Books about Taranaki
An Illustrated History of Taranaki by Gail and Ron Lambert
A Pioneer Looks Back by W K Howitt
A Pioneer Looks Back Again by W K Howitt
Ask that Mountain - The Story of Parihaka by Dick Scott
Cyclopedia of New Zealand Vol 6 - Taranaki
Egmont The Story of a Mountain by A B Scanlan
Maori Life in Old Taranaki by John Houston
Old Taranaki and its Mountain by Campbell McAllister
Tales of Old New Plymouth by Murray Moorhead
Taranaki People and Places by Brian Scanlan
The Industrious Heart by J S Tullett
The History of Taranaki by B Wells
The Establishment of the New Plymouth Settlement in New Zealand by J Rutherford and W H Skinner
The Six Ships of the Plymouth Company
`William Bryan' Arrived New Plymouth 31 Mar 1841
Passengers surname's:
AUBREY, BAILY, BRAY, BROWN, CHILMAN, CLIMO, COWLING,
CROCKER, CURTIS, CUTFIELD, DAWE, EDGECUME, FAULL, FRENCH,
GILBERT, HARPER, HARRIS, HARRISON, HENWOOD, HICKS, HOSKIN,
INCH, JAMES, JURY, KING, LYE, MARSHALL, MEDLAND, NAIRNE,
PEARN, PEPPERELL, PHILLIPS, PUTT, REED, REVELL, ROWE, SHAW,
SARTEN, TUCKER
`Amelia Thompson' Arrived New Plymouth 3 Sep 1841
Passengers surname's:
ALLEN, AUTRIDGE, BAKER, BASSETT, BAYLY, BILLING, BROWN, BULLOTT,
COOKE, DALBY, DAVY, DOWNE, EDGCUMBE, ELLIOTT, EVANS, FISHLEY,
GIDDY, GOODALL, GRYLLS, HALSE, HAMBLYN, HARRIS, HICKS, HOSKIN,
HUNT. IBBOTSON, JOHNSON, JONES, KING, LEWTHWAITE, LUKIES,
MARSHALL, MATHEWS, MEDLAND, MERCHANT, NEWLAND, OLIVER, OXENHAM,
PAYNTER, PEARCE, PERRY, ROBERTS, RUNDLE, SANDERCOCK, SCREECH,
SECCOMBE, SHAW, SHAXON, SHEPHERD, ST.GEORGE, VEALE, WALLACE,
WEBSTER, WILLIAMS, WOOD
`Oriental' Arrived New Plymouth 7 Nov 1841
Passengers Surname's:
ASHTON, BEENLEN, BISHOP, BRETT, BROADMORE, BROWN, COOPER, COULLS,
DAVIES, DISTIN, EVA, FOREMAN, GEORGE, HANCOCK, HEAL, HELLIER,
HENNA, HUNTER, HURLSTONE, JONAS, KEMBALL, KNOWLES, LANDER,
LETHBRIDGE, LUMSDEN, PATTIMORE, PHILIP, POLHILL, POTE, ROBINSON,
SANDERS, SCHRODER, SCUTCHINGS, SHUTE, SKINNER, SMITH, SOLE, STAG,
STREET, TURNER, VALLACK, VIRTUE, WATTS, WILLIAMS, WILTON.
`Timandra' Arrived New Plymouth 23 Feb 1842
Passengers Surname's:
ALLAN, ANDREWS, BARRABALL, BISHOP, BROOKING, BRYANT, CANDISH, CLARE,
CRANN, DEVENISH, FLIGHT, FORBES, GILLINGHAM, GOLLOP, GOOD, GROUBE,
GROVES, HARRISON, HART, HAWKE, HOOKER, JOLL, JORDON, KERSLAKE,
LOVERIDGE, MARSH, MOGGRIDGE, NEILL, NORMAN, NORMAN, NORTHCOTT,
PARSONS, PATTEN, PELLEW, PILCHER, POPE, PROUT, SAMPSON, SMITH,
SPURDLE, STEER, TAYLOR, TREWEEK, VARCOE, VERCOE, WARD, WAY, WELLS,
WILLS.
`Blenheim' Arrived New Plymouth 19 Nov 1842
Passengers Surname's:
ARGLE, BAIRD, BAKER, BROOKE, BULLOCK, CHILLMAN, COLEMAN, COLLINS,
DUNCAN, DUST, FORD, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GONINAN, HALES, HICKS,
HOLLOWAY, HOLROYD, HUGHES, HURFORD, JOHNSTONE, JULIAN, KNIGHT,
LANGMAN, LEADMAN, LEE, MCBEAN, MILLSTEAD, MOON, MURCH, NORWAY,
PARKER, PARRIS, PAYNE, PRENTICE, PRIDIE, RADFORD, RAMSDEN,
RICHARDS, ROGERS, RUSDEN, SHELL, SKETCH, SMART, ST.GEORGE,
TUFFIN, TURNER, VERNON, WALSH, WILKINSON, WILLIAMS, WILLIAMSON,
WRIGHT.
`Essex' Arrived New Plymouth 20 Jan 1843
Passenger's Surname's:
AUBREY, BAILEY, BATTEN, BOVEY, COADE, DAVEY, DELANEY, GRIBBLE,
HARPER, HARVEY, JAMES, JEFFREY, KESTLE, KNUCKEY, MOYLE, O'DELL,
OLD, PASCOE, PASSMORE, POLKINGHORNE, RADFORD, ROBERTS, ROGERS,
ROWE, SCANDLYN, STEPHENS, THOMAS, THOMPSON.
Places holding TARANAKI records and information
New Plymouth Public Library, Brougham Street, New Plymouth
Alphabetical index includes:
BDM's from the `Taranaki Herald' 1851-1935
Names from the `Taranaki Almanac' 1869-1888
Some other sources including Army records
Shipping index into Taranaki (from the newspapers) 1852-continuing
Butler index
Cemetery and Church records
Microfiche records includes: NZSG Cemetery Records
NZ BDM Index
There is a charge for research.
New Plymouth Branch New Zealand Society of Genealogists
Secretary: Doreen Paton, 87B Pioneer Road, New Plymouth
Research undertaken in branch's extensive library for a donation.
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