Went to Mataroa about 1895.

Date of birth of 29 November 1866 and date of death as 24 Oct 1948, went to Mataroa about 1895 [north of Taihape], from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree.

Occupation, and preferred name of “Jim” from, “Family History - Williams”, written by Lena Milne (nee Shute), as per copy from Robin Bruce Norman b. 1929.

Dax Eric Clayton Lloyd, great-grandson of Jessie Bertha Oliver b.1876 writes:
“His date of death doesn't match up with my records. According to the Havelock North Cemetery record;
Surname: OLIVER
First name: JAMES ALEXANDER
Age at death: 80
Date of death/burial: 25/10/1947
Cemetery: Havelock North
Address: 0
District: HAUMOANA
Occupation:
Block name: G
Plot number: 117
Site: G117_N
Purchaser:
Funeral director:
Reference: HN1448
Which is a year earlier than your record.
I also note the district is the same as where his wife died, Haumoana”.

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wanganui Roll 1890, found in June 2020:
Oliver, James Alexander, residential, Taylorville, farmer
[Taylorville was a settlement beside the Wanganui River at the foot of Durie Hill, and near the City Bridge that runs into Victoria Street, Wanganui. Today there is a Taylor Street, and nearby Portal Street runs into No. 2 Line to Okoia, Wanganui]

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Wanganui Roll 1893, 1894, found in March 2022:
Oliver, James Alexander, Taylorville, farmer, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Patea Roll 1896, found in June 2020:
Oliver, James Alexander, Sommerville Block, Taihape, farmer, residential
Oliver, Samuel John, Taihape, farmer, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Patea Roll 1900, found in June 2020:
Oliver, James Aexander, Taihape, farmer, residential
Oliver, Samuel John, Taihape, farmer, residential

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Rangitikei Roll 1908, found in March 2022:
Oliver, James Aexander, Taihape, farmer

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Waimarino General Roll 1914, found in June 2020:
Oliver, James Alexander, Mataroa, farmer
Oliver, Nesta Ellenor Olive, Mataroa, married

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Rangitikei General Roll 1919, found in June 2020:
Oliver, James Alexander, Mataroa, farmer
Oliver, Nesta Ellenor Olive, Mataroa, married

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Waipawa General Roll 1928, found in June 2020:
Oliver, Olive Nesta Eleanor, Haumoana, married
[James Alexander Oliver not on this roll]?

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Waipawa General Roll 1935, found in June 2020:
Oliver, James Alexander, Haumoana, farmer
Oliver, Olive Nesta Eleanor, Haumoana, married
Oliver, Noel Nesta, Haumoana, butcher

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Waipawa General Roll 1938, found in June 2020:
Oliver, James Alexander, R.D., Haumoana, farmer
Oliver, Olive Nesta Eleanor, Haumoana, married
Oliver, Alexander Ninian, R.D., Haumoana, labourer
Oliver, Noel Nesta, R.D., Haumoana, butcher

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Hastings General Roll 1946, found in June 2020:
Oliver, James Alexander, Haumoana, farmer
Oliver, Olive Nesta Eleanor, Haumoana, married

New Zealand Electoral Roll - Hastings General Roll 1946, found in June 2020:
Oliver, Ivor James Clark, 700 Terrace Road, threshing mill worker
Oliver, Loma Elizabeth, 700 Terrace Road, married

Country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2020:
1907/629. Bride: Olive Nesta Eleanor Shute. Groom: James Alexander Oliver

Full date of marriage of 16 January 1907 confirmed from further searching in July 2020 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Came over from Wanganui for cattle buying and land, met Nesta Shute in the tearooms at Mataroa, from images of notes written by Ivor James Clark Oliver and emailed by Katia, wife of Tim Grant Oliver, on 30 June 2020. Tim is the grandson of Ivor James Clark Oliver 1907-1989.

Born Wanganui, drew ballot for 200 acre farm (bushland) at Mataroa in 1896, to Haumoana in 1920, back farming with son Alex during depression years 1931-1932 and returned to Haumoana after 3rd February 1931 Napier Earthquake, bought and fattened stock, good with dogs, couldn’t sell Mataroa farm until 1932, died Haumoana at home from heart attack, buried Havelock North, from images of notes written by Ivor James Clark Oliver and emailed by Katia, wife of Tim Grant Oliver, on 1 February 2021. Tim is the grandson of Ivor James Clark Oliver 1907-1989.

Death Notice from the Hawke's Bay Tribune newspaper of 24 October 1947 found on the Papers Past website by Katia and Tim Oliver in June 2025:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBHETR19471024.2.2.1
Funeral Directors, Napier. OLIVER. — At Haumoana, on October 24, 1947, James Alexander, dearly beloved husband of Olive Nesta Oliver, of Haumoana; aged 80 years. The funeral will leave our Chapel, Nelson Street, for the Havelock North Cemetery tomorrow, Saturday, at the conclusion of a service which will commence at 3 o.m.
& Funeral Directors, Nelson St., Hastings.

Bereavement Notice from the Hawke's Bay Tribune newspaper of 15 November 1947 found on the Papers Past website by Katia and Tim Oliver in June 2025:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBHETR19471115.2.2.2
BEREAVEMENT NOTICE
OLIVER.— Mrs J. A. Oliver and family, of Haumoana, wish to thank sincerely all kind friends and relations for their messages of sympathy and floral tributes in their recent sad bereavement.
Please accept this as a personal acknowledgment.