TESCHEMAKER, FREDERICK WILLIAM (1834-78) was a son of John Teschemaker, LL.D., of Demerara and Exmouth, Devon, and was educated at Mount Radford school, Exmouth. Landing in New Zealand in the early fifties, he took up in 1857 with his brother Thomas the Haldon estate in the Mackenzie country, which they grassed and stocked. In 1868 they sold out and took up Otaio. Teschemaker was member of the Canterbury Provincial Council for Waitangi (1874-76). In 1875 he was elected to represent Gladstone in Parliament and he was a member when he died (on 21 Nov 1878). Teschemaker was a fine type of settler, patient and thorough in his management; very well informed, but reticent and retiring in public life.

Col. Gent.; Acland; Timaru Herald, 22 Nov 1878.

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The entry for Frederick William Teschemaker incorrectly states he was the son of John Teschemaker LL.D. John was his uncle. Frederick William was the son of Frederick Thomas Teschemaker (1801-1853) and Henrietta Eleanor Elizabeth Overweg (c 1801-1882). This can be confirmed by census records for 1841 (Peter Street, Tiverton, Devon) and 1851 (22 Beacon Hill, Exmouth, Devon).

Peter WD— 14 April 2025

Reference: Volume 2, page 191

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