Chris Korte's New Zealand Genealogy Project
Histories
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| 1 |  | 1860 voyage to NZ by sailing ship Robert Henderson Details of the sailing ship Robert Henderson and her 1860 voyage to New Zealand from Glasgow, Scotland. | ||
| 2 |  | 1865 Voyage to NZ of Dona Anita Details of the Barque "Dona Anita" and the 1865 voyage from England to Nelson, New Zealand. Johan Heinrich Friedrich Christoph KORTE, or Christopher Korte as he was known in New Zealand, sailed on this voyage. | ||
| 3 | | 1873 Voyage to NZ of Queen of North Details of the barque "Queen of the North" and her 1873 voyage from London to Napier, New Zealand. Amongst the passengers on the voyage were the Berkahn family from Denmark. |
Date: Apr 2019 |
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| 4 |  | 1876 Voyage to NZ by the sailing ship Timaru Some details of the sailing ship Timaru and the 1876 voyage to New Zealand from Glasgow. | ||
| 5 |  | 1894 Reform Dress Wedding In 1894 James Reeve Wilkinson and Kate (Katrine) Walker were married in Christchurch, New Zealand. Both were strong supporters of dress reform for women. Reports of the wedding attracted considerable attention because of the unusual dress of the wedding party. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 26 Jun 2018 Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand -43.5320544, 172.63622540000006 |
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| 6 |  | 1897 Voyage to NZ on the steamship Gothic Details of the Gothic and the 1897 voyage to New Zealand. Ernest Edwin RUSHBROOKE, his wife Ellen Sarah WRIGHT and their six children migrated to New Zealand on the steamship Gothic in 1897. Mary Alice WRIGHT and James George WRIGHT, Ellen's sister and brother, also traveled to New Zealand on the voyage. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 28 Jun 2018 |
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| 7 | | 1910 First Matawai Hall Newspaper reports on the first Public Hall in Matawai, near Gisborne, New Zealand. The Hall was opened in 1910. Henry KORTE was reported to have provided singing at the opening concert. The first hall was replaced by a new Memorial Hall in 1952. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 30 Jun 2018 Place: Matawai, Gisborne, New Zealand -38.3573042, 177.5355389 |
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| 8 | | 1913 Matawai Bush Fires, near Gisborne, NZ Newspaper account of bush fires in Matawai are of interest to the Korte family because they occurred on the wedding day of Fred Korte and Elizabeth Redpath. Fred's two brothers Henry and Chris were unable to attend the wedding because they were attempting to prevent Fred's newly built cottage from burning down. The cottage survived the fire. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 28 Jun 2018 Place: Matawai, Poverty Bay, New Zealand -38.36297582384236, 177.54469771534036 |
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| 9 |  | 1921 Letter from Northern Ireland - Transcript Transcript of a letter from Elizabeth McLaren (nee DUXFIELD) to her eldest daughter Elinor Rushbrooke (nee McLAREN). The letter was written while Thomas and Elizabeth McLaren were staying with relatives in Northern Ireland, near Carmavey in County Antrim where Thomas had grown up. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 3 Jul 2018 Place: Ballyginniff, Antrim, Ireland 54.6643301, -6.270544599999994 |
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| 10 |  | 1958 Matawai School Jubilee Matawai School, in Matawai near Gisborne on the East Coast of the North Island, held a 50 year Jubilee in 1958. This page has extracts from the souvenir publication produced for the Jubilee. Matawai School is of interest to my family; my mother and grandmother both teaching there, and family members attending. My grandmother, Elizabeth Korte (nee Redpath) was the first teacher at Matawai School in 1908. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 29 Jun 2018 Place: Matawai, Gisborne, New Zealand -38.3573042, 177.5355389 |
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| 11 | | 1982 Suicide Bombing The 1982 attempt by Neil Ian ROBERTS to destroy the Wanganui Computer Centre because of concerns that New Zealand would become a "police state" with the Computer Center as it's figurehead. He committed suicide with a bomb attempting to destroy the Center. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 30 Jun 2018 Place: Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand -39.9300887, 175.04789010000002 |
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| 12 |  | Gisborne - Motuhora Railway, New Zealand The Gisborne to Motuhora Railway, built between 1900 and 1917, then removed in 1959-1960 was a vital part of the development of the Matawai district, providing all-weather transport for people and goods. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 26 Jun 2018 Place: Matawai, Gisborne, New Zealand -38.3573042, 177.5355389 |
