Hamilton FERGUSON (1843 – 1882)

Name

Hamilton Ferguson

Gender

Male

Birthdate

1843

Birthplace

Bangor, Northern Ireland

Marriage(s)

22 January 1864
Newtownards, Northern Ireland

Date of death

22 March 1882

Place of death

Napier

Parents

  • Patrick Ferguson
  • Jane Ferguson, nee Clarke

Partner(s)

  • Jane Bruce Ferguson, nee Colville (1843-1923)

Children

  • Sarah Colville Ferguson (1866-1882)
  • William Ferguson (1867-1867)
  • Mary Lockie (1867-1940)
  • John Hamilton Ferguson (1872-1953)
  • Jane Ferguson (1875-1875)
  • Robina Ross Ferguson (1877-1877)
  • Jessie Grant Ferguson (1879-1880)

Biography

First storekeeper in Takapau district, 1871
Operated a hotel/general store at the Railway Hotel
Post Office opened in the hotel with Ferguson in charge, 1877
Built a new hotel at Takapau called the Takapau Abercorn Hotel, 1877
Appointed public pound-keeper, 1879
Sold hotel/store, 1881
Member of Masonic Lodge, (Abercorn) and Waipukurau Horticultural Society

Accession number

675755

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