Cathy Clarke
@cathyclarke77.bsky.social
NZ Wellingtonian. Author of The Only Living Lady Parachutist: http://catherineclarkeauthor.com Family tree tracer: http://catherineclarke6.wix.com/myers Med Lab scientist before that. #historicalfiction #genealogy
Pleased to have solved this one: #OnePlaceWednesday Eliza Steer was a nurse on the Woodlark 1874 - she witnessed a codicil to the will of Elizabeth Sewell in Romford, Essex 1876. That's Elizabeth Sewell, the wife of NZ's first premier, Henry Sewell, who left NZ on the Howrah 1875 with unnamed nurse.
I'll be a newbie presenter for Changing Places about my one-voyage study. #AATP26
Society of Genealogists@sogorg.bsky.social · last mo.📢 Thanks to everyone who submitted a speaker proposal for #AATP2027. Speakers will be hearing from us today and tomorrow about the outcome of their submissions. The standard was incredibly high. Thank you for helping us shape another exciting programme!
#OnePlaceMissing #OnePlaceWednesday 1874: The Woodlark drops anchor in Wellington after a 98 day voyage from England. The hopeful immigrants shuffle down the gangplank, but for some that first step onto the wharf is the exact moment they vanish from history. app.weare.xyz/public/the-w...
The Missing Passengers
The year is 1874. The Woodlark drops anchor in Wellington Harbour after a gruelling, ninety-eight day voyage from England. The crowd of hopeful immigrants shuffle down the gangplank, eager to put thei...
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An excellent piece of research on this kiwi classic.
The Spinoff@thespinoff.bsky.social · 3mo agoIs the Afghan biscuit racist or just misunderstood?
I had lots of fun researching this fellow for my Woodlark one-voyage study: app.weare.xyz/public/the-w... #OnePlaceWednesday
William Howell (1826 - ?) Profile
If ever a man had the misfortune to possess the wrong face at the wrong time, it was William Howell – also known, when circumstances suited, as William Marskell.His troubles began, as many colonial ad...
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If you are thinking of using WeArexyz for your #FamilyHistory or #OnePlaceStudy then this course will get you started: www.sag.org.au/event-6587551 It helped keep me motivated last year. #GenHour
Anyone else finding problems with 1851 England census on Ancestry? Not displaying other household members and just gives a completely random list of names, none of which bears any resemblance to the image. Need to click on the 'View others on page" & save each person individually. #GenHour
I discovered the 1727 will of my 7xGGF, Henry Asikell in the PCY wills, then in the York Cause Papers a previous 1722 will. The daughters had been disinherited by their brother in the later will & son steadied the hand of his father, he 'being a little troubled with the palsie'! #GenHour
Borthwick Institute for Archives@uoyborthwick.bsky.social · 4mo agoIn case you missed it, we had an eventful Easter! 16 million of our records, including our massive collection of wills, are now available to search and view on Ancestry.com (and can be accessed for free onsite at the Borthwick). www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Y-DNA tested my paternal cousin back in 2024, then target tested a potential half 4C1R, upgraded to Y-700. I now have the result I wanted: Abraham Maginnis b abt 1786 was most likely the father of my GG-Grandfather, Wm Thompson. #GenHour Stoked as initial Y-111 results were genetic distance of 6.
Luke Howison - not just famous in New Zealand (amongst genealogists).
Irish Genealogical Research Society (IGRS)@igrs1936.bsky.social · 6mo agoIGRS Top Research Tip #195: Did some of your Irish family migrate to New Zealand? The NZ Ancestor Search Helper draws together data from a range of online NZ resources: ash.howison.co.nz
Chuffed that my Woodlark #OnePlaceStudy got a mention at the 32 minute mark in Paul Milner's webinar familytreewebinars.com/webinar/engl... #OnePlaceWednesday
English Context - History, Sources and Repositories - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
An introductory overview on English History and its effect on sources and repositories. Understand where to look for records and how to...
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The #OnePlaceStudies blogging and social media prompt for this month, #OnePlaceAdverts has prompted me to post an article 'Advertising New Zealand in the 1870s' used to encourage emigrants on the Woodlark in 1874. app.weare.xyz/public/the-w...
Advertising New Zealand in the 1870s
The Immigration and Public Works Act of 1870, introduced by Julius Vogel, transferred control of immigration from provincial governments to the central government. To manage this, Isaac Featherston wa...
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An unwelcome surprise! Family Search have removed access to inquests from 1925 onwards in 'New Zealand Coroner's inquest reports, 1888-1938' so they are no longer available to view at home. The restriction is 50 years from date of death, so why? Need to visit to Archives in Wgtn now. #genealogy
This week's post on the Woodlark passengers, the feisty Jane Palmer, publican of the Grovetown Hotel in the 1880s. #OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceStudy app.weare.xyz/public/the-w...
Jane Adams [Palmer] (1846 - 1913) Profile
Jane Palmer was not a woman to be trifled with. Though she could neither read nor write, she navigated contracts, business dealings, and legal disputes with a confidence that often defeated men who at...
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Imagine eating this for 98 days straight - the dietary scale for the 'Woodlark' from London to Wellington in 1874. #OnePlaceWednesday #OnePlaceStudy app.weare.xyz/public/the-w...
Passengers' Contract Ticket
It's looking a bit tatty around the edges now, but this is the passenger ticket for the Chambers family from the Woodlark ship's papers. I've been able to fully transcribe it from a copy included in a...
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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
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...
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...
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How's this for a clause in the 1913 will of the Revd William Francis Dashwood Lang? #GenHour #genealogy
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...
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 ...
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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.
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
I've been making progress on the website for my one-voyage #OnePlaceStudy of the Woodlark 1874 London to Wellington, NZ #GenHour app.weare.xyz/public/the-w...
The 'Woodlark' Passengers 1874
We Are [showcasing your family history like never before]
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I've been working on my one-voyage study all week. Enrolled in SAG course for setting up website. I've done 3 research articles, 2 profiles and loaded 3 documents. It's still private for now but pleased with my progress #GenHour
Tracy Farr’s alternative history, Wonderland, is a fabulous read. The setting is real – Wonderland was an amusement park in Miramar that ran from 1907 to 1912 but the main characters and events are fictional.
Book Review: Wonderland by Tracy Farr
Tracy Farr’s alternative history, Wonderland, is a fabulous read. The setting is real – Wonderland was an amusement park in Miramar that ran from 1907 to 1912 – but the main characters and events are fictional. The amusement park is the backdrop to the lives of the Loverock family. Charlie is the owner and his wife Matti, a doctor in obstetrics, is promoting the new technology of incubators for newborn babies.
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Do you ever wonder why you can't find a marriage on the NZ DIA website? This one has been completely scrambled. According to the Intentions to Marry they are John A SIMS (groom) and Hannah Matilda BERRY (bride)
@kiwinomad06.bsky.social Recommend this webinar. What a story! familytreewebinars.com/webinar/a-ma...
“A Matrimonial Advertiser:” Tracing the Treacherous Trail of an Early 20th-Century Romance Scammer - Legacy Family Tree Webinars
Research on a man’s mysterious second marriage identified his wife as a romance scammer who preyed on Civil War veterans. This case study shows how evidence...
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I'm off to ArchivesNZ to look at Intentions to Marry for Woodlark passengers. Good for pre 1880 NZ marriages as gives specific age and length of residence, parent if minor (and don't cost $25 like a marriage reg). 1865-1869, 1872, 1874 & 1880 have been digitised at www.archives.govt.nz. #GenHour
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