KaroriCem.

Karori Cemetery

While it is not our intention to even try to transcribe all the headstones at this cemetery, as it has been done and is available, these are a few we have noted while rambling around the early settler section which may be of use to someone. The New Zealand Society of Genealogists have recorded headstone transcriptions and have made these available on microfiche. Sets of these are held at most major resource libraries in NZ and Australia. In addition the National Library in Wellington has the transcriptions on computer. They are not yet on-line. Should you wish to contact the Sexton directly the phone number is New Zealand 04 4766109.

This section will be updated as weather and energy permits.
(Last up-dated 16/07/2000)

Name Date of Death or Burial Age at Death & Comments
Aitken John C. W.     M.L.C. 17 Aug. 1921 B. Campbelltown, Argyle, Scot. 6 Feb. 1849
Allan John Alexander 14 Mar 1894 Aged 70
Allan Sarah Ann 2 Feb 1907 Aged 64
Andersley N A 19 Oct 1895 Aged 73
Andersley Faith 11 Dec 1900 Aged 66
Arcus Samuel Morton 1 Jul 1946 Aged 89 Husband of Eliza
Arcus Eliza 20 Feb 1895 Aged 31
Arcus William C 12 Jul 1902 Aged 75
Arcus Samuel 3 Apr 1897
Arcus (Lieut) W M 11 Oct 1917 Killed in action in France
Arcus Elizabeth M 19 Mar 1949 Aged 85
Baker Eliza Jane 13 Aug. 1899 Headstone originally , Sydney St. Cem.
Backhouse Ellen 2 Feb. 1897
Backhouse Joseph William 24 June 1925 Husband of Mary
Backhouse Mary 11 Dec. 1955
Ballingall Christina Stewart 8 December 1898 Aged 30 Wife of William Simm
Beck William 21 Nov. 1897
Beck Margaret 5 April 1916 Wife of above
Beck Herbert Edwin 18 June 1916 Youngest son of above
Becker Mary Samson 1 June 1897 Aged 57 Wife of Rudolph Becker
Bellamore Rose Anna 13 Jan 1943 Aged 83 Mother of Joseph William below
Bellamore Joseph William 14 Feb 1894 Aged 14
Bennett Elizabeth 16 Feb. 1893 Aged 43
Bignall G. W. Captain 5 June 1910 Died Gibson's Quarry, Hokitika B. 3 Mar. 1844
Blacklock James William 21 April 1907 Aged 51
Blacklock Kate 15 March 1911
Blacklock Kate Gladys Pearson 29 December 1896 Aged 8 yrs 6 mths daughter of above
Boyd Robert William 15 April 1899 Aged 19 yrs 6 mths 2nd son of John and Ann
Brightmore Elizabeth Emily 11 Jan 1896 Aged 24
Bristow William 5 Jun 1892 Aged 55
Brown Alexander 3 April 1897
Brown John 2 Jul 1896 Aged 53 Husband of Mary Jane
Brown Mary Jane 1 Sep 1908 Aged 66 Wife of John
Brunskill William Oct. 1896
Brunskill Alice 8 Oct. 1915
Burgess Henry Moulton 9 Nov. 1895 Aged 58
Burgess Martha Elizabeth 22 July 1922 Aged 89
Cameron Jenny 22 March 1914 Aged 53
Cameron Herbert Aubray 13 May 1898 B. 15 March 1896 Son of above
Campbell Dugald 3 March 1896
Campbell Ann 13 Dec. 1897
Capper Charles Eddingham 14 Jan. 1898 Aged 55
Capper Margaret Elizabeth 30 March 1939 Aged 80 Wife of Above
Chapple Harriet 21 Nov. 1898 Aged 46
Chapple John 22 Dec. 1930 Aged 80
Chowen William 2 Aug 1930 Aged 71 Husband of Emma Jane
Chowen Emma Jane 2 Feb 1896 Aged 39 Wife of William
Clark (Captain) Andrew 8 Sep 1906 Aged 79 Husband of Ellender below
Clark Ellender (nee Robertson) 9 Dec 1913 Aged 90 Wife of Captain Andrew
Clark Andrew 27 Sep 1894 Aged 30 Son of Captain Andrew and Ellender Erected by his Comrades, Wellington Section N.Z.R.
