Papers Past -
Star - Christchurch - August
1884
- Snippets
Don't forget to use
the
Edit and Find to highlight a name on this page
Home page:
http://www.transcriptions.nz
email:
transcriptionsnz@gmail.com
for a newspaper
copy, please quote day and date of paper and
number beside entry
Friday
1 August 1884
Death - Thomas
KING
- an elderly man named Thomas King, residing in York
street,
was found dead in his house this morning. ---------
page 3
Oamaru -
AIKENHEAD
- Mr Andrew Aikenhead, a well-known farmer
here, was found
dead in his bedroom this morning. The cause of death is
not
known.
an inquest
will be held tomorrow.
Saturday 2 August 1884 page
3 -
Fatality -
WILSON - an accident of a distressing nature
took place at Oxford on Thursday
afternoon. A horse bolted ------an inquest will
be held today.
Invercargill - wedding -
MOIR - JOHNSON - Mr W. S. Moir,
Mayor of the Borough, was married today to
the eldest daughter of Mr N.Johnson, ex mayor.
Mr Moir is the 1st
Mayor of the Borough who has married during his term of
office.
Greymouth -
ISHERWOOD - William Isherwood,
formerly an employee in the Despatch Foundry
-------
Monday 4
August 1884
Sudden death -
STOKES - death occurred at Mr Dale's boarding
house Manchester
street south, on Saturday. An old man over 70 years of
age
named
Jacob
Stokes, a lodger in the house, was found dead in his bed
this morning. --- he is supposed to have friends in the North
Island.
page 3
Inquest -
WILSON - an inquest was held today on the body
of the boy W.B.Wilson, who
was killed accidentally on Saturday at 10am.
------- a verdict of
accidental death was given.
Tuesday 5
August 1884
In bancruptcy -
NOVIS - Thomas the
younger, labourer, of Addington.
Auckland -
BARLOW
-a recent arrival from England, named J.Barlow, was
killed
by being thrown from a horse on the Onehunga road yesterday.
He
had been riding in company
with
the barmaid named Agnes TAYLOR.
Wellington -
HOGAN
-Cellia Hogan, cook at the Wellington hotel,
was found dead in her bedroom this morning. She was fully
dressed.
page 3
Totara Valley, Pleasant Point -
CAMPBELL - a boy
Campbell, son of a farmer in Totara Valley, was
found drowned in a waterhole yesterday morning. The cause of
death is supposed to be accidental.
Mr Woollcombe, Deputy
Coroner,
will hold an inquest at noon today at Pleasant Point.
Greymouth - Fatal bush accident -
HALL - a man named John Hall, while bush
falling near Marsden, was
struck by a falling branch on the head, and knocked down.
at 9-30 on Saturday night in
the bush, he died this morning
without having recovered consciousness.
Wednesday 6
August 1884 page 3
Sydenham -
CRAIG - a male infant, 5 mths old, named
George Walter
Craig, was found dead in its bed at the Club Hotel,
Sydenham. It was apparently in good health,
and death is
suppossed to have resulted from overlaying.
Thursday 7
August 1884
Wellington -
BELLMAIN
- Albert Bellmain, master of the Gladstone School,
was found
dead on the Ngahauranga road last night. he had been thrown
from
his horse.
He
was a native of France, and leaves a wife and
several children. He is believed to have property in
Canterbury.
page 3
Russells's Flat -
BOON - a sudden death occurred at Russell's
Flat yesterday morning. An
old man, Mr Charles Boon, was on his way to his
daughter's, when he was
seen by a neighbour to
fall. When
picked up he was in a dying state, and soon after expired.
------
an inquest will be held today.
Waddington - Inquest
COCHRANE
- at Waddington, -------on the
body of John Stuart Cochrane, aged 8 years 5 mths, who
died
suddenly on Monday evening.-------
the jury
returned a
verdict, death from natural causes.
Auckland - inquest -
BARROW - at the inquest on Joshua
Barrow, killed while riding on the
Onehunga road by coming into collision with a dray,
a verdict of
accidental death was returned, -----
Auckland -
MITTOS
- Benjamin Mittos, an old identity,
is dead, aged
76. He was one of the refugees brought to Auckland in the
Victoria gun brig,
from
Hokianga during Heke's war. He
arrived in Auckland in 1840.
Wellington -
KINNEBURGH - David
Kinneburgh, a very old resident, died today.
Wellington - inquest -
HAGAN - at the inquest on the body of Cecilia
Hagan a verdict of death from
heart disease was returned.
Friday
8 August 1884
In bancruptcy -
WELLS -
William - farmer
of
Loburn.
