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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
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Helena Upchurch
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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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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Karori, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Blue Plaque unveiled!
- Inner-City Wellington
- On Sunday, 3 November, the curtain was pulled away and the latest Blue Plaque in the city was unveiled! The unveiling was part of the Heritage Festival on Sunday, 3 November.
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St Peter's on Willis Anglican Church, 211, Willis Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Patrick & Hannah Kearney
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Captain Fraser & his wife Mary Prince
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Christiana Burrell Wingfield
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Elizabeth Dark
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Walter Frederick Mildenhall
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Julia Scotson
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Thomas Henry Randall
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Unknown Male
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- ‘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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Lord Porritt
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Arthur Bothamley
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- 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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Our next meeting – 10 September 2024
- Karori Historical Society
- Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday 10 September 2024 at St Ninian’s, Newcombe Crescent, Karori at 7.30pm. Members and friends welcome. Join us to hear Gábor Tóth, Local & NZ History Specialist at Wellington City Libraries, present Future Plans: Wellington subdivision advertising bills from the early 20th century. The years leading up to […]
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Wilfred Cheesman
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- This headstone reads ‘sacred to the memory of Wilfred Cheesman Feb 1901 -1921 Cyril Cheesman 1899-1932′ Wilfred alone is buried in this plot. Wilfred and Cyril were two of four […]
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John Hamilton
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- In the house of John Hamilton: HOTEL KEEPER AND FIREMAN FIGHT IN A COTTAGE This amusing cartoon was published to illustrate the trial of Francis Gordon Waddell, charged with assaulting […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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George Forrest Glen
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Keeper of the Botanic Gardens. George was born in Haddington, Scotland in 1849 to William (an agricultural labourer) and his wife Isabella Forrest. He commenced his career in the ’70s […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Harold George Bailey
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Known to his family as Harry, he embarked on the RMS Turakina at London in January 1906 aged 21. He travelled as a saloon passenger and his occupation was a […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Archbishop Redwood
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- On St Patrick’s in 1921, a sports day was held at Newtown Park to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. The event was organised by the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society who […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Thomas Gale
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Thomas Gale ‘one of the best known of our men of business’ The draped urn on the top of this plot symbolises the veil between life and death. Thomas is […]
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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