ngairedith on Family Tree Circles

some of the CORBISHLEY marriages New Zealand 1909 - 1925:


the CORBISHLEY GROOMS

Joseph Corbishley (1878-1965)
- married Rose Ann REEHAL (1883-1959) in 1909

Joseph Corbishley (1879-1959)
- married Margaret GLEESON (1880-1950) in 1916



the CORBISHLEY BRIDES

Emma Corbishley (1888-1972)
- married William Henry Palmer ROBINSON (1886-1971) in 1920

Millicent May Corbishley (1902-1977)
- married George William RIDDICK (1893-1961) in 1923
- George was the 3rd of 4 sons of Robert RDDICK (1837-1908) & Hannah EVANSON (1858-1951)

Sarah Hilda Corbishley (1900-1975)
- married Hughie Elliott RIDDICK (1889-1978) in 1925
- Hughie was the 2nd of 4 sons of Robert RDDICK (1837-1908) & Hannah EVANSON (1858-1951)


... the other 2 sons of Robert & Hannah were:
1888 - 1975 Frederick Robert Riddick
- married Lucy WHITING (1887-1977) in 1914

1895 - 1986 Harold Thomas Riddick
- Harold married Ruby Ethel HOSKIN (1896-1985) in 1921


some CORBISHLEY DEATHS

taken from PAPERS PAST


THAMES STAR - 14 December 1905


PARAWAI SCHOOL
(Thames, Coromandel)

.. There was a good attendance of parents at the above school, when the annual prizes and certficates were presented to the successful scholars. Mr J. READ presided, and in a few words congratulated the headmaster, teachers and scholars on a prosperous year. Songs and recitations were interspersed, and a pleasant afternoon was spent. Specimens of manual work, including brush work and paper folding by the children were exhibited and attracted considerable interest.
The prize list is as follows:

ATTENDANCE PRIZES

STANDARD VII
First Class:
Ada TOWERS

STANDARD VI
First Class:
Oliver DUNLOP
John STEWART
Matthew STEWART
Mary SMITH

Second Class:
Rollo PENK
John MILLAR
Jack GEMMING
Leonard THOMAS
Olive BAKER
Ivy GORDON
Dulcie HUDSON
Gertie MAYO

STANDARD V
First Class:
Leslie WHITE
Phoebe MACKIE
Leonard TOWERS
Laurie TOWERS

Second Class:
Arthur HUDSON
James CLARK

STANDARD IV
First Class:
Arley DUNLOP
Mabel MILLAR

Second Class:
Charles WHITEHOUSE

STANDARD III
First Class:
Dolly PENK
Leila TOWERS
Sydney GARRY
Lewis GARRY

Second Class:
Marjorie THORNE
Sydney AGNEW

STANDARD II
Jack FINDLAY
George FINDLAY
Russell BUCKLAND

Second Class:
Joe DIXON

STANDARD I
First Class:
Mervyb BUCKLAND
Emma LOMAS

Scond Class:
Einnie HUDSON
Clara HAWKES
Flora MILER
Caryl HAY
George MAYO
Norman MILLAR

PRIMER
First Class:
Reginald WRIGHT
Alfred BUCKLAND
George MARTIN

Second Class:
Eddie STEWART
Fred LIDGARD
Geoffrey MILLER


SPECIAL PRIZES

STANDARD VII
Examination: Paul WILLIAMS

STANDARD VI
Examination: Gertie MAYO
Composition:
Dulcie HUDSON 1; Isabe WHITEHOUSE 2
Matthew STEWART 1; Oliver DUNLOP 2

STANDARD V
Spelling: Lily LYES 1
Examinaton: Ernest ADAMS 1; Stanley DANBY 2
Arithmetic: Nathaniel McKEOWN

STANDARD IV
Spelling: Myrtle SMITH
Composition: Arthur JENKIN
Arithmetic: Violet MILLAR
Sewing: Mabel MILLAR, Bella FINDLAY

STANDARD III
Spelling: Marjorie THORNE
Arithmetic: Oliver DOIDGE
Sewng: Rit DODD
Good Conduct: Sarah DIXON

STANDARD II
Spelling: Catherine HANSEN
Examination: Sylvia HUGHES 1; Leslie MILLER 2
Good Conduct: Athol STRETTON, Alma MENZIES

STANARD I
Spelling: George MAYO
Examination: Bertie STRANGE
Good COnduct: Dot GUBB, Willie MENZIES

I have taken some extracts from the Hutt City Library site from the page
Lower Hutt Past and Present (1941)

I highly recommend a visit to their site for some wonderful info and photos of that district and the early settlers.

I am doing some short overviews from their database:

journal 1 - settlers of LOWER HUTT 1839 - 1941

journal 2 - the PILGRIM MOTHERS of the Hutt Valley

journal 3 - PETONE's first 100 years, - list of names

journal 4 - PETONE men who fell WWI - list of names

journal 5 - FREEMASONRY - Ulster Lodge No. 62

journal 6 - LOYAL PETONE LODGE - No, 6542

journal 7 - Ancient Order Of Foresters - COURT EPUNI, 7314

journal 8 - INDEPENANT ORDER OF RECHABITES

journal 9 - PETONE Branch - Hibernian Australasian Society 1910

journal 10 - PETONE PIONEER BRANCH - Oddfellows

journal 11 - HERETAUNGA LODGE & STAR of PETONE LODGE

journal 12 - PONEKE LODGE - Ancient Order of DRUIDS

journal 13 - PETONE Town Board - formed 1881

journal 14 - HUTT RIVER BOARD - formed 1879


(additions in italics or capitals are mine)
- (remember the article was written in 1941)


HIBERNIAN AUSTRALASIAN SOCIETY
SACRED HEART BRANCH No. 533

... The Petone Branch of the Hibernian Society was opened on Sunday, September 18 1910, under the name of "Sacred Heart Branch No. 533."

