Wright family

Date: 1879

From: Thomas, E A C, 1825- :[Album of a visit to the Motueka area and North Canterbury]

By: Thomas, E A C, 1825-

Reference: E-305-q-011

Description: Photographs of two houses in Motueka (one barely visible) and a view, possibly looking east, along the main street of Motueka in 1879 Other Titles - Motueka Quantity: 3 photograph(s) (on one page). Physical Description: Photographs, 40 x 79 mm. 135 x 198 mm. 48 x 95 mm on sheet 295 x 245 mm.

Date: 1874-1950

By: Wright family

Reference: MS-Papers-1349

Description: Chiefly letters from John Wright describing experiences on Western Front and in Middle East (1915-1919). Also letters from his cousin, T Pollock, serving in Europe, two letters from Edward Wright on financial matters (1874, 1875) and reminiscence by J Wright re skirmish at Tauranga-iki. Source of title - Supplied Quantity: 6 folder(s). 0.15 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss

Date: [ca 1880-1945]

By: Argosy Industrial Photos; Sherlock, William, 1846-1910; Rohloff, L, active 1910s; Photographie Henri (Firm)

Reference: PAColl-0411

Description: Photographs mostly of the ambulance corps in the First World War but also including at least one from the Second World War, family photographs in New Zealand and newspaper clippings. The First World War photographs include some with names on the reverse. The names given are: from the 13th Field Ambulance Johnsonville, Sergeants Sid Jones, Harry Woods, Clarence(?) Crooks, Jack Harris, Roy Kennedy, Ivan Haldreth, Ernie Wilson, Jim Bennett, Chris Parsons and Staff-Sergeants Quartermain and Bert Orange; from the No. 3 Field Ambulance, Shearer, Perrett(?), Cook, Hooper, Gilmour, Cable, Franks, Dunn, Netge(?), Regan, Greenslade, Myers, Dick, Anderson, Buchanan, Sgt Block, Staff Sgt Dredge, Capt Finlayson, Sgt Dillon, Sgt Lawrence, Sgt Evans, Sgt Fogg, Burgess, Spooner, Moxham, Dyson, Perry, Stevenson, Wickstead; from No. 3 Field Ambulance cooks, Simpson, Smith, Pearce, Spooner, Slade, Cook, Bellesden, McNaughton, McPherson. Scenes include the No 3 Field Ambulance headquarters at Louvencourt, New Zealand and Australian troops in Paris and Versailles, and Corporal Milne and Leading Aircraftman McMillan on a camel in Giza. There are also two photographs one of the 13th Field Ambulance and the other of a farewell dinner which are completely captioned for names including a typed list of the entire unit. The newspaper clippings are from a variety of publications and are mostly official photographs. The civilian photographs include: a photograph of Eric Liddell with his signature attached; two of a large group of veterans on the terracing at a sports ground; and two cartes de visite one of an older woman and one of a young boy. Also includes a copy of the brochure 'Le Pantheon de la Guerre'. Quantity: 41 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1859-1912

By: Wright family

Reference: fMS-Papers-1126

Description: Letters written mainly from John Wright to his sister Eleanor Broom in England, describing farming conditions in Canterbury and giving information about relatives and friends Quantity: 1 folder(s) (27 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss (photocopies) Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1839-1894

By: Wright, Sydney Evelyn Liardet, 1825-1897

Reference: MS-Group-1054

Description: First 6 volumes concerned mainly with life at sea, but include a period of 9 months in New Plymouth 1841-1844 (Vol 3). The daily round in Lyttelton, Christchurch and Wellington, in the later volumes. Vol 11 is a journal of a period in Burma in 1848. Vol 12 consists of miscellaneous papers, logs etc, including a genealogical table (presented 1967, by O E Smuts-Kennedy, Wellington) of the Wright, Evelyn and Liardet families. Source of title - Supplied Sydney Wright travelled to New Zealand with his younger brother John (Jack) in 1842 on the `Blenheim'. They lived in New Plymouth until 1844 when they returned to England. Sydney married Georgina Amelia Pickford in 1857 and they returned to New Zealand on the `Cresswell' in 1858 Quantity: 16 volume(s). 0.24 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss (various sizes) Processing information: Vols 6, 11 & 12 are shelved at qMS-2299, qMS-2300, & qMS-2301 (Acc 121,894, 124,899 & 124,900)

