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
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.
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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.
Eek, I've been interviewed by a journalist from River City Press about my talk. No pressure!
October 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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?
October 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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.
October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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.
October 9, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Thank you to all involved. Let’s hope the tide is turning.
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September 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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.
September 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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.
Just make it a bumper edition - value for money.
September 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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.
September 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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.
I’ve got two goodies - 1816 deed that gives names & ages of 3 sons and 1860 deed that references death in 1846 Broughshane
September 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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?
September 11, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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?
September 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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.
September 9, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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.
September 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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
September 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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
September 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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
That was really helpful. I need to sort my media into albums now. Would a pdf document work for the census tables?
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceWednesday
September 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
That was really helpful. I need to sort my media into albums now. Would a pdf document work for the census tables?
#OnePlaceWednesday
#OnePlaceWednesday
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.
August 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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😕
August 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The search cemetery burial records is still geo-blocked here in New Zealand😕