One can easily imagine the hard decision it was for Jane Deans to approve the demolition of the old Deans/Manson/Gebbie’s barn in 1897. It was after all, the very roof where her dearly departed husband and his late brother had laid their heads to rest over 50 years earlier, when the Riccarton she so loved …
Katherine Wilson Lovell-Smith (1848 – 1934) Died of old age Place of Death: Christchurch * Formerly known as Kate Sheppard – Famous Suffrage Campaigner. * 1885 – Founder of New Zealand Women’s Christian Temperance Union. * 1887 – Appointed National Superintendent. * 1893 – Won New Zealand women the right to vote. * …
William Sidney Lovell-Smith (1852 – 1929) Died of old age Place of Death: Christchurch * Second husband of famous suffrage campaigner, Kate Sheppard. William is buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Burnside, Christchurch. Photo taken by Annette Bulovic
Thomas John Edmonds (1859 – 1932 ) Died of a Peritonitis Place of Death: Christchurch * Founder of Edmonds ‘Sure To Rise” Baking Powder. Thomas is buried at Linwood Cemetery, Linwood, Christchurch. The story of Thomas John Edwards: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/the-edmonds/ Photo taken by Chris Bulovic