Valpy, William Henry, 1793-1852

Date: 1849-1869, 1964

By: Valpy family

Reference: MS-Papers-1113

Description: 'In New Zealand', F H Valpy's reminiscences of employment as cadet in establishment of a Canterbury sheep run and as a gold buyer in the Tuapeka district. Photocopy of a letter from W H Valpy to G Lloyd, 11 Oct 1848, refusing support to bring a clergymen to Dunedin. Research paper on W H Valpy's life in New Zealand Quantity: 1 folder(s) (5 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, typescript, and printed matter (some photocopies)

Date: 1801-1862 (1973)

By: Cumming, Gertrude Lilian Oclanis, 1903-1982

Reference: MS-Papers-1168

Description: Entered in the Otago Daily Times Historical Biography Competition, 1973, it details Jeffrey's early life, academic and teaching career at Cambridge University, work as minister serving various parishes in England. In 1851 Jeffreys and family joined his brother-in-law, W H Valpy, at Dunedin; continued as minister and did some teaching Quantity: 1 folder(s) (32 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)

Date: 1849

By: Kettle, Charles Henry, 1821-1862; New Zealand Company; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: C-012-004

Description: Identifies "Royal Hotel, Church, Mr Valpy's residence, Rest. [i. e. Resident New Zealand Company] Agent's Office, Store, Mr Brown's House, The Manse, Mr Chapman's house, Captn Cargill's house" Inscriptions: Recto - top centre - New Zealand Company stamp date "June 26 '49"; Verso - In pencil: "299" Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pencil and Chinese white 239 x 450 mm Provenance: Purchased by A H Turnbull from Francis Edwards, London, 1915 with other New Zealand Company material

Date: 1857

Reference: A-306-001

Description: Watercolour of White Island shows view of headland in middle distance, with house and outbuilding at right and cabbage trees and cattle further left. In the distance is a small island. The Forbury homestead was built by William Henry Valpy in the early 1850s. Forbury was the old name for St Clair, and was named after Valpy's birthplace near Reading,Berkshire. Valpy's widow lived in the house with her brother the Reverend Charles Jeffreys and his family from 1852 until they moved to other Valpy properties in and around Oamaru in the 1860s. Inscriptions: Verso - [Title] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Watercolour, 160 x 241 mm.

Date: 1849

By: Fox, William, 1812-1893; Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: B-113-005

Description: View looking across the waterfront past a road skirting a cliff towards part of the harbour, with from left, inscribed along the top, the Manse and Captain Cargill's house, the Resident Agent's Office (of the New Zealand Company), Mr C. H. Kettle's house, Mr Valpy's house, the Survey Office, and on far right the school and church. Exhibited in 'Picturing Paradise; the colonial watercolours of William Fox', Exhibition at National Library Gallery 25 February - 18 June 2000; Hocken Library, Dunedin, 11 September - 15 October 2000. Curated by Jill Trevelyan. Inscriptions: Recto - features identified in ink along the top of the view. Signed, titled and dated in ink. Stamped with the New Zealand Company stamp, dated Jan 7 1850 and inscribed by the New Zealand Company No. 338. A watercolour in the Hocken Collections is very similar to this view. It is titled Dunedin, Otago, January 1849. It has been annotated by T. M. Hocken as showing the 'Emigrants barracks built of manuka ... site of back of Customhouse in Bond St' Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Pen, ink and wash drawing 230 x 463 mm Provenance: Purchased by Alexander Turnbull from Francis Edwards & Co, with other New Zealand Company material, London, 1915 Processing information: Formerly located at C-013-005