Euphemia Cunningham, known as Effie, was born in Edinburgh in 1892 and was working in a printing factory when war began. Two of her brothers were regular soldiers and were sent straight to France and another two brothers enlisted in early 1915. By October 1915 three of Effie’s brothers had been killed. Distraught by these […]
Our second photo from the Berry & Co collection features the grave of James Searle (1872-1926). James was born in Plymouth and had moved to Gisborne at an early age before moving to Wellington.He married Minnie Tattle in 1903 and at the time of their wedding it was reported that he was a well known […]
Two of the treasures revealed in the 14th February working bee – the plot with the checkerboard ledger has two other Masonic symbols, one being the compass and set square. It was completely obscured by long grass and other greenery which had formed a thick mat. The Blaxall family plot commemorates a 20-year old son […]
This is the information we can piece together on Rose: she was born Rosina Hazelwood in 1868 in Islington, London. She came to New Zealand with her family on the ship “Otago” in 1874. Rose was aged 16 when she was married to Uriah James Williams, aged 42 in 1884. Uriah and Rosina’s daughter, Mabel […]