Marks/Inscriptions: B. 136. Barker, John Mathias (1856-1933) was the fifth son of Dr. Barker and was and at Clare Coll born in ChCh and educ. at Mrs Alabaster and at X's Coll.) 1 74a is Lamb. ,wother had died when he was only two years Old and Miss Bowen, a friend of the family who had travelled int with them in th Charlotte Jane did her best to heep look after the young family till Elizabeth the eldest giul was old enough to tahe in hu shoulders the family cars. He played for the College r1 and played for the fist touring Canty F which played Auck. Wgtn. and Nelson , Ang. 76. He went to Clare College Cmb. and spent sons Vacations abroad with A.E.G. Rhodes among others . Soon after he came back he bought Waihi , as it came to be called. It was that part oly Ran ka puka which Sir Thomas Tancred retained and which he transferred to his younger son Clement , who in tim, sold it to Jack Barker. He lived in the cottage at the foot of the hill and when he got married built the Waihi homestead - a square , two storeeyed comfortable house. He used to o and stay with the Studholmes at Waimate for the shooting and married Emily Studholme in 82 . They went for a prolonged homey noon tip though India, Italy and Eng. and when they returned they 8l. Barker Letters : fam. inf. : X's Coll Sch. hist : ard Register . Ch Ch Club inmate : LT. 21.8.76.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 136 J.M. Barker 2. settled down at Waihi and lived the rst of their lifes there , When they visited Rome she was very ill with Roman fever. He served on the beal boards and was a church warden of Wood burn y parish . When they werry married he was very tall and daik , She was equally tall ard fair. They were con si dered to be as handsome a young couple as ie cauld wish to e . He bought Chudley hs Chatham Island station Kainga roa in the early 90's, It has generally bern considered easily the best of the Chatham Island rins . It cost him 9100. A.J. Blakiston was the fert manager of Kaingaroa. Jack Barker used to make the i pleasant Trip over regularly every year until his eldest sor r Michael too was old Cough to take over the joh She Jack Barker family wen a fine family, d in 1 c was ands hold in 1914 Straight forw ard people like their father . Michae cared on at Waihi, Paul (lodge at school ) went to West Aust and used camels for transport. + was killed in 1914 war Rowland took up a bush block in the North Is, Harold went into the Navy and was its champ in Neary i f boxer, John was an outstanding ir weight b manager of Lil county and a gardener of imus ual skill, Clive climbed mountains and became a forestry officer , Esther became of ia water blowrnst; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B 136 of note (she could have inherited he gift from Studholmes or Barkes) and Doris was the prettiest gul in S. Canty. Anyone who has visited Waihi in the days when the family were growing up will remember the farm onus rope swing on which the nervous visitor was launched frim a rickety little platform high over a deep gully, It was a long length of Strong rope with a big knot on the end Secured to a branch high up on a tale gun tree. Jack parker was one of those men , 0 straight, honest and Simple and free ) I ton affectation that their fire qualities shine out through their faces. He once toed the writer that he thought he and others had made a mistake taking up moderate S. Canty leasehold hill county; they would have dore better buying better hell mnty in North Canty when it was cheaps freehold. marr. S.10.82 Emmeline Violet Stud olme at teammate by Bishop Harper. He d. 2.7.33 at Waihi. A.J. Blakiston.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 136 J.M. Barker 4 family borr '84 Michael Studholme . farmed waihi 18 " Reinforcements + Camel Corps 1914 War. Paul Studholme shep farmer West. Aust. Capt. M.C. 78 de R.F.A. 1914 war killed in action 26.10.17. '89. John Studholme, Four Peaks. marr. 3.2.21 Eleanor Teschemaker 193 Harold studholme Laub. R.N .1914W ar. Comm . Rel. Champion heavy weight boxer of R.N. Clive Studholme Forestry Officer. '85 Esther marr. Norman Hope son of Arthur Hope. Doris Porter well kn own climber.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer