King family

Date: [1830-1944]

By: King family

Reference: MS-Group-0503

Description: Comprises correspondence between Thomas King and Mary Chilman (later King), and between King and various family members and friends; King's business correspondence, especially relating to coastal shipping; papers relating to King's election to the House of Representatives (1853-1855, 1860) and to the Taranaki Provincial Council (1856, 1857-1861); a few relating to his career as manager of the Bank of New Zealand in New Plymouth (1861-1876); and a considerable amount relating to his position as chairman of the New Plymouth Harbour Board (1876-ca1889). Other papers include correspondence from Mary King to her husband, clippings and correspondence relating to Truby and Newton King, sons of Thomas and Mary King, various papers relating to Taranaki incidents including petitions, list of electors (1852) and other papers. Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - A previous collection of King family papers was received 1970-1971 from Mrs Mary White, Australia, the adopted daughter of Truby King and further letters from Thomas to Mary King are at MS-Papers-1004-01 Quantity: 70 folder(s). 9 volume(s). 1.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs, mss, typescripts and printed matter Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs Anna Saunders on behalf of the Wilfred King family, Wellington, Sep 1996 Transfers: To Cartographic Collection - Five items; (1) Plan of New Plymouth produced by the Survey Office, 10 April 1860; (2) hand-drawn map of Mangorei, Waiwhakaiho and Te Henui river area with sections and native lands shown (nd); (3) Plan of the settlement of New Plymouth with ownership of some sections added and annotated; (4) Map of London showing Westminster and the borough of Southwark (n); and `Daily Mail' special map of the far east, London geographical Society (nd) - To Photographic Archive - Mounted photo of Devon St, New Plymouth; one of a group of soldiers; and a portrait of a man, possible Thomas King.

Date: ca 1912

By: King family

Reference: PaColl-5247

Description: Mainly well known locations in the bottom half of thr South Island. Some are near Dunedin, others relate to the road from Milton to Central Otago and Lake Manapouri. All photos have the photographers notes on the back - mostly place identifications and technical comments Quantity: 19 b&w original photographic print(s).

Date: 1996-1998

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-8970-207

Description: Correspondence, family trees and other papers collected by Michael King on the origins of the King and Crawley families, especially in Ireland Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 2005

From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications

Reference: MS-Papers-8640-44

Description: The papers consist of: Application form submitted by Steve King; brief history of the farm and photographs of the farm and family; obituaries and newspaper aricles relating to the family; certificates of title and cadastral map. Original owner was Adam King who acquired 300 acres at Stony Creek, Clutha District in 1900 and named his property Mafeking. In 2005 the property was owned by Steven and Evelyn King. It was awarded the New Zealand Century Farm and Station award to mark over 100 years of continuous ownership by one family. Steven is the great-grandson of Adam King. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss, typescript, photographs, maps (some photocopies)

Date: 1990

From: New Zealand Society of Genealogists : 1990 Sesquicentennial Family Biography Competition collection

Reference: MS-Papers-4280-043

Description: Additional material included with the essay includes Captain Bendall's shipboard diary kept on board `City of New York', `Zealandia', 1876; letter from William Edward Bendall re stranding of the `Ellerton', 1883; list of vessels Captain Bendall is known to have been master of; family trees Captain Bendall and his wife Mary, nee Taylor, arrived in Dunedin from Launceston, Tasmania on the `Three Sisters' in 1862. From that date until 1878 he was master of several coastal traders and New Zealand pilot for Pacific steamers. He was appointed Marine Surveyor and Lloyds representative in Wellington and salvaged several wrecked or stranded vessels. The couple had nine children. One daughter who lived for 107 years, died in 1986 Relationship complexity - Transcript of Captain Bendall's shipboard log, 1876 is at 88-155 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Published guide available. Photographs

Date: 1874-1877

From: Anstice family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-5164-03

Description: Testimonials, notes and newspaper clipping relating to Edwin King and other members of the King family Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: Dec 2000

From: Hunt, Alice Suisana, 1925- : Papers relating to Arthur Aris King and James Baxter Fleck

