Holmes family

Date: 1945

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-001176-F

Description: Ian Holmes and his family standing outside their state house at 32 Naenae Road, Lower Hutt. Taken by John Dobree Pascoe in 1945. Original caption reads: "Ian and family outside their house, the envy of many people who exist in overcrowded and sub-standard areas. Once wartime bottlenecks of manpower and materials are removed, housing in New Zealand will be developed considerably." A more general view of the house may be seen at 1/4-001168-F. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1835-1895, 1932 (197-)

By: Holmes family

Reference: MS-Papers-1988

Description: Family history and genealogical research compiled by Mrs Ann Moffat concerning Lancelot Holmes, former Chief Pilot in Wellington from 1870 and the Lyall family, principally of William Lyall, lighthouse keeper of Somes Island and his wife Lucy. Includes material on the Buckridge family of Wellington. Certificates, licences, church register and electoral roll entries, photographs, extracts from newspapers, obituaries, etc Quantity: 3 folder(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter and photographs (photocopies)

Date: 1990

From: New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection

Reference: MS-Papers-4280-039

Description: The essay details the background and life of Henry and Martha Mackintosh (nee Holmes) and their children Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Published guide available.

Date: [ca 1880s-1910s]

By: Holmes, Robert West, 1856-1936

Reference: PA1-o-1544

Description: Album compiled by civil engineer Robert West Holmes or a family member, ca 1880s-1910s. Shows North Island Main Trunk Railway works at Poro-o-tarao, Waiteti Viaduct, Huiroa Saddle, camp near Piriaka, Sew Hoy Dredge on Shotover River in 1890. Includes named portraits of railway engineers, family and friends in New Zealand and England. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: 205 x 175 mm Provenance: Purchased at auction, 2009

Date: ca 1878-1990

From: Moffat, Ann Margaret, fl 1990-2001 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10598

Description: Receipts, plans, correspondence, photographs relating to the building and subsequent history of a house at 77 Wadestown Road, Wellington Built for Rachel Holmes in 1897 (widow of Lancelot Holmes) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, photographs Finding Aids: Preliminary listing available in folder.

Date: 1874, 1934, 2002

By: Holmes family

Reference: MS-Papers-7431

Description: Comprises scrapbook compiled by Joseph Holmes and members of the Holmes family after the near wrecking of the `Strathnaver' on Barrett's Reef in Wellington Harbour and its rescue by the `Stormbird' 30 Aug 1874; includes photocopies of the original log kept by Lancelot Holmes, clippings from newspapers, copies of photographs, report of the salvage case against the `Strathnaver', and listings from the `Mercantile navy list and maritime directory' (1872). John Moffat has included contents and illustrations. Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript, printed matter and illustrations (photocopied)

From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Bolton Street Cemetery transcripts, notes and papers / compiled by Margaret Alington and others

Reference: MS-Papers-2260-038

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [1905]

From: Moffat, Ann Margaret, fl 1990-2001 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-7050-2

Description: A collection of calling cards of the Holmes family (ca 1905) Quantity: 1 folder(s) (case folder).

From: Holmes, Katherine McLean, 1849-1925 :Pencil and watercolour drawings 1868-1891

Reference: E-326-f-137-1

Description: A large family group including men, women and children of various ages, possibly the artist's family and friends Quantity: 1 photograph(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 145 x 195 mm

Date: 1890 - 1931

By: Moffat, Ann Margaret, active 1990-2010

Reference: Eph-A-CARDS-Holmes-1890/1931

Description: A collection of cards probably all printed in Britain and Europe, featuring Christmas and friendship greetings, and illustrations of flowers, birds, snowy scenes, etc. Some have cut-out lattice-effect designs, and open-up effects. Includes cards to Hetty Holmes (Mrs Joseph Lyall Holmes), from friends including Edie who may be her sister or sister-in-law. Cards from Edie to her nephews Cliff and Roy, and to Rachel who is a member of the family. Accompanying material: Quantity: 83 greeting cards. Physical Description: Chromolithographs and photolithographs on cards, sizes varying up to approximately 160 mm.

Date: 1857 - 1863

By: Batchelder & O'Neill (Firm)

Reference: PA2-0248

Description: Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1875

By: Haylock, Arthur Lagden, 1860-1948; Moffat, John A, active 1990s-2000s; Holmes family

Reference: A-155-019

Description: Shows several houses along the shore, including a two-storeyed house with verandah and dormer window along the front. There is a rowing boat in the centre foreground, on water between rocks. Artist is thought to be a female member of the family of Lancelot Holmes, who was appointed pilot for the port of Wellington in 1870. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title, signature and date] Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil drawing, 140 x 230 mm. Provenance: Mr Moffat is a descendant of Lancelot and Joseph Holmes, early pilots based at the pilot station at Worser Bay. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - 1995. Holmes family. Papers. MS-Group-1371.

Date: [ca 16 Nov 1915]

From: S P Andrew Ltd :Portrait negatives

Reference: 1/1-014652-G

Description: Group portrait of the Rawson family photographed by S P Andrew Ltd circa 16 November 1915. Shows Mr H P Rawson and his wife B E Rawson (the older woman) and their daughters Mrs Elsie Holmes, and Mrs Alice Davison, (the two younger women). The two boys (one is the baby) are the children of Alice and Frank Davison. The two girls are the children of Elsie and Mathew Holmes. Frank Davison was killed at Gallipoli. Mathew Holmes was at Gallipoli as a medical officer. He died of influenza 17 November 1918. Source of descriptive information - Individuals identified by family member. Corrections made after information received from a researcher for the 1918 influenza pandemic. Inscriptions: Marginal notes on negative - top left - 62A Rawson Mr H P 3 1/1 mono 16.11.15 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative

Date: 15 Sep 1944

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-001174-F

Description: Mrs Holmes (left) and a neighbour cutting a pattern, on the floor of the kitchen of 32 Naenae Road, Hutt Valley. Shows the two women kneeling on the floor, working over a clothing pattern, which is on the carpet. Photograph taken by John Dobree Pascoe on 15 September 1944. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative

Date: 1945

From: Pascoe, John Dobree, 1908-1972 :Photographic albums, prints and negatives

Reference: 1/4-001168-F

Description: Ian Holmes and his family standing outside their home at 32 Naenae Road, Lower Hutt. Their home is a 'state house', which was built by the New Zealand Government. A car is parked in the driveway at the left of the image. Two mailboxes can be seen, one belonging to the Holmes family and the other to their next door neighbour. Taken by John Dobree Pascoe in 1945. Original caption reads: "Start with a look at a State house occupied by a soldier returned from the war." A close-up view of the Holmes family may be seen at 1/4-001176-F. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).