Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for Wellington District in 1859. Solicitor of Wellington. Arrived in New Zealand on the Tomatin in 1842 with his mother Elizabeth Smith. Married Lilias McHardy in 1859. Buried in family plot at Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington
Smith, John Elisha, 1826-1900
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Manuscript
Land Transfer Office : Wellington land deeds
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.
Manuscript
Personal legal documents and related correspondence
Date: 1839-1874, [n d]
From: McLean family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0995
Description: Papers mainly concerning land; includes draft agreement with John Branks, farmer of Wellington, 1847; correspondence with Douglas Collins (brother-in-law) re land transactions, 1849-1850; draft agreement with Charles Nicol, baker of Wanganui, 1853; lease agreement with John Gerse, 1858; agreement with Benjamin Reeves of Porirua, 1860; document re appointment of John Elisha Smith as Deputy Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages for District of Wellington, with Strang as his deputy, 1859; lease agreement with John Glover, carter of Wanganui re land at Wanganui, 1865; copy of deed with John Lockhart, confectioner of Wanganui re land at Wanganui, 1866; letter from Colonial Secretary's Office granting a pension to Strang on his retirement, 1868. Two accounts for goods purchased in Glasgow before departure for New Zealand, one being for a large quantity of shoes, mainly for Mrs and Miss Strang, 1839. Copies of wills made by Strang in 1848 and 1867; papers re his estate, etc, 1874 Account for the funeral of Strang's wife, Susan who died in Dec 1851. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Manuscript
Memorials - Surnames Smi-Smi
From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Bolton Street Cemetery transcripts, notes and papers / compiled by Margaret Alington and others
Reference: MS-Papers-2260-071
Description: Surnames on headstobnes include: Simeon, Smith, Dickson and Willcox. Some names entered in Name Field. Quantity: 1 folder(s).