Local History / January 2025
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Susannah Starr
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Susannah was born in 1857 in Enfield, Middlesex, England. She was the daughter of John James & Susannah Deadman (nee Waterman). John worked as a labourer and later a gunmaker,...
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Karori Cemetery, Northland, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Emily Wise
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Emily was born in Wallingford, Berkshire, England in 1822. In 1850 she married Alfred Wise in Oxford. Alfred was a journeyman carpenter. They had five children, the younger three being...
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Thomas Holly
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Thomas Edward Holly / Holley Thomas was born in 1879 in Kensington, London. His father Henry was a hydraulic machinist who worked for Great Western Railway. Thomas was first employed...
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Florence Carroll
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Florence Marian Capper was born in 1847 in Brixton, London, England. Her parents were John Henry and Mary Ann Capper (nee Wilson). John Capper worked as a stockbroker, but he...
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Wiremu Tamati & Hana Te Wera
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- He Whakamaharatanga Tenei Mo Tamati Wiremu Te Wera (1824-1903) Hana Te Awhitu Te Wera (1831-1923) Tamati and Hana were one of the last Māori living in Te Aro Pa. They...
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John Yule
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- John died in 1899, aged 92, at the residence of Mrs Phelps in Webb Street. He had lodged with her for more than 25 years and received every kindness and...
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Sydney Christmas
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Sydney Alderton Christmas was born in Timaru in 1879. His parents were John (Jack) Christmas and his wife Annie nee Woods. He was one of six Christmas children. In 1907...
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John & Alice Merry
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- John was born in Lincolnshire, England in 1851. His parents were John and Harriett (nee Smith). He married Alice Powell, a native of Truro, England in 1880 in Wellington, New...
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John Tree
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- John Bolton Tree was born in Kent, England on 5th February 1876. His parents were James and Elizabeth Tree (nee Bolton). John and Elizabeth arrived in New Zealand on the...
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Philip Angel
- Friends of Karori Cemetery
- Philip Angel, a fireman aged 23, was found very unwell in Victoria Reserve off Pirie Street on 14th January 1914. On the morning of 14th January 1914, Miss McLean heard...
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News release – waitangi day 2025
- Wrights Hill Fortress
- FOR IMMEDIATE USE – Jan/Feb 2025 WAITANGI DAY OPEN DAY-THURSDAY, 6th February 10AM – 4PM.
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Wright's Hill Fortress, Wrights Hill Road, Karori, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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