Reference NumberMS-4845CreatorClement familyDescriptionThe collection includes diplomas of Bertha Clement, a book of verse probably compiled by John Conly, wedding albums of Grace and Bertha Clement, and other family photographs.
Only a small part of this collection is digitised and available through Digital Collections. Information about other items can be found on the Hākena catalogue, through the Library Catalogues link above.History / BiographyRev. George Clement (1860-1948) came from Yorkshire. A Methodist minister, he worked at Taranaki, Auckland, Wairarapa, West Coast, and Dunedin (from 1919). He married Elizabeth Eskett (1866-1954), a New Zealander, in 1891. They had four children: one boy and three girls.
Sydney (1892-1915), was killed at Gallipoli.
Linda (1894-1970) married Victor Jones and settled in Invercargill.
Bertha (1896-1945) studied at the University of Otago and gained a Master of Arts degree. She was a member of staff of Otago Girls' High School and John McGlashan College before becoming a lecturer in the English Department of the University of Otago. She married John Conly in 1927 and later lived in Masterton.
Grace (1899-1987) gained an LTCL music diploma and became a teacher of piano and harmony. She married James Allanson Howden and lived most of her life in Dunedin.
Crescent Road Band of Hope, Christchurch, Easter parade group with horses and trap