Thank you to all who assisted me in quick fashion.. I was able to resolve my dilemma and now have proof of a date of entry to NZ by one of my ancestors. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Olwyn Whitehouse" <olwynbw@gmail.com> To: "new-zealand" <new-zealand@rootsweb.com>; <Seonaid.Lewis@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz> Sent: Friday, July 20, 2018 2:37 AM Subject: [nz]Re: Address to sir George Grey 1886 > The addresses congratulating Sir George Grey on his 74th birthday and > signatures by the residents of the Provincial District of Auckland were > collected in the months prior to his birthday in 1886 birthday. So how > many > pages of signatures are there? I can only see one page of signatures. Is > there a list online? Will the Auckland library place the entire document > online like the 'Old Colonists Association Register' Auckland ? > > The handwritten register of the 'Old Colonists Association Register' > Auckland [213 viewable pages] > http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/msonline/images/manuscripts/NZMS/PDFs/web_NZMS_493.pdf > > > W.R. Waddel 1847 (Major in 1886) > W.S. Wilson 1841 > R. J. Duncan 1842 > James Baute? 1848 > William McCullough 1859 > Bernard C. Beale? 1861 > F.J. Ross 1859 > F. Jeune 1858 > W.R. Wills > Thomson W. Leys 1863 > Nead_ G. Wood 1844 > William Berry? 1864 > ____fried 1862 > Henry ______ 1843 > Peter McNaught 1878 > Thomas Thompson 1855 > Thomas Gee 1859 > W. J. Suiter 1863 > J. Wiuks? 1863 > ______ 1851 > David Kidd 1862 > A.G. Horton 1862 > H.J. Napier 1867 > I.L. Wilson 1841 > D.H. McKenzie 1860 > J.P. ____ (Goret) 1863 > John Mason 1862 > P__S___don 1842 > John McEffer Shera 1868 > James Mackay 1845 > William Fitzherbert 1842 > > > On 18 July 2018 at 04:20, Seonaid Lewis <Seonaid.Lewis@ > aucklandcouncil.govt.nz> wrote: > >> The original address is Helen in Sir George Grey Special Collections on >> L2 >> of Central City Library, Auckland >> >> The address is congratulating Sir George on his 74th birthday and were >> collected in the months prior to his birthday. >> >> http://www.georgegrey.org.nz/TheCollection/CollectionItem/id >> /45/title/addresses-presented-to-sir-george-grey-kcb-by-the- >> european-and-maori-residents-in-the-province-of.aspx >> >> It is one document and often the date of arrival is included with the >> signature >> >> If you wanted a copy then you could request from >> arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz<mailto:arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz> >> >> Kind Regards SEONAID >> > > _______________________________________________ > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe and Archives > https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/new-zealand > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community

I am seeking some clarification about the Address to Sir George Grey which recorded an individual's date of arrival or birth. The text below is from Auckland Passenger Arrivals on Library database:- "Addresses presented to Sir George Grey consist of individual's signature and their date of arrival in colony. Usually no more information is provided, including ship or port of arrival. Some may even be New Zealand born. In 1886 the Addresses presented (or acknowledgement) to Sir George Grey list this person as arriving in..." Were these signatures collected over many years (how many approximately), or importantly where they collected in 1886 only, and presented in bulk to Sir George Grey and finally what was the reason for doing this presentation please? If the names and signatures were collected in 1886, it will clarify for me which generation of my family arrived and when as two generations shared the same names. Thanking you in anticipation Chris in Melbourne

The original address is Helen in Sir George Grey Special Collections on L2 of Central City Library, Auckland The address is congratulating Sir George on his 74th birthday and were collected in the months prior to his birthday. http://www.georgegrey.org.nz/TheCollection/CollectionItem/id/45/title/addresses-presented-to-sir-george-grey-kcb-by-the-european-and-maori-residents-in-the-province-of.aspx It is one document and often the date of arrival is included with the signature If you wanted a copy then you could request from arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz<mailto:arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz> Kind Regards SEONAID On 18/07/2018, at 17:35, Chris <ckealy@ozemail.com.au<mailto:ckealy@ozemail.com.au>> wrote: I am seeking some clarification about the Address to Sir George Grey which recorded an