Hello Hugh "Hobson Park" was a large estate owned, in those times, by Eliza Anne HOBSON. Franklin Street is now part of Birdwood Cres Parnell and the estate bordered on the Domain on one side and Manakau Rd on the other. It seems Manakau Rd was previously known as Epsom Rd and is now Parnell Rd. In the current day, Manakau Rd ends at Broadway, Newmarket. If you google "Auckland Council Parnell ratebook database 1873 - 1900" you will find the residents on that estate in those days. If you look at a current day map and compare it with the old map on the url below, you will get a comparison of the area in different times. Cheers Bob http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http://www.auck landcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/maps/mapskey.htm&QF0=NZ%20map%20number&QI0=4495-23 &MR=1&TN=maps&RF=FullHTML&RL=0&NP=2&AC=QBE_QUERY -----Original Message----- From: new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:new-zealand-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of hugh Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 10:13 AM To: New Zealand Subject: [nz] Hobson Park Hello everyone. Recently, due to finding some info, My Great Grandfather was listed in the electoral rolls for Parnell in 1880. The place was Hobson Park in Franklin St. Is it there now, or what happened to it. Hugh The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEW-ZEALAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message