One of eight children of Pākehā pioneer settlers to Katikati in New Zealand, Rachel McCauley lived her entire life in the Bay of Plenty town. Her husband had part of his his leg amputated following a farm accident as a child and wore a prosthesis. Rachel was a kind soul, always ready to help anyone in trouble and spending many hours working in her garden. Her home became a favourite place to visit for the neighbourhood children and she also helped to raise several of her own grandchildren. Three she took permanently into her care following the death of her daughter at age 31. She was my great grandmother – Debbie McCauley.
Rachel Hamilton’s parents were John Hamilton and Rachel Hamilton (née Lennard) who had married on 4 March 1858 at Lisburn in County Antrim, one of six counties that form Northern Ireland. John and his younger sister Margaret worked for Capt. Mervyn Stewart and his wife Frances Stewart (née Vesey) on their Martray Estate at Ballygawley in County Tyrone. When their son, George Vesey Stewart (1831-1920), came up with a scheme to create a new settlement, an ‘Ulster Plantation’ at Katikati in the North Island of New Zealand, John and Rachel decided to join him.
Delayed by the death of one of their children, John and Rachel Hamilton managed to secure passage on the square-rigged sailing ship Ocean Mail and arrived with some of their children at Waitematā Harbour in Auckland on 23 November 1875. From there they made their way to Katikati. Three years later their daughter Alice, who had been born at Martray in 1862, would arrive with her aunty Margaret on board the Lady Jocelyn, arriving on 17 August 1878. They had accompanied Mervyn Stewart and Frances Stewart for whom the journey was a major undertaking as they were aged 88 and 78.
Rachel was born on the family’s Katikati land allocation on 19 May 1880. Those 40 acres (Block IV Lot 10) were on the west side of the main road between Tuapiro and Woodland Road which the family named Riversdale. They built their home at the end of Surtees Road [since renamed Hikurangi Road], near the Tuapiro Creek. On 22 January 1881 Riversdale had 12 acres in grass and clover and four acres under cultivation.
Image: Rachel McCauley (née Hamilton), Katikati, 1941, Photo courtesy of Zordia Mackie (née McCauley) (1939-2018) (colourised by Debbie McCauley, 2020).
Riversdale was sold in 1881. Bert Middlebrook’s recollections are that, “At the end of Surtees Road, near the Tuapiro River [Tuapiro Creek], there lived John Hamilton but when their house was burnt down they moved to the Waitekohe” (Wills, Katikati Centennial Souvenir 1875-1975). The Hamilton family moved to Te Mania near Waitekohe, on the Tauranga side of Katikati, occupying land in Sharp Road.
In 1887 seven year old Rachel was registered at Katikati No. 3 School: Waitekohe on Walkers Road. The school roll was 26 and her teachers name was Miss Mulgan [Maria Thomasina Christian (née Mulgan), 1858-1903]. The Hamilton siblings walked the three miles daily to and from the school which had opened in 1880 but would close in 1931 when all the Katikati schools were amalgamated into the No. 2 School in Beach Road. The Waitekohe School building still exists today as a private residence on the corner of State Highway 2 and Walker Road East, south of the Katikati settlement. One of Rachel’s fellow pupils was her future husband, George John McCauley, son of another Katikati pioneer family.
When Rachel was 12 years old her father died on 22 July 1892 at the age of 57 from ulceration and cancer of the stomach. He was buried in Katikati Cemetery.
It seems that Rachel’s mother then leased the land at Sharp Road to George John McCauley, which would have provided her with an income. The copy of the lease is undated but presumed to be around the time to John’s death. The lease includes two heifers, five six-month-old calves, a six-month-old bull, a draught horse, mowing machine and a dray amongst other items.
Rachel’s heavily pregnant sister died on 16 May 1901. Her husband, William Barraclough (1848-1925) had sent for Rachel’s mother as his wife Mary Ann (1864-1901) was due to have her baby any day, but was feeling unwell. Mary Ann refused to let him send for a doctor, but suffered a ‘fainting fit’ at 10am in the morning and died at 11am. An article about Mary Ann’s death in the Bay of Plenty Times on 20 May 1901 highlighted the urgent need for a doctor in Katikati.
