Karori / June 2025
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Parsons Family
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- This plot is the resting place of five members of the Parsons family and a memorial for a sixth. William Frederick Parsons was born in Greenwich, England in 1834. He...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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John Alexander Allan
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- We came across this record in the WCC Archives which is an application to erect a headstone at Karori Cemetery. The document is dated 28th February 1895. The applicant was...
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Thomas and Alice Donovan
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- As no New Zealand records can be found, it is presumed that Thomas and Alice married and had their children prior to emigrating. The couple lived at 45 Clyde Quay...
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Edith Huntley M.D.
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- Edith was born at Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England in 1852. Her father was the joint owner of a Brewery. At a young age, Edith was set on becoming a doctor....
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Henry & Bridget Loughlin
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- This plot has always been a curious one, as I don’t believe we have another at Karori Cemetery that has a headstone at both ends. If you’ve seen one on...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Asserlind Family
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- Johan Axel Asserlind (sometimes recorded as Assarlind) was born in 1839 in Goteborg, Sweden. His parents were Anders Gustaf and Carolina Wilhelmina (nee Gustafsson). He married Charlotte Andersdotter in 1870...
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Richard Mostyn-Hoops
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- It was reported on 26th July 1894 that Richard Mostyn Hoops had been arrested in Melbourne on a charge of wife desertion. Prior to his arrest, Richard had been working...
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Arthur Lagden Haylock
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Arthur Lagden Haylock was born in Akaroa in March 1860. His parents Charles Lagden and Sarah Haylock had arrived in Akaroa almost exactly 10 years earlier in the Monarch –...
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Phillis Symons
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- On 26th June 1931, Phillis Symons was murdered by George Coats and her body placed by him in the fill from the construction of the Mt Victoria tunnel. Phillis was...
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Charles Hulke
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- A Schoolmaster Found Dead Charles Hulke, Headmaster of Newtown School, was found dead in his bed on 1st November 1898. The appearance of the body pointed to his having had...
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Stace Plot
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- Lucy Cornford married Albert Stace at St Mark’s Church on 4th June 1887. She was the youngest daughter of William and Fanny Cornford of Makara, and he the fourth son...
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Lily May Simmonds
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- Her headstone records that it was erected by her mother and brothers with the inscription: ‘If he asked us well we know We would cry oh spare this blow Yes...
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Claude Augustus Mieville
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- Nineteen-year-old Claude arrived in Wellington from London in on the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co’s S.S. Doric on 1st May 1893. Claude was the tenth of twelve siblings. He was...
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Thomas & Maria Bird
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- Thomas and Maria bird arrived in New Zealand about 1875. Thomas was born in 1823 in Yalding, Kent, England. He married Maria Humphrey at Plaxtol, Kent in 1846. Thomas worked...
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Male Unknown
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- We share stories about the people known to be buried at Karori Cemetery. The burial register also contains 18 entries for ‘Male Unknown’. These men have died in Wellington and...
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Lewis and Eliza Hook
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- When Eliza died in 1907 aged 67, she was described as one of the oldest residents of Wellington. She arrived on the ship Lord William Bentwick in 1841 aged 6...
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Amy Kensington
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- Killed by a fire engine On 18th December 1906, Amy Kensington (aged 55), the wife of Charles Kensington, was heading home to Thorndon with her two daughters Louisa (aged 32)...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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2025 NZ Secondary Schools Swimming Championships
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- The event sees the best secondary school swimmers from around the country go head-to-head for the national title.
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Swimming Wellington Junior Sprint Challenge
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- This meet is open to swimmers 12 years & under When: Saturday 26 July, 2025 Where: Coastlands Aquatic Centre, 10 Brett Ambler Way, Paraparaumu Event Information: Swimming Wellington Junior Sprint Challenge Saturday 26 July 2025 The post Swimming Wellington Junior Sprint Challenge appeared first on Pirates.
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Hawkes Bay Winter Short Course Championships
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- When: Friday 8 – Sunday 10 August2025 Where: Hawkes Bay Aquatic Centre Event Schedule including Qualifying Times The post Hawkes Bay Winter Short Course Championships appeared first on Pirates.
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Wairarapa NQ Meet
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- This meet is open to all swimmers except event 6 (400m IM) & 10 (400m Free) which are open to swimmers aged 11 and over. When Friday 19 July Where: Trust House Recreation Centre, Dixon St, Masterton Doors Open: 2.10pm Warm Up: 2.30pm Start: 3pm Event Schedule The post Wairarapa NQ Meet appeared first on Pirates.
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Replacing the Chapel roof
- Friends of Futuna Charitable Trust
- Futuna’s big news is that the Chapel roof is currently under repair and maintenance. This work is being undertaken by the Futuna Chapel Trust and involves repairing the Chapel roof and the coloured acrylic windows. The project is anticipated to take 9 months, but we are STILL OPEN. This work will resolve two issues: it… Continue reading Replacing the Chapel roof
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Futuna Chapel, Futuna Close, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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