Karori and Local History
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Arthur Ballinger
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- one of the best rifle shots New Zealand has ever produced Arthur Samuel Ballinger was born in 1860, in Melbourne, Australia. He was the son of Joseph Ballinger who would […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Hannah Otten
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- Hannah was born in 1808 in West Teignmouth, Devon, England. In 1848 she married Johann Otten in Whitechapel, London. This was her second marriage, her first husband was Mr Parkhouse. […]
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Helena Upchurch
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- Helena was the eldest daughter of John James Boyd and his wife Ann Elizabeth (nee Barker). John was a successful builder based in Newtown. In 1898 at the age of […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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John & Sophy Rothe
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- Johan Gottlob August Rothe (aka John Rothe) arrived in New Zealand from Germany in the early 1880s. He married Sophia Maria Christina Rose (aka Sophy) in 1882. The groom was […]
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John Chaney
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- John Alfred Chaney married Nicoline (Lena) Petersen in 1887 in Wellington. He was 21 and she was 17. Lena arrived in New Zealand in 1873, aged 3. She came from […]
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Sarah Yeo (Tot) & Elizabeth Clifford
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Sarah was the first interment in this plot. She was the daughter of George Clifford and his wife Elizabeth (nee Clarke). She was born in 1875 in Waitara. In 1896 […]
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Houghton Family
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- There are two memorials placed against the Underwood mausoleum that originally marked Houghton family graves at Bolton Street Cemetery. The headstone attached to the wall is for John Houghton, born […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Matthew Wilkins
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Matthew was born in Somerset, England in 1824. He arrived in Wellington on the S.S. Arab in 1841 with his parents and siblings. In 1864 he married the widowed Janet […]
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Our next meeting – 10 December 2024
- Karori Historical Society
- Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 10 December 2024 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30pm. Members and friends welcome. “There’s gold in them thar hills: the archaeology of Wellington’s gold rush and the Albion Battery” Michael Grace and Mary O’Keeffe will tell the fascinating story of Wellington’s 19th century gold rush […]
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From the Archive: The Making of Futuna Exhibition
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- ON NOW!!! The Futuna Exhibition reveals the extent and significance of the collaboration of the Chapel architect John Scott and Chapel artist Jim Allen.
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Time for a (small) change
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- Changes are happening at Futuna Chapel with a new name and new people bringing in fresh ideas and abilities within the Chapel and beyond in 2024. What once was the ‘Friends of Futuna Chapel’ is now ‘Futuna Chapel Trust’ – that’s right, we’ve changed our name. Coinciding with the establishment of the Futuna Chapel Fund with Nikau… Continue reading Time for a (small) change
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Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Halloween in Friend Street
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- Hundreds of ghosts, ghouls and witches flocked to Futuna Chapel this Halloween as Friend Street once again closed the road for an evening of scary, sugary fun. This was the first time the Chapel has opened its doors for Halloween with Chairman Nick Bevin dressed in black and dishing out sweets and an estimated 400… Continue reading Halloween in Friend Street
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Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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News release – labour day 2024 – open day
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- Wellington’s historic Wrights Hill Fortress in Karori will be opened for public inspection again on LABOUR DAY, Monday 28th October, one of the first official functions of Wellington Heritage Festival. The World War Two coastal battery will be accessible between 10am and 4pm. The post NEWS RELEASE – LABOUR DAY 2024 – OPEN DAY appeared first on Wrights Hill Fortress.
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Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Holding a talk in a work of art
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- Architectural writer John Walsh wrote a review of our long history of Futuna Lectures, and in particular our 2023 lecture, ‘Designing better futures for Aotearoa New Zealand: He tirohanga Māori, a Māori perspective’, given by Hawkes Bay-based designers Jacob Scott and Karl Wixon.
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Maria Mielsch
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘Mrs Mielsch who was murderously assaulted by her husband has slightly improved in condition’. Maria Rosina Eleanor Sophia, was born in 1855 and arrived in New Zealand in March 1872 […]
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William Seward Hutchinson
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- of Manaia, Tarakani William was admitted to the Mt View Asylum on 19th November 1895, from New Plymouth. He was suffering from melancholia and his body condition was very weak. […]
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Patrick & Hannah Kearney
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- Patrick died in 1890, and according to the Karori Cemetery Burial Register was buried in this plot in December 1909 … Patrick was born in Kerry, Ireland in 1841. He […]
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Captain Fraser & his wife Mary Prince
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- James William Grant Fraser was born in Inverness, Scotland in 1832 and aged 16 he was apprenticed to the sea in the East India Company. This meant he was a […]
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Christiana Burrell Wingfield
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- 1882-1901 Christiana had only been married to Alfred James Wingfield for less than a year when she died in Wellington, a distance from both their families in Hina Hina in […]
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Elizabeth Dark
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- Elizabeth Dark (previously Hastings, born White) Elizabeth was the second wife of William John Dark. William’s first wife Hannah died in 1871 leaving him with a small daughter. William married […]
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Walter Frederick Mildenhall
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- Little Walter At one of our recent working bees, a young volunteer noticed the headstone for Little Walter. The Karori Cemetery burial register shows that Little Walter’s full name was […]
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Mastrogeorge
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Our dear brothers Antonio Mastrogeorge (Antonios Demitrious Mastrogeorgiou), known in NZ as Anotnio George Stelios Mastrogeorge (Stelios Mastrogeorgiou) known in NZ as Stanley George Antonio and Stelios were born in […]
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Julia Scotson
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- 1870-1922 Looking at this headstone you may wonder what relationship Julia has to the others in this plot, and the answer, possibly, is a friendship. Julia Burrell came to New […]
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Thomas Henry Randall
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- On 24th March 1909, a magisterial enquiry was held into the cause of death of Thomas Henry Randall whose body was found floating in Wellington Harbour. Constable Walter Young was […]
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Unknown Male
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- ‘the inquest on the death of a man found dead in a gully on the (Rhodes) Wadestown Estate failed to disclose the name of the deceased’. The body was found […]
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Lord Porritt
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- Olympic Medal Winner Just over 100 years ago at the Paris Olympics, New Zealander Arthur Porritt won a bronze medal in the 100m dash. Arthur Espie Porritt was born in […]
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Arthur Bothamley
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- Arthur Bothamley (1846-1938) – Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod Arthur was born in 1846 in Surrey, and then educated at Blackheath Propriety School, a school famous for its influence […]
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From the Archive: The Making of Futuna Exhibition
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- The Futuna Exhibition reveals the extent and significance of the collaboration of the Chapel architect John Scott and Chapel artist Jim Allen.
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