Rachel was 22 years of age when she and George John McCauley married on 26 November 1902 at her mother’s home in Sharp Road. The Rev. William Katterns and his wife Rebecca Katterns (née Knight) gave Rachel a highly prized feather from their Katikati Ostrich Farm as a wedding present. Tauranga historian Jean Euphemia Finlayson Rorke (née Hill) (1942-2014) provides further details about the farm;
“In 1886 a permanent vicar was obtained for Katikati, the Rev. William Katterns, for whom a road is named. Apparently finding that he needed to supplement his stipend he set up an ostrich farm, which proved very successful. The farm remained in existence until World War I, when it is said that dogs chased the last surviving ostrich to the Waitekohe River, where it drowned. The farm features in one of the town’s murals.”
Katikati: Founding Families by Jinty Rorke (20 March 1995).
Rachel was ‘given away’ by her mother. The official witnesses to Rachel and George John’s wedding were William Barraclough [Rachel’s sister Mary Ann’s husband] and Rachel’s niece Jane Barraclough [later Sanders, 1884-1954]. Best man was Rachel’s nephew James Barraclough (1880-1956). An article in the Bay of Plenty Times gives more detail;
“A very quiet wedding was solemnized at Katikati on November 26th, when Mr George McCauley was united to Rachel, youngest daughter of the late John Hamilton. The ceremony, which was performed by the Rev W. Katterns, took place at the residence of the bride’s mother, who gave her daughter away. The bride wore a purple velvet bodice, trimmed with white silk, with black figured skirt and hat to match. Miss Jane Barraclough, attired in a pretty white dress was bridesmaid, whilst Mr James Barraclough supported the bridegroom as best man. The happy pair were the recipients of many useful presents. Early in the afternoon Mr and Mrs McCauley left for Te Puke en route for Rotorua.”
Bay of Plenty Times (3 December 1902, p. 2).
George John had been born on board the Jessie Osborne ten days before the ship arrived at Auckland on 20 December 1876. His birth mother was 14-year-old Martha McCauley (later Brierly). George was raised at Katikati by Martha’s father John McCauley (snr) and his second wife Mary McCauley (née Williamson).
George John was 12 years old when he was involved in a farm accident that resulted in his leg and ankle being ‘smashed’ and his transfer to Auckland Hospital on 27 July 1889 for specialist treatment. He was later fitted with a prosthesis. Grandfather John (snr) was unable to cover the cost of the hospital bills from the accident and the McCauley allocation of land at Katikati was handed over to the Bay of Plenty Charitable Aid Board in November 1890 to cover medical expenses. George John was fondly referred to as ‘Peg-Leg’ due to his limp and became a well-known figure in Katikati, especially at the Talisman Pub!
When they married, the Hamilton family farm passed to Rachel and George John. Bert Middlebrook recalled that; “The Hamilton land passed to George McCauley as a wedding gift when George married Rachel Hamilton” (1975, p. 17).
Rita Hume (née Johnston) was interviewed by Ernest Talbot Jordan in 1991 and wrote as part of her memoirs that, “There was a nephew George McCauley who had a wooden leg [prosthesis] after a horse accident [farm accident, 1889]. He married Rachel Hamilton, a wonderful lady who was Mrs Muriel Bellamy’s mother. Muriel’s daughter Valerie was an accountant in Katikati until fairly recently. She was Mrs Boyd. She has now remarried and is living in Hamilton [Valerie Mary Rachel Carter, (née Bellamy), 1937-2004].
Rachel and George John’s first child, Lennard John George was born at Te Puke on 12 January 1904 when Rachel was aged 23. It seems likely that Rachel travelled to Te Puke from Katikati to secure the services of a midwife. Six months later, Rachel’s mother died from cancer of the liver on 13 August 1904 at the age of 68 and was buried in Katikati Cemetery.
