Peter Frank Jacobsen was primarily a highly respected architect but also gained note as an accomplished chess champion. Peter Jacobsen, and his younger brother Theodore, were born in Nelson. Their…
Harry Croft
1898 was a sad year for the family of George Turner Croft and his wife Catherine Stokes. Catherine was the daughter of Richard Stokes and his wife Catherine Tigh(e). She…
James Boucher Winton
James Boucher Winton – erected by his friends and comrades James was born in 1864 in Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland. He was the youngest child of John Winton and his wife…
John Thew
John was born in 1824 and Mary was born in 1828. They were both from Northumberland. Their first son was born in 1859. In 1871 they were living in Durham…
Hester Mary Wise
Hester Mary Wise – our dear mother We did a story on Hester last year, mostly because we love the name. But couldn’t find out much about her. And we…
Victoria Howe
The first name on this headstone is Victoria Howe, who died in 1896 aged 47, after a long and painful illness. Victoria was born (according to family record) on a…
John Priest
accident prone? John’s arrival in New Zealand was not the most auspicious start. He and his wife Catherine Sinclair, both emigrants from The Shetland Islands were passengers on the immigrant…
John & Grace Twist
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…
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…