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Date: 1844-1863

By: Wesleyan Missionary Society

Reference: qMS-2178

Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s) (16 pages). Physical Description: Typescript

Date: 1841, 1871

By: Chilman, Richard, 1816-1877

Reference: qMS-0444

Description: Journal covers New Plymouth, 1841, and Auckland to London, 1871 on the `Nevada', then overland from San Francisco to New York, in connection with ironsand development on behalf of the Taranaki Provincial Council Source of title - Transcribed title Quantity: 1 volume(s) (189 leaves). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (28 cm; blue linen)

Date: 1840-1845

By: Carrington, Frederic Alonzo, 1808?-1901

Reference: MS-0471-0473

Description: The papers deal with the surveying of New Plymouth and surrounding blocks Quantity: 3 volume(s). Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; ¼ dark green morocco & pale blue pamphlet) Finding Aids: Vol 3 is the index.

Date: 1873-1953

By: Wood, Henry Alfred, 1873-1956

Reference: MS-GROUP-1988

Description: Autobiography deals mainly with dairying and work on the land, especially drainage of Ngaere Swamp; history of the Rawhitiroa district and the New Plymouth settlement; section on waterfront strike (1913); appendix: Reminiscences written by Mrs Phillipa Wood (nee Inch) of her voyage to New Zealand on the `William Bryan'. She was a child at the time. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 2 volume(s) (112, 11 leaves ie 123 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) (25cm; orange cardboard)

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: 1885-1891, 1979

By: Harris, Emily Cumming, 1837-1925

Reference: MS-Papers-1284

Description: The Harris family conducted a school, taught painting, music and dancing. Miss Harris arranged exhibitions of the family's artwork in Nelson, New Plymouth, Stratford, Wellington and exhibited in national and international exhibitions. New Zealand flora was one of their chief subjects. Many of Nelson's leading citizens are mentioned and there are descriptions of social life, picnics, balls, church occasions and camping holidays. Included is a visit to New Plymouth in 1890 and a bushfire at Stratford Emily Harris lived in Nelson with her father and sisters Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts (one is a photocopy)

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: 1842-1844, 1989

By: Wright, Sydney Evelyn Liardet, 1825-1897

Reference: MS-Papers-4282

Description: The journal extract covers the period 15 June 1842-26 Feb 1844 and describes the Wrights' voyage to New Zealand and his experiences in New Plymouth and Wellington Accompanying material - Accompanied by a list of ships mentioned in Wright's journal Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - See also MS-2528-2540 for further Wright material Sydney Wright left London on the `Blenheim' on 16 June 1842 and arrived in Wellington on 5 Nov. Later that month he sailed for New Plymouth where he resided until returning to Wellington on 5 Sep 1843. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (41 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

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: 1841-1843, 1922

By: Harris, Sarah, -1879

Reference: MS-Papers-3761

Description: Four letters to her father and sisters in which Harris describes the voyage out, during which she gave birth to a daughter who died five days later, and the cost of living and rough living conditions in Taranaki. Also comments on the local Maori. She describes in detail her confinement, the birth of a daughter, her family's diet and the physical hardships faced. Included is a typescript account and geneaology of the Steddy family. Source of title - Supplied title Accompanying material - Accompanied by genealogy of the Steddy family (of England) and a letter explaining the provenance of the Sarah Harris letters. Sarah Harris with her husband, Edwin and children emigrated to New Zealand on the `William Bryan' and settled in New Plymouth in 1841 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (7 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcripts (carbon copies)

Date: [Circa 1880s-1900s]

By: James Valentine & Sons (Dundee, Scotland); Hawley & Company

Reference: PA1-q-251

Description: Album of photographs taken by James Valentine & Sons, circa 1880s-1900s. Most of the images have a caption printed into the photograph, and many also have a hand-written caption beneath. At some point many of the photographs have been removed from their slots, and others have been placed in the wrong slot so that the subject and caption on the photograph does not match with the caption below. Places are listed above. There are five photographs of Maori, three of women, two of chiefs. The names given are difficult to identify, having complicated spelling, and the captions on photographs have faded in some cases. They include "Maori wahine Ngareti"; "Maori chief Hoera Watene"; "Maori chiefs Panapa Tenihotiti and Topopoki" and "Maori wahine Huihana?". One photograph, of Atiamuri, has the name "Hawley" as photographer. Other Titles - "Valentine & Sons. Photographs" Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with greenish cover, entitled "Valentine & Sons. Photographs" in gold lettering; 39 x 31 cm

