John and Hannah Mosley, and family

1912

At about 1885 John & Hannah Mosley left County Durham to make a new life in NZ with their two boys, William and Lancelot. They had a very rough 5 month[week?] journey. Most of it the women & children spent below deck. John as a cabinet maker had work in Wellington but decided to go with friends he'd made on the journey. Hannah gave birth to twins (one died) on arrival in Greymouth. She was a very "strong" lady & made sure her large family were well educated and learnt a trade.

Area: Other / Unknown

Contributor: Helen Jones

Source: Entry in the 2016 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH16-063

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

John and Hannah Mosley, and family

Comments

Report this entry

More from the same area

Group of Young Men by a Railway Hut

Unknown Soldier

World War I Officer

Mr Marker's privately owned Auster plane

Boy scouts from influenza epidemic

Volkswagen Sales and Service workshop

Used car pre-conditioning department

Service station owners protest

Motorists filling their cars

Service station shop

Coin operated petrol pump

Smurf toys at BP

American parking meter

Packaging honey

Honey creaming vats

Canterbury Honey Week display hives

Interior of a chemists

Nurses

Greetings from NZEF in the Pacific – message

Greetings from NZEF in the Pacific

Caravan park

Maurie Leach on a BSA motorcycle

Peter Jones on a BSA motorcycle