Jane Houliston^[1]

1844 - 1913  (69 years)

• Gender	Female
  Birth	16 June 1844	Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland   [2, 3]
  Alternate Birth	1845	Middlethird, Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland   [1]
  Emigration Note	“Robert Houliston, wife, 4 sons and 4 daughters” arrived 3 September 1860 on the Robert Henderson.  [4]
  From Here A Name	Jane went out to service on arrival in New Zealand and had some unusual experiences. At one place, her mistress was very fond of the bottle and was so often "under the weather" that the young Jane had more than her share of extra work and responsibility. Later she worked for a Mrs Fuller, at Woodside. While there, she had an exciting adventure in connection with the Maungatua robberies of 16th October, 1861. Quite a number of miners returning from the gold fields were held up as they came over Mt. Maungatua, tied up and robbed of their gold. One man managed to free himself and subsequently the rest of his mates. They then walked three miles to Fuller's where they were taken in and fed. Jane was aroused from bed and set to boil potatoes as there was insufficient bread in the house.  [5]
  Death	16 December 1913	Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand   [3, 6]
  Burial	after 16 December 1913	Taieri Beach Cemetery, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand   [3, 6]
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I2596	Roger
  Last Modified	19 November 2005

  
  

  Father	Robert Houliston,   b. 1814, Lochtower, Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 5 November 1879, Te Houka, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Alice Wright,   b. 13 May 1814, Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 27 July 1901, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F17	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Robert Allen Fairbairn,   b. 23 March 1842, Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, Scotland d. 8 June 1915, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	10 May 1864	Warepa, Otago, New Zealand   [7]
  From Here A Name	Jane Houliston, aged 16, and Robert Fairbairn, aged 20, became great friends on board the Robert Henderson while coming to New Zealand. It was, however, four years before they married.  [8]
  Children	+   1. Alice Fairbairn,   b. 1 October 1864, Balclutha, Otago, New Zealand d. 11 September 1950, Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand (Age 85 years) +   2. Catherine Fairbairn,   b. 15 May 1866, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand d. 12 August 1951, Otago, New Zealand (Age 85 years)     3. James Fairbairn,   b. 4 September 1867, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand d. 1 March 1879, Saddle Hill, Otago, New Zealand (Age 11 years) +   4. Robert Houliston Fairbairn,   b. 31 January 1869, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand d. 30 May 1936, Otago, New Zealand (Age 67 years) +   5. Mary Jane Fairbairn,   b. 3 August 1870, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand d. Yes - date unknown +   6. William Moffat Fairbairn,   b. 9 June 1872, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand d. 30 January 1945, St Leonards, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 72 years) +   7. Ellen Houliston Fairbairn,   b. 3 April 1874, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand d. 9 August 1962, Otago, New Zealand (Age 88 years) +   8. Samuel Houliston Fairbairn,   b. 9 November 1875, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand d. 22 July 1944 (Age 68 years) +   9. Jemima Fairbairn,   b. 9 April 1879, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand d. 21 April 1958, Milton, Otago, New Zealand (Age 79 years) + 10. Barbara Fairbairn,   b. 5 October 1880, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand d. 28 November 1959, Otago, New Zealand (Age 79 years)
  Last Modified	3 February 2003
  Family ID	F115	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 June 1844 - Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland  Alternate Birth - 1845 - Middlethird, Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland  Marriage - 10 May 1864 - Warepa, Otago, New Zealand  Burial - after 16 December 1913 - Taieri Beach Cemetery, Taieri Beach, Otago, New Zealand   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Dovecothall - the house at Cockburnspath Dovecothall is the house that Robert Houliston his wife Alice Wright, and their children lived in before leaving for New Zealand in 1860. Their eldest daughter Ellen Shiels Houliston married William Moffat in this house. Helen Houliston was born here in August 1859.
  		Painting of the ships “Robert Henderson” and “Pladda” in Port Chalmers, 1861 Image from Toitū Otago Settlers Museum’s collection. Watercolour by Robert Park MacGoun. Draughtsman Robert Park MacGoun arrived in New Zealand from Glasgow in 1862. In 1877 he took up a position as the first county clerk for the Southland County Council. MacGoun remained Southland county clerk until 1906. As a painter he was known mainly for watercolour paintings of Invercargill and Bluff in the 1880s. https:/​/​collections​.toituosm​.com/​objects/​21448

