{"id":3089,"date":"2025-03-26T13:54:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T00:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/?page_id=3089"},"modified":"2025-03-28T07:54:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T18:54:34","slug":"fleming-robertson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/robertson\/fleming-robertson\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleming Robertson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The youngest son and second youngest child, Fleming was born on the  21 Apr 1871 at Waianakarua. He is also my great grandfather. Fleming died relatively young, so I never got to meet him. He is also, at least, the 3rd generation that carries the moniker &#8220;Fleming&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-portrait.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-portrait-663x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"201\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-portrait.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/fleming-robertson-portrait\/\" class=\"wp-image-201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-portrait-663x1024.png 663w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-portrait-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-portrait-768x1185.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-portrait-995x1536.png 995w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-portrait-1327x2048.png 1327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-624x1024.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"200\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/fleming-robertson\/\" class=\"wp-image-200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-624x1024.png 624w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-183x300.png 183w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-768x1260.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-936x1536.png 936w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson-1248x2048.png 1248w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fleming-robertson.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-wedding-29-August-1901..jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-wedding-29-August-1901.-696x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-wedding-29-August-1901.-696x1024.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-wedding-29-August-1901.-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-wedding-29-August-1901.-768x1131.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-wedding-29-August-1901.-1043x1536.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-wedding-29-August-1901.-1391x2048.jpg 1391w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-wedding-29-August-1901..jpg 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Fleming Robertson and Angusina Ross on their wedding day.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"764\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angusina-and-Fleming-Robertson-marriage-party-scaled-1-1024x764.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angusina-and-Fleming-Robertson-marriage-party-scaled-1-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angusina-and-Fleming-Robertson-marriage-party-scaled-1-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angusina-and-Fleming-Robertson-marriage-party-scaled-1-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angusina-and-Fleming-Robertson-marriage-party-scaled-1-1536x1145.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angusina-and-Fleming-Robertson-marriage-party-scaled-1-2048x1527.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fleming married Angusina Ross, daughter of another pioneering family from Shetland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleming-and-Angusina-Wedding-2-1-1024x382.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleming-and-Angusina-Wedding-2-1-1024x382.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleming-and-Angusina-Wedding-2-1-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleming-and-Angusina-Wedding-2-1-768x287.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleming-and-Angusina-Wedding-2-1.jpg 1441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/ross\/angusina-ross\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Angusina&#8217;s page here.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Together Fleming and Angusina had 7 children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Child<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Born<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Married<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Children<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Died<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Grace Frances<\/td><td>2 Jun 1902<\/td><td>29 Aug 1930\/<br>11 Apr 1972<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>29 Apr 1986<\/td><td>Stark\/<br>Findlay<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fleming Noel<\/td><td>18 Dec 1904&nbsp;<\/td><td>10 Dec 1929<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>16 Apr 1969<\/td><td>Davis<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Angusina Evelyn<\/td><td>30 Jun 1907<\/td><td>16 Dec 1927<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>19 Mar 2005<\/td><td>McLaren<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Angus Ross<\/td><td>&nbsp;19 May 1908<\/td><td>16 May 1929<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>25 Mar 1980<\/td><td>Saunders-Loder<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>James Allan<\/td><td>17 Jun 1912<\/td><td>1937<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>9 Feb 1992<\/td><td>Mitchell<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nellie Lorraine<\/td><td>2 Mar 1915<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>&nbsp;31 Jan 1978&nbsp;<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Neil Douglas<\/td><td>12 Mar 1916<\/td><td>01 Apr 1941<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>11 Sep 1994<\/td><td>Rawcliffe<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fleming farmed the &#8216;Chalgrove&#8217; farm until his passing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-Mail0001-Fleming-Robertson..jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-Mail0001-Fleming-Robertson.-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-Mail0001-Fleming-Robertson.-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-Mail0001-Fleming-Robertson.-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-Mail0001-Fleming-Robertson.-768x1160.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-Mail0001-Fleming-Robertson..jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Fleming with unknown child<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Fleming (and many of his family) were quite musical. From newspaper articles, it appears Fleming played the violin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson..jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"688\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson.-688x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson.-688x1024.jpg 688w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson.-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson.-768x1142.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0001-Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson..jpg 837w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Fleming and and Angusina, possibly early 1930s<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0004Y-Wainakarua-farm-home-Chalgrove.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0004Y-Wainakarua-farm-home-Chalgrove-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0004Y-Wainakarua-farm-home-Chalgrove-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0004Y-Wainakarua-farm-home-Chalgrove-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0004Y-Wainakarua-farm-home-Chalgrove-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0004Y-Wainakarua-farm-home-Chalgrove-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0004Y-Wainakarua-farm-home-Chalgrove-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Family house on Chalgrove Farm where Fleming and Angusina raised their family.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fleming passed away on the \u00a021 Jul 1934 and is laid to rest in Otepopo Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-22.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-22.png 444w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-22-223x300.png 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-23.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-23.png 424w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-23-300x249.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"407\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-24.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-24.png 407w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-24-300x112.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fleming-and-Augusina-Robertson.jpg 1776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Otepopo Cemetery, Herbert, Waitaki, Otago.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The youngest son and second youngest child, Fleming was born on the 21 Apr 1871 at Waianakarua. He is also my great grandfather. Fleming died relatively young, so I never got to meet him. He is also, at least, the 3rd generation that carries the moniker &#8220;Fleming&#8221;. Fleming married Angusina Ross, daughter of another pioneering &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/robertson\/fleming-robertson\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Fleming Robertson&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":34,"menu_order":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3089","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3089"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3175,"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3089\/revisions\/3175"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}