Sheepfarmer of Omaranui. Born in 1845 at Blackhill, Northumberland, England. Came to New Zealand with his parents, John Heslop (1812-1894) and Ann née Richardson, in 1856. Te Kooti (under the name of Hiroke) worked for his father draining their Puketapu property and was well-known by the family. Served in the New Zealand Wars in the militia. He married the daughter of Mr. Thomas Waldrom, farmer, of Waipawa. Corresponded with H T Hill from Hastings as 'Veteran' or V W Heslop.
Heslop, William, 1845-1930
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Hastings Borough Council :Catalogue of Maori curios. Memo of contents of [three cases o...
Date: 1923 - 1928
By: Hastings District (N.Z.). District Council; Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933
Reference: ArtEph-1920s-H-01
Description: Catalogue lists 54 curios in Case 1 (bone carving, clubs, bailers, boxes), 37 curios in case 2 (patu, pipes, atua, fish hooks, weapons, etc), and 38 greenstone curios in case 3. The following page give "the story of the mere", and the last page shows a handwritten message from Veteran Heslop to H T Hill. Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Typescript, 6 pages, 340 x 215 mm. Provenance: Previously owned by H T Hill; sent to him by Veteran William Heslop of Hastings.
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Inward correspondence
Date: 1926
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0172-023
Description: Letters to Hill from: NZ Institute (Wellington); Sainsbury, Logan & Williams (Napier); G Mair (Takapuna); F H Spencer (Otukou); E Sainsbury (Wairoa); J Cowan (Wellington); T Lambert (Wairoa). Enclosed in G Mair's correspondence to Hill is: The Kaingaroa Plain by Mair. Also includes letter from Hill to W Heslop. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
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Inward correspondence - P W Waterhouse, G W Tiffen, and others
Date: 1925
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0172-022
Description: Letters to Hill from: P W Waterhouse (Napier); T Lambert (Wairoa); Hampson, Davys & Ford (Rotorua); V W Heslop (Hastings); H C Nolan (Wairoa); A Kean (Wairoa); NZ Institute (Wellington); F Field (Onehunga); J M Mullan (Taupo); J Rickit (Taupo); G W Tiffen (Gisborne). Includes a letter from Hill to R MacRae. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
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Inward correspondence - A Grace, J Andersen T Hallett and others
Date: 1925
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0172-021
Description: Letters to Hill from: British Museum (London); A Grace (Taupo); J Andersen (Wellington); T Hallett (Rotorua); NZ Institute (Wellington); W F Marsh (Auckland); Department of Agriculture (Wellington); G W Tiffen (Gisborne); G Hudson (Karori); V W Heslop (Hastings); M Tiffen (Kopua). Also includes a letter from Hill to M Wood (Napier). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
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Correspondence
Date: Jul 1891
From: Ballance, John, 1839-1893 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0025-08
Description: Includes letters written on the subject of women's suffrage from H. L Nicol, Secretary of the Women's Franchise Committee of Dunedin, E. Hackett of Wanganui and James Duigan Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: See inventory for full description of the contents of this folder.
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Inward correspondence - J A Thomson, T Willan, V W Heslop, F R Field and others
Date: 1926-1927
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0172-025
Description: Letters to Hill from: J A Thomason (Wellington ); T Willan (Hastings); Miss Downs (Gisborne); NZ Institute (Wellington); V W Heslop (Hastings); F R Field (Auckland); R B Maunsell (Loch Inver). Includes letter to Cape Kidnapper Bird Sanctuary Board. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
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Correspondence
Date: 1893-1912, 1925
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0146-02
Description: Includes correspondence; W Colenso to Emily Hill, 1893-1895; Letters to Hill concerning newspaper articles (Heslop and Tiffen), 1925; Letters to Hill concerning Te Kooti (Heslop and Chudleigh), 1899-1912 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Inward correspondence - D Miller, C Parsons, V W Heslop and others
Date: 1922-1923
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0172-019
Description: Letters to Hill from: D Miller (Wellington); C Parsons (Pahiatua); R Kirkpatrick (London); Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute; V W Helop (Hastings); A B Rendle (London); T Preece; J Hardcastle (Timaru); Sainsbury, Logan & Williams (Napier); R Cadbury. Also includes receipt from Hill by C Pollock (Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute); letter to J Crowther from Bank of New Zealand (Rotorua); draft letter to C J Parr from Hill; receipt from Hill to Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute; slip lodged at Bank of New Zealand (Napier) by Hill; account from Williams Kettle Ltd to Hill. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
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Inward correspondence - A Grace, R Kirkpatrick and others
Date: 1924
From: Hill, Henry Thomas, 1849-1933 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0172-020
Description: Letters to Hill from: R Kirkpatrick (London); J Neill (Wellington); A C Harrison (Napier); A Grace, telegram and receipt (Taupo/Napier); G V Hudson (Wellington); R Cadbury (Worcester); NZ Institute (Wellington); W H Bassett (Westshore); D Bate (London); British Museum (London); G W Tiffen (Gisborne). Includes receipt from A Grace to S Wood (Napier); receipt from H Tamati to S Wood (Napier); account and receipt from Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute to Hill; account from A B Hurst to Hill; letter from Hill to W Heslop. Quantity: 1 folder(s).