Old residents of Oriental Bay John was born at Prescot, Lancashire in 1840, the son of a labourer. In 1861 he was working as a joiner in Salford. He arrived…
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Frank Batchelor
Francis Raymond Batchelor (Frankie) died 1924 age 2 ½ . He was the only child of Major Francis Roy Batchelor and his wife Helena. Frankie’s father, Frank, was a member…
Ethel Ulrika Adelaide Beu
Sometimes this research is just triggered by an interesting name. Ethel was the only surviving daughter of John Charles Frederick Beu and his wife Mathilda Nilson. John was born in…
Violet King
Haining Street. We recently shared the story of Yen Yep, a gardener in Haining Street. Today is the story of Violet King who died Haining Street in 1906, aged 32….
Beaman Buckland Mark Hooper
For such a long name, there is only a short amount that can be found out about ‘Mark’. Mark died aged 27 at Wellington Hospital. His funeral left the Hospital…
Margaret Brickley
The woman who married two brothers … or did she? Margaret McNeash McKenzie married Thomas Brickley in Glasgow in 1863. They emigrated with their three young children to Lyttelton on…
Remembering the Buckley siblings
Lena Marion Buckley (known as Marion) and her brother Stanley were born in Greenwich, Kent, England. They left London on the Athenic on 4 March 1910 along with their mother…
JOHN DAVID MCLEAN
“Graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever” (Job 19:24) Our third photo from the Berry & Co collection features the grave of John David McLean…
JOSEPH MCGIFFERT CLELAND
Died 1901 aged 66 years and buried in Public Section. He has a very handsome gothic style headstone. His brother, Rober McGiffert Cleland is buried at Bolton Street. From NZETC:…
Yesterday’s Military Funeral
“YESTERDAY’S MILITARY FUNERAL.—The funeral of the late Lieut.-Colonel A. J. Petherick, a former commander of the D Battery, passing under Kelburn Viaduct yesterday on its way to Karori Cemetery” –…