Twelve members were initiated and the first president was Bro. FLORENCE McCARTHY, who still takes an active part in the management of the Branch. Brother JOHN LINEHAM assumed the office of secretary and held this position with a short intermission, until 1925. Brother LINEHAN now resides in Auckland, where he is still active in the affairs of the Society.

The history of the Branch is not marked by any highlights, but it can be said that, during an eventful period in history, it carried out its functions faithfully and well. Many of its members proceeded on active service during the Great War and those left at home kept the Branch going successfully during a difficult period when many Lodges were forced to close their doors.

The present membership is 100, including an active group of the younger generation, who work well in the social sphere.

The frequent interchange of visits, with indoor bowls as the main attraction, has built up a fine spirit of friendship with all other Lodges in Petone and this spirit has been of great benefit to the movement generally.

On the business side, the branch has been well to the fore. Apart from the provision of benefits for its own members, it took an active part in the establishment of the Petone dispensary and has ever since assisted in the management of this institution, of which Bro. G. C. PEARCE is vice-president and a trustee. Brother PEARCE is also a grand trustee of the society, while the branch secretary, Bro. J. T. CARR., is grand secretary of the society in New Zealand and a vice-president of the Dominion Council of Friendly Societies.

The first chaplain of the branch was Father James Joseph McMENAMIN, whose memory is still revered in Petone, as a devoted priest who gave his life while ministering to the dying on the field of battle at Messines.

Father McMenamin was succeeded as chaplain by Father QUEALY, who continued in this office for over twenty years, until his departure from Petone some four years ago. The present chaplain is Father O'DONNELL.

The present officers of the Branch are:
* Chaplain, Rev. Father W. E. O'DONNELL;
* president, H. L. J. MAY.
* vice-president, T. A. DOUGLAS;
* past president, N. McARTNEY.
* secretary, J. T. CARR;
* treasurer and sick visitor, Sister M. O. LEARY;
* warden, A. G. McLAUCHLN;
* guardian, R. H. O'NEILL;
* sick visitors, G. HEPBURN and B. G. BEVANS;
* trustees, F. McCARTHY, G. C. PEARCE and F. R. FOREMAN;
* Auditors, H. H. BUTLER and A. G. McLAUCHLAN

The following have filled the office of President during the history of the Branch:
* F. McCARTHY, 1910–11-31–35;
* J. LINEHAN, 1912–26;
* L. STEWART, 1912–21;
* R. MOORE, 1913;
* C. O'SHEA, 1913–14;
* L. OKEBY, 1914; J. Roper, 1915;
* F. J. O'LEARY, 1915–16;
* F. GREHAN, 1916–17;
* J. CORBISHLEY, 1918;
* W. FITZGERALD, 1919;
* H. D. YOUNG., 1919;
* T. DUIGNAN, 1920;
* W. RYAN, 1920;
* H. W. BARRY., 1921;
* D. J. P. HICKEY., 1922–32-33;
* R. A. DELANY., 1922–23;
* G. C. PEARCE., 1923–24-35;
* J. KEANE, 1924;
* D. McCARTHY, 1925;
* R. J. McKEE., 1927;
* K. W. FRANCE., 1928;
* W. J. LARACY., 1928;
* Sister M. HIGGINS, 1929;
* F. R. FOREMAN., 1930–32;
* Sister A. YOUNG, 1930;
* J. T. CARR., 1933;
* H. H. BUTLER., 1934;
* B. G. BEVANS., 1936;
* G. HEPBURN, 1937;
* N. McARTNEY, 1938;
* H. L. J. MAY., 1939.

Six members have filled the office of Secretary, namely:
* J. LINEHAN (1910–11 and 1912–25)
* R. MOORE (1912)
* J. T. CARR (1925–30 and 1934–39)
* Sister M. HIGGINS (1931)
* R. M. MOSS (1931–33)
* W. P. COLES (1933–34)

the known EXTON marriages in New Zealand 1880 - 1931


the EXTON GROOMS

Arnold Bathurst Exton
- married Vera Olive Melles in 1931

Charles Richard Exton
- married Ellen White Robertson in 1927

Edward Timothy Exton
- married Ethel Maud Spencer in 1909

Edwin George Exton
- married May Elizabeth Armstrong in 1927

Francis Exton (1849-1929)
- married Kemmey Eliza Bennett (1869-1939) in 1885
- they had 12 children