HAWKEN -
William Henry -
farmer of Styx,
page 3
inquest -
BASHFORD
- an inquest on the body of the infant son of
Amelia Anne Bashford,
who was found dead in his bed on Wednesday last,
-----
the jury returned a verdict
of accidental death.
Saturday 9
August 1884
Auckland -
GIBSON
- a young man named Gibson, while out rabbit shooting at
Te
Awamutu, was accidently shot in the leg by his companion. The leg
was
amputated,
but Gibson
died shortly after the operation.
Monday 11
August 1884
In bancruptcy -
AUSTIN -
Henry Selwood, solicitor,
Christchurch.
page 3
Greytown -
TERRY - Mr Terry, saw mill
proprietor, of Papawai, near
Greytown, died suddenly here today. Mr Terry came to
town
to the wedding of one of his relations,
and was in robust health
until early this morning, when he was taken suddenly ill and
expired before medical assistance could be obtained.
Tuesday
12
August 1884
Letters of Naturalisation -
CORDELI - August, mariner
of
Lyttelton
ESSELBORN -
Valentine, tailor of Christchurch
Wednesday
13 August 1884
In bancruptcy -
SPANJER -
Paul -
farmer, of St Albans,
WOOLLAMS -
Alfred -
Christchurch.
Friday 15
August 1884 page 3
Obituary -
BISHOP - Mr Charles Wellington
.Bishop ----- Mr Bishop a "Canterbury
pilgrim" -- a man of Kent, born at
Maidstone, on August 24 in 1815.
the year of Waterloo, his
name ---- was a memorial of the "great victory" in his
early years the family removed to the North of France,
where he
was educated --- returning to England at age 17 --- he was one
of
the first to set foot on the shores of Lyttelton being among
the
passengers of the Charlotte
Jane, He with his Bros, Messrs E.B.
and F.A.Bishop --- a very
long
column, email for a copy.
Cust -
TIPPING - By the death of the late Mr
Tipping there has been removed
a gentleman who was held in high esteem by the Cust Community,
-----
Cust -
COOPER
- A somewhat sudden death took place this Thursday
morning,
that of a young man named Cooper, formerly in connection with
the
Cust school. ----
Monday 18
August 1884
In bancruptcy -
BELL -
Arthur,
auctioneer, Christchurch.
page 3
In divorce -
TOWLE v TOWLE
Letters of Naturalisation --
NEWSTROM -
August, seaman, Lyttelton.
AMBROSE -
Ralph, labourer, Lyttelton.
Christchurch -
WRIGHT - Last night Mr S. Wright,
a farmer, residing in the
neighbourhood of Sunnyside, ----- one of his children,
an
infant 15 mths old,
had died
somewhat suddenly in the
afternoon. -------------
Auckland -
KEATLEY -
a son of John Keatley, storekeeper, Kawakawa, aged 4 was
drowned in a hole 4ft deep, dug for a fencing post.
Fielding -
PRICE
- an elderly man named Price, belonging to
Fielding, was
found dead near Wanganui racecourse, this morning. His body
was
found in a small creek. ------------
Tuesday 19
August 1884
Wellington -
JAMES - A fatal accident occurred at the Petone
railway workshops.
A young man named Albert James ----- He had
only recently arrived from England.
----
email for a copy.
Tauranga -
KINWIN - --- at the town wharf. A
carter named William Kinwin, fell
down the hatchway of the steamer Wellington. ------- and died
shortly after.
Auckland -
SMITH - the body of Rosina Smith's baby
was found by police -----
In bancruptcy -
NANKIVELL -
John, butcher,
Christchurch
page 3
Fielding - inquest -
PRICE - at the inquest on the man named
W.H.Price, email for a copy
Auckland -
LAWLOR - the man --- at Mongonui
Bluff proved to be William Lawlor,
a gum digger, formerly of the 65th regiment. ------
Waddington -
MAXWELL
- Mrs Maxwell, wife of Rev Maxwell of the
Malvern
Presbyterian district,died and caused quite a gloom to rest
upon the district
on Sunday.
----- email for a copy
Wednesday 20
August 1884
Dunedin - sudden death -
JONES - Mr R.R.Jones, the well-known estate
agent at Milton, was
found dead in his bed this morning.
Shipping - Tongariro
-
McILWRAITH -
one death occurred that of Mrs
McIlwraith, aged 76 of bronchitis.
arrived
today after a passage of 44 days including stoppages at
at Teneriffe, Cape of Good Hope,
and Hobart. She brings 190
passengers
of all classes.
