Farmer. Charles and Lydia Stevens arrived on the 'Clifton' on 18 Feb 1842 with two children, and settled on the Porirua Road. Three further children were born after their arrival. He died on 1 Mar 1871 and his wife in 1874. [Source: Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road / A H Carman, p 117].
Stevens, Charles, 1813?-1871
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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.
Map
[Creator unknown] :[Land blocks owned by G & R Hart, C Stevens, J Heath, and executors ...
Date: 1850 - 1859
By: Chew, John, 1826-1888; Chew family
Reference: MapColl-832.47964gbbd/[185-?]/Acc.26382
Description: Cadastral map of land blocks in Porirua, along an unnamed river, with some survey markings, showing numbered land blocks with the following owner's names: G & R Hart (number 107), C Stevens (25), J Heath (23), executors of W Murford (21). Numbers 19 and 17 are unnamed. Shows boundary of a Native (Maori) reserve. The actual place is not named. Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on tracing paper, scale [1:7 920], 32.5 x 34.5 cm. Provenance: Donated by the Chew family. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - John Chew MS Papers 0401.
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Manuscript
General inward letters
Date: 1866-1881
From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8670-119
Description: General inward letters to Henry Samuel Chapman from politicians, business and legal acquaintances. Includes a ms poem by Chapman titled the Tiger and the elephant, and what may be a list of his library, put up for auction after his death. Appears to have been disbound from a guard book. Not all names indexed Quantity: 1 folder(s).