individual's date of arrival or birth. The text below is from Auckland Passenger Arrivals on Library database:- "Addresses presented to Sir George Grey consist of individual's signature and their date of arrival in colony. Usually no more information is provided, including ship or port of arrival. Some may even be New Zealand born. In 1886 the Addresses presented (or acknowledgement) to Sir George Grey list this person as arriving in..." Were these signatures collected over many years (how many approximately), or importantly where they collected in 1886 only, and presented in bulk to Sir George Grey and finally what was the reason for doing this presentation please? If the names and signatures were collected in 1886, it will clarify for me which generation of my family arrived and when as two generations shared the same names. Thanking you in anticipation Chris in Melbourne _______________________________________________ The List Guidelines http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/new-zealand Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com<http://Ancestry.com> and our loyal RootsWeb community CAUTION: This email message and any attachments contain information that may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. We do not accept responsibility for any viruses or similar carried with our email, or any effects our email may have on the recipient computer system or network. Any views expressed in this email may be those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Council.

Thank you Seonaid for these links. I now know that the signatures and details were collected in 1886. This has allowed me to confirm an arrival date and a breakthrough in my research. chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seonaid Lewis" <Seonaid.Lewis@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz> To: <new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 7:20 PM Subject: [nz]Re: Address to sir George Grey 1886 > The original address is Helen in Sir George Grey Special Collections on L2 > of Central City Library, Auckland > > The address is congratulating Sir George on his 74th birthday and were > collected in the months prior to his birthday. > > http://www.georgegrey.org.nz/TheCollection/CollectionItem/id/45/title/addresses-presented-to-sir-george-grey-kcb-by-the-european-and-maori-residents-in-the-province-of.aspx > > It is one document and often the date of arrival is included with the > signature > > If you wanted a copy then you could request from > arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz<mailto:arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz> > > Kind Regards SEONAID > > On 18/07/2018, at 17:35, Chris > <ckealy@ozemail.com.au<mailto:ckealy@ozemail.com.au>> wrote: > > I am seeking some clarification about the Address to Sir George Grey > which recorded an individual's date of arrival or birth. The text below is > from Auckland Passenger Arrivals on Library database:- > > "Addresses presented to Sir George Grey consist of individual's signature > and their date of arrival in colony. Usually no more information is > provided, including ship or port of arrival. Some may even be New Zealand > born. In 1886 the Addresses presented (or acknowledgement) to Sir George > Grey list this person as arriving in..." > > Were these signatures collected over many years (how many approximately), > or importantly where they collected in 1886 only, and presented in bulk to > Sir George Grey and finally what was the reason for doing this > presentation please? > > If the names and signatures were collected in 1886, it will clarify for me > which generation of my family arrived and when as two generations shared > the same names. > > Thanking you in anticipation > > Chris > > in > Melbourne > > _______________________________________________ > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe and Archives > https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/new-zealand > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com<http://Ancestry.com> and > our loyal RootsWeb community > > CAUTION: This email message and any attachments contain information that > may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the > intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or > attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email > message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the > message and attachments. We do not accept responsibility for any viruses > or similar carried with our email, or any effects our email may have on > the recipient computer system or network. Any views expressed in this > email may be those of the individual sender and may not necessarily > reflect the views of Council. > > _______________________________________________ > > The List Guidelines > > http://new-zealand-l.blogspot.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe and Archives > https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/new-zealand > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community

