Husband of Mary Fairchild (née Charlton) and father of Wilfred Fairchild who died in infancy, aged 16 days (1882) and of 9 or 10 other children. Resident in Hawker Street, Wellington. Captain of government vessel 'Stella'. Also master of HM NZ 'Gundagai' (Paddle Steamer) ca 1865 and of other Government steamers, including the 'Luna', the 'Stella' and the 'Tutanekai'. He died aboard the 'Tutanekai' and is buried at Karori Cemetery.
Fairchild, John, 1835-1898
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Manuscript
Pearce, O M (Mrs), fl 1990 : Material relating to the early history of the Fairchild an...
Date: 1838-1911
Reference: MS-Papers-10529
Description: Research notes compiled by Mrs Pearce on Liddell, Fairchild and Charlton families, early settlers, mainly in the Kawhia area Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, typescript and printed matter (photocopies) Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs O M Pearce, Plimmerton
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Inward letters
Date: 1880-1899
From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-8670-151
Description: Letters from acquaintances and friends, mainly on non-legal matters. Includes a Miner's Right issued to Chapman, letters concerning Maori culture, botany and proposals for the naming of the Tasman Sea, as well as political gossip, especially re the Seddon Ministry. Not all names indexed. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Pollock album
Date: [Circa 1894]
By: Pollock, J H, active 1981
Reference: PA1-f-049
Description: Photographs of a state visit to the Cook Islands, followed by a tour of various subantarctic islands, viewing the landscape and fauna, by Lord and Lady Glasgow, on the ship Hinemoa, in 1894. Photographs of Rarotonga include portraits of Ariki Makea Takau and her husband Ngamaru Rongotini; large group scenes at various welcoming celebrations; scenes of life in Rarotonga; and Ariki Makea Takau's residence. The Cook Islands photographs are followed by several newspaper cuttings of Lord Glasgow's visit; followed by views of Snares Island, Campbell Island, Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands and Chatham Islands, also with newspaper cuttings. There are many views of penguins, mollymawks, Royal albatrosses, and sea lions; also views of people outside a Maori meeting house in the Chatham Islands. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album (lacks cover); 30.0 x 40.5 cm
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The Government Masters
Date: [n d]
From: Ross, John O'Connell (Rear Admiral), 1916-1983 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1500-23
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) 55 pp. Physical Description: Typescript (carbon copy)
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The Government masters - Captain John Fairchild and Captain John Bollons
Date: [n d]
From: Ross, John O'Connell (Rear Admiral), 1916-1983 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1500-22
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript Finding Aids: Inventory available.
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Letters from Charles Heaphy
Date: 1869-1880
From: Moore, Frederick George, 1815-1892 : Inward and outward correspondence
Reference: MS-Papers-0036-2
Description: Letters to Moore and one to Capt Fairchild of the `Hinemoa' Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available.
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New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey :The Kermadec Islands [map]. March 1898
Date: 1898
From: New Zealand Geographic Board: Selection of maps of New Zealand
By: New Zealand Geographic Board; Denham, Henry Mangles (Sir), 1800-1887; Smith, Stephenson Percy, 1840-1922; Fairchild, John, 1835-1898; Flanagan, Frederick William, 1856-; New Zealand. Department of Lands and Survey; Haszard, Henry Douglas Morpeth, 1862-1938
Reference: MapColl-NZGB-1/1/5/ACC.54691
Description: Photolithographed map showing the Kermadec Islands from surveys by Captain Denham of H M S 'Herald' 1854. With additions to internal topography by S Percy Smith Assistant, Surveyor General, and H D M Haszard, Assistant Surveyor, August 1887. The distance from a landing at Denham Bay to Russell, New Zealand, and also Auckland, New Zealand, is given. Large inset of Raoul Island (Sunday Island) and surrounds. Named places and soundings in fathoms are shown. Scale for this part of map is half a mile to one inch. A key indicates sand, coral, rock, and other terrain. Smaller insets show Macauley Island and MacDonald Rock, and sketches of Curtis Island and L'Esperance Rock. Notes give latitude and longitude and describe conditions for landing Scale: ten miles to one inch Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, linen-backed, scale: 1:17920, 46.5 x 62 cm
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Artist unknown :[New Zealand Government steamer Gundagai crossing Patea Bar, 1865]
Date: 1865
By: Nazer, Bowen Watson, 1842-1882
Reference: B-089-004
Description: Shows a small two-masted steam ship, with several crew members visible. Also shows a yacht being towed. The yacht is probably the 'Favourite' Artist may be Bowen Watson Nazer; this suggestion based on provenance similar to A-049-008. Other Titles - Bowen Watson Nazer Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 458 x 279 mm Provenance: H J Fairchild, Masterton (note that Master of Gundagai was Capt. John Fairchild); donated to Marine Dept. 15 Nov. 1933 (See National Archives M/17/11/226). cf A-049/008.
