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Date: 1845-[ca 1880] (1937)

By: Moore, Thomas Richard, 1845-1935

Reference: qMS-1385

Description: Includes brief account of his voyage to Lyttelton on board the Sir George Pollock with his parents, sisters and governess in 1851 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (13 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (28 cm; grey pamphlet case)

Date: 1865-1875

By: Heath, Charles, -1869

Reference: qMS-0939

Description: Includes shipboard letters written by Mrs Elizabeth J (Lizzie) Ovenden, a widow with a infant son (Douglas), travelling to Auckland aboard the "Merrington". Lizzie was coming to New Zealand to marry Charles Heath, which had been arranged by his sister, Anne. Lizzie arrived in Auckland on 29 Aug 1867 and married Charles on 3 September `after an acquaintance of just four days'. Letters to Anne from relations Fanny Butcher, Mary Forman, Mary Glover, Grace Lodge, Fanny Marshall and Fanny Stretch in 1867-1868 all enquire after news of Lizzie and Charles. News of the wedding was conveyed in Lizzie's letters to Anne and to her sisters Mary and Grace, and by Patty Chambers in whose house they were married. Subsequent letters describe life at Whakahara, Kaipara where Charles traded in kauri gum. Their happy domestic routine was broken by Charles' death, after an illness, on 20 Nov 1869, leaving Lizzie pregnant and with two small sons to support. She ran her own store until 1871 when she married the Rev Moses Breach and by 1873 they were living in the St Andrew's manse, New Plymouth. In 1874 Lizzie sent two of her children to live with Anne in England. Her final letters reveal an unhappy period in her life as she records her grief at separation from the children and the loss of a still-born daughter in Dec 1874. Source of title - Title page Quantity: 1 volume(s) (156 leaves, 81 letters). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcripts (33 cm; red linen tie case)

Date: 6 Jan-7 Feb 1842

By: Wakefield, Arthur, 1799-1843

Reference: MS-Papers-3929

Description: A rough transcript made by C.B.M. of the No 3 diary of Arthur Wakefield. It lacks the entries for 1-5 January, and Wakefield's meteorological observations and records Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript

Date: [1963-1965]

By: Mortimer-Jones, Clive, 1880-1965

Reference: MS-Papers-6011

Description: The reminiscences comprise four items relating to Mortimer-Jones's time in Northland, `Some New Zealand coastal steamers and my 1910 visit to Kaitaia; the little coastal steamers of NZ', `The old mission house at Waimate North', `Christ Church, Russell' and `Churches in the north'. Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - See also MS-Papers-5871, letters written by Mortimer while a home missionary Accompanying material - Letter from John Mortimer details re the Mortimer-Jones name and obituaries for Clive Mortimer-Jones Mortimer-Jones was a clergyman who came to New Zealand in 1909. For 3 and a half years after his arrival he was Superintendent of Home Mission Clergy looking after the pastoral needs of pakeha in the Bay of Islands. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (19 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts with corrections

Date: 1846

By: Leconte, (Captain), active 1845-1846

Reference: qMS-1144

Description: Account of voyage of La Seine from Brest to Akaroa 1845-1846 Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (6 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (33 cm; blue cloth)

Date: 1915 (1952)

By: Fulton, Catherine Henrietta Elliot, 1829-1919

Reference: qMS-2069

Description: Catherine describes emigrating with her family on the `Ajax' in 1847, settling in Dunedin, and her marriage to James Fulton and subsequent life on a sheep station near East Taieri. She writes about family members, travel in New Zealand, and social life. Also an interesting account of being followed by `a dangerous lunatic' who `had frightened other women in isolated dwellings'. Accompanying material - At rear are photocopies of photographs lent for copying by Mr J E R Fulton (Wellington) from his copy, one of the original copies, of this manuscript (Acc 83-101, 5 Apr 1983). Photographic copies are held in Photographic Archive. Relationship complexity - Also in `Our fathers have told us' [qMS-1898, pp 224-225] Catherine Fulton's maiden name was Valpy. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (56 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (28 cm; navy buckram)

