Joseph Chapman (Joe) RETTER
Date of Birth:
9 Sep 1838
Date of Death:
25 Oct 1926
Joe was born at Surrey, England.
His parents emigrated to NZ in 1841 when Joe was 3 years old.
He married Hannah Stickle (born at Sydney in 1839) on board a ship the "Lord Wm Bendrick" in 1861.
They had five sons & three daughters.
One son-in-law, John Gill, served in WW1.
Hannah ws very well known as 'Granny Retter' around Levin and was honoured with a "Walk of Fame" plaque in 1922 for her work as a nurse & midwife.
Joe was a farmer for most of his working life, starting at Parewanui & then Levin from around 1905.
Joe & Hannah & eight of their family are buried at Levin.
Relatives mentioned in profile:
Joseph Chapman (Joe) Retter, Samuel Joseph Chapman Retter, Jane Philp, Hannah Stickle, Thomas Stickle, Tuikatuhu Te Hakeke, Frederick Samuel Joseph (Fred) Retter, Jessie Gibson, George Henry (James/Jim) Retter, Martha Florence Retter, John William Pemberton (Jack) Procter, John Benjamin Chapman Retter, Elizabeth Moloney, Charles William Retter, Joseph Chapman Retter (Jnr), Sophia (Cis, Sophy) Fowler, Jane Caplyn Sybil Retter, John Alfred Roach, Nina Geraldine Chapman Retter, John Henry Gill.