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Aitcheson, Muriel Mavis, fl 1968-1974 : We in our small corner; a brief history of the Lewis-McKain-Torr family
- Date
- 1968
- By
- Aitcheson, Muriel Mavis, 1919-2007Roe, Robina Agnes, 1854-1944; McKain, Douglas Mary, 1789-1873; Barben, Thomas, active 1840
- Reference
- MS-Papers-1353
- Description
Provides an account of Captain William Lewis' whaling activities at Kapiti, Waikopu and Cape Kidnappers; Douglas Mary McKain's account of life on board the `Olympus' in 1841 and her early days in Wellington. Also includes reminiscences of early settlers and settlement in Napier and Wairoa by Mrs Robina Roe (1929). Also copies of family letters (including letter from Thomas and Susannah Barben describing the voyage of the `London' in 1840), extracts from diaries, genealogical material etc.
Includes brief biographical notes about Erena Wharekiri, Ngati Porou wife of William Lewis, and their daughter Harata `Charlotte' Torr.
Source of title - Transcribed
Quantity: 1 folder(s) (52 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)
- Use/Reproduction
- Photocopying allowed for private research purposes
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 folder(s) (52 leaves), 0.01 Linear Metres, Autobiographies, Photocopies, Personal narratives, Typescripts, Typescript (photocopy)
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