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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Taranaki, Hawke's Bay & Wellington Provincial Districts]

Bakers and Confectioners

Bakers and Confectioners.

Ellingford, Mrs. Margaret, Baker and Confectioner, Central Tea Rooms, Broadway, Stratford. This business was established in November, 1893, by Mrs. M. Ellingford. The premises adjoin the Post Office, and consist of a wood and iron building, with a verandah. The shop has double windows, and there is a large luncheon room, which will seat about forty people. There is a bakehouse in connection with the establishment, under the charge of a competent baker. Bread is delivered throughout Stratford and the surrounding districts. Mrs. Ellingford was born in Banks Peninsula.

Lacey, Francis, Baker, Stratford. Mr. Lacey, who, until the incorporation of the borough in 1898, was a member of the Stratford Town Board, is a native of Lincolnshire, England. He came to New Zealand by the ship “Halcione,” and for several years was engaged in contracting in Taranaki. He also had a farm on Smart road. In 1892 he removed to Stratford, and acquired his present old established bakery business. Mr. Lacey takes a leading part in local affairs, and is a local preacher in the Primitive Methodist church, of which he has been a member for over thirty years. He is married, and has seven daughters and three sons.

Mr. F. Lacey.

Mr. F. Lacey.

Lambert, Frederick Henry, Baker and Confectioner, Broadway, Stratford. This business was established in the year 1891. It is conducted in suitable premises, which include a modern bakehouse with the latest improvements. Delivery is made by cart throughout the district.

McAllister, photo. Mr. F. H. Lambert.

McAllister, photo.
Mr. F. H. Lambert.

Wilson, Miss Christina E., Baker and Confectioner, Covent Garden Tea Rooms, Broadway, Stratford. These tea rooms were established in the year 1894, and were acquired by Miss Wilson in 1901. The premises consist of a wood and iron building, with a verandah, and contain a shop, a tea room, and a residence. There is also a bakehouse under the charge of a competent baker. Bread is delivered throughout Stratford and the surrounding district. Miss Wilson was born at Meanee, Hawke's Bay, and is a daughter of Mr. Peter Wilson, an old settler of the Stratford district. She was educated at Kakara-mea and Manutahi, and was brought up to country life. For four years and a-half Miss Wilson worked in Stratford for Messrs Curtis Brothers, and subsequently gained two years' experience in the Auckland district, before she entered on her present business.