Second Generation :: Notes
2. Johannes (John) JOHANNESEN HOLT (HOLT)
Johannes JOHANSEN emigrated to America. He changed his name to John J. HOLT (John Johnson HOLT).
"John JOHANSSEN had four or more children. I don’t know their names. He was the oldest uncle I had." - Sarah NIELSEN. (Personal correspondence: Chris FRASER, eMail, 25 Mar 2006.)
Pastor/Reverend Edvard (Edward) NIELSEN
Meanwhile the pro-Temperance faction, still smarting from the impact of the huge fire, had other views. Napier's Daily Telegraph of 25 April 1888 recorded the words of Norsewood's Methodist minister, the Rev. Edward Nielsen, who had lost his home, and almost his church, in the fire. He had said: "With regard to the cause of the fire, I look upon it as a judgment from God for the wickedness of the people, who refuse to repent after hearing so much of God's Word, although thank God there are a few God-fearing people there. About four years ago the Norsewood people by their own votes closed the hotel in the township and three others in the district. Only a week before the fire the people voted to open the hotel again, and did so with much joy. If others cannot see, or will not see, God's hand in this calamity, I can see it, and I know the people well, having been acquainted with them for thirteen years. May the visitation be a warning not only to Norsewood, but to the whole colony."
19. Anna Maria Lydia ("Annie") NIELSEN
No issue. Lived in San Francisco, United States of America. (Personal Correspondence: Chis FRASER (New Zealand), eMail, 24 Mar 2006.) Returned to New Zealand.
25. Rachel Magdalene Euniche ("Ray") NIELSEN
Lived in Los Angeles, United States of America. (Personal Correspondence: Chis FRASER (New Zealand), eMail, 24 Mar 2006.)
6. Marthe (Martha Dagmar) JOHANNESDATTER (JOHANSEN)
Could be the Martha D. ANDRESEN buried in JOHANSEN block (block 35, plot 7) at Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand.
Supposed to have married a Mr. ROOSE; children were Jack, Mabel, Violet. (Personal correspondence: Chris FRASER, eMail, 25 Mar 2005).
Possibly married twice?
Nis Andresen ROOS
Farmed at Buckley Road, Shannon, New Zealand.
28. Sanna Margaret ROOS
Surname also recorded as RUSE.
Walter Marian Marmaduke PARSONS
Walter PARSONS who operated on McLeod's Road until the mid 1940s (101 Years of Ormondville)
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington]
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Parsons, Walter, Saw-miller, Norsewood. Mr. Parsons holds cutting rights over a reserve of 300 acres of bush, chiefly rimu and red birch. The mill is fitted up with the most up-to-date machinery, driven by a ten horsepower portable engine. Ten men are employed, and the daily output is about 5,000 feet of timber. Mr. Parsons was born in August, 1861, at Akaroa, Canterbury, where his father carried on saw-milling for many years. He was educated in his native place, and afterwards learned saw-milling. Mr. Parsons then found employment at Oxford, in North Canterbury, and afterwards at Palmerston North for a few years, and subsequently removed to Hawke's Bay. Later, he was employed in saw-milling at Masterton and Eketahuna, and in 1895 settled in Norsewood, where he has since been engaged in the same industry. Mr. Parsons is a member of the Hawke's Bay Saw-millers' Association, and the Norsewood School Committee. He is married, and has three sons, one of whom is a pupil-teacher in the local school.
Florence Elizabeth OLIVER
Methodist minister's daughter. Have deduced surname (OLIVER) from the following: "The Rev. OLIVER, Mrs. E. PARSON's father..." (Source: A.L. [Archibald Leonard] ANDERSEN, Norsewood the Centennial Story, Publ. A.L. ANDERSEN, New Zealand, 1972, Page 105.)
38. Cyril Edwin ("Tossy") PARSONS
Barber, choir master, music teacher. The only time he was serious was as the choir master. (Source: Bella ANDERSEN.) His wife used to play the piano for silent movies. (Source: Bella ANDERSEN.)
9. Martin (Martin Joseph) JOHANNESEN (JOHANSEN)
Of Norsewood (Bush Advocate, Sat 16 Feb 1889).
Bush Advocate, 21 May 1904, page 2.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Mr M. J. JOHANSEN notifies having taken over the Crown Hotel at Norsewood, and asks for a call from all old friends.
Bush Advocate, Volume V, Issue 698, 23 April 1907, Page 4
Mr M. J. Johansen has disposed of his interest in the Crown Hotel. Norsewood, to Mr G. Staunton, late of Onga Onga.
Bush Advocate, 19 March 1908, Page 4, column 6.
Mr M. J. JOHANSEN has undertaken the management of a sawmill at Ohakune, and will leave for his new sphere of employment next week.
May have gone to Australia in 1909/1910 (though more likely to have been between 1904-1908).
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington]
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The Crown Hotel (M. J. Johansen, proprietor), Norsewood. This hotel has been established for many years, and is a two-storeyed wooden building. The ground floor contains a well-furnished dining room (capable of seating twenty-five guests), a good billiard room, three comfortable sitting rooms, and the bar, which is stocked with the best brands of wines, spirits, and cordials. On the first floor there is a private sitting room and twelve comfortable bedrooms. The house is well-furnished throughout, a good table is kept, and the domestic arrangements, and the comforts of lady guests are attended to by Mrs. Johansen. There are excellent stables in connection with the hotel, and reliable horses and vehicles can be hired.
Mr. Martin Joseph Johansen, proprietor of the Crown Hotel, was born in Norway, in October, 1866, and is the son of a manufacturer in Hamar, near Chriatiania. He was educated partly in his native country, in 1877 emigrated to New Zealand, and completed his education in Palmerston North. He afterwards gained experience in. printing and carpentry, and then turned his attention to sawmilling. For about twenty years he was engaged in this industry, as a saw-mill contractor in various parts of Hawke's Bay and Wellington. In 1904 he bought the Crown Hotel, and settled in Norsewood. Mr. Johansen is a member of the Norsewood School Committee. He is married, and has one son and two daughters.
Bush Advocate, 14 Sep 1907, p6.
Michael LYONS applying for xfer of billiard saloon licence from him to Martin J. JOHANSEN.
Anne Lovise (Annie Louisa) AMUNDSDATTER (AMUNDSEN)
It was believed that Anne had lived for several years in Sweden before emigrating to New Zealand in 1875. However, this is probably incorrect.
10. Ludvig Melton (Ludwig) JOHANNESEN (JOHANSEN)
Thought this could be Ludvig Melton JOHANSEN, who married Annie Gunda OLSEN, both buried at Terrace End Cemetery, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand. Margaret BOND confirmed that Ludvig and Annie were buried at Terrace End.
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