Passengers for
Lyttelton -
First Saloon -
Mr and Mrs G.D.Greenwood, Mr J.M.Heywood,
Major
R. Leeson, Mr G.S.Wood.
Second saloon -
Miss E.A.Atkinsom, Mrs and Misses Duffield
(2), Mr and Mrs Gott, Mr and Mrs
A.E.Smith, Mrs H.Swann, Miss J.Welch.
Third cabin -
Mrs M.Buchanan, Messrs C.J.Champness,
S.Johnson, S.Lee, T.H.Lippitt,
D.Ramsay, W.Red, H.Rust.
page 3
Lyttelton -
LOW - Alexander, died on board the
Rotomahana yesterday, whilst
alongside the wharf at Lyttelton,
Thursday
21
August 1884
Auckland - inquest -
MADDEN - William Madden has died in Mount Eden
Gaol from the
effects of excessive drinking. --- jury found a verdict
of death from drink,
--- more
----
Friday
22
August 1884
In Bancruptcy -
GARTNER -
Christian of
Waikari, labourer.
page 3
Auckland - inquest -
WILSON
- an inquest was commenced today on the body of the
infant Emily
Wilson, alleged to ------- by its mother Rosina
Emily
Smith --- the coroner
adjourned
the case until tomorrow.
Saturday
23
August 1884
In bancruptcy -
McFADGEN -
John, labourer of
Fendalton
LAWRENCE -
Samuel Charles,
photographer of Christchurch and Ashburton.
WARK -
Rudolph
Grain
expert, of Christchurch.
Monday 25
August 1884
In bancruptcy -
McLEOD -
Donald of St Albans.
FRANCIS -
Frederick Wyatt
-
wine and spirit merchant, of Christchurch
FLEMING -
James,
clerk, of Christchurch
page 3
Death of old Settler -
TURNER - another old and respected settler has
departed this life. Mr Mark
Turner came to Lyttelton in the ship Duke of Bronte in 1851
at Little
Akaloa, ---- He made arrangements for a trip to England
and had actually taken his passage, but caught a cold
-----
- died
yesterday aged 66. Mr
Turner was a
native of Farningham, Kent.
Auckland -
FOLEY - an old identity named Edward
Foley, aged 73, is
dead. He was brother-in-law to Sir John O'Shaughnessy.
Invercargill - inquest -
MARISCO - Louis Marisco aged 12
years. The boy was one of 3 brothers who were larking at
home. He and his brother Frank had been
calling the
elder
Joseph, nicknames, -- the father of the boys
was an Italian fisherman in Seacliffe Asylum for
several
years past.
Dunedin -
WACKRILL
- Thomas Hudson Wackrill was found dead in his bed at the
Coffee Palace last night, --------- he had been for
9mths
on board
the whaler
Splendid, but little else is known about
him. An auctioneer's license, issued at Chelmsford,
England,
was found in his pockets.
an inquest will be held.
Tuesday 26
August 1884
In bancruptcy -
FOWLER -
John, draper's
assistant
of Christchurch.
Obituary -
LECKIE
- Colonel, 60 years of age. He was
Colonel of the 39th regiment, on full pay. He served through a
portion of thr Crimean War,
being
present at the storming of
Sebastapol, He served in Canada and various parts of
India He leaves a wife and grown up children.
page 3
letter of Naturalisation -
LIESKE,
Otto,
solicitor's clerk, Christchurch.
Wednesday 27
August 1884
In bancruptcy -
STAPLES -
Samuel Albert - coal merchant and commission agent,
Christchurch.
Thursday 28
August 1884
In bancruptcy -
BROWN -
John blacksmith,
of
Ohoka,
page 3
Dunedin -
BURNS - Thomas Burns, residing with his
brother at Bishops
Court, Roslyn, met his death through the explosion of a
gun
about 11 o'clock., this morning.
---------- it is
probable
an inquest will be held, the deceased was a labourer,
and
was 24 years of age.
Friday 29
August 1884
In bancruptcy -
BILLENS -
Henry,
storekeeper, of Akaroa.
page 3
Inquest -
BURNS - at the inquest on the man Burns today,
-------- returned a
verdict deceased was accidentally shot by his own gun.
--- email for a copy
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
27 July 2006
Home page:
http://www.transcriptions.nz
http://bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/
http://librarydata.christchurch.org.nz/Cemeteries/
http://archway.archives.govt.nz/
http://www.oldnewsbios.co.nz/search.php
http://muse.aucklandmuseum.com/databases/general/basicsearch.aspx?dataset=Cenotaph