Wellington and Otago runholder and trader. Twin of Thomas Fraser (1800-1871), born in Scotland. The brothers came to Sydney in 1830 under engagement to Messrs Tooth, for whom they worked. In 1837 they came to Kapiti as traders. In 1839 they arranged with Te Rangihaeata to use Mana Island as a base for their whaling and trading. Their schooner `Twins' traded with the East Coast Māori and called regularly at Ahuriri. They also traded with the Taranaki tribes and with the South Island. In the 1860s they added `SS Wallabi' to their fleet. The Frasers also ran sheep on Mana Island and in 1840s they bought runs at Taita and Porirua. In 1853, following Kettle's survey, the brothers took up land in Otago. Died in October 1868 at Ghuznee Street, Wellington, aged 68 years. Buried in the family plot, with his twin brother and sister, at Sydney Street Cemetery, Wellington. (An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, Vol 1, p 747-748)
Fraser, Alexander, 1800-1868
Conveyances
Date: 1855-1884, 1912
From: Land deeds, land grants and bonds
Reference: MS-Papers-0156-17
Description: William Bowler-Josph Bowler Jr re land at Porirua, 1855; Edward Pearce-William Bowler, 1863; William Bowler-Edward Pearce, 1863; William Bowler-Harry Bowler, 1863; Thomas and Alexander Fraser-William Bowler, 1865; Edward Pearce-Harry Bowler, 1865; Thomas Henry Clapham and Mrs Mary Ann Mason (widow of John Mason)-Joseph White, 1871; Henry Stokes Tiffen-John Henderson, 1875; Joseph White-Alfred Gilpin Wiggins, 1875; A G Wiggins-William Thornborough, 1876; Samuel Gawith-W H Levin, 1878; John Henderson-Mrs Ada Henderson, 1878; Ferdinand Charles Kreeft- Messr John Alfred Plimmer and Edward Reeves, 1879; Colonial Bank of New Zealand and Richard Smith-Thomas Kennedy Macdonald, 1884; Frederick Richardson-Wellington Steam Ferry Company Ltd, 1912; Herman Eberhard Locke and others-Wellington Steam Ferry Company Ltd, 1912 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (15 pieces).
Mortgages
Date: 1855-1884, 1913
From: Land deeds, land grants and bonds
Reference: MS-Papers-0156-26
Description: Joseph Bowler Jnr to William Bowler, 1855; William Mason to Charles Johnson Pharazyn, 1859; Harry Bowler to Messrs F & A Fraser, 1863; A G Wiggins to Joseph White, 1875; William Thornborough to Alfred de Bathe Brandon, 1878; Richard Smith to Colonial Bank of New Zealand, 1879; Thomas Kennedy Macdonald to Colonial Bank of New Zealand, 1884; Jonah Harris and John Holmes to Bank of New Zealand, 1913 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Memorials - Surnames Lee-Lia
From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Bolton Street Cemetery transcripts, notes and papers / compiled by Margaret Alington and others
Reference: MS-Papers-2260-046
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Fraser, Alexander, 1800-1868: Amount of expenses at the whaling establishment of Alexan...
Date: 1840-1842
By: Fraser, Alexander, 1800-1868
Reference: MSY-6844
Description: Amount of expenses at Fraser's whaling establishment at Long Point Island off Kapiti, New Zealand, for the 1840-1842 seasons, with names of people dealt with (Maori and pakeha) and names of ships Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (49 pages used). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (39 cm, white vellum) Provenance: Accompanying note from Dept of Internal Affairs notes that the volume is really the property of the representative of Messrs Fraser Brothers, with their next of kin in Scotland (they were bachelors). 'It is not likely the book will ever be claimed but it is lodged for custody until that event happens 6 Dec 1923'
Kapiti Island : Indenture for sale of part of Kapiti Island
Date: 12 Jan 1840
Reference: MSO-Papers-7085
Description: Indenture for sale of part of Kapiti Island, 12 Jan 1840; a sale by the chief `E Rangi Hero' [Rangihiroa] to Alexander Fraser, Thomas Fraser and Robert Jillett for 'one cask of best tobacco, and one hogshead of rum with one pair of good blankets'. The land is described as a 'piece or parcel of land called Wiorua situated at or near the north end of the island of Kapiti Cooks Straits New Zealand at present occupied by the said Alexander Fraser a fishery and bounded on the east side by the sea on the north side by the land belonging to E Kai [?] Hai a chief of the Nati inu tui tribe on the west and south by land in the possession of the said E Rangi Hero containing one acre be the same a little more or less'. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss Provenance: This transaction is not recorded in the records of the Old Land Claims Commission which investigated pre-Treaty land sales. The ownership of the document prior to its purchase by the Library has not yet been established.
The grave of Agnes Leek and the Frazer family, plot 1.O, Sydney Street Cemetery.
Date: [Between 1965 and 1969]
From: Shotter, P J E :Negatives and albums (with index) of graves in the Bolton Street and Sydney Street cemeteries, Wellington
Reference: 35mm-25563-25A-F
Description: The grave of Agnes Leek and the Frazer family at plot 1.O, Sydney Street Cemetery. It was photographed in the late 1960s by the City Sexton, P J E Shotter, prior to its being dismantled to make way for the Wellington motorway. An original print from this negative is at PA1-o-049, page 15. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s) individual frame on 35mm strip. Physical Description: Cellulose triacetate negative