Passenger on the 'Bolton', arrived in Port Nicholson on 30 Apr 1840, aged 40 years. Sister of Henry James Falwasser (1790-1846; founder of the 'Auckland Times') and Mary Churton (née Falwasser). Aunt of Kate Heaphy (née Churton). She died at Little Sutton, St George's Bay, on 17 Sep 1868, aged 70 years. Buried with the Churton family at Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland.
Falwasser, Sarah, 1798-1868
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Calender family : Papers relating to passengers on the Bolton
Date: 1839-1851
By: Calender family
Reference: MS-Papers-3809
Description: The papers consist of a volume containing transcriptions of letters written by (Eliza?) Hargreaves and (apparently) Sarah Falwasser, passengers on the Bolton, 1839-1840. The letters are addressed to Mrs Calender and Miss C and describe the voyage out and life in Port Nicholson during the first half of 1840 and observations of Maori life and customs. The volume also contains newspapers clippings about Rev J F Churton and his family. Also included is a number of newspaper clippings, a race card from the 1851 Auckland races, Dora Churton's dance card and a copies of letters relating to provenance. Source of title - Supplied title Accompanying material - Accompanied by copies of letters relating to provenance Rev John Frederick Churton was incumbent of the parish of Threapwood at Wrexham immediately prior to his emigration. Eliza Hargreaves and Sarah Falwasser were also from Wrexham. Presumably the Calenders were Wrexham residents who compiled this collection about their emigrant friends. Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss Provenance: Donor obtained papers from the Bridgeman estate in Cheshire.
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Marvin album
Date: [Circa 1860s]
From: Marvin, W G (Captain) :Marvin family photographs
By: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909; Crombie, John Nicol, 1827-1878; Kinder, John, 1819-1903; Marvin, William, 1834-1915
Reference: PA1-q-320
Description: Album of photographs taken during the 1860s by various photographers. All the images are related to Colonel William Marvin (1834-1915) who came to New Zealand circa 1858 and was possibly attached to the 70th Regiment of Foot during the New Zealand wars. There are many photographs relating to military activity, including military working parties at Fort Britomart; military and naval camps at Maungatawhiri Creek, Queen's Redoubt, Drury, Ngaruawahia and Albert Barracks; a monument to the 43rd Regiment at Gate Pa near Tauranga; Potatau's tomb with a sentry guarding it; and the Auckland cemetery. Many of the images are of Auckland, including `Hale's Boarding House, where I first slept in N.Z.'; `The Masonic Hotel where I was made a mason in 1861'; `My last batchelor home near Constitution Hill green, next door to the Dacres'; `St. Mary's where I was married 4th August 1862'; a long sequence showing Queen Street from different angles in 1866'; and various homes that he knew, including Heaphy's house in St George's Bay, Dillon Bell's House in Parnell, and `Little Sutton' in St. George's Bay. Other images of interest include a mining camp at Coromandel; the tree on which Volkner was hanged, with a seated group of Maori beside a whare; a Maori church that is completely thatched, in the Waikato; and two views of the sailing ship Ida Ziegler [i.e. Zeigler] `In which we returned from N.Z. round Cape Horn, 29th Jany to 1st May 1867'. Photographs in England are all related to Tipner Barracks near Portsmouth, and Malpas Cemetery, Newport Monmouthshire. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with albumen prints. Label attached to cover `Pictures of N.Z. (N. Island) & Tipner with captions by Col. Marvin'. Textured black cover; 30 x 24 cm
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Correspondence
Date: 1858-1910, n d
From: Marvin, William Geoffrey, 1928- : Marvin family papers
Reference: MS-Papers-4248-1
Description: Consists mainly of letters to Anna Marvin (nee Churton) and Ida Marvin. Correspondents include Sarah Falwasser, Kate Heaphy and Dora Eyre (nee Churton). Quantity: 1 folder(s) (29 pieces). Physical Description: Holographs Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.
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The house "Little Sutton", and garden, with Miss Falwasser, and Mrs Churton
Date: ca 1859
From: Marvin, W G (Captain) :Marvin family photographs
Reference: PA1-q-320-11
Description: The house "Little Sutton", garden, and driveway, circa 1859. Miss Falwasser (left), and Mrs Churton stand on the verandah. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Album page - beneath image - "Little Sutton" Miss Falwasser Mrs Churton Room in which Mrs Marvin was born and her daughter 20 yrs, 10 months after Physical Description: Albumen print 18.8 x 25.2 cm, on album page 22.8 x 28.8 cm