The table below shows the people that make up the group.
No | Last Name | First Names | Maiden Name | Relationship | Occupation | Born | Died | School Year |
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1 | Renshaw | George | Husband | Shepherd, miner (coal / gold ?) | 1906 | |||
2 | Renshaw | Sarah | Jackson | Wife | ||||
3 | Renshaw | William (2) | Child | 20 Mar 1877 | 23 Apr 1884 | |||
4 | Renshaw | James | Child | 29 Jul 1879 | 17 Aug 1885 | |||
5 | Renshaw | Annie | Child | |||||
6 | Renshaw | William | Brother | Rabbiter, miner |
The table below shows any historical notes about the party group.
Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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2982 | General history |
Sarah Jackson was the daughter of Thomas Jackson who was a blacksmith of Gosforth (a neighboring village to Drigg where Jane Crow was born) in Cumberland. See dwelling #346 for information about Jane Crow. |
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2983 | 1881 | Sarah Renshaw and the children arrive in New Zealand |
Sarah Renshaw and her two sons came out to New Zealand on the same ship as her friend Jane Crow, who was travelling with her three children and her father Isaac Levens. The ship arrived in December from where the Renshaw and Crow families were met by their menfolk and travelled to Bannockburn. |
2984 | 1886 | Application for land |
On 21 Oct 1886, George Renshaw gave notice to the warden at Cromwell that he desired to occupy one acre of land situated at Shepherds Creek, Bannockburn, about half a mile below the Kawarau Station Homestead. This appears to be the site of dwelling #238 which had obviously been extended. |
2985 | 1890 | Stones directory listing |
George and William Renshaw were listed in Stones directory as miners. |
2986 | 1890 | George Renshaw and family moved to the Nevis. |
George Renshaw and family moved to the Nevis. |
2987 | 1890 | Andrew Ridland's map of Bannockburn shows : |
Andrew Ridland's map of Bannockburn shows a mining claim in Pipeclay Gully in the names of King, Renshaw, Tocher. This may be James King, Wiliam Renshaw and James Tocher. It also shows a claim in Pipeclay Gully in the names of King and Renshaw, which may have been James King and William Renshaw. |
2988 | 1892 | William Renshaw may well have moved to the Bald Hill area, to dwelling #37. |
William Renshaw may well have moved to the Bald Hill area, to dwelling #37. |
2989 | 1896 | Electoral records. |
The electoral records show George Renshaw as a labourer on Kawarau Station, maybe at the Nevis. His wife Sarah was recorded as residing in Ryders Gully, Nevis. |
2990 | 1906 | Death of George Renshaw. |
George Renshaw died in 1906. He may have been buried in the Nevis cemetery (no records remain). He is not listed in the Cromwell cemetery records. |
The table below shows a list of images related to the party group. Click on 'View Image' to display more details about the image, and to view the image.
Image Id | Source | Date | Short Description | |
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1208 | Paul Crump - Bannockburn | 21 Oct 1886 | Notice of occupation of residence area - for dwelling #283. | View Image |