Martha married William Adams in England in 1840 and they emigrated with a young family to Nelson in 1850. In 1852 they took up a sheep run on the Wairau River, moving further down in 1857 to establish their Langley Dale estate (My hand will write what my heart dictates / F Porter & C MacDonald)
Adams, Martha, 1815-1906
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Adams, Martha, 1815-1906 : Papers
Date: 1815-1970
By: Adams, Martha, 1815-1906
Reference: qMS-0026
Description: Reminiscences of early days in Marlborough written in 1857; copies of verse and satire by the family; copy of letter and verse by Henry Harper on Martha Adam's death, plan of family home, Redwood; biographical details from the Cyclopedia of New Zealand and newspaper clippings concerning her husband and eldest son; and sketches she made as a girl in England. Describes her English childhood, marriage to William Adams in 1840 and emigration to Nelson 1850. She describes the `mud hovel' in which the Adams family first lived when taking up a Marlborough run in 1852, and recalls the islolated life which at times found her coping alone with house and farm work, sick children, food shortages and vagrants. Her account ends with the family's move to a new property `Langley Dale', on the Wairau River. Source of title - Supplied title Other Titles - Cyclopaedia of New Zealand Quantity: 1 volume(s) (51 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript, printed matter (photocopy) (37 cm, red buckram) Includes sketches of Salop, England
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Adams family (Coatbridge Ltd) - Langley Dale, Coatbridge (Marlborough District)
Date: 2008
From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications
Reference: fMS-Papers-9389
Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by members of Coatbridge Ltd; photograph of members of the family; copy of article about the Adams family from `New Zealand Free Lance', 26 Mar 1952; copy of article about Langley Dale from `The Saturday Express', 19 Dec 1987; cadastral map of Onamalutu Survey District which `Coatbridge' highlighted in red. See MS-Papers-9389-31 for published summary & photographs Original owner was William Adams who acquired the 15,000 acre run in 1853 which he named Langley Dale after his wife Martha Langley. In 2008 the property was owned by his great-great grandson Geoff Adams and wife, and great-great-great grandsons, Scott and Whitley Adams (under the name Coatbridge Ltd). In 2008 the property was awarded the New Zealand Century Farm and Station award to mark over 100 years of continuous ownership by one family. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript, printed matter, photographs
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Adams, Martha, 1815-1906 : Journals of Martha and William Adams
Date: 1850-1852
By: Adams, Martha, 1815-1906
Reference: MS-0005-0006
Description: The diary of Martha Adams gives a daily account of the voyage to New Zealand in the `Eden' accompanied by her husband and two children, with a list of passengers and their destinations. There is a detailed account of domestic and social life in Nelson, with some reference to William Adams' legal activities. The journal covers the period Nov 1850- Feb 1852. The short journal of William Adams is in a pocket at the back of the book and covers the period Nov-Dec 1851. The second volume is a typed transcript Quantity: 2 volume(s). Physical Description: Holograph and typed transcript