Date: 1835-1860

By: Harding, John, 1820-1899

Reference: MS-0929

Description: Letters from John Harding of Waipukarau and other members of the Harding family Source of title - Supplied John and Emma Harding came to Wellington as assisted immigrants on the `Birman' in 1842 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (48 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm, red linen)

Date: 1848-1904

By: Parkes, Samuel, 1790-1863

Reference: qMS-1627

Description: Letters from Samuel Parkes written from Wellington and Wanganui comment on the voyage to New Zealand and life in Wellington and Wanganui. Also letters from Susan Weller, Woolwich to her grandchildren, 1865-1869 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (9 items). Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; blue pamphlet case)

Date: 1876

By: Cooke, John George, 1819?-1880

Reference: qMS-0542

Description: Family and personal history in England until the settlement in New Plymouth, 1841, with references to Jane Austen and her family (pp. 20,21,34,35). Account of voyage to New Zealand on Amelia Thompson, 1841. General account of the colonisation of the North Island, especially Taranaki, and history of relations with Maori there; also of Wellington, Auckland, Rotorua, Taupo, Otaki, Manawatu, Wanganui, Waikato, Lakes Tarawera and Rotoaira, 1841-1850 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (90 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) (¼ blue morocco, blue buckram; 30 cm)

Date: 1840-1844

By: Hine, Thomas B, active 1840-1845

Reference: fMS-Papers-3503

Description: Includes short descriptions of voyage to New Zealand in the `Martha Ridgway', very brief accounts of settlements in Wellington, New Plymouth and Nelson, and of land sections held by the Hine family in those districts Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Date: 1923

By: Bryant, Lewis Robert, 1849-1938

Reference: qMS-0289

Description: Describes early life in England, voyage to NZ on the Queen Margaret in 1855, life in Waimea county, 1856-1876; contracting for bridge and road building in Palmerston North area, 1876-1903, and life in Kairanga county - including his term as chairman of the Drainage Board. Narrative is sparse from last-mentioned date Relationship complexity - See also 87-135 for further reminiscencces Quantity: 1 volume(s) (27 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) (38 cm; blue buckram)

Date: 1829-1874

By: Arnould, Joseph, 1814-1886

Reference: qMS-0085

Description: Discusses literary, political, religious and social matters in England; comments on Domett's impressions of New Zealand, and writer's life as English barrister and later as Chief Justice of Bombay; volume includes 3 letters from William Curling Domett describing life as a coffee planter in Ceylon 1843-1844 Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 volume(s) (36 items). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss (31cm, ½ maroon morocco box)

Date: 1847-1850

By: Arnold, Thomas, 1823-1900

Reference: MS-0100

Description: Includes an account of the voyage to New Zealand on board the `John Wickliffe', 1848 Arnold started a school in Nelson and was later an inspector of schools in Tasmania Quantity: 1 volume(s) (179 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (26 cm; dark blue crushed morocco)

Date: 1840-1844

By: Hine, Thomas B, active 1840-1845

Reference: qMS-0960

Description: Includes short descriptions of the voyage out to New Zealand on the `Martha Ridgway' in 1840, very brief accounts of settlements in Wellington, New Plymouth and Nelson, and of land sections held by the Hine family in those districts. Source of title - Supplied title New Zealand Company immigrant Quantity: 1 volume(s) (9 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; grey pam case)

Date: 26 Sep 1876-23 Jan 1877

By: Stephens, Sarah Elizabeth, 1851-1920

Reference: MS-Papers-10633

Description: Written in the form of a letter to relatives at home, the diary gives details of shipboard life including the dislike of the matron assigned to the single women, cooking difficulties, storms, deaths, Christmas drunkenness and mutiny. Sarah Stephens travelled with her family on the Cardigan Castle from Gravesend, London to Lyttelton. The ship was effected by fever and quarantined for nearly 3 weeks on arrival in New Zealand. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (19 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by the Mersyside Maritme Museum, Liverpool, England

