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 […]
Louis was born about 1861 in Denmark. He married Eveline Stephens (born 1866) in 1883 in New Zealand and became a naturalised citizen the same year. His profession was recorded […]
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. […]
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 […]
William Eades, builder & undertaker William was born in Croydon, England and trained in the building trade. He was said to have made the wheels for Queen Victoria’s first train […]
Running with our Movember theme, next up is John Guthrie Wood Aitken. He contributed so much to Wellington, it’s hard to summarise all he did in a few lines here. […]