{"id":4050,"date":"2026-09-25T13:06:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T01:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/?page_id=4050"},"modified":"2026-10-01T10:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:28:30","slug":"david-hamilton","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/hamilton\/enoch-hamilton\/david-hamilton\/","title":{"rendered":"David Hamilton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Was born on the 1 February 1879 at Kaiapoi, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He spent the first part of his life working on his father&#8217;s farm at Springston, learning how to farm and manage farming activities.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC02276-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC02276-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC02276-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC02276-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC02276-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DSC02276-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fanny Louisa Lowe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 1905, he married Fanny Louisa Lowe at Springston and the couple began a family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From that union, the following children arose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><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>Comments<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Doris May<\/td><td>5 Apr 1907 <\/td><td>30 Jun 1926\/<br>16 Jul 1935<\/td><td>2\/<br>7<\/td><td>2 Nov 1998<\/td><td>Golding\/<br>Gollan<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Wilfred David<\/td><td>19 Nov 1908<\/td><td>1932<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>7 Jan 1995<\/td><td>Ellen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bayard James<\/td><td>19 Nov 1908<\/td><td>1932<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>3 Jul 1960<\/td><td>Underwood<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sadly Fanny would pass away on the 6 Jul 1909. Her remains are buried at Springston Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-30.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4075\" style=\"width:439px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-30.png 439w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-30-300x134.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-31.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-31.png 498w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-31-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-32.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-32.png 455w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-32-300x113.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-33-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-33-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-33-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-33.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Springston Cemetery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Around 1914, David left Springston for Springston South and established a grocery business there. The following images are from &#8220;HullPC&#8221; on Ancestry.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"464\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dave-Hamilton-with-delivery-cart.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4055\" style=\"width:672px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dave-Hamilton-with-delivery-cart.jpg 464w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Dave-Hamilton-with-delivery-cart-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519337047-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519337047-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519337047-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519337047-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519337047-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519337047-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/D-Hamilton-Springston-South-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/D-Hamilton-Springston-South-1024x661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/D-Hamilton-Springston-South-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/D-Hamilton-Springston-South-768x496.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/D-Hamilton-Springston-South-1536x992.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/D-Hamilton-Springston-South.jpg 1986w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: Wayne Stack<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At Saint Stephens Church, Lincoln, David married Mary Anne Hamilton. From that union, one more children would join the clan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><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>Comments<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Vivian William<\/td><td>19 May 1928<\/td><td>Abt 1959<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>10 Apr 2013<\/td><td>Smith<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519309391-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4060\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519309391-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519309391-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519309391-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519309391-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Image_1714519309391-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David on left, Viv next to him. Dora (sister), then David&#8217;s wife Mary with grandchildren.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093234-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093234-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093234-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093234-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093234-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093234-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_102635-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4063\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_102635-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_102635-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_102635-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_102635-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_102635-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093641-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4064\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093641-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093641-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093641-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093641-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093641-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David with grandchildren<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"566\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/David-Hamilton-rotated-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/David-Hamilton-rotated-1.jpg 566w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/David-Hamilton-rotated-1-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093711-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093711-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093711-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093711-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093711-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/20240501_093711-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/David-Hamilton-Grave-at-Lincoln-Cemetery-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/David-Hamilton-Grave-at-Lincoln-Cemetery-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/David-Hamilton-Grave-at-Lincoln-Cemetery-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/David-Hamilton-Grave-at-Lincoln-Cemetery.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lincoln Cemetery, unmarked grave.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-29.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4070\" style=\"width:457px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-28.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4069\" style=\"width:495px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-28.png 319w, https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-28-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>David died on the 3 January 1970 at Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand at the Tuarangi Home. His remains are buried at Lincoln Cemetery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was born on the 1 February 1879 at Kaiapoi, Waimakariri, Canterbury, New Zealand. He spent the first part of his life working on his father&#8217;s farm at Springston, learning how to farm and manage farming activities. In 1905, he married Fanny Louisa Lowe at Springston and the couple began a family. From that union, the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/hamilton\/enoch-hamilton\/david-hamilton\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;David Hamilton&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1370,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4050","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4050","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=4050"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4082,"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4050\/revisions\/4082"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stark.gen.nz\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}