Clark Isaac 4 Oct. 1884 Headstone originally , Sydney St. Cem.
Clark John 18 June 1888 Headstone originally , Sydney St. Cem.
Clark Elizabeth 26 June 1936 B. 29th June 1867
Cobham Walter Samuel Soundy 16 Jun 1924 Aged 68 Husband of Harriet & Maggie - Interred at New Plymouth
Cobham Harriet 25 Jun 1892 Aged 35 first Wife of Walter Cobham
Cobham Maggie 15 Sep 1901 Aged 26 second Wife of Walter Cobham
Costall Jane Ann 23 July 1914
Costall Samuel 16 Dec. 1932 Husband of above
Cowan Robert Norie 26 Feb. 1892
Cowan Amy Purchase 15 Dec. 1922
Cowley William 18 Feb 1895 Aged 40
Creen George 29 Oct. 1899 Aged 55
Creen Elizabeth 6 Oct 1910 Aged 68 Wife of Above
Creen Albert 19 April 1899 Aged 22 Son of George and Elizabeth
Creen Annie 8 June 1901 Aged 37 Daughter of George and Elizabeth
Creighton ? 25 Dec. 1919 Aged 75
Creighton Florence Allott 14 Jan. 1896 Aged 3
Creighton Marth 23 July 1914 Aged 54
Cripps Sarah Ann 8 June 1892 Aged 70
Crouther John 17 Oct. 1884 Aged 35
Crouther Martha June 1903 Wife of John
Crowther John 17 Oct. 1894 Aged 35 Husband of Martha
Crowther Martha June 1903 Wife of above
Currington James William 3 Feb. 1944 B. 28 Jan. 1879 Oxford England
Currington Emily Louisa 26 March 1961 B. 19 Oct 1876 Birmingham England
Croft Harry 1 Jan. 1898 Aged 20
Croft Catherine 27 May 1898 Mother of Above
Croft George Turner 8 Feb. 1919 Intered at Pukewa
Dahl Karl Abrahamsson 17 Aug 1894 B. 28 Aug 1853
Dall Richard 5 Nov 1893 B. 3 Jan 1862 - Master Mariner drowned at sea
Dall Letitia Rose 2 Jun 1915 Aged 78
Dall Helen Rose A child of the late Richard Dall
Dark Elizabeth 30 Nov. 1898 Aged 65
Dawes Samuel 20 may 1892 Aged 30
Dawson Mary Jan 7 Aug 1895 Aged 32
Donnelly James 22 June 1900
Dumbell Ellen 6 June 1903 Wife of Rev. John Dumbell B. 5 June 183?
Dumbell Rev. John 8 Sept. 1923 B. 12 Feb. 1830
Dunn Sarah Anne 19 Nov. 1897 Aged 49
Duthie John M.L.C. 14 October 1915 B 28 February 1841 Husband of Mary below
Iron Merchant
Duthie Mary Anne 8 October 1911 B 3 December 1840 Wife of John above
Duthie Laura 30 March 1876 B 1 September 1875 Buried at Wanganui Daughter of above
Duthie Isabella 12 November 1896 B 15 March 1867 Daughter of above and wife of T.T. Miller of Hawera
Duthie Florence 21 December 1896 B 27 January 1876 Daughter of above
Duthie Leonard 1 March 1922 (Wakefield) B 23 January 1879 Son of above
Duthie John 13 February 1923 B 1871 Son of above
Duthie Henry Mercer 27 July 1936 (Wellington) B 13 December 1876 (Wanganui)
Duthie Laura 1 October 1951 B 12 November 1872
Elliott Henry 8 Dec 1892 Aged 63 Husband of Elizabeth
Elliott Elizabeth 24 Sep 1896 Aged 70 Wife of Henry
Ellison Frank Harold 22 May 1946 Aged 57
Ellison Clarence 27 May 1893 Aged 3 months
Elton Jan Stewart 14 Apr 1906 Aged 73 Mother of Elizabeth Mary Manley
Ewart George William 2 Apr 1899 Aged 46
Falconer John Edward Captain 12 Sept. 1919 Aged 75 Inspector of Sub-Marine Mining