Rachel’s second child arrived eight years after her first. Muriel May was born at Waihi on 16 April 1912, where once again it is thought that Rachel travelled for the services of a midwife. Three years later, Rachel and George John attended the 40th anniversary of the Katikati settlement in September of 1915. Details of the commemoration are given by Arthur James Gray in his 1938 book (pp. 123-124) and were extensively reported by the Bay of Plenty Times;
“Beyond, but many still remain, and of these several were present last night to help celebrate the Fortieth Anniversary of the arrival at Katikati of the members of the First Stewart Special Settlement. The following members of the Nos. 1 and 2 parties are still residing in the district: No 1. Party. G. V. Stewart and family | F. Johnston and family | W. Lockington and family | Mrs T. Mills and family | Jas. Lockington and family | T. Dunne and family | Mrs John Middlebrook and family | Mrs Robert Stuart and family | N. A. Johnston and family | N. Johnston and family | W. Johnston and family | G. Leech and family | Harry Dunne and family | John Wilson and family | Robert Hunter and family | Mrs Stewart Rea and family | Mr Stewart Rea and family | Mr Thos. Rea and family | Mr Mervyn Stewart and family | T. Mulgrew and family | Adam Johnston and family | Geo. McCauley and family | Mrs Blomquist and family | W. J. Andrews and family | Mrs W. Lomas and family | Jas. Lockington, jnr and family | Geo. Stewart and family | Mrs E. Earl and family. No. 2 Party. Mr Gregory and family | W. Taylor and family | R V. Surtees and family | F. S. Hoeing and family | W. Busby and family | W. Busby, junr and family | Sam Busby and family | Robt. Busby and family | Mrs Henry and family | Mrs John Martinsen and family | Mrs F. Smith and family | W. J. Gray and family | E. H. Gledstanes and family | Mr John Killen and family | Mr K. Morton and family. The celebration took the form of a concert, followed by a social and supper. The hall was packed to its utmost limit, and with unanimous acclaim Mr Geo. Vesey Stewart, “the Father” of Katikati was appointed Chairman for the evening. Mr Stewart expressed great pleasure in meeting those gathered together. He sincerely hoped that everyone would enjoy themselves. He regretted having to apologise for the absence of Mr C. E. Macmillan, Mayor of Taranga, Mr D. Donaldson, Mayor of Waihi, Mr J. H. Griffiths, County Clerk, and Mr H. D. Morpeth, Town Clerk, Waihi. A most enjoyable programme of vocal and instrumental items was then rendered, songs being sung by Mesdames Grey, A. Brown (Tauranga), Renshaw, Boyes, Messrs Comer, W. Ure, Morgan (Waihi), McKenzie, E. McLeay (Waihi), C. F. Wigley, Beagerie; duet by Mrs T. Rea and Mr McKenzie; pianoforte duet by Miss Frodsham and Mrs Brunskill; violin solo by Mr Raine. The accompaniments were very nicely played by Mrs Rea and Miss Frodsham. Two choruses were also rendered by a choir, nineteen members of which were either the children or grandchildren of early settlers. After the concert, an adjournment was made to a large marquee erected adjoining the hall, in which supper – most excellently catered for by Mr C. F. Wigley – was laid. At least as many as the marquee would accommodate adjourned for supper while the remainder immediately commenced dancing. The stream of people to the marquee seemed interminable and Mr Wigley and the many willing lady helpers had an exceedingly busy time, more than two hundred people having to be catered for. During supper, many toasts were honoured, Mr G. V. Stewart presiding throughout the evening. In the hall dancing went merrily on, the floor being in splendid condition, and excellent music being provided by Miss Wright at the piano and Mr Raine violin. Extras were also played by Miss Frodsham and Mrs Stevenson. Long into the small hours of the morning were the festivities continued, the old, rejuvenated, vying with the young to take the greatest pleasure from the occasion. Quite easily did the attendance of settler’s and friends from far and near establish the gathering as a record for Katikati. Few perhaps of the rapidly thinning band of these early settlers will live to see the fiftieth anniversary of their arrival in a new land, but all will carry to the end pleasant recollection of the fortieth anniversary celebration, when old memories were revived, and the intervening years were