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| 13 | | History of Awatuna, New Zealand Information on the history of Awatuna in South Taranaki, New Zealand. Christoph Korte and his family were among the early settlers in Awatuna. He obtained 90 ha of Awatuna bush in 1886. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 26 Jun 2018 Place: Awatuna, Taranaki, New Zealand -39.4366024, 174.04538130000003 |
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| 14 |  | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 20 Apr 2024 |
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| 15 | | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 20 Apr 2024 |
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| 16 | | History of the Waioeka Gorge This page provides information about the history of the Waioeka Gorge district and the road through the area, State Highway 2 from Matawai to Opotiki. Members of the Redpath family (Jack Redpath, Stuart Redpath and his children) have lived at Wairata in the Gorge since the area was made available for settlement in 1906 and are one of the few original families still residing there. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 18 Jun 2019 |
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| 17 |  | Letter from Northumberland about Duxfield farm - Transcript Transcript of a letter describing Willington North Farm and the residence, near Willington in Northumberland. The letter indicates that John Duxfield had farmed the property and Elizabeth Duxfield had lived in the house with her parents before moving to New Zealand. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 19 Jul 2018 Place: Willington, Northumberland, England 54.990152, -1.4965799999999945 |
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| 18 |  | Newspaper Reports about Dr George Redpath (1892-1951) Articles from newspapers and the New Zealand Police Gazette about Dr George REDPATH (1892-1951). |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 30 Jun 2018 |
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| 19 | | Places - Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, England Information about Appleby Magna, where Maria Litherland was born and baptised in 1828. Her mother, Elizabeth Litherland, was born and died in the parish too. Maria Litherland migrated to New Zealand in 1849. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 22 Jul 2018 Place: Appleby Magna, Leicestershire, England 52.687297, -1.5324880000000576 |
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| 20 | | Places - Carmavy, Northern Ireland information about Carmavy in Northern Ireland. Carmavy was were Thomas McLernon, my great grandfather, was born and grew up before migrating to New Zealand in 1886. His father James McLernon farmed at Carmavy, and is buried in the Carmavy Cemetery. Thomas McLernon, or Thomas McLaren as he was known in New Zealand, named his farm, at Manawaru in the Waikato, Carmavy after his birthplace. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 22 Jul 2018 Place: Carmavy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland 54.66170185966909, -6.121536930123625 |
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| 21 | | Places - Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland Information about 19th Century Comrie in Scotland. Comrie was the birth and wedding place of Isabella Brough before she migrated to Australia then New Zealand. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 27 Jul 2018 Place: Comrie, Perthshire, Scotland 56.377967, -3.9951710000000276 |
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| 22 | | Places - Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland Information about 19th Century Cranshaws in Berwickshire, southern Scotland. The parish of Cranshaws was the birth place of Thomas Redpath in 1829 and his mother Elizabeth Redpath in 1797. Thomas's father and oldest sister both died in the parish in 1864. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 23 Jul 2018 Place: Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland 55.846654, -2.4913609999999835 |
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| 23 | | Places - Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland Information about the small town of Dalry in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Ann Leith (1838-1922), also known as Ann Logan, was born in Dalry. Her mother, Margaret Boyle, was born and died in Dalry too. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 24 Jul 2018 Place: Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland 55.711116, -4.723153000000025 |
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| 24 | | Places - Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England Information about the parish and village of Great Ellingham in Norfolk. The parish was the birth place of Ellen Sarah Wright in 1857 and her sister Alice Mary Wright in 1861. Ernest Edwin Rushbrooke lived in Bury Hall, a substantial property on the outskirts of the village, from about 1881 until 1897. He married Ellen Sarah Wright in the village church, and six of their children were born in the village. They mirgrated to New Zealand in 1897. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 24 Jul 2018 Place: Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England 52.5331759, 0.9767742999999882 |