George Exton
- married Alice Laura Fox in 1913

George Thomas Gardener Exton
- married Martha Coxhead in 1888

Harold John Exton
- married Florence Mary Midleton Urwin in 1917

Henry James Exton
- married Bessie Elizabeth Harding in 1912

Herbert John Exton
- married Gladys May Morrison in 1929

Hugh Walter Exton
- marrie Margaret Mary Norman in 1916

Kenneth William Exton
- married Elizabeth Potts in 1925

Leopold George Exton
- married Florence Jane Kemp in 1910

Timothy Edward Exton
- married Ann Amelia Jeffries in 1880

Walter Mark Exton
- married Florence Gough in 1891

Walter Transvaal Exton
- married Katherline Myrtle Josephine Hunter in 1926



the EXTON BRIDES

Clara Elizabeth Exton
- married Wallace Leonard Wilson in 1914

Dulcie May Exton
- married Norman John Paltridge in 1924

Eileen May Exton
- married Wallace Spencer Thorpe in 1929

Ellen Beatrice Exton
- married Arthur Welden Page in 1909

Emmeline Augusta Maria Exton
- married James Smith in 1899

Florence Jane Exton
- married James Fleming Dittmer in 1922

Irene Florence Exton
- married Leo John Bathurst in 1931

Kathleen Rosina Exton
- married Cecil Norman Theodore Sims in 1930

Lillian Hope Exton
- married Stephen Joseph Geary in 1919

Rose Exton
- married William Lawton in 1885

Rosina Netherby Exton
- married Anders Nielsen Olesen in 1891

I have taken some extracts from the Hutt City Library site from the page
Lower Hutt Past and Present (1941)

I highly recommend a visit to their site for some wonderful info and photos of that district and the early settlers.

I am doing some short overviews from their database:

journal 1 - settlers of LOWER HUTT 1839 - 1941

journal 2 - the PILGRIM MOTHERS of the Hutt Valley

journal 3 - PETONE's first 100 years, - list of names

journal 4 - PETONE men who fell WWI - list of names

journal 5 - FREEMASONRY - Ulster Lodge No. 62

journal 6 - LOYAL PETONE LODGE - No, 6542

journal 7 - Ancient Order Of Foresters - COURT EPUNI, 7314

journal 8 - INDEPENANT ORDER OF RECHABITES

journal 9 - PETONE Branch - Hibernian Australasian Society 1910

journal 10 - PETONE PIONEER BRANCH - Oddfellows

journal 11 - HERETAUNGA LODGE & STAR of PETONE LODGE

journal 12 - PONEKE LODGE - Ancient Order of DRUIDS

journal 13 - PETONE Town Board - formed 1881

journal 14 - HUTT RIVER BOARD - formed 1879


(additions in italics or capitals are mine)
- (remember the article was written in 1941)


A Branch of the friendly society known as the Independent Order of Rechabites was opened in Petone on October 24 1904.

Its founders were Messrs:
* W. L. JENNESS and F. JENNESS, both watchmakers in business in Petone
* Mr. E. C. GAMBLE who was in business with his father, Mr. C. S. GAMBLE, a draper
* Mr. OWEN BAIGENT, a builder
* Mr. W. J. WAKELIN, who was a partner in Richards and Wakelin, grocers
* HORACE and ARTHUR WHETLEY, with their father, as bakers and pastry cooks.
Other foundation members were Messrs:
* F. BLACKBURN
* W. DENBY
* C. BELL, and H. COLLETT.

The first secretary was Mr. W. L. JENNESS and the first presiding officer, Mr. O. BAIGENT

The branch met successively in the Wesleyan school-room, the Central hall and the Orange hall. The name given to the branch was the "Star of Petone Tent," and it became attached to the N.Z. Central District and belonged to the order founded in Salford, England, in 1835.

The high officers of the order, in visiting New Zealand in 1911 and again in 1922, were in Petone on both occasions, big rallies of members being the result.
The first visit was honoured with a church parade, headed by the Petone Band, through the main street.

The branch engaged in friendly society activities. Medical practitioners attending its members were Drs. PERRY, HAMILTON, ROSS, WILKINS, HARDING, DUGGLE, KERR-HISLOP, and BAKEWELL.

The lodge also associated with United Friendly Society movements such as Hospital Sunday, the U.F.S. Dispensary, the Petone Ambulance Van, and on one occasion a friendly society carnival. Latterly, indoor bowls has occupied attention and competitions are entered into with spirit between lodges of the same order and with lodges of other orders.
Members who served abroad with the N.Z.E.F. had their contributions paid by the lodge.

Among members who paid the supreme sacrifice were Messrs:
* Llewellyn William Pearce REEVE and
* Harold Clarence De RIDDER, both of whom were popular officers of the local branch of the Bank of N.Z. before their enlistment.

Mr. C. BELL held the secretaryship for fourteen years and Mr. D. SIMPSON for thirteen years. Mr. D. J. WILSON now holds the position.

Prominent in other executive offices have been Messrs. W. SUSSEX, J. THOMPSON, H. L. HEYWARD., J. SLACK, R. AINSLIE, L. W. HEYWARD, E. ACKROYD, and LEN JENNESS.

Side by side with the adult lodge has been conducted a juvenile branch to which members have given their time for training youth in friendly society principles, brotherhood and unity

some of the HOSIE marriages New Zealand 1863 - 1929


the HOSIE GROOMS

Andrew Hosie
- married Elizabeth Richardson in 1903

Cecil Robert Hosie
- married Nellie Parkin in 1912

David Hosie
- married Amy Lake Case in 1906

Ernest William Hosie
- married Ethel Maud Annie Pearce in 1911

George Hosie
- married Annie Catton in 1886

James Hosie
- married Elizabeth Eldershaw in 1879

James Hosie
- married Hannah Ivy Jane Wright in 1912

John Baden Powell Hosie
- married Sarah Margaret Mills in 1923

John Richard Hosie
- married Julia Davidson in 1903

Robert Hosie
- marrie Susan Alice Prince in 1885

Robert Alexander Hosie
- married Bertha Mabel Nairn in 1913

Russell Hosie
- married Mary Elizabeth Stanley in 1922

Victor David Martin Hosie
- married Hannah Watson in 1923

Walter Hosie
- married Rachel Harriett Preston in 1907



the HOSIE BRIDES

Agnes Hosie
- married John McLaren in 1869

Agnes Gilmour Gordar Hosie
- married Alexander Charles Cameron McDonald in 1902

Elizabeth Hosie
- married Benjamin James Jeffs in 1880

Elizabeth Jean Hosie
- married Edward Vincent Ellis in 1910

Ellen Jean Hosie
- married Patrick Beattie in 1929

Emily Mabel Hosie
- married Edward Bert Hynn in 1918

Grace Ethel Hosie
- married Andrew Dance Fife in 1921

Jessie Hosie Thomas Francis Morrison in 1915

Maggie Ferguson Hosie
- married Leonard Page in 1914

Margaret Hosie
- married ?? in 1862

Margaret Hosie
- married Cornelius Sullivan in 1913

Ruth Hosie
- married Lindon William Howard in 1909

I have taken some extracts from the Hutt City Library site from the page
Lower Hutt Past and Present (1941)

I highly recommend a visit to their site for some wonderful info and photos of that district and the early settlers.

I am doing some short overviews from their database:

journal 1 - settlers of LOWER HUTT 1839 - 1941

journal 2 - the PILGRIM MOTHERS of the Hutt Valley

journal 3 - PETONE's first 100 years, - list of names

journal 4 - PETONE men who fell WWI - list of names

journal 5 - FREEMASONRY - Ulster Lodge No. 62

journal 6 - LOYAL PETONE LODGE - No, 6542

journal 7 - Ancient Order Of Foresters - COURT EPUNI, 7314

journal 8 - INDEPENANT ORDER OF RECHABITES

journal 9 - PETONE Branch - Hibernian Australasian Society 1910

journal 10 - PETONE PIONEER BRANCH - Oddfellows

journal 11 - HERETAUNGA LODGE & STAR of PETONE LODGE

journal 12 - PONEKE LODGE - Ancient Order of DRUIDS

journal 13 - PETONE Town Board - formed 1881

journal 14 - HUTT RIVER BOARD - formed 1879


(additions in italics or capitals are mine)
- (remember the article was written in 1941)


... When the call came in 1914–18, the Borough was not slow in its reply, and, as ever, there were many who followed the flag to the ends of the earth—and beyond.
Those who stayed behind were quick to offer material aid and, headed by the Mayor, Mr. J. W. McEWAN [i[(served 1907-1927), they quickly raised a sum of £8,000 (approx $952,000 in 2011). In addition, £500 was raised for Petone men when they returned, and the names of those who did not come back were perpetuated on a monument of New Zealand stone, set in the Recreation Ground.

The following Petone men made the supreme sacrifice:—
(ongoing project to link all the men)

Rifleman 41461 - Geore Abbott

Driver 12/2525 - Stanley Allender

Lance Sergeant 27819 - Harold Leslie Andrews

Sergeant 24/36 Harry Ashton

Private 8/2404 Albert Victor Ball

Trooper 11/1889 Hellard Barber

Private 28416 Ivor George Bassett - shown as Rifleman

Private 6/190 Phillip Richard Bond - parents lived Petone

Private H. Booth - none found from Petone

Trooper 13/980 C. Boyd - only Trooper Boyd to fall. Mother in Upper Hutt

Private J. R. S. Birback - that surname not found

Private 8/2412 Robert Holford Carene

Private 26035 Robert Cargill

Private 15699 William Cargill

Lieutenant 24/22 Arthur Penfold Castle

Private 36418 Stuart Clark

Private E. W. Clarke - not found

Trooper 11/20 Aaron Anderson Clarke

Private A. Coles - not found under Cole or Coles

Captain ?? C. Collett (Clive Franklyn Collett is submitted here), although Clive was from Auckland, a Rev P. E. Collett of Lower Hutt is mentioned in his bio (see link)

* Private 27622 - Charles William Collett

Private D. Collins - a Daniel Joseph Collins Rifleman 23/712 enlisted from Petone but returned from the war. No Private D. Collins found

Gunner 43810 Archibald Donald Colquhoun

Gunner 43076 George Bates Dent

Gunner 2/489 Harold Clarence De Ridder

Rifleman 26068 Ralph Joseph Dixon - was a Tailor's Cutter

Lieutenant 3/667 William Munro Duncan
- Son of George and Alexanderina Duncan, of Glen Urquhart, Inverness, Scotland. Shorthand Typist for the New Zealand Government Railways Department

