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Bucholz Family (pronounced Bueholz)

SURNAMES & THEIR ORIGINS

BUCHHOLZ (Ger) buchholz. Meaning: literally beechwood.

JABŁOŃSKI (Pol) jabłoń/jabłonka. Meaning: apple tree.

MICHAŁOWSKI (Pol) Michał. Meaning: who is like God.

RAKOWSKI (Pol) rak. Meaning: crab, cancer.

Johann Bucholz (1841-1926), the son of Johan Buchholz & Magdalena Rakowska married Anna Agnes Jabłońska (1844-1882), the daughter of Philip Jabłoński & Marianna Michałowska of Swaroschin (Swarożyn). They married at the Roman Catholic church of The Holy Trinity in the Parish of Liebschau on the 3rd of March 1867.

Johann & Anna resided in the village of Liebschau (Lubiszewo Tczewskie), West Prussia, ethnically known as Kociewie, in the district of Danzig (woj.gdańskie), Poland. Here they had their first child Jozef Michael (1867-1952). The family soon moved to the village of Klein Malsau (Małżewko) where they gave birth to Angelica (Helen Amelia) (1869-1899) & Anna (1871-1871).

The family left the village of Malsau for Hamburg, via Gdańsk, aboard the ship "Palmerston" on the 29th of July 1872 arriving at Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand on the 6th of December 1872. The family listed aboard ship were Johann 31, Anna 28, Jozef 4 & Amelia 2. During the voyage Anna gave birth to a baby girl, naming her Mary (1872-1939).

It is assumed the family first resided in Allanton along with many of their county folk, where they were engaged in railway work. In mid 1874, Johann was successful in the ballot for a 200acre section of land to the north east of Gore. He drew the third section on the McNab run, from the East Gore boundary on the highway known as Symes and Pinnacle Road. He was soon joined by a considerable number of his fellow countrymen & looking round in search of a place where they might pitch their tents without trespassing on private property they came upon the coal reserve along John Bucholz's farm. Having heard that there was likely to be a school built up on the Pinnacle, about one and a-half miles away, they decided to camp on that part of the reserve that was not taken up on account of it being non-coal-bearing. Johann Bucholz divided his property for purchase on the 28th of February 1878 to; August Regefske having 40 acres, Michael Leitze & Wilhelm Voight both having 33 acres, John Dovalofske having 22 acres. Shortly later John Dovalofske sold half of his 22 acres to John Klucofske.

Like the rest of his fellow countrymen, Johann took up work on the southern railway line through to Gore.

While residing at the settlement then know as Germantown (Waikaka Valley), Johan & Anna had the following children; Francis (1880-1950) & Martha Barbara (1882-1944). Unfortunately Anna Bucholz died on the 5th of October 1882 as a result of childbirth.

The following is an interesting article from those early days:

In the Gore Police Court on Friday John Devoloskie was charged with having on January 22 at Waikaka threatened to shoot John Bucholz. Dr Macaffer JP and Mr. Souness JP occupied the Bench; and Messrs Aldridge and Henderson appeared for the complainant and the defendant respectively. John Halfke deposed that he had heard Devoloskie say that he would shoot Bucholz; that he tried two caps, which did not go off, but that the third would be all right. The threat was repeated and was accompanied by violent behaviour. In answer to Mr Henderson, witness made a rambling statement about a ghost with a long tail, which seemed to have been the cause of the trouble; but it was Bucholz that was to be shot, not the ghost. According to other evidence, Devoloskie had said a ghost was always coming to his house causing a disturbance among his sheep and frightening his wife; that he had tried to shoot the ghost, which had a long tail, and in all respects this one resembled Bucholz, whom he had tried to shoot. The gun, however, did not go off, but if it did go off he would shoot him. He was sober. Bucholz lost his wife recently. To Mr. Henderson, witness could not really say whether Devoloskie really intended to shoot Bucholz. The complainant gave evidence and was cross-examined by Mr. Henderson, his evidence disclosing little of importance or interest beyond the fact that the morality of some of the Germans residing at Waikaka could be questioned. Without considering it necessary to hear evidence for the defence, the Bench dismissed the case. Mataura Ensign, January 1883.

After Anna's death in 1882, Johann married Anna Dovaloska (1868-1899), the daughter of Johan Dovaloski & Catharina Maicrish, on the 7th of April 1883 in Gore. Together they had the following children: Annie (1884-1933), Elizabeth (1885), James (1890-1890), Margaret (1891), Susannah (1893), James (1895-1962), Adam (1897) & Issac (1898-1898). Mrs Johann Halfka, known as Aunt Franciszka, raised Martha, the youngest child from the first marriage.

Johann Bucholz is also recorded as purchasing section 30 in the North Harbour & Blueskin (Pine Hill) district near Dunedin on the 17th of September 1890. He was naturalised on the 8th of September 1902 as a farmer residing in Gore.

Anna died of paralysis on the 22 February 1899 aged only 31 years of age & Johann died on the 7th of August 1926 aged 87. They are both buried at the Gore Cemetery. Grave

• Bucholz Wedding 8th October 1913 at Toronto Street, East Gore:
  
  Back Row; Eileen Hoffman, Sissy Hoffman, Annie Hoffman, Archie Ferguson, Nellie Bucholz, Joe Bucholz, -, Hell Fire Jack Melrose, Lizzie Melrose.
  Centre Row; Agnes Ellen Hoffman (nee Ramsey), Adam Hoffman, Albert Green (Groom), Martha Wyatt nee Bucholz (Bride), Pearl Ferguson, Catherina Dovoloski, Leonore Hoffman (nee Dovoloski), Maggie Kubala, Eileen Kubala (on knee).
  Front Row; Violet Hoffman, Nellie Giles, Nell Wyatt, -, Jack Wyatt, Fred & Elly Kubala.

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