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Crombie, John Nicol, 1827-1878 :Portrait of Captain John Fairchild
Date: 1856-1862
From: Commons, Jeremy Paul Axford, 1933- :Photographs of Tauranga settlers
By: Crombie, John Nicol, 1827-1878
Reference: PA2-0567
Description: Studio portrait of Captain John Fairchild, taken ca 1860 by John Nichol Crombie of Auckland. Inscriptions: Verso - Capt Fairchild of the "Sturt" "Hinemoa" etc. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Carte de visite portrait
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Manuscript
Outward drafts and fragments
Date: 1861-1865
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0724
Description: Names of identified correspondents entered in name field Also C B Kelham, Mr Hay, Captain Salmon of Waikokopu, William Hunter Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Inward letters - Surnames, Fai - Far
Date: 1866-1874
From: McLean, Donald (Sir), 1820-1877 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0032-0262
Description: Correspondents: John Fairchild, Napier, Tauranga, Auckland, 1866-1874 (8 letters); E D H Fairtlough, Camp Otahuhu & Tasmania, 1866-1867 (2 letters); Henry J Falwasser, Raglan, 1866 (1 letter); James Farmer, London, 1874 (1 letter); Ellen Farr, Mount Albert, 1868 (1 letter). Quantity: 1 folder(s).
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Clere, Fitzgerald and Richmond :[Plan of] Additions to Captain Fairchild's house, May 1...
Date: 1895
By: Clere, Fitzgerald and Richmond (Firm)
Reference: Plans-80-0425
Description: Shows ground and first floor plan and side elevation of a large house, with two additional bedrooms, a workshop and other alterations shown in red. Stamped lower right by Clere, Fitzgerald & Richmond - 904. May 1895 - GFG The house, an exact copy of Captain Charlton's 1860s house in Kawhia, was probably located in Hawker Street. Capt Fairchild was resident in Hawker Street, Mt Victoria, according to Wises Post Office Directory of 1890/1891. The information about the exact copy is confirmed in a manuscript 90-244. Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot Inscriptions: Recto - top right - Porter & Martin. This is the drawing referred to in the agreement dated this 7th day of May 1895 and signed by us. Witness John S Swan Quantity: 1 plan(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, 485 x 727 mm
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Photograph taken on Codfish Island, Southland, by Alfred Burton
Date: 23 Feb 1874
By: Burton, Alfred Henry, 1834?-1914
Reference: PAColl-9609
Description: Scene on the beach at Codfish Island, Southland, 23 February 1874. The government paddle steamer 'Luna' is at anchor. View includes eleven people, with Captain Fairchild second from left, with an axe on his shoulder. Photograph taken by Alfred Burton, of the Burton Brothers, during an official expedition to the West Coast sounds. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Source of descriptive information - Otago Witness, 4 April 1874, page 8, and notes on back of file print of 1/2-053106. Date from newspaper reports listed by Library client. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print, 14 x 19.4 cm