Interesting Photos - Gisborne Branch only.

Great Grand Parents - Jeremiah and Jemima (nee McLeod)
Grand Parents - John William and Ellen (nee Sherret)
Siblings - John William - Jeremiah Henry
Children - John, Elizabeth (Bessie) Bradfield, Henry (Harry), Michael (Jim), Ellen (Nellie),
William (Bill),  Annie Douglas, Bill (Fred) , Lavinia (Tottie) Teutenberg, Frances (Frank),
 Mary (Agnes) Candy..

Brief History - 

In 1939 John William Callahan and his niece Nelly (aged 17) returned to Owaka on a six week holiday.
The purpose of the trip was to visit his brother Jerry and his wife's cousins.
They took a steamer from Gisborne to Lyttleton and then a train to Owaka. 
John returned to the house that he and his family grew up in  before moving to Gisborne in 1916.
Many of these photos where taken across the lake to his brother's farm opposite.
These photos were taken by Nelly with her box brownie.

Interesting Photos - records from 3 Sep 1915 to 30 Apr 1997

Photos by Nell - 1939

Interesting Photos
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Catlins Lake - 1939 sphere.gif (1008 bytes) The Original Homestead - 1939 - Jeremiah Seniors home.
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Catlins Lake - From the back of the homestead across to Jeremiah home - 1939 sphere.gif (1008 bytes) John in front of the old homestead - 1939

Bradfield Family Photos - From Neil Anderson, Gisborne

The following photos where sourced from Neil Anderson who is the son of Stella Anderson and the Grandson of Elizabeth (Bessie) Bradfield (nee Callahan). Bessie was married to Alfred Bradfield and  moved up to Gisborne with her father (John William Callahan) in 1916.

Many of these photos are of the Bradfield family that remained in South Otago. 

Alfred father is Frederick and his Uncle is called Alfred Senior. The two brothers (Fred and Alfred) were original Catlins settlers / Pioneers  and are well known for opening up the area behind Owaka.

Alfred Bradfield Senior and his family are: Charlie, John (married Elizabeth Cubitt),
Eliza (married Andrew Thompson), Mary (went to India as a missionary for most of her life).

Robert and Marion Cubitt (nee Bradfield) (as shown in the Eliza Bradfield wedding photo) daughter (Isabel) married Leonard Callahan. Her sister Elizabeth Cubitt married John Bradfield.

Hence two first cousins were married to two first cousins.

Janet Bradfield (nee lees) - Parents are Mr and Mrs Andrew Lees, Owaka, later Port Molyneux.

Arrived on the ship "Pladda" in 1860. This photo shows her parents as well as their grandson
John Howard - see photo

Documented and known Photos.
This wedding photo was taken at Riverside (Tahatika, Upper Owaka Valley). The home of Alfred Bradfield who was the Uncle of Alf Bradfield from Gisborne - Alf Bradfield married Elizabeth (Bessie) Callahan and his father was Frederick. Fred and Alfred Bradfield where brothers with neighboring farms in Riverside, the Owaka valley. Alfred's children where Eliza, John, etc.
Robert and John Cubitt are in this photo. Their daughter (Isabelle) married Leonard Callahan the son of Jeremiah Callahan.
 
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Wedding Photo - Eliza Bradfield and Andrew Thompson - Riverside House

Same wedding photo - unaltered

 sphere.gif (1008 bytes) The complete pioneer Bradfield family 
Back Row - Frederick Snr, Rosetta, Alf, Hannah, Elizabeth, Esther and Andrew.
Front Row - Frederick Jnr, Jeanie and Janet
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Alf Bradfield Mother and Father (Frederick and Janet) sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Alf Bradfield in the I.O.O.F - 1922 - Gisborne
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Alfred Bradfield - Mother and Sister Jeanie sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Alf Bradfield  Mother, Sister and Niece - Reverse side of the postcard from Popotunua
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Alf Bradfield - Sister Elizabeth sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Alfred Senior- Brother of Frederick, Original pioneers of Owaka Valley.
The same man can be seen in this photo:
Wedding Photo - Eliza Bradfield and Andrew Thompson - Riverside House
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Bradfield -Riverside house in Owaka Valley - Alfred Snr homestead.
3rd from left with Baby is Barbara Bradfield. 3rd  from right is Alfred		 sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Oldest Photo I have - Janet Bradfield parents. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lees arrived on the ship "Pladda" in 1860.
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Bradfield -Also Riverside house in Owaka Valley - Alfred Snr homestead. sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Alfred Senior- Brother of Frederick, Original pioneers of Owaka Valley. Lived in Riverside House, born 1845 in Babingly Hall farm, Norfolk, England.
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Andrew  Bradfield with Brother Alfred sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Jessie, Eliza and Charlie Bradfield
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Alf Bradfield with friends - Alf on right   Wedding photo - Couple - Ester Bradfield and James Kane - Daughter of Frederick and Janet Bradfield.
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Wedding Photo - Andrew Bradfield and Emily Booth - Son of Frederick and Janet. sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Bradfield Wedding - John Bradfield and Elizabeth Cubit - Son of Alf Bradfield.

Unknown Photos - Guess work.
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Children at the Owaka homestead - Bessie is standing and Nellie is sitting. sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Ellen Skerret who was married to John William and her daughter or maybe it is Jemima ?
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Couple and same  photo - John Bradfield and Elizabeth Cubit sphere.gif (1008 bytes) The same girl taken at the same time as the previous photo
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Jemima and her sister Esther  - My best guess sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Three separate photos - I believe they are all Callahan sisters.
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Bessie, Lavinia, Agnes or Annie Callahan - Taken in Invercargill sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Women - Photo was taken in 1919
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Bessie - Xmas Card ? sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Solo Women
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Alf Brother? - Alf Brother - Photo 2 ? sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Bessie  Callahan - Aged about 20 ?
sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Nell - Photo 1 sphere.gif (1008 bytes) Nellie - Photo 2 Nellie - Reverse side
       
   
       
       

 

 

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