Private 37998 Harold Durose - mother Jane in Jackson St, Petone

Private 28273 Edgar Vincent Edlin - Armidale St Petone

Private 44461 John Kenneth Eiffe - born in Australia

Rifleman T. H. L. Englert - that name not found

Lance Corporal 22610 Frank George Eyres - parents in Island Bay

Gunner Leonard Numroe Falla - Son of Robert FALLA & Henrietta AIKEN. Brother of Mary Frances (Maria) Falla. Born in Westport. Originally buried in the field and later transferred to the AIF Burial ground, Flers

Private 25504James Fox - father Bernard in Buick St, Petone

Private 10820 Alfred Frederick George - Islington St, Petone

Private F. Harrison - number of F. Harrison. Petone not found

Major 1491|11/61 Norman Frederick Hastings - mentioned in despatches

Gunner C. W. Hebbend - not found

Lance Corporal 10/2967 Malcolm Robert Henry - mother at 25 Hutt Rd, Petone

Lance Corporal 54364 Walter Victor Leslie Hewson - 7 Richmond St, Petone

Rifleman 42854 Edward Hoare -

Private J. A. Hoare - a Joseph Alexander from Gisborne but no Petone

Private 10/397 Alexander James Hooper - 18 Bay St, Petone

Rifleman 23/2205 George Shackleton Hooper - father George Leonard of Buick St, Petone

Sergeant H. Hodgkinson - a Sergeant Walter of Wellington but no H.

Lieutenant W. J. Home - none found

Gunner 35271 Thomas Keith Hunter - died of pneumonia

Private 69238 John William Hurly - 45 Esplanade, Petone

Gnr. J. Hutchinson

Pte. A. E. Jackson

Sgt. R, S. Jones

Pte. W. Johnson

Pte. S. L. King

Pte. C. J. Kent

Gnr. E. R. Kirk

Pte. L. V. Kirby

Pte. F. G. Kingdon

Cpl. A. A. Ludlow

Pte. J. Ludlow

L/Cpl. R. H. Lines

Pte. J. G. List

Pte., C. T. Loader

Pte. H. A. Macdonald

2/Lieut. J. S. Marsden

Rfm P Mellor

L/Cpl J. Mills

Sgt. A. Minifie

Rfm. T. D. Mockford

Pte. R. F. Moore

Pte. R. E. Morrison

Rfm. J. Mullany

Pte. V. N. Mullany

Pte. W. R. McKenzie

L/Cpl. C. T. Mutton

Cpl. J. H. Murray

Pte. J. J. H. Murray

Rfm. R. McArthur

Pte. J. McConnell

Pte. H. A. McDonald

Pte. S. McFarlane

L/Cpl. W. McEwan

Rfm. C. J. McGregor

Chapln. J. J. McMenamin

Rfm. H. Naughton

Pte. T. Ninness

Pte. T. Nelson

L/Cpl. L. W. Northover

Pte. A. Norling

Dvr. W. Okeby

Sgt. D. O'Leary

Pte. A. R. Packard

Gnr. E. A. Parr, M.M.

Pte. L. C. F. Percy

Pte. P. C. Powell

2/Lieut. L. Reeve

Pte. W. Ryan

2/Lieut. R. A. Savage

L/Cpl. R, A. Scrimshaw

Pte. J. Shea

Gnr. C. Simons

Sgt. W. A. Simmons

Pte. F. W. Simpson

Pte, F. Smith

Rfm. H. M. Smith

Pte. A. Stevens

Pte. E. Stephens

Pte. J. H. Still

Pte. Sullivan

Pte. C. R. Symes

Pte. F. E. Symes

Pte. C. Tait

Cpl. Taylor

Pte. S. Taylor

Pte. P. Tannahill

2/Lieut. A. M. Thomson

Rfm. I. M. Thomson

Sgt. J. H. Tollison

Gnr. E. G. Turner

Spr. H. Turner

Cpl. J. Robertson

Pte. E. H. Valentine

Pte. T. H. Vincent

Pte. W. F. Waite

Pte. D. Wilson

Pte. R. Wilson

L/Cpl. G. Wood

Pte. S. Wolland

Rfm. L. S. Young

I have taken some extracts from the Hutt City Library site from the page
Lower Hutt Past and Present (1941)

I highly recommend a visit to their site for some wonderful info and photos of that district and the early settlers.

I am doing some short overviews from their database:

journal 1 - settlers of LOWER HUTT 1839 - 1941

journal 2 - the PILGRIM MOTHERS of the Hutt Valley

journal 3 - PETONE's first 100 years, - list of names

journal 4 - PETONE men who fell WWI - list of names

journal 5 - FREEMASONRY - Ulster Lodge No. 62

journal 6 - LOYAL PETONE LODGE - No, 6542

journal 7 - Ancient Order Of Foresters - COURT EPUNI, 7314

journal 8 - INDEPENANT ORDER OF RECHABITES

journal 9 - PETONE Branch - Hibernian Australasian Society 1910

journal 10 - PETONE PIONEER BRANCH - Oddfellows

journal 11 - HERETAUNGA LODGE & STAR of PETONE LODGE

journal 12 - PONEKE LODGE - Ancient Order of DRUIDS

journal 13 - PETONE Town Board - formed 1881

journal 14 - HUTT RIVER BOARD - formed 1879


(additions in italics or capitals are mine)
- (remember the article was written in 1941)



JOSEPH PERCY had a flour mill behind the site of the Woollen Mills. The mill was run by water-power from a huge water-wheel, which existed to quite recent times, and was ultimately used by the Woollen Company for the generation of the first electric light in the Hutt Valley.
Mr. Percy named his mill "Britannia," which was, of course, the name given to Petone by the early arrivals. The site of the mill and the water rights of the stream were leased by Mr. Percy from the Provincial Government at £30 a year (approx $3,050 in 2011), payable quarterly.

