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…
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Mary MacArthur
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…
Richmond Family
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…
John Blundell
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…
Incledon
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…
Titanic & Karori Cemetery
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 & Sarah Silk
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…
Arthur Delaney
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 Mason
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 & Dorothy Rex
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…