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Sydney Aymes came from Palmerston North. He married Maria Smart, and farmed at Prebbelton and Kirwee, living at Studleigh, Prebbleton.

Graeme Ayson 1912-1990 lived for much of his life in Masterton. He was a photographer with interests in music, theatre and aviation.

Barker was born in London and educated at King's College, London, where he qualified as a doctor. He came to New Zealand on the 'Charlotte Jane' in 1850 as ship's surgeon and purchased a town section

Photocopies of thirteen family letters, 1887 and 1913-1925, two genealogical tables, one page of headstone inscriptions of the Barker family and other relatives, and the passengers' contract ticket fo

Samuel Delabere Barker was the son of Dr Alfred Charles Barker and Emma Bacon. He arrived in Lyttelton on the Charlotte Jane in 1850 and attended Christ's College 1854-1865.

Barker came to New Zealand with his parents and family in the 'Charlotte Jane' in 1850.

Mrs Barnesley died in 1993. During her life she took submissions to Parliament to get a benefit for war widows.

Correspondence, account books and other financial records of the Beachlands Community Library. The library was established on a voluntary basis in 1964.

J.C. Beaglehole was sometime research fellow in Pacific history and then Professor of British Commonwealth history at Victoria University of Wellington.

Collection includes literary and political papers, speech notes, a scrapbook, pacifist leaflets, and printed matter which illustrate Bell's wide-ranging interest in Maoritanga, para-psychology, the In

Henry Jones and family arrived in Wellington from England in 1842. He moved to Wairarapa in 1855 where he produced vegetables and butter for sale.

This entry is an expansion of NRAM A324. Professor Bickerton was born in England and came to New Zealand in 1874 to take the first Chair in Chemistry at Canterbury College. He was primarily known as

In preparation for a book Penny Bicknell collected many handwritten notes mainly from Freda Humphries nee Parker and Iris Clarke nee Parker describing life in the Wairarapa, from the turn of the cent

David Billborough was an Historian, Archivist and Vintage car collector. He owned 'Crewe Cottage' near Gladstone and had a strong interest in local history.

G E Billson was born in England. An expert swimmer and life-saver, he was on the City of London police force. In 1908 he and his wife Ellen and two children came to Christchurch.

Two diary records of the voyage of the 'Charlotte Jane', the first ship bearing Canterbury Association immigrants to reach Lyttelton, on 16 December 1850, and of immigrant life in Christchurch, 2 Apri

A child of one of the first families to settle in 1871 in the new township of Gisborne where her father was a jeweller, Mary Blair was also one of the first telephone girls, 1897, in the town.

The minutes describe a public meeting at which the managing committee of the Blue Spur Library was formed. Subsequent meetings describe the committee's operations in running the Library.

Minutes

The Blueskin Districts Mutual Improvement Association was formed by residents in 1867 to promote the religious, moral and intellectual improvement of the district.

James Booth was born in Westmoreland, England and came to New Zealand with his wife Maria, in connection with the Church Missionary Society in 1852.