Mr. Percy was extremely methodical, and files of his accounts are in existence to-day, giving the names of early Wellington and Hutt Valley persons and firms with whom he did business. Among a few of the Wellington names mentioned are:
* Mr. W. DORSET, for whom Mr. A. de B. BRANDON acted
* Mr. J. WOODWARD, Provincial Treasurer
* Mr. Hugh SINCLAIR
* Mr. W. TONKS
* Mr. GEORGE CRAWFORD
* G. H. LUXFORD & Co.,
* Mr. T. McKENZIE
*i W. and G. TURNBULL & Co.,
* E. W. MILLS
* JACOB JOSEPH & Co.,
* W. M. BANNATYNE & Co.,
* Mr. E. CATCHPOOL
* Mr. WILLIAM BARRETT
* Mr. T. W. PILCHER
* Mr. W. WARING-TAYLOR, Johnston & Co.,
* Mr. G. H. VENNELL
* Mr. A. FOLLETT HALCOMBE (Provincial Treasurer)

Hutt Valley names were:
William Read WELCH, Taita, who dealt in horses and did a carrying business,
Edwin Jackson, PetonE
THOMAS FRETHEY
JOHN LIVERTON
JOSEPH FRY
WILLIAM KNIGHT who supplied the mill with wheat
THOMAS BURT, Lower Hutt
WILLIAM WHITEWOOD, Lower Hutt
H. Collett, Petone (wheelwright)
William Robinson, Nelson Street, Petone
and EDWARD DOWNES, apparently dealing in timber
JAMES McEWEN, Petone, carrier.

This mill was later used by Mr. WOLLAND, Mr. Percy transferring operations to the land now known as the Percy Estate, opposite the Hutt Road ramp, where the mill building still stands.


WILLIAM RIDDLER came to New Zealand in 1841, having been born in Cheltenham, England. He was engaged by the Hon. Henry Petre to bring out a consignment of stock to New Zealand, and he, his wife and assistants sailed on the THOMAS SPARKS. When nearing Cape Town, the Thomas Sparks met with a mishap, and all the stock had to be taken ashore, and it was not until six months later that they continued their journey. On the way out a daughter was born, who afterwards became the wife of Samuel Death, who took up 100 acres in the Taita and farmed there for many years.
When they arrived at the Petone beach, the stock was sent to the Petre farm which was along the banks of the Hutt River, from the Petone beach up to the present Wakefield Street, a few years ago known as White's Line. After about two years, the Hon. Petre went back to England, having come into the title of Lord Petre. William Riddler took up a block along where the Hutt Road runs—this being high and not subject to the heavy floods. Petre's block was afterwards taken up by the BUICK family. One son, David Buick was member for Palmerston North for many years.
It was on the Hutt Road that Thomas Riddler and Elizabeth were born. Elizabeth was afterwards Mrs. S. R. JOHNSON. William Riddler gave the land on the Hutt Road to Elizabeth, on which was built the first store in Petone. While managing the Petre farm, he saved the life of HENRY PETRE, on one occasion, from drowning in the Hutt River, and twice when he was attacked by hostile Maori. When William Riddler died, the place was taken over by his son Thomas, and part of the original property is still held by the Riddler family.
In the year 1845, the home of WILLIAM RDDLER was raided by Maori and many valuable records and relics relating to their past and early arrival were stolen.
In 1875 THOMAS RIDDLER married MARY HIRST. Mary Hirst's father, SYDNEY HIRST, built the first houses in Sydney Street, Wellington, the street being named after him. He also built the old Taita Church, which was the first church in the Hutt Valley.

I have taken some extracts from the Hutt City Library site from the page
Lower Hutt Past and Present (1941)

I highly recommend a visit to their site for some wonderful info and photos of that district and the early settlers.

I am doing some short overviews from their database:

journal 1 - settlers of LOWER HUTT 1839 - 1941

journal 2 - PILGRIM MOTHERS of the Hutt Valley

journal 3 - PETONE's first 100 years, - list of names

journal 4 - PETONE men who fell WWI - list of names

journal 5 - FREEMASONRY - Ulster Lodge No. 62

journal 6 - LOYAL PETONE LODGE - No, 6542

journal 7 - Ancient Order Of Foresters - COURT EPUNI, 7314

journal 8 - INDEPENANT ORDER OF RECHABITES

journal 9 - PETONE Branch - Hibernian Australasian Society 1910

journal 10 - PETONE PIONEER BRANCH - Oddfellows

journal 11 - HERETAUNGA LODGE & STAR of PETONE LODGE

journal 12 - PONEKE LODGE - Ancient Order of DRUIDS

journal 13 - PETONE Town Board - formed 1881

journal 14 - HUTT RIVER BOARD - formed 1879


(additions in italics or capitals are mine)
- (remember the article was written in 1941)


... A tribute to the "pilgrim mothers" who accompanied their husbands to a far country, and shared all the hazards and heart-breaks as well as the joys and triumphs inseparable from life in a new land, would be incomplete without a brief review of the difficulties of life on shipboard during the long months of the voyage from the Old Land.

