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Ashton, Chris, fl 2000 : Papers relating to the Riddler, Talbut and Young families
- Date
- 1874-1987
- By
- Ashton, Chris (Mrs), active 2000Riddler family; Talbut family; Young family
- Reference
- MS-Group-0931
- Description
Includes ms transcript of diary of Mrs Talbut kept on board the `Wennington' during voyage from London to Wellington, 16 Jan-24 May 1874; cash book of Henry Hill Kingham, engineer of Timaru, 1891-1921; notebook of Thomas Riddler of Petone, 1904-1911; deed between members of Te Puni, Warena, Karena and Parata family, Taare Waitara, Miriana Rapira, Eparaima Takarangi, Ani Matene and Ripeka Love (the lessors) and Thomas Riddler (lessee) re land known as Te Koro Koro South, 1904; deed re lease of Section 11 Horokiwi between Rangiwahia Te Puni and others to Thomas Riddler, 1905; family tree showing antecedents and descendants of Eva Gertrude Talbut and Thomas Riddler (1878-1976); family tree showing descendants of William Riddler (1801-1879) and Elizabeth Sparrow; family tree of descendants of John Ridler (b 1630)
William Riddler and his wife Elizabeth (née Sparrow) arrived in Petone in 1841, having been engaged by Henry Petre to bring out a consignment of stock. He took up a block of land alongside the Hutt Road. His grandson Thomas Riddler married Eva Gertrude Talbut in Petone in 1903. Eva Talbut immigrated to New Zealand on the 'Wennington' in 1874 with her family.
Ivy Young married Charlie Bentley and the couple had two children, Margaret (the donor's mother) and Douglas. On the dissolution of the marriage the two children were adopted by Thomas and Eva Riddler.
Quantity: 26 b&w original photographic print(s). 3 folder(s). 2 volume(s). 0.08 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Mss, printed matter (some photocopies)
Provenance: The donor is the great-great-grand-daughter of William and Elizabeth Riddler.
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- Format
- 26 b&w original photographic print(s), 3 folder(s), 2 volume(s), 0.08 Linear Metres, Contracts, Diaries, Family papers, Financial records, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Photographs, Transcriptions (Documents), Mss, printed matter (some photocopies)
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Riddler, Talbut and Young family photographs
Date: ca 1860s-1930s
From: Ashton, Chris, fl 2000 : Papers relating to the Riddler, Talbut and Young families
Reference: PAColl-6246
Description: Photographs of members of the Riddler, Talbut and Young families in England and New Zealand. Also included is a photograph of the wooden Government Building, Wellington soon after completion in 1876, and two views of slaughtermen at work in the Gear Meat works at Petone Quantity: 26 b&w original photographic print(s).
Henry Hill Kingham - Cash book
Date: 1891-1921
From: Ashton, Chris, fl 2000 : Papers relating to the Riddler, Talbut and Young families
Reference: MSX-5653
Description: Also contains birth, marriage and death dates for members of the Kingham family, 1863-1940; rates notices for properties occupied by Mary Sawyer Kinham, Timaru and Henry Hill Kingham of Timaru, 1919 Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph
Thomas Riddler - Note book
Date: 1904-1911
From: Ashton, Chris, fl 2000 : Papers relating to the Riddler, Talbut and Young families
Reference: MSX-5654
Description: The note book of Thomas Riddler of Hutt Road, Petone. Used for accounts (many for the Gear Company freezing works), some dated diary entries, recipes for pickles and jams; newspaper cutting on how to estimate the weight of a stack of hay Quantity: 1 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph
Mrs Talbut - Shipboard diary kept on board the Wennington
Date: 16 Jan-24 May 1874
From: Ashton, Chris, fl 2000 : Papers relating to the Riddler, Talbut and Young families
Reference: MS-Papers-6888
Description: Handwritten transcript of the shipboard diary, attributed to Mrs Talbut (who later became Mrs Young) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Ms
Family trees
Date: 1650-1985
From: Ashton, Chris, fl 2000 : Papers relating to the Riddler, Talbut and Young families
Reference: fMS-Papers-6888-2
Description: Photographs of members of the Riddler, Talbut and Young families in England and New Zealand. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Land deeds
Date: 1904-1905
From: Ashton, Chris, fl 2000 : Papers relating to the Riddler, Talbut and Young families
Reference: fMS-Papers-6888-1
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).