Reference: MS-Papers-7771-1

Description: Reminiscences by Hunt of her father's life; Fleck was born in England, and came out to New Zealand in 1912. He served in the army occupation force in Samoa in 1915 until 1919 and married Florence, daughter of Arthur and Suisana King in the 1920s, moving to Palmerston North. Hunt writes of Fleck's work, life and interests there, includes the Fleck family tree, family photographs, a list of items in family files, donations made to various institutions etc. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: May 2003

From: Hunt, Alice Suisana, 1925- : Papers relating to Arthur Aris King and James Baxter Fleck

Reference: MS-Papers-7771-2

Description: Reminiscences, Susana and Kingi in Samoa, in which Alice Hunt, their grand-daughter, remembers and records these stories for Susana and Arthur Aris King's many descendants (2003); she recounts her first meeting with her grandparents in 1929 when she visited Samoa and she has collected material from various sources giving earlier history and bringing it up to their deaths in the early 1940s. Also included are extracts from an audio tape of an interview with Florence Fleck and Amelia Parr (1977), King family papers and artifacts donated to institutions and the King family tree. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1 January 1912

From: McAllister, James, 1869-1952 :Negatives of Stratford and Taranaki district

Reference: 1/1-012552-G

Description: Wedding party and guests of Daisy Elizabeth Burrell and Sydney King, married 1 January 1912, Stratford. M483 Additional information from Stratford Evening Post 4 January 1912 page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/STEP19120104.2.3 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: 1950-1951, 1960

From: New Zealand Free Lance : Photographic prints and negatives

By: Weigel, William George, 1890-1980; Royle, Greig Gordon, 1913-2005; Lovell-Smith Photography

Reference: PAColl-0785-1-056

Description: Photographs of wedding parties published in the New Zealand Free Lance in 1950, 1951 and 1960. Grooms surnames entered in Name Field. Includes weddings of: Jim Horrocks and Suzanne Neary married at St Aidan's Church, Auckland (in NZ Free Lance, 29 Mar 1950, p 14); Alice Bain and Jack Foley, married at St Joseph's Church, Temuka (in NZ Free Lance, 5 Dec 1951, p 10); Marjorie Norbet-Munns and Paul Jerard, 1960; Briar Ann Hilton and Bruce Jensen, married at St David's Presbyterian Church, Taihape, 1960; Marlene Goodger and John Reid, married at St John the Baptist, Alexandra, 1960; Lesley Mary Whitfield and W E Brazier, married at St Paul's Anglican church, Paraparaumu, 1960; Anne Shorland and Christopher Gambrill, married at St Matthew's Church, Auckland (both of Gisborne), 1960; John Forde and Carol Sherwood, married at Sacred Heart Church, Hastings, 1960; Eric Elliott and Marcia Janette Petrie, married at St Columba Church, Aug 1960; Rachel Evans (of Merivale) and Gordon Grandison (of Auckland), married [1960s?]; Elaine Shaw and John Robertson, married at Dominion Road Methodist, Aug 1960; Angela Shirtcliff, daughter of Mr & Mrs M J Shirtcliff, married Edzel Scott of Wellington, 1960; Yvonne Keen and J Leitch, at St Andrew's Church Hastings; Sonia Allison Fargher and Robert Arthur Keough, married in Hastings; Heather Farquharson and Peter Coates (of Christchurch); Noeline McGaffin and Graham Whittington, married at St Andrew's Church, Hastings; Ian Christison, eldest son of Mr & Mrs J A R Christison of Melrose, engaged to Heather Robertson, only daughter of Mr & Mrs H T D Robertson of Tawa; Golden wedding of Mr and Mrs R J Dunlop, celebrated at Prebbleton in Christchurch (photographed with son Hermie Dunlop, daughter Mrs Tom McCleary & grandson Bob McCleary); Mary Coleman and Neil Morgan, married at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Blenheim, 1960; Lorna Franklin and Robert Exton, married at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Christchurch, Jun 1960; Dr Leslie King and Doreen Brown, married at St Paul's Cathedral; Sloss and Stewart; John Cardo and Ethel Batson, married at St Andrew's Church, Christchurch, Oct 1960; Harry Marrett and Shirley Rixon, married at Methodist Church, Hastings; double wedding of Fleur and Swea Henry (daughters of Mr & Mrs W A Henry of Oamaru) at St Patrick's Bascilica, Oamaru on 3 Aug 1960 - Fleur married James Sullivan & Swea married David Raitt; Kenneth Langdale-Hunt and Jacqueline Carr, married at St John's Church, Spreydon, 1960; John Matheson and Mhairi Aston; Beverley Bell and Robin McMurray, married 26 Jul 1960; John Hall and Dr Judith Karaitiana, married in Havelock North; Carol-Ann Read and Kenneth Duff, married at St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, 1960; Elizabeth Armstrong and Dr Ross Sheppard, married in Dunedin, 1960; Arthur Erdman and Lilias Sonntag, married at All Saints Church, Dunedin; Anne Monnsey and Richard Caseley, married at St Mary's Church, Havelock North; Wendy Warrick and Dudley McLellan, married at St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Oamaru; Maureen Ennis and Lawrence Griffen, married at St David's Presbyterian Church, Taihape, 1960; Eleanor Anne Sloss who married Bryce William Stewart of Cheviot (undated); Patricia Lang of Brisbane, married Leonard Cook of Wairoa, at Brisbane, 16 Oct 1960; Wendy Soper married Kenneth Munro at First Church, Dunedin (undated photo). Photographers include Chalmers Watson (Dunedin), Greig Royle, Mervyn J Chrisp, George Weigel and Lovell-Smith. Quantity: 40 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin prints