Falconer Rose 7 May 1896 Aged 32
Firth John 13 Dec 1897
Firth Ann June 1893
Fish Frederick William 3 Aug 1891 This was the first burial at Karori
Fife Alexander Christison Keiller 19 Dec. 1915 B. Brechin Scotland 11 Nov. 1839
Fife Jessie Neilson 15 April 1933 B. Falkirk Scotland 31 March 1844
Fitchett George 30 May 1894 Aged 53
Fletcher Annie Elizabeth 3 June 1897 Aged 27
Fletcher William Lenard 7 June 1914 Aged 21 Son of Above
Florence Thomas 11 Jan 1929 Aged 85 Husband of Frances Caroline
Florence Frances Caroline 4 Jan 1932 Aged 81 Wife of Thomas
Florence Alfred John 7 April 1894 Aged 9 Son of Thomas & Frances Caroline
Florence Harry 11 Mar 1899 Aged 9 Son of Thomas & Frances Caroline
Fyfe Robert 1854 At Kaikoura aged 38 Brother of Elizabeth Laird
Gambrill Emma Rebecca 1 May 1893 Aged 55 Wife of Thomas Boys Gambrill
Gambrill Osman Thomas 11 Mar 1895 Aged 17 Son of Emma Rebecca above
Godber Edwin 17 Oct. 1898 Aged 38
Gell John 25 June 1894 Aged 82 Arrived New Zealand 1841
Gell Martha 15 Nov. 1899 Aged 85
Gifford John Craigie 19 Dec 1893 Aged 34 - from Busta, Shetland, late engineer of SS Dincadee
Griffin Ellender Winifred 26 Aug 1916 Aged 22 Daughter of Captain Andrew & Ellender Clark - Wife of F C E (Ed) Griffin
Griffin Muriel Winifred 28 Nov 1916 Aged 4 months Daughter of Ellender Griffin
Hale Annie Caroline 29 Nov 1895 Wife of G A E Hale
Hale Gertrude Elizabeth 12 Dec 1941 Wife of E C Hale
Hale Agnes Jane 17 Nov 1897
Hale Laura Lavinia 14 Jul 1904 Aged 46
Hale William 6 Oct 1899 Aged 77
Hale Emma Agnes 19 Aug 1906 Aged 85
Hancock Joseph 21 Jun 1911 Aged 67 Husband of Georgina
Hancock Georgina 1 Nov 1904 Aged 62 Wife of Joseph above
Hancock Ellen Georgina 5 Feb 1893 Aged 13 Daughter Joseph & Georgina
Hancock Joseph 10 Sep 1937 Aged 59 Son Joseph & Georgina
Harper Margaret Yule 22 Sept. 1918 Aged 82
Harper James 24 Sept. 1918 Aged 86
Hewat Ellen E 14 Nov 1942 Aged 66 Mother of Eileen and Daughter of Ellen Morris
Hewat Eileen 7 Jul 1904 Aged 4 Daughter of above and Grandaughter of Ellen Morris
Hewitt Oscar 12 Feb 1944
Hewitt Martha 31 May 1925 Aged 61
Hewitt Frances Alma 17 Aug 1901 B. 7 Mar 1896 Daughter of Oscar & Martha
Hill Charles 31 March 1897 Aged 65
Hinsch William H L 20 Jan 1896 Aged 49 Husband of Caroline
Hinsch Caroline 30 Mar 1900 Aged 49 Wife of William
Hamilton Mary Ann 26 Oct. 1897
Hamilton William John 16 Dec. 1913
Hodgson James Charles 8 Sept. 1908
Holme Mary Alexander 6 May 1908
Holme Ferdinand William 18 March 1899 Aged 21 Drowned in Wellington Harbour
Holme Ferdinand 31 March 1917 Aged 73
Howe Victoria July 1896
Howe John 1 June 1898
Hughes Jane
Hulke Charles 30 Oct. 1898
Humphries William 27 May 1906 Aged 52 Husband of Susie
Humphries Susie 17 Jul 1895 Aged 32 Wife of William
Hunter Alexander Blair 22 Jul 1915 Husband of Lizzie
Hunter Lizzie 7 Aug 1895 Aged 50 Wife of Alexander
