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The Pearson family of Tai Tapu c1912
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TitleThe Pearson family of Tai Tapu c1912
DescriptionOtahuna labourer and part-time apiarist Tom Pearson (Sr), is seen here in this studio portrait with his wife Hannah and their children Sally, Rhoda, and Tom (Jnr). Baby Jim was born in 1913, and they made their home in a cottage on the Tai Tapu golf course, where the hives were kept. Tom and Hannah were award-winning honey producers in the 1920s, and their son Tom (Jnr) would continue this work, making bee-keeping his full-time profession, at Darfield.Datec1912SourcePeter Pearson and Marianne King
DescriptionOtahuna labourer and part-time apiarist Tom Pearson (Sr), is seen here in this studio portrait with his wife Hannah and their children Sally, Rhoda, and Tom (Jnr). Baby Jim was born in 1913, and they made their home in a cottage on the Tai Tapu golf course, where the hives were kept. Tom and Hannah were award-winning honey producers in the 1920s, and their son Tom (Jnr) would continue this work, making bee-keeping his full-time profession, at Darfield.Datec1912SourcePeter Pearson and Marianne KingConnections
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The Pearson family of Tai Tapu c1912 (c1912). Selwyn Stories, accessed 28/05/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/5664