Beck born in Scotland 1861 died in Aotearoa 1913

[minniehaha]

Papers Past reveals that John Beck of Gummies Bush purchased the Carrier's Arms Hotel around May 1908.

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19080505.2.19?end_date=31-12-1913&items_per_page=10&page=10&phrase=2&query=Carriers+arms+hotel+&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1839&title=ME%2COSWCC%2CSOCR%2CST%2CWSTAR&type=ARTICLE

A further article in the Western Star dated 6.12.1910 reported the license transferred from John Beck to P. Fahey.

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19101206.2.5?end_date=06-12-1910&items_per_page=10&phrase=2&query=John+beck&snippet=true&start_date=06-12-1910&title=WSTAR&type=ARTICLE

Minniehaha.

[BronwenS]

Many thanks that is great.

Nga mihi
Bronwen

[minniehaha]

Hi Bronwen,

I don't know how much information you have on John Beck [died 1884] but his obituary gives some detail about his background:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18841122.2.16?end_date=31-12-1884&items_per_page=10&page=2&phrase=2&query=John+beck&snippet=true&start_date=01-11-1884&type=ARTICLE

Minniehaha.

[BronwenS]

Thanks for this, I have a different one but I didn't have the name Ballochmyle of the farm which is really helpful.

Nga mihi
Bronwen

[SignalHill]

Hi Bronwen

I need to find his father John who died in 13 November 1884 Otautau, Otago. and his mother, Elizabeth Beck (Gillespie) died 7 June 1897 Wairio, Five Forks, Otago.  This would be for 1881 for both of them.

reference to Five Forks [North] Otago seems a long way from Riverton Southland.   Is this a mistake or a clue for a different avenue for searching?
Signal

[BronwenS]

Morena

I picked that up somewhere and hadn't checked it.  However I have just had a quick look on the

On the NZ Topo Maps there are five places in Southland with Five as the starting name

Five Fingers Peninsula, Southland
Five Fingers Point, Southland
Five Rivers, Southland
Five Rivers, Southland
Five Roads, Southland

So quite likely I have it wrong. I would need to connect one of the above with Wairio.

Many thanks

Nga mihi
Bronwen

[minniehaha]

Elizabeth Beck was buried with her husband:

https://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemetery-search/record/beck-elizabeth-1897-06-07/
https://www.southlanddc.govt.nz/services/cemeteries/cemetery-search/record/beck-john-1884-11-13/

Minniehaha.

[BronwenS]

Great thanks for that.

Bronwen
Aotearoa

[minniehaha]

Elizabeth's death notice showing place of death:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ST18970608.2.7?end_date=31-12-1897&items_per_page=10&query=Elizabeth+Beck+&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1897

Minniehaha.