A passenger who left with one of the first ships describes the confusion of the scene when the ship was about to leave Gravesend. Emigrants, their personal effects, furniture of every description, squealing pigs and distracted hens, presented a picture of wild disorder. Some of the passengers were obviously eagerly anticipating the great adventure, others sorrowfully taking leave of their loved ones. In the cramped quarters of the ship, often encountering terrible storms, the intrepid adventurers suffered conditions inconceivably wretched, till they finally disembarked on the shores of Aotearoa, only to be confronted with hardships calling for even greater endurance.

The first arrivals met a friendly reception from the Maori. Great tribute has been paid to the chiefs and the part they played during the early colonisation, but there has been little reference to their womenfolk. It is recorded that when the grand old chief Te PUNI welcomed the first immigrants on the shores of Petone, his beautiful wife Victoria, and his lovely daughter Aene, the princess, were the cynosure of all eyes.
Many of those Englishmen married women of the Maori race, who proved faithful and devoted helpmates of their husbands.
A grand-daughter of the old chief Te Puni, and a well-known identity of the district, Mrs. Mann MATAKA, passed away in September 1940 at her home just a few hundred yards south of Te Tatau o te Po, the Maori meeting place erected on the Hutt Road a few years ago. According to Mrs. LOVE, her cousin, she was the "elder" of the Maori community and she it was who always welcomed the guests at Te Tatau o te Po, whether the occasion was a tangi or a social event. In collaboration with Mrs. Love during the Great War, her efforts for "the boys" overseas were indefatigable, for she was a past mistress at taniko (weaving) work, which sold readily for patriotic purposes. Efforts during this war also commanded her sympathy and practical assistance.

For these English women, migrating to a new land, many of them delicately nurtured and totally unused to a life of hardship, the Maoris were at first a source of terror.
A young mother, whose babe was born on the voyage, after leaving the Cape of Good Hope, confessed to very mixed emotions and not a little inward trepidation when she disembarked on the Petone beach with her tiny infant before an interested and impressive audience of swarthy warriors attired in mats. The mother was Mrs. Daniel RIDDIFORD and her daughter afterwards became Mrs. GEORGE COOPER.

when you visit the site at top there are stories and reminiscences of the following settlers:
(remember it was written in 1841)

* Mr & Mrs THOMAS FRETHEY who came to New Zealand in the French ship "Justine" in 1840. One of a family of ten, Mrs. TREVETHICK (nee Elizabeth Frethey) lives in a picturesque shingle-roofed home built by her parents in 1875 at White's Line West, near the ramp. Her former two-storied home, situated near the Awamutu Stream, was then quite a "residence," boasting ten rooms, and surrounded by a charming flower garden and orchard

* Another old resident is Mrs. HOLLARD. As a girl she lived with her aunt, Mrs. Nat VALENTNE, whose husband was the proprietor of the Aglionby Arms. Her day's routine, she recalls, included milking fifteen cows night and morning, and, of course, the making of butter and cheese. This necessitated rising at 3.30 a.m., and during the strawberry season fruit picking made further demands on time and energy

* Mrs. WOOD, a sister of the late John PROUSE, who earned wide distinction in the Old Land as well as in the land of his birth as an oratorio singer, has happy memories of such occasions. The family, she says, sang, and their home was the musical mecca of the Valley. It was a matter for great rejoicing in the Prouse family when their father arrived home in Wainui with a piano, which was conveyed from Wellington in a dray.
One of Mrs. Wood's brothers, Richard Prouse, enjoyed rather a novel entry into the world, for he was born in the calf house, in which the family had sought refuge during an earthquake, and he was rather fittingly baptised by the river.

* Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE BUCK, who arrived in 1842, were very well known identities of Taita, and Mrs. DOUGLAS BUCK now lives where the old home, a hotel which rejoiced in the name of "Honeymoon Cottage," once stood. The timber for this home was pit-sawn and came from the virgin bush. The Buck family lived at "The Oaks," nearby, a two-storey house with a balcony on three sides, which is still standing

* The parents of a well-known Taita resident, Mr. JOB MABEY, arrived in 1841

* Mrs. Elizabeth MINOGUE was born at the Hutt in 1855 and lived near Naenae Lane. She was the youngest of a family of fourteen, and her sister and her brother each had families of the same size. She recalls how her mother, Mrs. Daniel PECK (nee GASKIN), anticipating a Maori raid, packed her precious crockery in a box and buried it for safe keeping; and how, on another occasion, her mother, perched on a bed, nursed her during an "old man" flood

* One of the oldest residents of the Valley is Mrs. LEE, widow of Mr. ROBERT LEE, the first school inspector in the Wellington district. Born in 1848, she still retains her faculties and enjoys excellent health. A valued possession is a beautiful painting of the Hutt Valley from her old home on the Western Hills, executed by her father, the distinguished artist, JOHN GULLY, in 1878.
- (a look at the wonderful paintings by John Gully)

I have taken some extracts from the Hutt City Library site from the page
Lower Hutt Past and Present (1941)

I highly recommend a visit to their site for some wonderful info and photos of that district and the early settlers.

