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Larsens Hotel Westport 1961
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DescriptionWith the demise of Larsens Hotel I must post this one from 1961 when it was under the control of "Digger" Hartigan.
Mr. HANS LARSEN , formerly Mayor of Westport, was elected for the fourth time in 1887, after a keen contest. He sat in the council for many years, and has been a member of the Harbour Board, school committee, and the Westland Charitable Aid and Hospital Board. He was born in Allinge, in the Isle of Bornholm, Baltic Sea, and arrived in New Zealand in 1863. For some years he successfully followed mining pursuits at the Shotover, Arrowtown, Molyneux and Hogburn. In 1865 he had a year's good luck at Wakamarina, and in 1866 joined the “rush” to Westland and worked on the New River, a tributary of the Grey. He also spent twelve months in prospecting at the Teremakau and Red Jack's, a small tributary of the Grey river. In 1868 Mr. Larsen removed to Westport and set up as a ferryman. He continued at that occupation for eighteen months, and then went to Greymouth, where he married a daughter of Mr. William Foote. Mr. Larsen then returned to Red Jack's to his old claim, which proved a small bonanza during the five years he worked it. Then he went to Westport and commenced storekeeping at Fairdown, and at the same time started a ferry on the river. Seven years later Mr. Larsen bought the “All Nations Hotel,” renovated it, and named it “Larsen's Hotel,” which he leased in 1893 to his son. Mr. Larsen has been president of the Westport Jockey Club, is an old Oddfellow attached to the Westport Lodge, Manchester Unity, and has been through all the chairs. As a Freemason he is connected with the Phœnix Lodge.PhotographerBrian McIntyreDate of PhotoBetween 1st January 1961 and 31st December 1961Map[1] Contributor Brian McIntyre
Mr. HANS LARSEN , formerly Mayor of Westport, was elected for the fourth time in 1887, after a keen contest. He sat in the council for many years, and has been a member of the Harbour Board, school committee, and the Westland Charitable Aid and Hospital Board. He was born in Allinge, in the Isle of Bornholm, Baltic Sea, and arrived in New Zealand in 1863. For some years he successfully followed mining pursuits at the Shotover, Arrowtown, Molyneux and Hogburn. In 1865 he had a year's good luck at Wakamarina, and in 1866 joined the “rush” to Westland and worked on the New River, a tributary of the Grey. He also spent twelve months in prospecting at the Teremakau and Red Jack's, a small tributary of the Grey river. In 1868 Mr. Larsen removed to Westport and set up as a ferryman. He continued at that occupation for eighteen months, and then went to Greymouth, where he married a daughter of Mr. William Foote. Mr. Larsen then returned to Red Jack's to his old claim, which proved a small bonanza during the five years he worked it. Then he went to Westport and commenced storekeeping at Fairdown, and at the same time started a ferry on the river. Seven years later Mr. Larsen bought the “All Nations Hotel,” renovated it, and named it “Larsen's Hotel,” which he leased in 1893 to his son. Mr. Larsen has been president of the Westport Jockey Club, is an old Oddfellow attached to the Westport Lodge, Manchester Unity, and has been through all the chairs. As a Freemason he is connected with the Phœnix Lodge.PhotographerBrian McIntyreDate of PhotoBetween 1st January 1961 and 31st December 1961Map[1] Contributor Brian McIntyre
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CommentsJill Broadhurst Any info on Jane Foote ?.
Isabel Anderson Wyatt Hi Jill, I have a connection to the Larsen Family. My great aunt married into the Larsen Family. Sadly I don't have any information on Jane Foote. I have searched but haven't been able to find anything.
Jill Broadhurst Isabel Anderson Wyatt O that’s a shame . Thanks anyway Isabel. Will pm you!
Brian Langton Wasn’t there a Larson in the hotel in the fifties.
Jill Broadhurst Brian Langton I think Hans Larsen’s eldest son Laurence took over the pub for a while,but I don’t know what year that was
Brian Langton Jill Broadhurst I remember the guy when I was a teenager late fifties early sixties had dark skin.
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Jill Broadhurst Brian Langton if it was Laurence Larsen, he’s the good looking one standing between his parents in the photo above ... him?
Jill Broadhurst Kp Chiew yes, I see that! Thank you ! Where did you get this?
Kp Chiew Births Deaths and Marriages at Department of Internal Affairs ... https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/.../search...
BDMHISTORICALRECORDS.DIA.GOVT.NZ
Marriage Search
Kp Chiew You can order a copy of the record. Try searching under Births too.
Isabel Anderson Wyatt Her death is on the Buller Cemetery Website.
