He Whakamaharatanga Tenei Mo Tamati Wiremu Te Wera (1824-1903) Hana Te Awhitu Te Wera (1831-1923) Tamati and Hana were one of the last Māori living in Te Aro Pa. They…

John was born in Lincolnshire, England in 1851. His parents were John and Harriett (nee Smith). He married Alice Powell, a native of Truro, England in 1880 in Wellington, New…

Thomas Edward Holly / Holley Thomas was born in 1879 in Kensington, London. His father Henry was a hydraulic machinist who worked for Great Western Railway. Thomas was first employed…

Susannah was born in 1857 in Enfield, Middlesex, England. She was the daughter of John James & Susannah Deadman  (nee Waterman). John worked as a labourer and later a gunmaker,…

Sydney Alderton Christmas was born in Timaru in 1879. His parents were John (Jack) Christmas and his wife Annie nee Woods. He was one of six Christmas children. In 1907…

Philip Angel, a fireman aged 23, was found very unwell in Victoria Reserve off Pirie Street on 14th January 1914. On the morning of 14th January 1914, Miss McLean heard…

John died in 1899, aged 92, at the residence of Mrs Phelps in Webb Street. He had lodged with her for more than 25 years and received every kindness and…

Florence Marian Capper was born in 1847 in Brixton, London, England. Her parents were John Henry and Mary Ann Capper (nee Wilson). John Capper worked as a stockbroker, but he…

John Bolton Tree was born in Kent, England on 5th February 1876. His parents were James and Elizabeth Tree (nee Bolton). John and Elizabeth arrived in New Zealand on the…

Emily was born in Wallingford, Berkshire, England in 1822. In 1850 she married Alfred Wise in Oxford. Alfred was a journeyman carpenter. They had five children, the younger three being…