Such a beautiful illuminated address in connection with this posting. A lovely and unexpected surprise. Thank you to Seonaid and Chris Susan Wann On Thu, Jul 19, 2018 at 11:47 PM, Chris <ckealy@ozemail.com.au> wrote: > Thank you Seonaid for these links. I now know that the signatures and > details were collected in 1886. This has allowed me to confirm an arrival > date and a breakthrough in my research. > chris > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Seonaid Lewis" < > Seonaid.Lewis@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz> > To: <new-zealand@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 7:20 PM > Subject: [nz]Re: Address to sir George Grey 1886 > ​. > It is beautiful​ > ​. > > > > The original address is Helen in Sir George Grey Special Collections on L2 >> of Central City Library, Auckland >> >> The address is congratulating Sir George on his 74th birthday and were >> collected in the months prior to his birthday. >> >> http://www.georgegrey.org.nz/TheCollection/CollectionItem/id >> /45/title/addresses-presented-to-sir-george-grey-kcb-by-the- >> european-and-maori-residents-in-the-province-of.aspx >> >> It is one document and often the date of arrival is included with the >> signature >> >> If you wanted a copy then you could request from >> arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz<mailto:arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz> >> >> Kind Regards SEONAID >> >> On 18/07/2018, at 17:35, Chris <ckealy@ozemail.com.au<mailto: >> ckealy@ozemail.com.au>> wrote: >> >> I am seeking some clarification about the Address to Sir George Grey >> which recorded an individual's date of arrival or birth. The text below is >> from Auckland Passenger Arrivals on Library database:- >> >> "Addresses presented to Sir George Grey consist of individual's signature >> and their date of arrival in colony. Usually no more information is >> provided, including ship or port of arrival. Some may even be New Zealand >> born. In 1886 the Addresses presented (or acknowledgement) to Sir George >> Grey list this person as arriving in..." >> >> Were these signatures collected over many years (how many approximately), >> or importantly where they collected in 1886 only, and presented in bulk to >> Sir George Grey and finally what was the reason for doing this >> presentation please? >> >> If the names and signatures were collected in 1886, it will clarify for >> me which generation of my family arrived and when as two generations shared >> the same names. >> >> Thanking you in anticipation >> >> Chris >> >> in >> Melbourne >> >> >> >>

The addresses congratulating Sir George Grey on his 74th birthday and signatures by the residents of the Provincial District of Auckland were collected in the months prior to his birthday in 1886 birthday. So how many pages of signatures are there? I can only see one page of signatures. Is there a list online? Will the Auckland library place the entire document online like the 'Old Colonists Association Register' Auckland ? The handwritten register of the 'Old Colonists Association Register' Auckland [213 viewable pages] http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/msonline/images/manuscripts/NZMS/PDFs/web_NZMS_493.pdf W.R. Waddel 1847 (Major in 1886) W.S. Wilson 1841 R. J. Duncan 1842 James Baute? 1848 William McCullough 1859 Bernard C. Beale? 1861 F.J. Ross 1859 F. Jeune 1858 W.R. Wills Thomson W. Leys 1863 Nead_ G. Wood 1844 William Berry? 1864 ____fried 1862 Henry ______ 1843 Peter McNaught 1878 Thomas Thompson 1855 Thomas Gee 1859 W. J. Suiter 1863 J. Wiuks? 1863 ______ 1851 David Kidd 1862 A.G. Horton 1862 H.J. Napier 1867 I.L. Wilson 1841 D.H. McKenzie 1860 J.P. ____ (Goret) 1863 John Mason 1862 P__S___don 1842 John McEffer Shera 1868 James Mackay 1845 William Fitzherbert 1842 On 18 July 2018 at 04:20, Seonaid Lewis <Seonaid.Lewis@ aucklandcouncil.govt.nz> wrote: > The original address is Helen in Sir George Grey Special Collections on L2 > of Central City Library, Auckland > > The address is congratulating Sir George on his 74th birthday and were > collected in the months prior to his birthday. > > http://www.georgegrey.org.nz/TheCollection/CollectionItem/id > /45/title/addresses-presented-to-sir-george-grey-kcb-by-the- > european-and-maori-residents-in-the-province-of.aspx > > It is one document and often the date of arrival is included with the > signature > > If you wanted a copy then you could request from > arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz<mailto:arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz> > > Kind Regards SEONAID >