Date: 1879 [nd]

By: Clarke, William, 1854?-1918

Reference: MS-Papers-11495

Description: Diary transcription is a very full account of Clarke's voyage aboard the `Invercargill' from Glasgow, Scotland to Port Chalmers, Otago, 27 Jun-1 Oct 1879. Clarke comments on shipboard life, changing weather patterns and the progress of the ship. Diary commences with Clarke narrating his departure from Derry City to Greenock and onto Glasgow. Describes his stay of seven days in Glasgow before the vessel sailed on 4 Jul. Arrival in Port Chalmers was on 27 Sep with disembarkation on 29 Sep. Clarke provides a detailed description of his surroundings in Port Chalmers and Dunedin, and comments on looking for work and the activities of some of his fellow passengers. Diary finishes 1 Oct 1879. Accompanying material - Folder also contains biographical note relating to William Clarke and a printout from the Otago Daily Times of the arrival of the `Invercargill' in Port Chambers on 27 Sep 1879. Source of title - Transcribed from item Clarke emigrated to New Zealand from Newtownstewart, Ireland in 1879. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (copy) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr M Pirie, Wellington, Jun 2013

Date: 1820

By: McCrae, Alexander, 1799-1861

Reference: qMS-1172

Description: Comprises copies of McCrae's diary (pp1-24); a similar diary, extending somewhat later, and perhaps complete, with variations in the text as if both were written from some shorter memorandum (pp25-39c); parts of a sea-diary, evidently in McCrae's handwriting describing the voyage of the `Dromedary' to the landing of the convicts (ie the outward voyage) (pp39d-39f); a list of native chiefs in NZ (pp 40-42); notes on NZ (pp43-49); some scraps of notes (pp50-51) McCrae visited the Bay of Islands, Whangaroa and Hokianga harbours and writes of his experiences meetingt Maori and missionaries and describes many of the personalities he met including Kendall and Hongi Hika Language - Some notes in Maori (pp 40-42) Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (51 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (34 cm; ½ brown calf, brown linen) Provenance: McCrae's sister, Mrs Thomas, sent the originals to Sir Frederick Chapman; this typescript was made by Miss Hardie in 1925

Date: 1979

By: Marshall, Edward Major, 1905-2000

Reference: MS-Papers-10928

Description: An account of the ancestors and descendants of Rev George Thomas Marshall and his wife Mary Louisa Brown. Includes a transcript of the diary of Geoge Thomas Marshall written on board the Loch Urr to Auckland in 1880-1881, and includes details of his training in Auckland for the Methodist ministry, and subsequent appointments. Also histories of each member of the family. Relationship complexity - See also 83-279 Edward Major Marshall is eleventh child of G T Marshall Quantity: 1 folder(s) (64 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1853-1860

By: Ronalds, Hugh, 1833-

Reference: qMS-1719

Description: The letters describe their life in New Zealand, and include letters describing voyage of the Simlah to Auckland. The majority were written by Hugh, others are by his brothers and sisters and were sent to members of the family remaining in England. They describe the land, people and difficulties they faced in settling in the new colony Hugh Ronald, together with his brother, arrived in New Zealand on the Simlah in 1853. They were later joined by their sisters and purchased a farm near New Plymouth. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (73 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript (34 cm; buff wraps, blue linen)

Date: 1851

By: Bowen, Georgiana Elizabeth, 1810-1902

Reference: qMS-0264

Description: In these two letters Mrs Bowen describes her family's arrival at Lyttelton on the `Charlotte Jane' on 16 Dec 1850, and the early attempts of the settlers to make homes in Canterbury. She discusses the cost of living and the roughness of accommodation in considerable detail. Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 volume(s) (4 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (carbon) (34 cm, grey pam case)