1007 Main Road, Camerons, West Coast, 1960s. -2 PHOTOS-

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DescriptionThis was the home of Eliza and James Gordon in the early 1900s till Eliza's death in 1928. In the last years of Eliza's life her granddaughter Alice Dorothy (Dolly) Johnson (nee Hibbs) moved in and along with her husband Victor (Mick) William Peter Johnson and they brought up their 4 boys and one girl there. Dolly and Mick Johnson continued to live there after their children grew up. Mick died in 1976 and in the early 1980s Dolly moved out and went to live with her daughter in Levin. The house stood for well over a hundred years and burnt down when a few of the bricks fell out of the chimney in 2008. Mick is leaning on the front veranda in the photograph.

Photo 2:Taken in 1976 across the road from 1007 Main Road, Camerons, West Coast. Date of Photo1960sMap^[1]ContributorJordan Faint

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Location (city or town)CameronsPerson Eliza GordonJames GordonAlice Dorothy JohnsonVictor JohnsonLandmark (Place)1007 Main Road, Camerons

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Date Created8th August 2019CommentsAve Muir Remember the house, in Camerons, next too the post office Wards ???

Jean Boniface Remember going there in the 60's to visit Aunty Dolly.

Ron Hibbs Remember going there and watching tv, Aunty Dolly had a piece of plastic hanging over the front to distort Australia interfering with the NZBC. Eliza Gordon was my great grandmother, her first husband was a Mr Butcher, my grandmother was Alice née Butcher, then Hibbs, Rouse and the finally Goulding.

Bronwyn Pardo Ron Hibbs thanks Uncle Ron - love reading about all this family history - I wondered if the Eliza mentioned was the same Eliza married initially to Joseph (?) Butcher - when I was sick a few years ago I had a go at piecing the family tree together - from memory I got stuck at the Joseph Butcher part of the family xxxooo

Ron Hibbs
Yes that is the man, I just forgot his name in a senior moment. Both Eliza and Joseph are buried in Karoro cemetery with Nana Goulding.

Heather Gaulter Gosh so many pics like this little house in the day, families raised, happy days, icon pics, I could quite happily live in a wee house like that today, no problem, memories

Jenny Leach i loved our old house in ross with the big front verandah it was so lovely miss the old days

Joy Glenn same style as our house in Granity in the 19 40s

Merle Brown The grave in the Kororo cemetery holds 5 people. Joseph Louis Butcher, Eliza Barnes Joseph and Eliza's daughter, James Gordon Eliza's 2nd husband, Eliza, and nana Alice Goulding. The headstone was damaged in the earthquake,my sister brother and I paid to have the headstone remounted as it was ready to collapse.The writing is in need of redoing but we cannot afford it as the remounting was expensive. If any family members are willing to help get in touch with me and we can get a quote

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1007 Main Road, Camerons, West Coast, 1960s. -2 PHOTOS-

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