Anders Peter ANDERSEN (1870 – 1956)

Name

Anders Peter Andersen

Known as

Pete

Gender

Male

Birthdate

19 June 1870

Birthplace

Haorby, Denmark

Date of death

15 July 1956

Place of death

Hinerua

Biography

Arrived in Napier with his parents and two siblings on the “Queen of the North”, 2 February 1874, having left Denmark on 21 October 1873, a voyage of 104 days

From Alder family history – “Pete lived at Hinerua with the Cecil Alder family, he had an outside whare. He worked on the farm and was often seen riding horses doing mustering etc. I remember Pete as being very deaf. His funeral had to be delayed, due to a heavy snowfall. Buried at the Forest Gate Onga Onga cemetery, plot No. 86.”

Accession number

453465

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