The McLeod family left for Feilding in 1875 coming by ship to the port of Foxton. They then walked to Feilding with all their possessions on carts taking several days. They settled on a farm in Makino Road. Source Marion Cresswell
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| The farm was within the white boundaries. Note the farm surrounding the cemetery |
It must have been very pleasing for the family to have
finally bought a farm of their own. According to the later sale advertisements the
farm was 400 acres which was a very substantial farm.
For further information on the establishment of Feilding see: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/100867537/feildings-settlers-an-irishman-an-englishman-and-feildings-first-baby
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| From the cemetery looking toward the farm. Note the gentle rolling hills. |
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| Manchester Square Feilding 1878 |
For the next 20 years at Feilding the family farmed the land and were part of the community. Farquhar is mentioned on quite a lot of occasions in the local press. I will insert some extracts from Papers Past.
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| Wanganui Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 4589, 9 February 1882, Page 2 |
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| Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 21, 26 August 1882, Page 2 |
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| Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 96, 29 January 1885, Page 2 |
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| Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 31, 24 August 1886, Page 2 |
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| Proposed Visit of the Premier Feilding Star 11 Feb 1892 Pg 3 |
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Marriage Little McLeod Wanganui Chronicle 17 Jan 1890 Papers Past
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| Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 26, 18 August 1892, Page 2 |
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| Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 128, 18 April 1893, Page 3 |
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| Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 137, 9 December 1893, Page 2 |
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| Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 233, 7 February 1894, Page 2 |
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| Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 160, 9 January 1896, Page 2 |
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| Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 252, 29 April 1896, Page 2 |
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| Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 255, 2 May 1896, Page 3 |
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| Feilding Star 29 Aug 1896 |
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| Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 172, 23 January 1897, Page 2 |
The 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition Roll
When Governor Glasgow signed
the Electoral Bill on 19 September 1893, New Zealand became the first
self-governing nation in the world where women had won the right to vote. The
Bill was the outcome of years of meetings in towns and cities across the country,
with women often travelling considerable distances to hear lectures and
speeches, pass resolutions and sign petitions. A number of petitions were
presented to both Houses of Parliament from the early 1880s till 1893.
In 1891 eight petitions
containing more than 9000 signatures were gathered, and in 1892 six petitions
containing almost 20,000. These were the culmination of many years work by the
Women‘s Christian Temperance Movement and prominent suffragist, Kate Sheppard,
among others.
Despite the failures of
these petitions, another was organised in 1893. It was described by Kate
Sheppard as "a monster petition" demanding the right for women to
vote. Petition sheets, circulated throughout New Zealand, were returned to
Christchurch where Kate Sheppard pasted each sheet end on end and rolled it
around a section of a broom handle.
In the end, 13 petitions
were submitted to the House of Representatives in 1893. They contained the
signatures of 31,872 women from across the country and across the social
spectrum. Twelve of the petitions have not survived, but the
"monster" that was pasted together did. This contains 25,519
signatures, including some men
I have found the signatures of four women from our McLeod
family on the suffrage petition. They are Catherine Taylor and Jessie McLeod on
the Martinborough petition. Their names are close together. I wonder if they
went together to sign. I am not sure if
the Jessie McLeod was mother or daughter.
On the Feilding roll I have found Jane McLeod and Catherine
McLeod giving their address as The Palms Makino which we know was the home
address of Farquhar and Jane and their family. Sisters Catherine and Jane also
look like they have gone together to sign.
To be continued...
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