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Shipping News from Otago Daily Witness of 8 September 1860. Bottom corner of page 4 lists passengers arriving on Robert Henderson at Port Chalmers. Shows the following families: "Donald Campbell, wife, son and 2 daughters"; "Robert Houliston, wife, 4 sons, 4 daughters"; "Alexander King, wife, son and daughter"; "Adam King, 3 sons and 5 daughters"; and records the death of Ellen Houliston on 7 June and Jane King (wife of Adam) on 14 June. From http:/​/​paperspast​.natlib​.govt​.nz/​bin/​papers?name=OW&year=1860&month=09&day=08&action=view
  		Article from the "Otago Witness" of Saturday 25 August 1860 The article talks about the arrival of the "Pladda" with John Bringans, Janet Mitchell and Bethia Breingans as passengers, the conditions in Otago at the time and concerns about the rapidly growing immigration to Otago. See also this history page for a transcript of this article.
  		Clipping from the "Otago Witness" of Saturday 25 August 1860. This clipping lists a number of items for sale that were brought to Dunedin on the Pladda - blankets, cloth, floorboards, wheels paper. Items of interest to all new settlers probably.
  		Shipping News from Otago Daily Witness of 21 July 1860 Announcement from Otago Witness Newspaper of future sailing of the ship "Pladda" from Glasgow to New Zealand. Passengers listed include A Bringin, wife and child. This list was compiled in advance of the sailing and sent to New Zealand by mail. It was published in the Otago Witness on Saturday July 21 1860. The article also includes reference to upcoming sailings to New Zealand, including the Robert Henderson on which Robert and Alice Houliston and 9 children arrived in New Zealand a few weeks after the "Pladda" arrived on 20 August 1860. From http:/​/​paperspast​.natlib​.govt​.nz/​bin/​papers?name=OW&year=1860&month=07&day=21&action=view

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone in Taieri Beach Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand In Memory of James Fairbairn Born Sept 4th 1867 Died Febry 28th 1879 Also Jane Fairbairn Born June 6th 1844 Died Decr 16th 1913 Also Robert Fairbairn Born March 22nd 1840 Died June 8th 1915 Though lost to sight to memory dear

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Article about Robert Houliston and Christina Cameron from Stan Dunn's "Please meet.... Robert Houliston and Christina Cameron" The first 7 pages from the booklet made available by Stan Dunn that lists the descendants of Robert Houliston and Christina Cameron. Photocopy obtained by Roger Moffat in August 2004
  		Article from the "Otago Witness" of Saturday 25 August 1860 The article talks about the arrival of the "Pladda" with John Bringans, Janet Mitchell and Bethia Breingans as passengers, the conditions in Otago at the time and concerns about the rapidly growing immigration to Otago.
  		Travels of the Moffats - by Peter Moffat This article written by Peter Moffat describes his travels in the footsteps of his ancestors in Berwickshire as he visited the farms and places where several generations of Moffat and Houliston ancestors lived and worked
  		Document about Houliston and Lawson Families' Early History Document supplied by Michelle Fitzsimons Scott, who prefaced it saying it was told to her by her grandmother - Catherine Jane Higgins - in 1977.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] written by Caldwell, P., Booklet titled “Here a Name - A History of the Houliston Family in New Zealand”, page 1. [S15] from Joan van’t Wout, GEDCOM File “Joan.ged”, ID=686. [S603] provided by Peter Marsh in eMail, Tombstone Photograph. [S57] author unknown., Shipping News from newspaper “The Otago Witness”. [S6] written by Caldwell, P., Booklet titled “Here a Name - A History of the Houliston Family in New Zealand”, page 43. [S15] from Joan van’t Wout, GEDCOM File “Joan.ged”, ID = 686. [S15] from Joan van’t Wout, GEDCOM File “Joan.ged”. [S6] written by Caldwell, P., Booklet titled “Here a Name - A History of the Houliston Family in New Zealand”.