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Jill Broadhurst Kp Chiew thank you, is there any way I can find out who her family was? Parents names and/or any siblings?
Kp Chiew Marriage record will have parents names. No birth record so she was not born in NZ.
Kp Chiew Also give Ancestry.com a tryIsabel Anderson Wyatt If you look at the cemetery record it has a birth place / country. Not sure if it is correct or not.
Jill Broadhurst Isabel Anderson Wyatt have you got a link please? You can Pm me if you like?
Kp Chiew She could very well be on a ship's passenger manifest if she migrated over with her family, so all other family members names will be listed with hers.
· Kp Chiew The above is the account of William Foote's journey to NZ. In it there was a mention that his first child was born in 1851. According to Jane's death record she died aged 92, so would have been born in 1847. So it is unlikely that this William is Jane's father.
Jill Broadhurst Kp Chiew hi there, THANKYOU very much for your research, also thank you to Isabel Wyatt for sending me some private messages with information that Jane was brought up in Bendigo Australia. I still don’t know much about her family at this stage, but your inf…See More
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Papers Past | Greymouth Evening Star (Greymouth Evening Star, 28 February 1908)
PAPERSPAST.NATLIB.GOVT.NZ
Papers Past | Greymouth Evening Star (Greymouth Evening Star,…
Papers Past | Greymouth Evening Star (Greymouth Evening Star, 28 February 1908)
Jill Broadhurst Kp Chiew I loved the article about the journey from Newfoundland. So interesting. It would have been great to have been a member of this illustrious family. I’m disappointed that this William Foote was not my ancestor lol ☺️ (thanks again)
Isabel Anderson Wyatt Hi Jill, I have a connection to the Larsen Family. My great aunt married into the Larsen Family. Sadly I don't have any information on Jane Foote. I have searched but haven't been able to find anything.
Jill Broadhurst Isabel Anderson Wyatt O that’s a shame . Thanks anyway Isabel. Will pm you!
Brian Langton Wasn’t there a Larson in the hotel in the fifties.
Jill Broadhurst Brian Langton I think Hans Larsen’s eldest son Laurence took over the pub for a while,but I don’t know what year that was
Brian Langton Jill Broadhurst I remember the guy when I was a teenager late fifties early sixties had dark skin.
·
Jill Broadhurst Brian Langton if it was Laurence Larsen, he’s the good looking one standing between his parents in the photo above ... him?
Jill Broadhurst Kp Chiew yes, I see that! Thank you ! Where did you get this?
Kp Chiew Births Deaths and Marriages at Department of Internal Affairs ... https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/.../search...
BDMHISTORICALRECORDS.DIA.GOVT.NZ
Marriage Search
Kp Chiew You can order a copy of the record. Try searching under Births too.
Isabel Anderson Wyatt Her death is on the Buller Cemetery Website.
Image may contain: text
Jill Broadhurst Kp Chiew thank you, is there any way I can find out who her family was? Parents names and/or any siblings?
Kp Chiew Marriage record will have parents names. No birth record so she was not born in NZ.
Kp Chiew Also give Ancestry.com a tryIsabel Anderson Wyatt If you look at the cemetery record it has a birth place / country. Not sure if it is correct or not.
Jill Broadhurst Isabel Anderson Wyatt have you got a link please? You can Pm me if you like?
Kp Chiew She could very well be on a ship's passenger manifest if she migrated over with her family, so all other family members names will be listed with hers.
· Kp Chiew The above is the account of William Foote's journey to NZ. In it there was a mention that his first child was born in 1851. According to Jane's death record she died aged 92, so would have been born in 1847. So it is unlikely that this William is Jane's father.
Jill Broadhurst Kp Chiew hi there, THANKYOU very much for your research, also thank you to Isabel Wyatt for sending me some private messages with information that Jane was brought up in Bendigo Australia. I still don’t know much about her family at this stage, but your inf…See More
Manage
Papers Past | Greymouth Evening Star (Greymouth Evening Star, 28 February 1908)
PAPERSPAST.NATLIB.GOVT.NZ
Papers Past | Greymouth Evening Star (Greymouth Evening Star,…
Papers Past | Greymouth Evening Star (Greymouth Evening Star, 28 February 1908)
Jill Broadhurst Kp Chiew I loved the article about the journey from Newfoundland. So interesting. It would have been great to have been a member of this illustrious family. I’m disappointed that this William Foote was not my ancestor lol ☺️ (thanks again)
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West Coast New Zealand History (8th Apr 2021). Larsens Hotel Westport 1961. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 21st Mar 2026 10:18, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/21802