America by the 19th century. Homemade paper cornucopias, filled with sweets, fruit, nuts and popcorn hung on many Victorian Christmas trees. Glass Christmas tree balls, hand crafted in Lauscha, made their first appearance on American trees in the 1860s, primarily in the homes of German immigrants. Other early ornaments were made of lead and formed into flat geometric shapes, such as stars and crosses. "Store bought" Christmas tree ornaments were introduced around 1870 and quickly began to replace the homemade (usual ly edible) decorations. Most were crafted in Germany, from Dresden and tiny vi l lages in the Thuringian Mountains. From the 1870s to 1890s, many Victorian Christmas trees were trimmed with ornaments formed with wax in the shape of angels and children. Also, cotton-wool ornaments were used, crafted with embossed paper faces, trimmed with buttons, powdered glass and gold paper wings.

THE LEGEND OF ST NICHOLAS SANTA CLAUS

FATHER CHRISTMAS The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas born sometime around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. It is said that he gave away all of his inherited wealth and travelled the countryside helping the poor and sick. According to legend, there were three Italian maidens whose families had fallen on hard times. Because their father could not afford the dowries necessary for them to marry, he was considering selling one of his daughters into slavery to get dowries for the other two. When St Nicholas heard of the family's plight, he went to their home late one night and tossed three bags of gold down the chimney. Miraculously, a bag fell into each of the sisters stockings, which were hanging by the fire to dry. His generosity made it possible for all three sisters to marry. His feast day is celebrated on the anniversary of his death, December 6. This was traditionally considered a lucky day to make large purchases or to get married. December 6th has gradually came to mark the beginning of the medieval Christmas season. On St. Nicholas' Eve, youngsters would set out food for the saint, straw for his horses and schnapps for his attendant. The next morning, obedient children awoke to find their gifts replaced with sweets and toys. St. Nicholas' Day is still observed in many countries, and gifts are exchanged in honor of the spirit of brotherhood and charity that he embodied. After the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century, the feasting and veneration of Catholic saints was banned. But people had become accustomed to the annual visit from their gift-giving saint and didn't want to forget the purpose of the holiday. So in some countries, the festivities of St. Nicholas' Day were merged with Christmas celebrations, and although the gift-bearer took on new, non-religious forms, he still reflected the saint’s generous spirit. In Germany, he appeared as Weihnachtsmann, in England as Father Christmas, and in France, as Pèrè Noël, who left small gifts in the children's shoes. Immigrants to America brought along their various beliefs when they crossed the Atlantic. The Scandinavians introduced gift-giving elves, the Germans brought decorated trees and the Irish contributed the ancient Gaelic custom of placing a lighted candle in the window. In the 1600's, the Dutch presented Sinterklaas (meaning St. Nicholas) to the colonies. In their excitement, many English-speaking children uttered the name so quickly that Sinterklaas sounded like Santy Claus. After years of mispronunciation, the name evolved into Santa Claus. In 1808, American author Washington Irving created a new version of old St. Nick. This one rode over the treetops in a horse drawn wagon "dropping gifts down the chimneys of his favorites." In 1822 a poem by Dr. Clement Clarke Moore was published entitled "A Visit from St. Nicholas," but more commonly known today as "The Night Before Christmas." This poem gave an Arctic flavor to Santa's image when he substituted eight tiny reindeer and a sleigh for Irving's horse and wagon. It is Moore's description of Santa that we most often think of today: "He had a broad face, and a little round belly, that shook, when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly." Up to this point, Santa's physical appearance and the colour of his suit were open to individual interpretation. But in 1931, advertisements for Cola-Cola featured a portly, grandfatherly Santa with human proportions and a ruddy complexion. St. Nicholas' evolution into today's happy, larger-than-life Santa Claus is a wonderful example of the blending of countless beliefs and practices from around the world. This benevolent figure encompasses all the goodness and innocence of childhood.