Hi Olwyn et al The address is actually a decorative scroll – hence it is “one” page. All the names in the address have been indexed into the Auckland Area Passenger Arrivals http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/passengers/passenger.html No one has ever counted how many names there are – but the original scroll has been microfilmed and is available for viewing in the Central Auckland Research Centre. You can also take an image from the microfilm (including the decorative illuminated pages if you like). If you can’t come in yourself, then you are welcome to ask us to, using the “Contact Us” link at the bottom of our web page: https://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/Pages/contact-general-enquiries.aspx It is on my wishlist that this unique resource is digitised and put online – however, it is not as yet on Auckland Libraries plan at this stage. Thank you Ngā mihi | Kind regards SEONAID Seonaid (Shona) Lewis RLIANZA BA ILS DipRIM | Senior librarian, family history (Mon-Fri) Research and Information | Central City Library - Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero Auckland Libraries - Ngā Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau Ph 09 890 2411 | Extn (46) 2411 Auckland Council, 44-46 Lorne Street, Auckland www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz<http://www.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/> Twitter: @Kintalk Facebook: Auckland Research Centre From: Olwyn Whitehouse [mailto:olwynbw@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, 20 July 2018 4:38 a.m. To: new-zealand; Seonaid Lewis Subject: Re: [nz]Re: Address to sir George Grey 1886 The addresses congratulating Sir George Grey on his 74th birthday and signatures by the residents of the Provincial District of Auckland were collected in the months prior to his birthday in 1886 birthday. So how many pages of signatures are there? I can only see one page of signatures. Is there a list online? Will the Auckland library place the entire document online like the 'Old Colonists Association Register' Auckland ? The handwritten register of the 'Old Colonists Association Register' Auckland [213 viewable pages] http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/msonline/images/manuscripts/NZMS/PDFs/web_NZMS_493.pdf W.R. Waddel 1847 (Major in 1886) W.S. Wilson 1841 R. J. Duncan 1842 James Baute? 1848 William McCullough 1859 Bernard C. Beale? 1861 F.J. Ross 1859 F. Jeune 1858 W.R. Wills Thomson W. Leys 1863 Nead_ G. Wood 1844 William Berry? 1864 ____fried 1862 Henry ______ 1843 Peter McNaught 1878 Thomas Thompson 1855 Thomas Gee 1859 W. J. Suiter 1863 J. Wiuks? 1863 ______ 1851 David Kidd 1862 A.G. Horton 1862 H.J. Napier 1867 I.L. Wilson 1841 D.H. McKenzie 1860 J.P. ____ (Goret) 1863 John Mason 1862 P__S___don 1842 John McEffer Shera 1868 James Mackay 1845 William Fitzherbert 1842 On 18 July 2018 at 04:20, Seonaid Lewis <Seonaid.Lewis@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz<mailto:Seonaid.Lewis@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz>> wrote: The original address is Helen in Sir George Grey Special Collections on L2 of Central City Library, Auckland The address is congratulating Sir George on his 74th birthday and were collected in the months prior to his birthday. http://www.georgegrey.org.nz/TheCollection/CollectionItem/id/45/title/addresses-presented-to-sir-george-grey-kcb-by-the-european-and-maori-residents-in-the-province-of.aspx It is one document and often the date of arrival is included with the signature If you wanted a copy then you could request from arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz<mailto:arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz><mailto:arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz<mailto:arc@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz>> Kind Regards SEONAID CAUTION: This email message and any attachments contain information that may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. We do not accept responsibility for any viruses or similar carried with our email, or any effects our email may have on the recipient computer system or network. Any views expressed in this email may be those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of Council.