Thornton family
Elizabeth N Graydon - From Sunderland to the Land Down Under
Date: 1990
From: New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection
Reference: MS-Papers-4280-077
Description: The essay describes the origins of the Graydon family, John and Margaret Graydon's voyage to Auckland in 1858 on the Evening Star, their lives and those of their children and grandchildren in Auckland. John worked as a shipwright. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Published guide available. Includes photographs of the family
Mayo, Brian :Photographs of the Maori Parliament Building, Maungakawa, ca1890s and Thor...
Date: 1906, 1903, ca1890, 1890s
By: Mayo, Brian, active 1980s
Reference: PAColl-0940
Description: Quantity: 2 b&w copy photographic print(s) and. 6 photocopy/ies in one envelope.
Thornton, Daniel Bateman, 1825-1881 : Outward letters
Date: 1867-1868
By: Thornton, Daniel Bateman, 1825-1881
Reference: MS-Papers-3956
Description: Comprises copies of letter sent by Daniel to relatives in St Petersburg, Russia, where the Thornton family ran a milling business. Also included are letters to relatives in England and an acquaintance in Sydney, and a letter dated 19 February 1868 addressed to Major Hay at Te Tapui re land matters. Letters refer to the dull state of business and politics in Auckland, the Thames gold rush, Daniel's purchase of land from the Waikato Maori and family matters. Source of title - Supplied Accompanying material - Genealogical information supplied by the donor The Thornton family emigrated to New Zealand in 1856, settling in Auckland. Daniel started a cornmilling business, Thornton, Smith and Firth, with his brother-in-law, Josiah Firth. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (18 items). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs (photocopies) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr M M Thornton, England, 1986
Thornton family : Letters
Date: 1807-1812, 1851
By: Thornton family
Reference: fMS-Papers-1730
Description: Comprises five letters from William Thornton of London to John Holttum in Kent, chiefly on religious matters and two letters from Jabez Thornton to sisters, describing voyage to Canterbury on the `Charlotte Jane' and impressions of early settlement Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (photocopies)