tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post1868539253836866285..comments2024-03-19T00:17:41.069+13:00Comments on Timespanner: Henderson's MillTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-4598865482007505132021-03-02T14:34:19.711+13:002021-03-02T14:34:19.711+13:00homework so it is not so good but i did not know t...homework so it is not so good but i did not know that coolAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11095548749340267443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-66145472872524988072020-07-12T14:12:56.480+12:002020-07-12T14:12:56.480+12:00Thanks again Lisa.Best wishes
Thanks again Lisa.Best wishes<br />roger evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500210217738203440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-80949953464287776502020-07-12T11:18:05.140+12:002020-07-12T11:18:05.140+12:00I could go into all the research and spiel I wrote...I could go into all the research and spiel I wrote up for "Timbers Fortune" years ago on that topic, but I won't, as it is quite a few pages. :)<br /><br />FitzRoy's problem was that he was trying to please everyone at the same time. An impossibility, of course.<br /><br />Henderson's surveyor was already getting on in years when asked to try to hike up the Bush-clad hills Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-23353437178228439862020-07-12T08:35:19.476+12:002020-07-12T08:35:19.476+12:00Thanks so much for that Lisa, you are a fountain o...Thanks so much for that Lisa, you are a fountain of information. Vivien Burgess has sent me some similar plans in the meanwhile including this one, and there is a good outline of the area superimposed on the modern topography in the back of the recently published Henderson history book.<br />I remain surprised by the vagueness of the boundaries, and the lack of reference to land feature names roger evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500210217738203440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-47667936204813454762020-07-11T02:44:48.746+12:002020-07-11T02:44:48.746+12:00You need to consider such cases as Old Land Claims...You need to consider such cases as Old Land Claims, and familiarise yourself with Turton's Deeds (which is available online via Victoria University's NZETC.<br /><br />In this case, S Elliott's January 1845 survey for Thomas Henderson, “Plan of an Estate situate between the West Shore of the Estuary of the Waitemata and the top of the Kauri Forest on the Manukau Ranges, Purchased by Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-24552991124819049772020-07-10T23:15:00.182+12:002020-07-10T23:15:00.182+12:00just found this
https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2...just found this<br />https://timespanner.blogspot.com/2012/04/will-of-thomas-henderson-merchant.html<br />CT 76/189 as the prior of the Assets realisation board title deed might be a good place to start?roger evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500210217738203440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-79050700460699615162020-07-10T23:07:12.296+12:002020-07-10T23:07:12.296+12:00Hi. Reminds me of the sign recently erected near S...Hi. Reminds me of the sign recently erected near Swanson claiming it was founded in 1854- what was founded then was only a sawmill in the bush, the town did not come until the 1880s under the Village Settlement Scheme- but that is a side issue<br /> What fascinates me more is the story behind Hendersons land claim- in which he allegedly claimed just under 18000 acres as fairly purchased from roger evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10500210217738203440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-2512216266703284472019-11-19T10:12:25.628+13:002019-11-19T10:12:25.628+13:00Several years ago, I planned and wrote a Henderson...Several years ago, I planned and wrote a Henderson study unit for a local school I was working at. Two classes of students on a bus toured the historic sites of Henderson using a pamphlet of all of the sites I put together. We ended up at Corban's making scones with cream we made. I also smile when I see the Henderson sign knowing the real story. Most people who live in Henderson do not Nuzisinthehousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481656103847014171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-45910540935192069002014-08-12T08:18:33.833+12:002014-08-12T08:18:33.833+12:00Probably, like John Thomas with his Star Mill at t...Probably, like John Thomas with his Star Mill at the edge of the tidal part of Oakley Creek in the early 1860s, cutters were the craft used, able to sail up the river so far to landings, unload, load up, wait for the tide to return and sail back down. Scows, the real masters of river traffic, came much later.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-11221993242925403762014-08-12T07:42:53.710+12:002014-08-12T07:42:53.710+12:00I was wondering, and I have been asked by someone ...I was wondering, and I have been asked by someone from the West Auckland Historical Society, to find out what type of Craft coluld navigate Henderson Creek. Surely only ships with the shallowest draft could make it to near the Millwheel at high Tide. Any info would be appreciated Thomas Goughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-45605792356153592012011-12-28T11:38:41.474+13:002011-12-28T11:38:41.474+13:00Hi Nicola,
