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• Arthur Wakefield

  Captain Arthur Wakefield (1799-1843)  was regarded as a fine naval officer and after retiring early from the Royal Navy, became resident agent of the new Nelson settlement. He was...

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• Enoch and Ann Jellyman and nephew Enoch Jellyman

  *Seaview Cemetery. Block 24, plot 477.* Enoch and Ann Jellyman1 arrived in Nelson on the Bolton[http://www.museumnp.org.nz/early-settlers/voyageDetails.aspx?voyageid=8] in 1842. They settled in Poormans, now Marsden, Valley, as tenants.2 jellyman The Jellyman headstone at...

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• Effie and Ralphine Richardson

  Effie Newbigging Richardson, 1849? - 1928, and Ralphine Zealandia Regina Richardson, 1887-1969. *Euphemia [Effie] Johnstone* was born sometime between 1849 and 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland. Her father had died...

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• Resolution Bay or Atapu

  It has been suggested that the Māori name for this bay should perhaps be O-Tapu, (a sacred place) or Ata-po (early dawn). Captain Cook[sitetree_link,id=140] named it Shag Cove, but...

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• Brightwater's School for Girls - 1880-1889

  In the late 1870s the population of Brightwater grew very quickly. Schools in the area included Spring Grove School and River Terrace School. Both schools were very overcrowded and...

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