Date: 1985-1992

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-8970-208

Description: Correspondence, family trees and other papers collected by Michael King on the origins of the King and Crawley families, especially in Ireland Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1840-1972

By: King family

Reference: MS-Papers-1004

Description: Letters of Thomas King, member of committee of colonists for New Plymouth settlement, to his wife, 1846-1861; correspondence and papers of his son Sir Frederic Truby King, comprising letters to his family while studying medicine at Edinburgh University and elsewhere; some material concerning the Plunket Society of New Zealand including photographs; newspaper clippings and letters to his foster daughter Mrs Mary White, at the time of his death. Source of title - Supplied title Accompanying material - Letter from Dr Ritchie Crawford to Sir Frederick Truby King, 7 Nov 1924, donated by Mrs M White, Nov 1977 (Acc 77-241) Quantity: 10 folder(s). 0.10 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, mss and printed matter Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1937

From: King family : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-1004-6

Description: Mrs Mary White notes and correspondence re Sir Truby King and the King family. Includes letter from the University of Edinburgh 1937 concerning Sir Truby King's medical studies there between 1881-1886. Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1993

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-9029-093

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1956-2004

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: Series-4390

Description: Papers comprising correspondence in the form of letters, faxes and e-mail, especially with family and close friends, speech notes, certificates, appointment diary and full journal extracts, kept separate in folders from the other papers, and labelled 'Personal papers'. Organised by year and month. Not all correspondents have been indexed, while the names of close family members, whose communications appear in every folder, are listed below. Includes family history research into the King and Crawley families and oral history interviews with family members. Quantity: 111 folder(s). 8 Electronic document(s). 4 C60 cassette(s). 3 C90 cassette(s). 1 C30 cassette(s).

From: Scholefield, Guy Hardy, 1877-1963 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0212-11

Date: 1985-1992

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-8970-231

Description: Correspondence, family trees and other papers collected by Michael King on the origins of the King and Crawley families, especially in Ireland Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1 January 1912

From: McAllister, James, 1869-1952 :Negatives of Stratford and Taranaki district

Reference: 1/1-012404-G

Description: Wedding party of Daisy Elizabeth Burrell and Sydney King, married 1 January 1912, Stratford. Left to right: best man Maurice King, groom Sydney King, bride Daisy Burrell, bridesmaid Kathleen Burrell. M483 Additional information from Stratford Evening Post 4 January 1912 page 2. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/STEP19120104.2.3 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).

Date: [ca 2000-2001]

From: King, Michael (Dr), 1945-2004: Collection

Reference: MS-Papers-9029-057

Description: Typescript of article, date uncertain, describing his research into his own family tree Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 26 January 1921

From: McAllister, James, 1869-1952 :Negatives of Stratford and Taranaki district

Reference: 1/1-012553-G

Description: Wedding party and guests at the wedding of Denis King and Nellie Blanche McAloon, 26 January 1921. M289. Duplicate neg at 1/2-023354 Additional information from the Stratfrd Evening Post 27 Jauary 1921 page 5 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/STEP19210127.2.16 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).