Samuel Morrell (1850 – 23 May 1919) married Susannah Tankard (1849 – 26 April 1935) in Leeds, England in 1878. Their first child, Walter, was born on 6 June 1879,…

Mary Bridget Aiken (also known as Moya or Minnie) was born in Napier in 1893, the first of six children born to  James Francis O’Donnell and Margaret Josephine (McNamara), who…

Christopher George Challis was born in London, England, on August 18, 1873, to William Challis (1833 -1885) and Jane Ann Jeffrey (1841-1924). He was the youngest of four boys. His…

Accidentally Killed Deep in Public2 section is this fine headstone to 28 year old George Henry Athea who “met with a fatal accident whilst in the execution of his duty”….

Joseph John Kitching died February 18th 1912 aged 52 also William Henry Brodrick died 8th July 1913 aged 54 This lovely headstone enjoying the sunshine and Ian Galloway cricketing, belongs…

The slightly unusual shape of this headstone caught our eye. The shape is known as Ogee (a double curve) and was used in Gothic and Gothic Revival architecture (so popular…

Mary Jane was born in 1861, Dublin, to James and Charlotte Campbell. Mary married (Dr) Archibald Smylie in Dublin in 1883. Archibald was born in 1842 in Antrim. Their first…

Gee Ching Dong (who became known as Herbert) was born in 1891 in the village of Gee-wong-tong in the Guangzhou Province, China. Several members of his family emigrated to New…