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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
14th April 2023 marks the 111th anniversary of RMS Titanic striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean. There were no known New Zealanders on Titanic but we have found […]
Edwin was born in 1837, the son of coachbuilder Robert and his wife Sarah. The family lived in Longacre, London. Edwin arrived in New Zealand in the 1850s and at […]
What is their connection? Can you follow it along? Arthur J. Delaney died 1913 aged 47 years Also William Thomson died 1912 aged 82 years And Margaret A Parsonage died […]
Henrietta Emma Rex was born in a tent at Stawell, Victoria in 1859 to William and Dorothy Rex (see previous story). Henrietta married Harry Brooks Mason who was a printer […]
William Rex – “another link in the chain of early colonists has been severed by the death of Mr William Rex” William’s obituary described him as being of a roving […]