Sorry for taking so long to get back t...Hi Nicola,<br /><br />Sorry for taking so long to get back to you. Peter Lynch was apparently still at Henderson's Mill in 1862, when it was declared he had no freehold over land he claimed gave him the right to vote. So, aside from the two references (1860 and 1862), that's it.<br /><br />Thanks for the extra info re the men of the HMS Buffalo.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-33275985023262935972011-12-08T11:57:29.103+13:002011-12-08T11:57:29.103+13:00Hi there, I have come across your very interesting...Hi there, I have come across your very interesting blog once again as I research family history (I contacted you a year or so back regarding my Bell ancestors who had the leather tannery at Whau Creek). I'm trying to find the parents of my great great grandmother Bridget Lynch who lived in Auckland from at least the 1870's. I suspect her parents were a Peter & Bridget Lynch and I keepNicola Bellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-79439962356323317222011-11-12T09:32:44.689+13:002011-11-12T09:32:44.689+13:00I have sent an e-mail to your address but if it do...I have sent an e-mail to your address but if it doesn't arrive you better let me know and I will give you my e-mail address here. I have no idea what happened to Henry or Mary MacFarlane. I am aware of her death but know nothing of where she lived or her husband or of what Henry got up to etc.John Reednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-65319308627350815782011-11-12T05:47:54.965+13:002011-11-12T05:47:54.965+13:00Sorry, John, no email as yet: waitemata@gmail.com
...Sorry, John, no email as yet: waitemata@gmail.com<br /><br />Ah yes, Thomas Henderson's will -- I've been hunting for that as well. Though I came close when I spotted the will for a Thomas Henderson lodged in Wellington, but no dice. While John Macfarlane's will is recorded in the deeds books, Henderson's isn't, because by the time he died the banks had fairly well everything.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-28744101274507227632011-11-11T21:26:05.740+13:002011-11-11T21:26:05.740+13:00By now you should have received an e-mail from me....By now you should have received an e-mail from me. Have you heard of anyone who has a copy of Thomas Maxwell Henderson's will? The Railways were intersted in which of his children got what and advertised in an Auckland paper for any descendants through a third party.John Reednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-31646575216755512082011-11-09T21:49:13.397+13:002011-11-09T21:49:13.397+13:00Send me an email, and I'll put you in touch wi...Send me an email, and I'll put you in touch with a member of the McIntosh clan related to the Macfarlanes. I've got a fair amount of information on the family, now. Be cautious with information from Anthony Flude, though, and check things he writes about thoroughly. His book <i>Henderson's Mill </i> is, for example, laced with inaccuracies.Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-25304879300753389542011-11-09T21:38:15.083+13:002011-11-09T21:38:15.083+13:00I haven't had time to research the MacFarlane&...I haven't had time to research the MacFarlane's except for my ancestor Margaret McIntosh nee MacFarlane. Still trying to find information on her 80 odd grandchildren. I found this site while searching for an e-mail address for Anthony Flude who wrote about the McIntosh family farming in the Hutt Valley and a connection to William Hay who came out on the London in 1840. Anthony says Hay John Reednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-13631274783282907802011-11-04T23:55:34.159+13:002011-11-04T23:55:34.159+13:00Hi John,
Yes, Thomas Henderson married Catherine ...Hi John,<br /><br />Yes, Thomas Henderson married Catherine Macfarlane (small f, as noted in the marriage register). The children of Henry Macfarlane, her brother, spelled their names with a small f as well. Seeing as you're related to John Macfarlane, you'll probably be aware that his brother Thomas spelled his name with a double f -- the only one of the family to do so. <br /><br />Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-84054310659983215812011-11-04T23:40:05.269+13:002011-11-04T23:40:05.269+13:00I have read this story with interest as Thomas Hen...I have read this story with interest as Thomas Henderson and John MacFarlane were related to me. Thomas and John were brothers in law. You will note how MacFarlane is spelt with a capital F.After John MacFarlane died in 1860 another brother, Thomas MacFarlane came out from Scotland to help run the company. John Sangster Macfarlane isn't related to John MacFarlaneJohn Reednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-92224654027007800972009-05-25T13:49:14.795+12:002009-05-25T13:49:14.795+12:00Have been discussing a water-driven mill on Brian'...Have been discussing a water-driven mill on Brian's archaeology forum <A HREF="http://fyldeantiquarian.freeforums.org/" REL="nofollow">here</A>, I think you'd enjoy some of the subjects that come up for discussion :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.com