Cathy Clarke

I'm afraid my photo doesn't do it justice, but it was a meticulous drawing. Reproduced in a new book 'Mohua Gold' by Mike Johnston.

A map hand-drawn by James Hannay from his application to construct a water-race near the Aorere Caves on the Golden Bay Goldfields, 25 March 1875. Depicts Bedstead Gully Road, Doctor's Creek and the position of his gold mining claim.

Is this not a thing of beauty? A map, hand-drawn by James Hannay (my GGG-GF) from his application to construct a water-race on the Golden Bay Goldfields, 25 March 1875. R18627952 ArchivesNZ. #GenHour

Eek, I've been interviewed by a journalist from River City Press about my talk. No pressure!

Looks like their was another child John Antonio - born and died 1905?

Is it a NZ birth? Use full stop for surname with first name and year. Scroll through names looking for a mangled version of surname.

Thank you to all involved. Let’s hope the tide is turning.

LibraryThing.com It has an app so you can scan the barcode to catalogue your books.

Nope, the Feilding ones had to apply before they left England to the Emigrant & Colonists Aid Corp. Whanganui got what was left over after everyone else had their pick.

Whanganui & the 'Woodlark' Passengers The Woodlark passengers who hadn't found employment in Wellington were taken by paddle-steamer to Whanganui. Wanganui Chronicle, 6 April 1874: The p.s. 'Manawatu' will leave Wellington for Wanganui to...

I've been investigating the 'Woodlark' passengers that went to Whanganui then got side-tracked looking at their employers. Some prosperous enough to have their photograph taken but also a couple of rogues - bigamy & bankruptcy. #OnePlaceWednesday More to come. app.weare.xyz/public/the-w...

Just make it a bumper edition - value for money.

I get the feeling he might have been a bit eccentric. He had a portrait of Oliver Cromwell and a (supposed) key to the Tower of London. Married the sister of my Montagu gg-grandmother.

Executors to take all necessary steps and for this purpose to employ such Doctor or other skilled persons as they in their sole discretion may think proper for the purpose of ascertaining that I am in fact dead and not in any other state having the semblance of death in order so far as possible to avoid all risk of my being buried alive.

How's this for a clause in the 1913 will of the Revd William Francis Dashwood Lang? #GenHour #genealogy

I’ve got two goodies - 1816 deed that gives names & ages of 3 sons and 1860 deed that references death in 1846 Broughshane

Ooh can I use that one for my talk please?

He was a bit optimistic applying for OAP when he was only 55? Or would it be for another reason?

I've made good inroads on the HV newsletter today. I find I've got to be in the right mood for it to flow - it doesn't work if I'm under pressure.

Protective custody for a valuable cargo of 'brood mares' for the new colony. Govt officials didn't want women that were a moral threat or an economic burden. Often the ship's doctor, matron and captain bent the rules to make it more bearable.

Yes, imagine being locked below decks in the stifling heat of the Equator or during a storm in the roaring forties! Sometimes stroppy women protested by making a racket, banging pots and pans at this treatment. #OnePlaceWednesday

If you don't mind, I'm going to borrow your theme and link to this story in the next Hutt Valley NZSG newsletter. #genealogy

Instructions to Matrons of Emigrant Ships These instructions were issued by the Agent General, Isaac Featherston, after the Woodlark had already arrived in Wellington. Charlotte Adams was the matron on the Woodlark. The strict segregation of ...

I've added the Instructions to Matrons of Emigrant Ships to my Woodlark Passengers 1874 study. The single women's quarters were referred to as 'the virgins' cage". #OnePlaceWednesday app.weare.xyz/public/the-w...

That was really helpful. I need to sort my media into albums now. Would a pdf document work for the census tables?
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https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22304366?search%5Bi%5D%5Bname_authority_id%5D=-84125&search%5Bpath%5D=items

New Plymouth history Bluesky: any hints on naming this young lady? In Josiah Flight's papers. I'm wondering if it might be a niece of Thomas Kelly, the MP / Legislative Council member.

I'm amazed at the connections I'm finding between passengers - marriages, chain migration, a couple of swaggers arrested together twenty years after arrival. Not the promised land of milk & honey for many though.

The search cemetery burial records is still geo-blocked here in New Zealand😕

The Woodlark Passengers 1874, Wellington One-Place Study. Image: Painting of an old sailing ship (the Woodlark), heading from left to right in a rough sea, with cliffs on the edge of land visible in the distance on the right. The ship has three main masts, each with four or five sails. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

Now registered with us is @cathyclarke77.bsky.social‬ Cathy Clark’s ‘one voyage study’ The Woodlark Passengers 1874, Wellington One-Place Study🔗. That link is to our OPS profile page; you can also head straight to Cathy's The ‘Woodlark’ Passengers 1874🔗 site to find out more! #OnePlaceWednesday

Better to go later in week and in afternoon. Mon & Tues are busiest days speaking from experience on the sharp end.

SHALIMAR 1859 - 2019 SHALIMAR 1859 - 2019 In December 1859 the Shalimar arrived in Auckland from Liverpool. My great-great-grandparents were passengers John and Susan Dromgool. They settled in Franklin County. But what ab...

Looks like this could be one #GenHour shalimar1859-2019.blogspot.com

Loved the way you unpicked a family myth. #GenHour

Fascinated by how the passengers lived their lives after arrival. For some it was quite a struggle with alcohol, crime and no fixed abode. Others just disappeared once they stepped off the ship, but there's chain migration too. #GenHour

The 'Woodlark' Passengers 1874 We Are [showcasing your family history like never before]

I've been making progress on the website for my one-voyage #OnePlaceStudy of the Woodlark 1874 London to Wellington, NZ #GenHour
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