Lt Col
Samuel
James
Bolton
OBE
Born in Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Son of George Bolton
and Eleanor Maria (Carroll) Bolton
Husband of
Alice Hobbs (Jones) Bolton
— married
6 May 1897 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Daisy (Bolton) Brady, George Victor Bolton, Hazel Burns (Bolton) Cleary and Alys Winifred (Bolton) Laurie
Died
at age 55
in Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
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Biography
Samuel Bolton OBE was born in Yorkshire, England.
Samuel Bolton OBE migrated from England to New Zealand.
Samuel Bolton OBE lived in Temuka, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Samuel was born 19 Apr 1873 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.[1] He was the son of George Bolton and Eleanor Carroll. [2]
As a 9 month old, he emigrated to Temuka, New Zealand from Cambridgeshire on the Ballochmyle sailed 4 Mar 1874.[3][4]
He was educated at Temuka District High School. He gained an appointment in the Post and Telegraph Department and rose rapidly in th service.[4]
On 6 May 1897, at the residence of the bride's mother on Shakespeare Rd , Hawke's Bay, he married Alice Hobbs, eldest daughter of the late Charles Simcon Jones of Sydney.[5][6]
He first enrolled in the military as a gunner in 1897, rising through the ranks to become a Major with the NZEF in the First World War, Army Pay Corps.[1]
After service in the North Island, he requested transfer to the South Island Battalion to be nearer his family.[1]
He served at Gallipoli, Egypt, France and Germany. He was awarded the O.B.E. for bravery in the danger zone. He was gassed while on active service.[4]
His awards include the OBE, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, L & ES Medal, NZ Volunteer Service Medal, and Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal.[1]
In 1920 the New Zealand Prime Minister sent a telegram to the London High Commissioner requesting that Samuel return home as his services were needed by the post and telegraph department.[1]
As of Mar 1921 he worked at the Post Office, Geraldine.[1]
He was the postmaster of Dannevirke since about 1924.[4]
He passed away at Dannevirke on 28 Jul 1928[1] after a brief illness, age 55.[7] He left a widow, one son and one daughter: He had three sisters: Mrs George and Mrs Ford of Waimate, and Mrs Ord of Methven. [4]
Research Notes
Interestingly, although there are dozens of ancestry.com public trees for George and the three girls, there are none for Samuel. Maybe overlooked due to his birth in England? The obituary leaves no doubt this is the right details; it lists his three sisters.
Info from war record:[1]
- Lieut-Colonel S J Bolton OBE (!)
- DOB 19.04.1873
- Army Pay Division, Captain.
- Died at Dannevirke, 28 Jul 1928.
- Worked at the Post Office, Geraldine. (Page 14)
- Prime Ministerial telegram (page 17)
- Promoted to Lt Col on 12 Dec 1919. (page 18, 25) Prior to that, he was a Major.
- Granted the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal in 1918. (page 25)
- Ranks (where, and date started)
- F.Battery, Napier. Gunner. 1.4.1896
- Wanganui Rifles. Private. 1.2.1899
- Post & Tel Rifles. Sgt, Lt. 1.1.1904
- Post & Tel Engineers. Capt, Major. 2.1.1912
- NZEF Capt, Major. 21.9.1914
- Attestation form (page 55) - parents born in England,
- 5' 6.5", Fair complexion, Blue eyes, Light Brown hair.
- Awards (page 57): OBE, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, C A F Long Service Medal, L & ES Medal, NZ Volunteer Service Medal.
- Birthplace Hull , Yourkshire, England (p.88)
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Archives New Zealand: R24096309 BOLTON, Samuel James - WWI 15/110 - Army
- ↑ Matching FreeBMD record: 1873 Q2, Sculcoates 9d 155
- ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Passenger Lists, 1839-1973," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSY1-G43 : 8 July 2019), George Bolton, 1 Jun 1874; citing ship , Archives New Zealand, Wellington; FHL microfilm 004411959.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Temuka - Obituary, Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18025, 2 August 1928, Page 12
- ↑ Marriage Bolton-Jones, Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10604, 8 May 1897, Page 2
- ↑ NZ BDM Marriage search: 1897/2355 Alice Hobbs Jones Samuel James Bolton
- ↑ NZ BDM Death search: 1928/4402 Bolton Samuel James 55Y
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Margaret Wood
Lt Col Samuel James Bolton was my grandmothers brother , would love to hear from any of the family
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