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1875 - September - Snippets
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Thursday
2 September 1875
Protection of Earnings - 002
GREEN - Selina E.J.Green
apllied to have her earnings protected from her husband John William
Green, neither party appeared, case dismissed.
MEROPE
- Immigrants for Timaru -
003
The Timaru Herald states that the Immigration Officer at Timaru, Mr Le Cren, received by the
Suez mail the following summary of the trades and occupations of the
immigrants per ship Merope which sailed from Plymouth for
Timaru on 30 June.
farm labourers - 61, general
labourers - 25, navvies - 4,
shepherds - 3, carpenters - 7,
joiners - 1, sawyers - 3,
blacksmiths - 4,
brickmakers - 2, plasterers - 1,
shoemakers - 2, butcher - 1, constable - 1,
hairdresser - 1, printer - 1
Single Women -
Cook - 1, dairymaids - 3,
housemaids - 3, laundress - 1, dressmaker -1,
general servants - 17.
Male Adults -
124, Female adults - 74, male
children - 28, female children -
?6, infants - 12,
Total souls -
264, equal to 225 statute adults.
Nationality -
English - 203, Welsh - 1, Channel Islands - 1
French - 1.
Friday 3
September 1875
Auckland - 004
DAVIS - a
photographer, son of Mr Davis, photographer,
Melbourne. He leaves a wife and 3 children jumped overboard
the s.s.Hawea.
Saturday 4
September 1875
Death - 007
SNELL - a child aged
4mths, belonging to Mr Snell, lives on the Sandhills, near the South
Waimakariri railway bridge, died suddenly, an inquest will be
held.
Monday 6
September 1875
Presentation - 008
CALVERT -
Councillor, to be presented with a silver tea and coffee
service, in recognition of the number of years he has served as a
Municipal officer.
Inquest - 009
JOHNSTON - Charles Henry,
son of Mr W.Johnston, engineer in Christchurch Fire Brigade,
---- aged 6 weeks --- congestion of the lungs.
Tuesday 7
September 1875
Licensing Court - 010
Applications for renewal of licenses granted at the annual meeting, but
not taken up, were heard -
SLUIS - Joseph,
Perthshire Arms Hotel, Lincoln --------- granted
ROGERS -
Geo. George and Dragon Hotel, Templeton,
--------- granted
SEARLE - Benjamin -
Cass Hotel, West Coast Road, ------- granted
Wednesday 8
September 1875
Dunedin - Fatal Accident - 011
STEADMAN - Henry, driver
of the West Tairei coach, --- horse shied -- toppled the
coach over a 20ft bank Henry died at 2pm ------
Queenstown - 011
MALDERS - Kate,
concealment of a birth ---------
Saturday 11
September 1875
Sudden death - 015
INCH - George,
died suddenly at Oxford on Thursday night ---- aged about 20,
only 12 mths in the Colony --- an inquest will be held.
Tuesday 14
September 1875
Death - 017
RAPHAEL -
Councillor ---- announcent of his death this
morning -----
Thursday 16
September 1875
Wife Desertion - 018
LOYD - Joseph, an elderly
man, charged with deserting his wife Lydia Loyd, separated 12 to
14 years ------- lots more -------
9 children,
8 alive and grown up. ------
(spelt Lloyd
later)
Lyttelton - Death - 019
MURRAY - William, a
Councillor, ------ lots more -----
Funeral - 020
RAPHAEL - Alfred Isaac
Raphael took place yesterday -- largest seen in the
city --- more -----
Monday 20
September 1875
Invercargill - 022
GARDINER -
Charles, of Waihopai flour mills ---- died on the
Mataura line -----an inquest will be held on Monday
Tuesday 21
September 1875
Auckland - 023
MARKS -
Thomas, an immigrant by the ship Dover Castle,
was drowned in crossing a creek at Huia.
Dunedin - 024
STEPHENS - Robert,
a hawker, was found dead in a yard adjoining the Universal Hotel,
Maclaggan st. aged about 50, from Devonshire -------
Wednesday 22
September 1875
Lunacy - 025
CALLEY - David, of
Wharton, Lancashire, who for some years had been on Mr
T.H.Parkinsons run ----- was entitled to property at Home,
Supreme Court - 026
TRIBE - Charles
--- order of adjudication --- date for Wed. 29
September ---
SHAILER - Thomas
---- order of adjudication --- date for Wed. 29
September ---
PETTERNELL -
Manton, deceased --- issue of probate to
Francis Thomas OPIE a named executor.
SCOTT - George,
deceased --- probate to Samuel Francis Scott -----
PURVIS - James
Glen, order of adjudication --- date for Wed. 29
September ---
SLOPER - John,
deceased --- probate to John Lee and George Keats as
executors.
IRVING - James
Oldham, last examination for Thursday 4 November ---
BURGESS - J. G.
order of adjudication --- date for Thurs. 30
September ---
Thursday 23
September 1875
Wife Desertion - 028
LLOYD - Joseph (Loyd in earlier paper)
adjourned case for havng deserted his wife Lydia Lloyd, was further
adjourned until 1 October.
Saturday 25
September 1875
Property Sale - 030
MORGAN - late Captain at
Kaiapoi, and 3 acres of land sold to Mr E.G.KERR, kaiapoi for 650 pounds
BIRCH - Mr occupied by
Mr Birch at Kaiapoi, sold to Mr Birch for 350 pounds
HURSE - Mr of
Kaiapoi, occupied by Mr Hurse sold for 190 pounds
RINGWOOD - Mr, 7 roomed
house and land in Barbadoes st sold to Mr NEEDHAM for 625 pounds.
Monday 27
September 1875
Timaru - Fatal Accident -
031
KELLY - a little girl
aged 3 years residing at Sandle town, child drowned
on 24 September --- an inquest will be held
Ship MEROPE,
from Plymouth, via Timaru - 032
Report of the ships journey from Plymouth, 3 infants
died, Captain was J.Sutherland,
Matron was Mrs Bartropp,
doctor was Mr Hasart,
Tuesday 28
September 1875
Arrival of ship LACTURA
- 033
clipper ship Lactura, Captain
Luckes, arrived on 27 September from London, an extract
from the diary of one of the saloon passengers ---------
Wednesday 29
September 1875
Prebbleton - Accident - 034
PENNY - Mr a miller
at Irwell, with his wife and child ------horse kicked
all occupants were tipped out in aheap at the back, no one
seriously hurt ----
Thursday 30
September 1875
Wellington - 035
WALLIN - a fireman,
was drowned today swimming off to a boat that was anchored out.
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
13 September 2010
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