reminiscently lived again. The Committee responsible for the very excellent arrangements were Messrs M. P. Welsh, T. Morton, W. Andrews, G. Leech, R. Wilson, W. R. Richards, and T. Rea, with Mr C. Dunne as Secretary. They worked everything up in a little over a fortnight and are to be heartily congratulated on the pronounced success of their endeavours. There were many visitors present from Tauranga, Waihi, and other places, among them being Mr and Mrs J. Mark of Te Matai, Te Puke, who were formerly Katikati residents. Mr R. Badger was also present and at the invitation of the Committee gave a short stirring address on the Empire and its present needs. Among the early settlers who were present were Mr and Mrs R. Hunter, Mr Middlebrook (who reached Katikati before No. 1 Party arrived and piloted them from Tauranga to Katikati), Mr Slevin (who, with Mr C. R. Dunne, were the ‘boys’ aboard the Carisbrooke Castle, and whose mother still resides in Waihi at the ripe age of 88), Mr Wilson, Mrs Rea, Mrs Leech, Mr Wm. Taylor, Mr Lockington (whose was in Katikati before the party arrived, and joined the settlement there), Mr C. J Dunne, and others whose names it was not possible to ascertain in such a crowded gathering. Katikati last night incontestably established its reputation for open-handed hospitality, and the thorough enjoyment of residents and visitors alike easily marks the occasion as one of Katikati’s ‘Red Letter’ days” (18 September 1915, p. 3).
In 1918 Rachel and George John’s third and final child, Olive Rachel Jane was born at Te Puke. By this time she was 38 years of age and the First World War was in it’s final year.
The community spirt in Katikati was still alive and well in 1929 when hay was being cut in the farm paddock;
KATIKATI NEWS (From our Special Correspondent.) Mr Geo. McCauley’s hay paddocks presented an animated appearance whilst hay was being cut and stacked a few days ago. Quite a number of men were on the job, and no doubt it was a real outing for them and also for their womenfolk, who came with lunch and who boiled the billy in the real old-time manner. Co-operative hay working is something one is inclined to think exists only in books, but this particular example was both interesting and instructive to the traveller both by road and by rail and not a few interested spectators were to be seen watching operations during the day. Even the horses appeared to be enjoying their work. Source: Bay of Plenty Times (12 February 1929, p. 2).
Rachel’s son a Lennard John George was a pacifist and a conscientious objector who did not serve during the Second World War (1939-1945). As he was a farmer at the time, Lennard was also more than likely exempt from service. His son Kenneth would later recall overhearing his father being referred to as a ‘bloody conchie’. Unfortunately research has so far failed to uncover any more detail about this time in Lennard’s life.
In 1940 Rachel and George John decided that the time had come to retire from the hard work of farming. They sold the Sharp Road farm to Ron MacDonald [K. P. MacDonald?] as son Lennard had decided he was more suited to being a carpenter than a farmer. They moved into the Katikati township where they had bought a section next door to their daughter Muriel (Girlie) and her husband Reginald Bellamy who had married in 1936. George John built a cottage for them to live in which still stands today at 122 Main Road in Katikati, across from the ‘Countdown’ supermarket on State Highway 2, although the section has been subdivided. Sadly, Muriel and Reg’s house at 124 Main Road was removed many years ago and their section also subdivided (Mackie, 2011).
George John died at Katikati on 29 October 1943 at the age of 66 and was buried in Katikati Cemetery (125 Anglican, Block A, Plot No.137). Two years later in 1945, Rachel’s six-year-old granddaughter Zordia Pearl Rachel McCauley came to live with her, staying for three years. That was not the end of Rachel taking responsibility for raising her grandchildren however, as two years after Zordia left, Rachel’s 31-year-old youngest daughter, Olive Rachel Jane Kelly (née McCauley) would die of diabetes complications at Waihi on 15 June 1950. With Olive’s husband unable to cope, Rachel’s three grandchildren Glenda Olive Mary, Rachel Lilla and Neville Lennard came to live with her in Katikati where daughter Muriel helped to raise them.
