Thomas William Rose Porter (1843 – 1920) and Major, the War Horse. We were lucky to meet a family member of Thomas William Rose Porter who told us some stories…
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Constance Annie de Bathe Vaughan
‘she gave her life for her child’ Widely known as Miss Connie Brandon prior to her marriage, born in 1869 she was the eldest daughter of Henry Eustace de Bathe…
James Phillips
The catastrophe at Miramar At about 3:30pm on 6 June 1910, a mass of earth without the slightest warning came down upon two men who were working in the drive…
Mary Ann Clapshaw
Born in 1849 Mary Ann Tiernan but known as Marion, she was raised in Quebec city, Canada by her Irish born parents. At age 16, she married Evan Davies. They…
Mary Louisa Hancock
Our heads were turned first by the Hancock plot, and after a little delving realised the connection with a plot three along to the right. This is the story of…
Alan & Elizabeth Loxton
The couple had only been married a few months before they were accidentally drowned in Wellington Harbour in 1899. Alan Parsons Loxton was born in NSW in 1866. He trained…
Robert Holliday
Robert (Robie) was born in 1855 in Genoa, Italy, the son of Thomas Holliday and Ann Jeal. Thomas moved the family from England due to his work as an Engineer….
George Presswood
G.H.P So mysterious to have only the initials on a plot. By accessing the digitised burial register we realised this is the plot of George Housely Presswood. Knowing how pricey…
Sir Francis Bell
Francis Henry Dillon Bell was born in 1851 the eldest son of the former New Zealand Company agent Francis Dillon Bell. He was educated at Auckland Grammar, Otago Boys, and…
Dr John Ewart
“There has probably never been a greater superintendent of the Wellington Hospital than Dr Ewart” (Evening Post, 5 August 1939). This story was inspired by a Genealogy Investigations story on…