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John /McMaster/ Draw Desc. Tree.
b. 1843 at Calgary, Isle of Mull, Argylshire, Scotland
d. at Reefton
M.1.
Occupation Mine Manager
    Nb. From the Cyclopedia of New Zealand 1906.
    McMaster, John, Mine Manager, Reefton.
    Mr. McMaster was born in Argyllshire, Scotland, in January, 1847. After he was educated, he was put to engineering for a short time, and in the year 1567, came to New Zealand and landed at Port Chalmers, from the ship Peraboo. About nine months later, Mr. McMaster removed to Hokitika, and was afterwards attracted to Westport by the gold fields; while in that district, he was interested in one of the longest protecting tunnels on the field, the face of which had been extended the distance of 2,400 feet. Mr. McMaster arrived in Reefton in the year 1871, and was subsequently engaged in felling heavy timber, in Broadway, Reefton, and also had charge of the construction of the telegraph track, from Reefton to Greymouth; his work, however, was chiefly in connection with mining. Mr. McMaster was afterwards overseer of a shift, and mine manager of various claims, such as the Keep It Dark Company's claim (of which he was manager for seven years), the Inglewood, the Nil Desperandum, the Lone Star, at Boatman's, and the Rainy Creek, and he has managed the Golden Lead claim since the year 1896. As a Freemason, Mr. McMaster is a member of the Robert Burns Lodge, and is one of the oldest members of the Order of Oddfellows in the district. In June, 1875, he married a daughter of the late Captain Dyer, of the Isle of Wright, whose ship left Brishane, and was never heard of afterwards. Mr. McMaster has, surviving, five sons and six daughters.
Eliza Anne /Dyer/ Parents. Draw Anc. Tree. Draw Desc. Tree.
b. 9 Sep 1859 at Millar's Point, Sydney, NSW AU
    Nb. Birth Cert.
    Father: Robert Dyer, mariner, 24, b. SouthHampton Eng.
    Mother: Clara Louisa (nee Robinson), 21, b. Cambridge Eng.
    Married 1858 Geelong, AUS.
    Nb. This conflicts with details on younger sisters birth cert.
M.1.


Marriage. 1875

    Source.Family Search Web Site. Submitted by
    Peter GERRIE 52 Dowling Grove, Silverstream, Upper hutt, Wellington, New Zealand 6007
    Nb. BDM Ref 1875/1514 (Bride listed as Annie, not Eliza Anne)

Nb. 12 Children

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