Settler from Suffolk, England. He and his brothers Archie, Frank, and Jack owned farms in the Pori area, north eastern Wairarapa, in the 1900 to 1910 period. He is probably the Hugh Robert Nelson listed in Wises Directory for 1906 as a sheep farmer, Pori.
Nelson, Hugh, active 1900-1910
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Photographs of England and the Pori area, New Zealand
Date: ca 1900-ca 1910
From: Main, William :Photographs of the Nelson properties at Pori, north eastern Wairarapa.
Reference: PA1-o-1206
Description: Most of the New Zealand images relate to the Nelson family, their farms, farm houses, and farm buildings in the Pori area, north eastern Wairarapa, and scenic views of the area such as the Makuri River, a waterfall at Tiraumea, Annedale north of Tainui, the Pori Bridge, and native forest. The images of the farm houses include building a stable and buggy house, views of the yard with washing drying, a hen run, and a view of the dining room at "Ruatea". Four images are of Hugh Nelson's whare which was the first building constructed at "Taumata". There are three photographs of local Maori, one of bullock teams at Tiraumea, snow covered landscape at "Nga Mahanga", a picnic group with horses and buggys, and many views of the countryside from the Nelson farms showing cleared, partially cleared and forested land, much of it covered with the gaunt trunks of burnt off bush. There are group photographs of the families and friends. As well as the men these include women (wives?) Lucy, Katie, and Winifred, and children, Robert, Frances, and Dorothea. Other new Zealand houses include two probably located at Annedale with the names "Te Hoe" and "Manawa", and another in Featherston called "Newstead". The English images are of family and friends and various places, houses and churches which include Dover, Tunbridge Wells, Broadstairs, Minehead, Ostend, Clovelly, Lynton, Lymouth, Doon Valley, Meywingen, St Saviours Leeds, and Chester Cathedral Arrangement: Loose prints originally in this album can be found at PAColl-7868-1 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
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Photographs of the Pori area, north eastern Wairarapa
Date: ca 1900-ca 1910
From: Main, William :Photographs of the Nelson properties at Pori, north eastern Wairarapa.
Reference: PA1-o-1205
Description: The two Nelson farms in this album are "Nga Mahanga" (Hugh Nelson's place), and "Taumata" (Jack Nelson's place). Views show the farm houses, and farm buildings, the farm land and landscape of the Pori area partially cleared of bush. One group of images shows the countryside under snow. There are a series of five images recording the building of a stables and buggy house, also a view of the woolshed and sheep at "Taumata". Scenic views of the area include the Makuri River ford, native forest interiors with pongas, and native forest. Four images show the interior of Hugh Nelson's whare which was the first building constructed at "Taumata". There are two photographs of local Maori standing beside tents in a bush clearing, one of army volunteers in uniform standing in front of tents, two of soldiers at an unidentified event, many of horses, some of hens, dogs, cats, and cattle. Two prints show one of the Nelson brothers cutting long grass with a scythe and 4 others are views of an unidentified house and its garden at Tiraumea (a distant view of this house surrounded by pinus radiata shelter belts and its surrounding countryside can be seen in album PA1-o-1206, page 7 captioned "Tiraumea"). There are also some images of "Newstead" the Monckton family home at Featherston. There is only one photograph of a Nelson family group. The rest are individual images of adults and children which include: Frederick Monckton, Lucy Miller (who married Frank Nelson), Winifred, [Lornie?], Dorothea, [Frances?], the brothers and the children. Further information and names provided by researcher. Updated 10 November 2016. Quantity: 1 album(s).
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Loose prints from album PA1-o-1206
Date: ca 1900-ca 1910
From: Main, William :Photographs of the Nelson properties at Pori, north eastern Wairarapa.
Reference: PAColl-7868-1
Description: Photographs of Children, Family groups which include Frank, Archie, Hugh, and Jack Nelson, Jack and Frank's houses at Pori and two views of the drive to Jack's house, native forest and an early morning view of the Forty Mile Bush. One group photographs taken in England in about 1885. There are also two letters from Catherine M Nelson written from Pori in 1902, and an envelope containing pressed plant matter. Catherine M Nelson came from England to visit her New Zealand relatives in 1902. Quantity: 20 b&w original photographic print(s).