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Tuhitarata Homestead Cemetery

Memorials	:	4
Location	:	South Wairarapa District, New Zealand
Description	:	Angus McMaster was born in Strontian parish in Argyll in 1800. He came to NZ in 1840 on the ship 'Blenheim and was overseer on the road which was then being constructed between Wellington and the Hutt Valley. He married Mary McKenzie on 13 Dec 1842 at the Scotch Church in Wellington. In 1843-1844, after living at Evans Bay, which was known for a time as McMaster Bay, Angus took his family by foot over to the Wairarapa, cutting his way through the Rimutakas, an 11 day journey. They settled at Tuhitarata which is where Te Hiko... Read More	Angus McMaster was born in Strontian parish in Argyll in 1800. He came to NZ in 1840 on the ship 'Blenheim and was overseer on the road which was then being constructed between Wellington and the Hutt Valley. He married Mary McKenzie on 13 Dec 1842 at the Scotch Church in Wellington. In 1843-1844, after living at Evans Bay, which was known for a time as McMaster Bay, Angus took his family by foot over to the Wairarapa, cutting his way through the Rimutakas, an 11 day journey. They settled at Tuhitarata which is where Te Hiko Pīata Tama-i-hikoia, one of the leading Wairarapa chiefs (1840s-1880s) leased them some land. Te Hiko died 1 July 1881 (his wife in 1873), they are buried at Tuhitarata cemetery as are the McMaster family. Their descendants are still being interred in this historic family cemetery today.

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