In 1967 Rachel was the subject of a newspaper article [possibly Bay of Plenty Times] which gives a great deal of detail about her and her life;
ULSTER DESCENDANT: OLD IDENTITY STILL RETAINS INDEPENDENCE: “Very proud of the fact that she was born in Katikati, and has lived there her entire life, is Mrs Rachel McCauley who celebrated her 87th birthday on the last day of May. She can claim that she is the oldest person actually born in the district and is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John Hamilton who arrived on the ‘Lady Jocelyn’ [Ocean Mail] from Belfast, in Ireland. Every year Mrs McCauley’s daughter Mrs R. Bellamy arranges a birthday party for her mother, and this is attended by close friends, all eager to pay court to this well-loved senior citizen. Mrs McCauley also has a son who lives in Taupo. Her younger daughter, Mrs Olive Kelly died several years ago, leaving three small children. The children were brought up by their grandmother, helped by Mrs Bellamy, and visit their “Gran” whenever possible. Altogether there are eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Still active Mrs McCauley believes in clinging to her independence, and each morning goes to her own home, returning at night to her daughter’s home in time for the evening meal. The houses are only a few yards apart, making it an ideal arrangement. Born at Tahawai in 1880, Mrs McCauley was only a small child when the family moved to a farm on Sharps Road not far from the old dairy factory. She attended the Waitekohe school, and in fact was destined to spend practically all her life in that area. When she married Mr George McCauley the Hamilton family gave them the farm as a wedding present. Mrs McCauley went to live in Katikati after her husband’s death many years later. Wedding gift: The couple were married by the Reverend Katterns, and the bride recalls receiving an unusual wedding gift from the vicar’s wife. This was an ostrich feather, taken from one of the birds of the Katterns’ ostrich farm. These birds were a common sight as the property was on the site of the present saleyards and the ostriches were a constant source of amusement to the young children who used to tease the birds, if no adults were around. Mrs McCauley has several interesting items which came out on the ‘Lady Jocelyn’ [Ocean Mail] with her parents, including a pewter bowl, a heavy glass salt cellar, a ruby red glass bowl, and a well-used cake plate with a lattice work edge and decorated with flowers. The most fascinating relic of all though is a family Bible which was apparently given to the family before they left Ireland. Inside the cover the unknown donor has written a message and the spidery handwriting has become almost illegible in parts but starts off by advising everyone to ‘read this Book daily.’ It was while we were flicking through the pages that we found the most interesting item of all, hidden for many years in the yellowed pages. This was an item cut from the Bay of Plenty Times, and written on January 14, 1886, nine years after the first Katikati settlers arrived. It had obviously been kept because it mentioned Mrs McCauley’s father. It said: ‘Harvest operations are now in full swing over the settlement and taking into consideration the long-continued spell of dry weather we have suffered from, will prove much better than anticipated. The best crops of oats, I have seen this year has been cut down on Captain Mervyn Stewart’s property, Martray. Great praise is due to his land steward, Mr John Hamilton for the manner in which this property is managed; the crops of maize and potatoes are simply splendid and by far the best sheep on the block are to be found on this estate. The veteran Captain, and his good lady are in the best of health, anxiously looking forward for the return of their eldest son, Mr George Vesey Stewart, the founder of this settlement, who has been absent in England for nearly three years. We all join in wishing him a safe and pleasant voyage, and he will receive a right loyal welcome from the settlers, en masse. I am happy to say that Mr Stewart Rae’s son who was injured by a horse on New Year’s Day is progressing favourably.’ There is no indication as to who has written the item, but the wording does suggest that the writer was a true son of Ulster. Mrs McCauley and her daughter, Mrs Bellamy are both very interested in the prospect of a pioneer museum being started in Katikati and are happy to think that their collection of Ulster items will in time be in safe keeping and not thoughtlessly destroyed by an uninterested younger generation.”
In June of 1969 the Korero of Katikati wrote a congratulations to Rachel on her 89th birthday;
“Congratulations to Mrs Rachel McCauley who celebrated her 89th birthday on the last day of May. Her daughter Mrs A. Bellamy arranged a delightful afternoon party, and this was attended by many old friends and relatives. Amongst the guests was the former May Lomas, well known to many of the old folk of Katikati.”
