Sawyer at Whakahara, Northern Wairoa, Northland. Arrived in Nelson per the ship 'Indus' with wife Dinah and children William and Sarah Ann on 5 Feb 1843.
Clark, Charles, 1816-1909
Strange, Pamela M, 1941- : Waters back
Date: 1977
By: Strange, Pamela M, 1941-
Reference: MS-Papers-7236
Description: An account of the Clark family, and their life at Whakahara on the Northern Wairoa River, near Kaipara. Also includes the history of the Paton family of Nelson and their union with the Clark family. Includes references and genealogical tables. Source of title - Transcribed Relationship complexity - See also MS-Group-0046 (P C W Mathews papers) Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Pamela Strange, 2001.
Correspondence
Date: Jul-Sep 1883
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 82-355-04
Description: Identifiable correspondents entered in name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Back of Charles Clark's land purchase deed
Date: 16 April 1860
From: Mathews, Peter Clifford William, 1941-1980 :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-0036-8-15
Description: Photograph of the back of the land deed issued to Charles Clark on the 16th of April 1860. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 25.4 x 19 cm
Charles Clark (Snr) with his three grandsons - Photograph taken by William Sefton
Date: [ca1903]
From: Mathews, Peter Clifford William, 1941-1980 :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-0036-8-02
Description: Charles Clark (Snr) with his three grandsons. The grandsons are from the left, Charles Clark (Jnr), Edwin Clark, and George Clark (Jnr). Photographed by William Sefton of Dargaville in about 1903. The grandsons are the sons of George and Harriet Clark of Whakahara, Northern Wairoa. Edwin and George were killed in the First World War. The photograph was taken at Whakahara, probably on Charles' wedding day. Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 23.8 x 19 cm
Photograph of the Clark Family
Date: [ca1865]
From: Mathews, Peter Clifford William, 1941-1980 :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-0036-8-03
Description: Group photograph of the Clark family taken on the verandah of their store at Whakahara, Northern Wairoa. They are from left (standing): George Clark, Hannah Maria Clark, William Clark, Sarah Ann Clark. (Sitting): Charles Clark (father), Dinah Clark (mother). Possibly photographed by J J Potter, school teacher at Whakahara. Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 23.8 x 19 cm
Charles Clark's land purchase deed
Date: 16 April 1860
From: Mathews, Peter Clifford William, 1941-1980 :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-0036-8-14
Description: Photograph of the land deed issued to Charles Clark on the 16th of April 1860. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 25.4 x 19 cm
Portrait of Charles and Dinah Clark
Date: [ca1888]
From: Mathews, Peter Clifford William, 1941-1980 :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-0036-8-05
Description: Portrait of Charles and Dinah Clark of Whakahara, Northern Wairoa. Photographed by an unknown photographer in about 1888. Charles and Dinah Clark had a town address: "Pine Lodge" Mount Eden Road, Auckland. They were the maternal grandparents of Sir Edmund Hillary. Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 23.7 x 19 cm
Portrait of Charles Clark
Date: [ca1866]
From: Mathews, Peter Clifford William, 1941-1980 :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-0036-8-11
Description: Portrait of Charles Clark of Whakahara, Northern Wairoa. Photographed by an unknown photographer in about 1866. Maternal great grandfather of Sir Edmund Hillary. Born 16 February 1816 at Leeds, England. Married Dinah Jowett 10 September 1835 at Northouram, Halifax, Yorkshire. Died 1909. Arrived in Nelson, New Zealand on 5 February 1843 on the `Indus.' Worked as a sawyer. Left Nelson about 1846. Lived in Auckland for a time. Went to Northern Wairoa in about 1853. Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 23.7 x 19 cm
Portrait of Charles and Dinah Clark
Date: [ca1885]
From: Mathews, Peter Clifford William, 1941-1980 :Photographs
Reference: PAColl-0036-8-04
Description: Portrait of Charles and Dinah Clark of Whakahara, Northern Wairoa. Photographed by an unknown photographer in about 1885. Ca date chosen because of Dinah's cloths. On the back of the print date suggested is 1891. This style of women's dress was current from about 1878 to 1886. The Clarks were the maternal grandparents of Sir Edmund Hillary. Quantity: 1 b&w copy photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 23.7 x 19 cm