Date: 1802-1973 (1973)

By: Wright, John Wyndham, active 1973

Reference: MS-Papers-1549

Description: The account of the Wright family written by John W Wright in 1973 includes extracts from 14-year-old George Samuel Wright's diary of voyage to New Zealand on the `Castle Eden' in 1850; on farming in Wanganui district; an account of the Maori wars includes details of battle at Tauranga Iki pa at which Henry Wright fought Quantity: 1 folder(s) (11 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (copy)

Date: 1832-1894

From: Wright, Sydney Evelyn Liardet, 1825-1897 : Journals

By: Wright, Sydney Evelyn Liardet, 1825-1897

Reference: qMS-2301

Description: Miscellaneous papers including genealogical table of Wright-Evelyn-Liardet families; notes entitled Burmese theatricals; miscellaneous newspaper cuttings; sketch of `Rattler'; journal fragments (1832,1833,1846-1847); journal fragment re HMS `Philomel' (1850); fragments of ships' logs (1847-1848); papers re HM sloop `Waterwitch' (1851-1852); log fragments re HMS `Hercules'; log fragments re HMS `Atholl' (1852); notes on Maori Quantity: 1 volume(s). 0.03 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs and printed matter (loose papers in brown hinged-lid box)

From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Bolton Street Cemetery transcripts, notes and papers / compiled by Margaret Alington and others

Reference: MS-Papers-2260-086

Description: Surnames on headstones: Witton; Wood; Woods; Woodward; Worrall; Wright; Symons; Buckley. Not all individual names have been indexed in name field. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Bolton Street Cemetery transcripts, notes and papers / compiled by Margaret Alington and others

Reference: MS-Papers-2260-083

Description: Surnames on headstones: Weaver; Webb; Richardson; Webster; Wemyss; West; Wright; Burne; Whebby; Wheeler; White; Whitehouse; Whittem; Isaacson Most names indexed in name field. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

From: Alington, Margaret Hilda, 1920-2012 : Bolton Street Cemetery transcripts, notes and papers / compiled by Margaret Alington and others

Reference: MS-Papers-2260-054

Description: Surnames on headstones: Milne; Minifie; Crease; Mitchell; Miller; Moar; Wright; Moffitt; Middleton; Monk; Neill; Monteith; Moody; Grady. Names of most individuals added to Name Field Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1990-1998]

From: McBride-Wilson, Denise Judith Evelyn, 1947- : Family papers

Reference: MS-Papers-6304-1

Description: A photographic account of the Liardet, Wright, Evelyn and Moffitt families, 1760s-1940s, compiled by McBride-Wilson and including genealogical data Compiled and transcribed by McBride-Wilson Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 4 December 1971

From: Greig Royle Studios :Photographs, negatives and proof sheets

Reference: Royle-06408

Date: [1870-1889]

From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district

Reference: 1/4-006158-G

Description: Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches

Date: [1870-1889]

From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district

Reference: 1/4-005962-G

Description: Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches

Date: [187-?]

From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district

Reference: 1/4-008515-G

Description: Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches

Date: [between 1856-1889]

From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district

Reference: 1/4-005201-G

Description: Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches

Date: [between 1856-1889]

From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district

Reference: 1/4-005673-G

Description: Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches

Date: [1870-1889]

From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district

Reference: 1/4-006199-G

Description: Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches

Date: [between 1856-1889]

From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district

Reference: 1/4-003987-G

Description: Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Wanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches

Date: [between 1856-1889]

From: Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district

Reference: 1/4-005515-G

Description: Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches