Elfie Clare Williams – ‘Dresden China’ By Julia Kennedy Elfie was one of thirteen children born to Thomas Coldham Williams and his wife Annie Palmer Beetham. Thomas was the oldest […]
Midnight Tragedy In Wellington Harbour The harbour collision of the steamer ‘Cobar’ and the launch ‘Mavis’ on 8th February 1924 resulted in the deaths of Mary Burden MacArthur and Daphne […]
Tony who is one of our fabulous volunteers uncovered this dear wee headstone during our working bee in September. Such a large plot for Alfred Oscar Aplin who died in […]
This plot caught our eye as the headstone was placed to the side rather than head of the plot, which seemed unusual, especially in a double width plot. We presumed […]
It’s hard to not notice the de Rose plot as sadly the headstone has tumbled from its perch and lies in the path. Frederick Richard de Rose was born in […]
The death is announced of Mr John Blundell of the “Evening Post” proprietary John was born in Dublin where his father Henry was manager of the “Evening Mail”. The family […]
We have often admired this headstone for its unusual ‘drop shadow’ leadwork lettering, which seems quite modern for the era. It was a prime candidate to be cleaned. The plot […]
This is a postscript to our last story which prompted our reader Liz Moir to message us and ask the question. Were we missing something? Were they spies? To answer […]
This headstone for 8 year old Hildegard Kroner is the only evidence of three generations of the Kroner family in New Zealand. Her grandfather Heinrich Wilhelm Kroner [sometimes Kroener] came […]
Who is W.P.B? The Burial Register provides the answer: Walter Phelps Bibbing. His death in the newspaper says ‘Little is known of Bibbing. He came to Wellington by the Waikere […]