Korero of Katikati (June 1969, p. 4).
Rachel died at Tauranga Hospital on 10 November 1969 at the age of 89 and was buried next to George John in Katikati Cemetery. Her obituary was printed in the Waihi Gazette;
OBITUARY MRS R. McCAULEY With the passing of Mrs Rachel McCauley, Katikati has lost a link with the early pioneering of the district. Born in Katikati in 1880, Mrs McCauley was the last surviving member of nine children of the late Mr and Mrs J. Hamilton. She was born at Tuapiro and during her whole life, almost 90 years, she lived in the Katikati district. Her parents were from Belfast, and her father was a steward for the founder of Katikati, George Vesey Stewart. Mrs McCauley married a son of pioneers, Mr George McCauley, and the couple lived on a farm at the foot of Sharp Road. Mrs McCauley inherited the true pioneer spirit, always ready to help anyone in trouble. Her wonderful qualities were recognised by neighbouring children, and throughout the years they paid homage to her with visits whenever possible. It was also a compliment that she was usually called by her first name, but with utmost respect, by many who had known her since childhood. Mrs McCauley knew what it was to live in hard times, but never dwelled in the past. She worked hard, and when she found herself unable to spend long hours in her garden, she taught herself to embroider, giving most of the finished articles away. By then she was 80 years of age. Twenty-nine years ago, she moved into Katikati to live near her daughter, Mrs M. Bellamy. When her other daughter, Mrs K. Kelly passed away in Waihi, Mrs McCauley took over the family of three children, looking on it as a labour of love. Mrs McCauley’s memories of early Katikati were interesting and she took pride in her district. Her birthday was on the last day of May and each year it became a gathering of old friends and relations, meeting at Mrs Bellamy’s home. Mr McCauley passed away several years ago. Mrs McCauley is survived by a son (Mr L. McCauley, Taupo) and a daughter (Mrs M. Bellamy, Katikati). There are nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. (kindly supplied by Peter Attwell, Research Services at Alexander Turnbull Library).
Unfortunately a mistake was made on Rachel’s death certificate and her mother incorrectly named as Mary Hamilton (née Williamson). Mary McCauley (née Williamson) was actually the second wife of John McCauley (snr) and step-grandmother of George John McCauley. Rachel’s parents were John Hamilton and Rachel Hamilton (née Lennard). In 1973 Elsie Grace Lockington penned a book called Tales of Old Katikati in which she wrote,
“Mrs Rachel McCauley was the only person, when she died at the age of 89 in 1969, to have lived the whole of her life in Katikati. She was a good, quiet-natured person and she spent the last years of her life with her daughter, Mrs Muriel Bellamy, in the town.”
Tales of Old Katikati by Elsie Grace Lockington (1973).
The children of Rachel McCauley (née Hamilton) and George John McCauley
- McCauley, Lennard John George (1904-1980) (Len) Born at Te Puke in the Bay of Plenty on 12 January 1904. Lennard married Eileen Pearl Wilson in Tauranga on 25 November 1936. He was a pacifist and conscientious objector so did not serve during World War II. Eileen died on 27 September 1945 at the age of 36 from septic tonsillitis and kidney failure. Lennard married Gladys Elsie Petchell (née Williams) before the end of 1945. Lennard died on 11 October 1918 at Taupō General Hospital at the age of 76. He was buried in Katikati Cemetery.
- Bellamy, Muriel May (née McCauley) (1912-1984) (Girlie) Born at Waihi in the Hauraki district on 16 April 1912. Muriel married Reginald Bellamy at Waihi on 23 December 1936. She died at Katikati on 21 April 1984 at the age of 72 and was buried in Katikati Cemetery.
- Kelly, Olive Rachel Jane (née McCauley) (1918-1950) Born at Te Puke in the Bay of Plenty on 1 October 1918. Olive married Neville James Kelly in 1937. She died at Waihi at the age of 30 on 15 June 1950 and was buried in Waihi Cemetery.
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