John was the eldest son of William and Emma Cribb (nee Maxted). He was born in 1837 in Southsea, Hampshire, England. His father was a shoemaker and John trained to…
Eliza Partridge
‘Mrs Eliza Partridge passed away yesterday morning, having attained the ripe age of 91 years’ Eliza was born in Birmingham, England in 1810. Her father was Thomas Pool(e) who was…
Henry Rudolph
Henry’s full name was Joseph August Heinrich Rudolph and he was born in Berlin in 1875. In 1899 he married Emma Dilger in Mile End, London. Emma was born in…
Houghton Family
There are two memorials placed against the Underwood mausoleum that originally marked Houghton family graves at Bolton Street Cemetery. The headstone attached to the wall is for John Houghton, born…
Matthew Wilkins
Matthew was born in Somerset, England in 1824. He arrived in Wellington on the S.S. Arab in 1841 with his parents and siblings. In 1864 he married the widowed Janet…
Arthur Ballinger
one of the best rifle shots New Zealand has ever produced Arthur Samuel Ballinger was born in 1860, in Melbourne, Australia. He was the son of Joseph Ballinger who would…
John & Sophy Rothe
Johan Gottlob August Rothe (aka John Rothe) arrived in New Zealand from Germany in the early 1880s. He married Sophia Maria Christina Rose (aka Sophy) in 1882. The groom was…
Helena Upchurch
Helena was the eldest daughter of John James Boyd and his wife Ann Elizabeth (nee Barker). John was a successful builder based in Newtown. In 1898 at the age of…
John Chaney
John Alfred Chaney married Nicoline (Lena) Petersen in 1887 in Wellington. He was 21 and she was 17. Lena arrived in New Zealand in 1873, aged 3. She came from…
Sarah Yeo (Tot) & Elizabeth Clifford
Sarah was the first interment in this plot. She was the daughter of George Clifford and his wife Elizabeth (nee Clarke). She was born in 1875 in Waitara. In 1896…