{"id":3127,"date":"2025-03-26T15:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T02:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/?page_id=3127"},"modified":"2025-03-28T11:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T22:34:55","slug":"angus-ross-robertson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/robertson\/fleming-robertson\/angus-ross-robertson\/","title":{"rendered":"Angus Ross Robertson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Angus was born at &#8216;Chalgrove&#8217; on the 19 May 1908. For a large chunk of his life, Angus was a Storeman and Labourer. He married Elsie Lavinia Saunders-Loder at Christchurch. The couple then moved to Willowby and Hinds area around Ashburton. Angus&#8217; older sister Ev was married in living at the same district at the same time.<\/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\/angus-and-grace-Robertson.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"705\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/angus-and-grace-Robertson-1024x705.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/angus-and-grace-Robertson-1024x705.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/angus-and-grace-Robertson-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/angus-and-grace-Robertson-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/angus-and-grace-Robertson-1536x1057.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/angus-and-grace-Robertson.png 1744w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Angus and sister Grace at Chalgrove.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter 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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angus-Ross-Robertson-Groom.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"129\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angus-Ross-Robertson-Groom.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/angus-ross-robertson-groom\/\" class=\"wp-image-129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angus-Ross-Robertson-Groom.jpg 359w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angus-Ross-Robertson-Groom-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Elsie-Lavinia-Loder-Bride.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"192\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Elsie-Lavinia-Loder-Bride.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/elsie-lavinia-loder-bride\/\" class=\"wp-image-192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Elsie-Lavinia-Loder-Bride.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Elsie-Lavinia-Loder-Bride-157x300.jpg 157w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Angus Ross Robertson and Elsie Lavinia Loder on their wedding day, 16 May 1929 in Christchurch, New Zealand. Photos from Nicolas Yeatman.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>At some point, Angus started to become very unwell and throughout his life, he was debilitated by Multiple Sclerosis. Towards the end of his life, he needed to use a wheelchair to get around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com.au\/api\/media\/retrieval\/v2\/image\/namespaces\/1093\/media\/f1341a17-d8f5-43b9-8619-c686ebb77fd8?client=trees-mediaservice&amp;imageQuality=hq\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ancestry.com.au\/api\/media\/retrieval\/v2\/image\/namespaces\/1093\/media\/f1341a17-d8f5-43b9-8619-c686ebb77fd8?client=trees-mediaservice&amp;imageQuality=hq\" alt=\"20211017_160257\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Angus, daughter Valerie and Elsie, 1957. Photo Julia Daly<\/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\/Mail0909.JPG-Remaining-family-date-unknown..jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0909.JPG-Remaining-family-date-unknown.-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0909.JPG-Remaining-family-date-unknown.-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0909.JPG-Remaining-family-date-unknown.-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0909.JPG-Remaining-family-date-unknown.-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Mail0909.JPG-Remaining-family-date-unknown..jpg 1247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Waianakarua School Reunion c. late 1970s. Jim and Noel at rear, Grace, Angus and Ev at front. Angus in wheelchair by this time.<\/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\/2021\/10\/Angus-Robertson-scaled-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angus-Robertson-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angus-Robertson-scaled-1-768x1025.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angus-Robertson-scaled-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angus-Robertson-scaled-1-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angus-Robertson-scaled-1-1535x2048.jpg 1535w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Angus-Robertson-scaled-1.jpg 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption> Angus and Elsie Robertson. Photo from Julia Daly<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.findagrave.com\/photos\/2018\/1\/194057030_54bf141a-861f-4b84-8035-e565f1be766d.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.findagrave.com\/photos\/2018\/1\/194057030_54bf141a-861f-4b84-8035-e565f1be766d.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Ashburton Public Cemetery. Image: Findagrave<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angus was born at &#8216;Chalgrove&#8217; on the 19 May 1908. For a large chunk of his life, Angus was a Storeman and Labourer. He married Elsie Lavinia Saunders-Loder at Christchurch. The couple then moved to Willowby and Hinds area around Ashburton. 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