Thomas and Maria bird arrived in New Zealand about 1875. Thomas was born in 1823 in Yalding, Kent, England. He married Maria Humphrey at Plaxtol, Kent in 1846. Thomas worked…

Her headstone records that it was erected by her mother and brothers with the inscription: ‘If he asked us well we know We would cry oh spare this blow Yes…

A Schoolmaster Found Dead Charles Hulke, Headmaster of Newtown School, was found dead in his bed on 1st November 1898. The appearance of the body pointed to his having had…

Arthur Lagden Haylock was born in Akaroa in March 1860. His parents Charles Lagden and Sarah Haylock had arrived in Akaroa almost exactly 10 years earlier in the Monarch –…

Elizabeth Wass was born in 1844 in England, the daughter of George Wass, a gardener. Elizabeth was a catholic and described as a tall thin woman, but no photos of…

This plot is the resting place of five members of the Parsons family and a memorial for a sixth. William Frederick Parsons was born in Greenwich, England in 1834. He…

We came across this record in the WCC Archives which is an application to erect a headstone at Karori Cemetery. The document is dated 28th February 1895. The applicant was…

This plot has always been a curious one, as I don’t believe we have another at Karori Cemetery that has a headstone at both ends. If you’ve seen one on…

As no New Zealand records can be found, it is presumed that Thomas and Alice married and had their children prior to emigrating. The couple lived at 45 Clyde Quay…

Johan Axel Asserlind (sometimes recorded as Assarlind) was born in 1839 in Goteborg, Sweden. His parents were Anders Gustaf and Carolina Wilhelmina (nee Gustafsson). He married Charlotte Andersdotter in 1870…