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Hirst family : Letters
- Date
- 1820-1896
- By
- Hirst familyHirst, Thomas, 1805-1883; Hirst, Grace, 1805-1901
- 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)
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Microfilm copy of typed transcripts available at Micro-MS-Coll-20-2773
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 13 volume(s), 0.03 Linear Metres, Family papers, Personal correspondence, Personal narratives, Typescripts, Typescripts (27 cm; red buckram)
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Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s).
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Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s).
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Date: 1854-1858
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Reference: MS-0995
Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s).
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Date: 1883-1889
From: Hirst family : Letters
Reference: MS-1003
Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s).
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Date: 1820-1853
From: Hirst family : Letters
Reference: MS-0994
Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s).
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Date: n d
From: Hirst family : Letters
Reference: MS-1005
Description: Includes shipboard journal kept by Thomas Hirst during his return voyage to New Zealand on board the Ravenscraig, entries Dec 1861-23 Mar 1862 Quantity: 1 volume(s).
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Date: 1866-1868
From: Hirst family : Letters
Reference: MS-0998
Description: Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Letters Vol 3
Date: 1859-1862
From: Hirst family : Letters
Reference: MS-0996
Description: Includes letters written by Thomas Hirst during his return voyage to New Zealand on board the Ravenscraig, Oct-Dec 1861 Quantity: 1 volume(s).