I am doing some short overviews from their database:

journal 1 - settlers of LOWER HUTT 1839 - 1941

journal 2 - the PILGRIM MOTHERS of the Hutt Valley

journal 3 - PETONE's first 100 years, - list of names

journal 4 - PETONE men who fell WWI - list of names

journal 5 - FREEMASONRY - Ulster Lodge No. 62

journal 6 - LOYAL PETONE LODGE - No, 6542

journal 7 - Ancient Order Of Foresters - COURT EPUNI, 7314

journal 8 - INDEPENANT ORDER OF RECHABITES

journal 9 - PETONE Branch - Hibernian Australasian Society 1910

journal 10 - PETONE PIONEER BRANCH - Oddfellows

journal 11 - HERETAUNGA LODGE & STAR of PETONE LODGE

journal 12 - PONEKE LODGE - Ancient Order of DRUIDS

journal 13 - PETONE Town Board - formed 1881

journal 14 - HUTT RIVER BOARD - formed 1879


(additions in italics or capitals are mine)
- (remember the article was written in 1941)


a brief overview:

* The first white man known to have conducted an industry in the Hutt district was JOE ROBINSON, a Scotch sailor, who, in 1839, was found by Wakefield building an open 8-ton boat on the banks of the Hutt River ...

* In April 1840 it is stated that HENRY MEECH and OXENHAM had a shipwright's business on the left side of the Hutt River. In the same edition reference is made to EDWARD CHANCE's produce and general store, and the virtues of MANNING's portable colonial cottages are extolled

* In July 1840 two of the three partners of Messrs BETTS-HOPPER, MOLESWORTH and PETRE, established an engineering business next to the Hikoikoi pa, near the mouth of the Hutt River

* In 1841 at a yard on the banks of the Hutt River for Messrs MOLESWORTH and HART. Unfortunately, this vessel was wrecked at Kapiti in August of the same year.

* In the following year an American shipwright named WILLCOX built several vessels and also a four-storey flour-mill at the junction of the Waiwhetu Stream and White's Line

* In 1843 another flour-mill, driven by a water wheel, was begun by JOB MABEY

* In 1847 one of the early general stores was established by T. BURT, on the main road. The family continued in the business till some twenty years ago.

* In 1849 on his property at Taita and in the following year this was completed with the help of Mr. A. W. RENNALL, who operated the mill. It was badly damaged in the earthquake of 1855. Another water-wheel was built for Messrs. FARRELLY Bros. at Naenae about 1881 for chaff-cutting

* In 1852 W. & J. HALL commenced business on the main street, and during the subsequent eighty years members of this family built many homes and several churches in the Valley

* In 1861 CLELAND's Store was established just north of Park Avenue, and his brother also commenced a store on the main street of the Hutt near Queen's Road.

* In 1866 MASON's store was established on the western side of the main road near Knox Church, and part of the original building still exists. Other stores which operated in the early days were those of POTTS, KYES, and MULLINS

* In 1867 GEORGE McILVRIDE commenced a blacksmith's and wheelwright's business on the main street

* In 1879 TREVETHICK's brushworks was commenced

* In 1889 FEIST's store was established on the site at present occupied by the Municipal Public Library and "Hutt News" office.


HOTELS
(remember this was wrtten in 1941)


In October 1840, there were at least five inns or taverns on the Petone beach. There are still only five licensed houses in the Lower Hutt and Taita districts.

The first hostelry in the Hutt was BURCHAM's Aglionby Arms, at the Village of Aglionby (see Historical plan.) It is believed that this was built in 1840.

In 1847, however, there is record of this inn being situated near the bridge. On account of the river erosion it was again moved further to the west where, on a plan dated 1863, it appears where the south-west end of the present concrete bridge is. There was further erosion in the big floods of 1871 and 1872, when the building was undermined and it was taken down. Parts of it were used in the construction of the stables at the rear of the present Railway Hotel, which was opened in 1875 by Mr. Nat. VALENTNE (Nathaniel Valentine)

The Central Hotel was built in 1880, and occupies the site of Whitewood's Hotel, built in 1847.

Little is known of the Rose Inn which, in 1849, stood where the Commonwealth Covenant Church was recently erected.
The Family Hotel was built in 1874, and was originally known as OSGOOD's.

The Bellevue Hotel, in Woburn Road, was originally situated in the Bellevue Gardens, previously known as McNAB's, and now occupied by residences. The hotel was burnt down in 1912, and the present one was constructed shortly afterwards.

There were many hotels in the Taita in the early days, but little is known of their history.

In 1847 HUGHES's Public House stood where the golf course now is, opposite the Anglican Church.

GEORGE BUCK was "mine host" at the Travellers' Rest, which stood opposite Taita Hotel, in 1852. It is believed that this place was afterwards known as Honeymoon Cottage, and that the license of the present Taita Hotel originated here.

The Barley Mow Inn was mentioned in a report of the great flood in 1858, and the name of the Albion Inn appears in a list of local public-houses in 1865. This latter building is still standing, and was the half-way house for coaches running to and from the Wairarapa.
It is probable that many of these places existed before the dates mentioned.

These early houses were licensed and the fees provided a large part of the revenue of the township in those days