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| 25 |  | Places - Jannerup, Thisted, Denmark Information about Jannerup in Denmark. Christian August Berkahn (1873-1942), ninth child of Franz Frederick Heinrich Berkahn and Inga Maria Larsdatter, was born in Jannerup, Denmark. In 1874 he migrated with his parents to New Zealand and the family settled near Dannevirke. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 24 Jul 2018 Place: Jannerup, Thisted, Denmark 56.9432124, 8.487775199999987 |
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| 26 |  | Places - Lübeck, Germany Information about Lübeck in Germany. Katherine Dorothea HEINATZ, her daughter Maria Louisa Frederika ROGGENKAMP and son Johannes Joachim Heinrich ROSE were all born in Lübeck in the 19th Century. They migrated to New Zealand in 1869 with Dorothea's second husband Hans Friedrich Franz ROSE. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte Date: 24 Jul 2018 Place: Lübeck, Prussia 53.8654673, 10.686559299999999 |
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| 27 | | Places - Scoulton, Norfolk, England Information about Scoulton in Norfolk where Ernest Edwin Rushbrooke (1859-1940) was born and spent his early life. He grew up on Abergavenny Farm, Clipbush Lane, Scoulton. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte, Ballarat Date: 28 Jul 2018 Place: Scoulton, Norfolk, England 52.569222784462276, 0.9243151164682786 |
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| 28 | | Places - Seaborough, Somerset, England Information about Seaborough in Somerset, England. Oliver Cooke Spurdle (1833-1911) and his parents were born in the village of Seaborough. They moved to New Zealand in 1841. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte, Ballarat Date: 28 Jul 2018 Place: Seaborough, Somerset, England 50.849946, -2.8127130000000307 |
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| 29 | | Places - Sprakensehl, Germany Information about Sprakensehl village in Germany. It was the home of some of the early Nelson settlers in New Zealand, including my great-grandfather Christopher Korte (1848-1905). |
Owner of original: Chris Korte, Ballarat Date: 28 Jul 2018 Place: Sprakensehl, Hannover, Prussia 52.7659232, 10.489164200000005 |
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| 30 | | Places - Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland Information about Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland. Alexander Walker (1838-1909) and some of his siblings were born in Tibbermore. His father was an agricultural labourer while the family lived in the parish between 1838 and 1854. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte, Ballarat Date: 29 Jul 2018 Place: Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland 56.393891888379756, -3.539602749485198 |
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| 31 | | Places - Walsall, Staffordshire, England Information about Walsall, Staffordshire, England. Alfred Trueman (1853-1932) was born in Walsall in 1853 and spent his early life there before immigrating to New Zealand with his parents in 1857. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte, Ballarat Date: 29 Jul 2018 Place: Walsall, Staffordshire, England 52.586214, -1.982919000000038 |
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| 32 | | Places - Willington, Northumberland, England Information about Willington in Northumberland, England. Willington was the birth place of members of the Duxfield family, including Elizabeth Sarah Duxfield in 1861. Elizabeth's father (John Duxfield b 1818) and his children migrated to New Zealand in 1886. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte, Ballarat Date: 29 Jul 2018 Place: Willington, Northumberland, England 55.006930350082904, -1.5065191939875149 |
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| 33 | | Places - Woodgreen, Hampshire, England Information about the village of Woodgreen in Hampshire, England. Emily Mist (1868-1954) was born in Woodgreen where her father was an agricultural labourer. Emily migrated to New Zealand in 1877 with her parents. |
Owner of original: Chris Korte, Ballarat Date: 29 Jul 2018 Place: Woodgreen, Hampshire, England 50.959112, -1.756020000000035 |
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| 34 | | Riverton, New Zealand and its founder Captain John Howell This page has information transcribed from the Western Star and Wallace County Gazette newspaper, published in Riverton, Southland. Over several months in 1923 the newspaper published a series of articles titled HISTORY OF WALLACE. Riverton is located within the district of Wallace in Southland. The articles reproduced provide detail about the life of Captain John Howell the founder of Riverton, and early life in the settlement. |
Date: 4 Jun 2020 Place: Riverton, Southland, New Zealand |
