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…

Edith was born at Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England in 1852. Her father was the joint owner of a Brewery. At a young age, Edith was set on becoming a doctor….

It was reported on 26th July 1894 that Richard Mostyn Hoops had been arrested in Melbourne on a charge of wife desertion. Prior to his arrest, Richard had been working…

George Snaddon was born in 1860 in Sauchie, Clackmannan in Scotland. After the death of his father Paul in 1880 he and his siblings lived with his married brother’s family….

John was a graduate of London University and achieved special distinction in classics and Hebrew. At New College he came under the influence of one or two professors who held…

Phoebe was born in 1870 on Mana Island, the daughter of Cornelius Fisher and his wife Elizabeth (nee Edwards). Her parents were married at Wellington in 1855 a year after…