Cochran, Denison, active 1844-1864

Date: 1840-1890

Reference: fMS-256

Description: Mainly land deeds (conveyance, right of way, grants, leases, tenancy agreements, mortgages), includes certificates of New Zealand Company shares Includes discharge certificate from 65th Regiment of Foot for Private James McFadden, 1861 Variations in title - Spine title: Old land deeds of Wellington Quantity: 1 volume(s) (110 pieces). Physical Description: Mss (50 cm; brown linen tie folder) Finding Aids: Calendar of contents available.

Date: 1844 - 1846

By: Cochran, Denison, active 1844-1864

Reference: E-512

Description: Contains pencil sketches of carved capital decorations, some copies of classical facial features, a goblin riding a cat skeleton, a portrait of a man with a moustache, and other small sketches. Inscriptions: Album page - centre - (On flag held by knight on title page): Denison Cochran's / Sketck[sic] Book / Assiduites incredibiles praestat (He performs incredible feats of application). Quantity: 1 sketchbook(s) of pencil and watercolour sketches.. Physical Description: Sketchbook, board covers, 270 x 210 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs Gayle Tavendale of Upper Hutt, in 1996.

Date: 1852-1853 (1939)

By: Beaven, George, -1899

Reference: MSX-8762

Description: Includes a journal of the voyage to NZ on the `John Taylor' which covers the period 8 Jul-28 Nov 1853 and ends before the conclusion of the voyage. Described in the transcript as `Some short notes made during a voyage from Gravesend to Wellington, New Zealand. By Messrs G.B., C.R. & F.B. with some valuable additions by D.C. July 8th to Novr 3rd continued by G.B.'. Comments on the sighting of a comet [possibly Comet Klinkerfues] on 13 Sep 1853; reference to a shipboard publication "The John Taylor Miscellany No 1" The journal is preceded by letters to Beaven from Denison Cochrane relating to the projected voyage Quantity: 1 volume(s) (57 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; ¼ dark green morocco)

Date: 1853

By: Cawkitt, J M (Captain), active 1853

Reference: MS-Papers-2693

Description: Compries a handwritten testimonial addressed to " J M Cawkitt Esq, captain of the 'John Taylor" and signed by "...your friends and passengers of the John Taylor". Also includes handwritten note about the ship 'John Taylor' and a photocopy of a newspaper cutting from the Lyttelton times, 22 Oct 1853, which details the short passenger list for the John Taylor and a transcription of Cawkitt's testimonial. One signature in the passenger list may be read as 'R N Briggs' or 'R N Biggs". Text in photocopy of the Lyttelton Times article lists a passenger as 'Biggs" [passenger is possibly Reginald Newton Biggs (Major), 1830-1868], Cawkitt was the Captain of the `John Taylor' Quantity: 1 folder(s) (3 pages on 1 leaf). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss Processing information: Record was updated on 19 January 2022 to remove a name entry for a 'R N Briggs' as the identification of the passenger is not certain.