Tag: Turnbull

Emily Brouard

Post author By friends
Post date April 25, 2023
Categories In Buildings, Catholic, Famous People, Old Photos, Women

Emily Elvina Brouard “she dusted but did not read them” Emily was housekeeper to Alexander Turnbull. Born about 1874 in Guernsey, Channel Islands to Nicholas (a sailmaker) and Selina his […]

Turnbull & Son

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Post date January 30, 2021
Categories In Buildings, Famous People, Wellingtonian

This charming wee house in Mt Victoria came on the market today. It was built in 1910 for Mrs Catherine Gray who is buried at Bolton Street. This house is […]

1895 Watercolour

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Post date December 13, 2020
Categories In Artist, Wellingtonian

Now isn’t this something special. An 1895 watercolour of our wee Shelter at the Cemetery. Painted by Mary Catherine (Taylor) Medley, from the Alexander Turnbull Library. Biography from The National […]