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: 1820-1896

By: Hirst family

Reference: MS-0994-1006

Description: Letters exchanged between members of the Bracken family in England and the Hirst family, mainly Grace Hirst. Discuss business affairs, day-to-day life in Taranaki, Maori wars in the 1860s, voyages to New Zealand, etc Source of title - Supplied In Dec 1851 Grace, Thomas and five of their children left England in the `Gwalior', arriving in Auckland in Jun 1852. They settled in New Plymouth and traded as general merchants. In Feb 1860, with the outbreak of war in Taranaki, the family retreated from Bell Block to the safety of New Plymouth. In 1861 Thomas & Grace returned to England where Grace remained for a year before returning to NZ on the `Silver Eagle' in 1863. Thomas returned on the Ravenscraig in 1861 Grace frequently assisted neighbouring families as a midwife and nurse, attended at the birth of many of her own grandchildren, and helped lay out the dead. She was also active in fundraising for the Anglican Church Quantity: 13 volume(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts (27 cm; red buckram)

Date: 1880-1945

By: King, John Dunn, 1880-

Reference: fMS-125

Description: Reminiscences of New Plymouth, 1880-1896, Samoa, 1896-1901, Fiji, 1901-1944, including accounts of politics and identities. Also includes `Patrica Salvador... a love story of Samoa' and `The Palolo of the South Seas' and records of risings to 1945 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (ca 148 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript with ms corrections (41 cm; brown buckram)

Date: 1840-1916

By: Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922

Reference: qMS-1835

Description: Includes family history, early life in England and experiences as a surveyor in the North Island, and the Chathams, visit to Kermadec Islands and retirement in New Plymouth Quantity: 1 volume(s) (242 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) with mss additions, printed matter (29 cm; red buckram) Includes illustrations, portraits and maps

Date: 13 Jul 1848

By: Newsham, Thomas, active 1848

Reference: MS-Papers-3485

Description: Letter written by Clifford S Curtis to C R H Taylor includes transcript of letter from Newsham to his mother describing setting up a home at New Plymouth and his prospects in Taranaki Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s) (2 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript

Date: 1852-1896

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2773

Description: Letters, exchanged between members of the Bracken family in Yorkshire, but mainly from Grace, describe daily life in Taranaki, the outbreak of war in 1860 and its progress, domestic and farm life. Included are detailed accounts of the voyages to New Zealand on the Gwalior, Ravenscraig and Silver Eagle. Thomas and Grace Hirst emigrated to New Zealand from West Riding, Yorkshire on board the Gwalior in 1851 with five of their eight children. They settled in Taranaki, first in New Plymouth where Thomas and Grace traded as general merchants. In 1854 they moved to a small farm at Bell Block, moving back to New Plymouth when marital law was declared in Feb 1860. Thomas & Grace made a visit to England later that year. On the return voyage their ship the William Brown caught fire and was destroyed. Thomas set sail again on the Ravenscraig and Grace returned in 1863 on the Silver Eagle. On the death of Grace's brother in 1870 the family inherited a substantial amount of money which was invested in land etc.. Grace frequently assisted neighbouring families as a midwife and nurse, attended at the birth of many of her own grandchildren, and helped lay out the dead. She was also active in fundraising for the Anglican Church Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s). Physical Description: Microfilm of typed transcripts

Date: 1860-1880

From: Leask, Derek William, 1948-: Papers

By: Hamley, Joseph Osbertus, 1820-1911

Reference: MSDL-2178

Description: Research digital photographs from the Photograph album of Lieut-Colonel Hamley (50th Regiment), held at the Centre of Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Kent, England. Quantity: 31 Electronic document(s).

Date: 1860-1880

From: Leask, Derek William, 1948-: Papers

Reference: MSDL-2177

Description: Research digital photographs from the Photograph album of M.A.C. (50th Regiment), held at the Centre of Kentish Studies, Maidstone, Kent, England. Quantity: 47 Electronic document(s).

Date: 1840-1844

By: New Zealand Company

Reference: qMS-1461

Description: Confidential correspondence from T Woolcombe, J T Wicksteed and others, to Colonel William Wakefield concerning the establishment of the New Zealand Company settlement at New Plymouth. Wicksteed's letters to Wakefield, the bulk of the transcript, give an unrivalled picture of the first years of New Plymouth and some of its settlers. Includes letters from W H Trimble to W H Skinner, 1926 concerning the fate of New Zealand Company records, 1893. Source of title - Title page Quantity: 1 volume(s) (145 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy) (32 cm; red linen) Provenance: Typed transcript made by W H Trimble