Jellico Frank 18 Oct 1892 B. 6 Jul 1819 - of Doctors' Commons, London
Jennings William 10 June 1915 Aged 56 of Cornwall England
Jennings Hannah 18 Nov. 1924 Aged 64
Jennings Charlie 7 Sept. 1898 Aged 3 Son of William and Hannah
Johnson Annie 28 Nov1899 Age 16
Johnson William John 16 Sep 1886 Aged 8 B. 9 Oct 1878 Son of Mary Ann below
Johnson Mary Ann 19 Dec 1908 Aged 50 B. 17 Mar 1858 Wife of Charles
Johnson Charles John 1 Apr 1922 Aged 76 B 17 Mar 1846 Husband of Charles
Johnson (Sgt) George Albert 13 Sep 1918 Youngest son of Charles & Mary Ann killed at Havrincourt Wood, France. B. 7 Oct 1891
Johnson Oscar Milton 29 Jun 1922 2nd son of Charles & Mary B. 30 Dec 1885
Johnson Annie Ethel 3 Oct 1960 3rd daughter of Charles & Mary B 1 Oct 1882
Johnston George 30 Mar. 1910 Husband of Emily
Keir James 26 Nov. 1898 Aged 69
Keir Margaret 2 Feb. 1904 Aged 68
Laird Elizabeth 19 June 1892 Aged 76
Laird Thomas 1851 Aged 35 Died New York U. S. A.
Laird Robenia F. 1857 Aged 8
Laird David 1907 Aged 63
Lange Charles R A 7 Nov 1894 Aged 32 - as the result of an accident
Lange Emily 12 Mar 1909 Aged 46 Wife of Walter Lange
Leadbetter Robert 4 Feb 1894 Aged 36 Husband of Sarah Caroline
Leadbetter Sarah Caroline 10 Jan 1925 Aged 65 Wife of Robert
Lewis Thomas 15 Aug. 1893 B. 13 Nov. 1817
Lewis Jane 27 Dec. 1898 B. 22 Sept. 1803
Lockwood Leah 6 Sept. 1932 Aged 70 wife of Freddy Lockwood
MacPhail John 5 Nov. 1898 Aged 34 B. Benderlock Scotland 1864
MacPhail Margaret Mackintosh 28 Feb. 1918 Interred at Port Chalmers
Manley William James Pain 4 Jun 1938 Aged 90 Master Mariner
Manley Elizabeth Mary 14 Nov 1905 Aged 46 Wife of above
Manley William James Pain 22 Dec 1894 Son of above - drowned in Wellington Harbour B. 7 Apr 1887
Mann Elsie M. 27 March 1899
Mansill William Waldron 14 Sep 1919 Aged 71
Mansill Robert George June 1896 Aged 2 years 5 months
Mason Henry 15 Aug. 1897 Son of Robert and Hannah
Mason Hannah 5 July 1926
Mason Robert 23 July 1938 Son of Robert and Hannah
McCallum Robert 19 Dec 1896 Aged 66 Husband of Ellen
McCallum Ellen 14 Nov 1916 Aged 87
McCallum William 4 Apr 1941 Son of Robert & Ellen
McCallum Mary 19 Jun 1955 Aged 80 Wife of William
McCallum James 17 Oct. 1892 Drowned Days Bay age 23 Brother of Duncan
McCallum Duncan 12 Nov. 1905 Aged 21 Brother of James
McCallum Samuel M. 8 Jan. 1913 Aged 80 Father of James and Duncan
McDonald Maggie 1 June 1894 Wife of George
McDonald Neil Monday 16 May 1892 Aged 34 - Native of Tiree, Ayr, Scotland, Carpenter on SS Tarawera. Accidently killed coming alongside Wellington Wharf.
McGarrison James 13 Jan. 1913 B. 17 Aug. 1852
McGarrison John 17 April 1896 B. 16 Sept 1873 Eldest son
McGarrison Agnes 1 Aug. 1906 B. 2 Feb. 1886 Third daughter
McGee Agnes Annie E. (Tot) 22 Dec. 1926
McIntosh Rosanna 1850 to 1895
McKella Catherine 26 Aug 1894
McKelvie John 12 Mar 1892 B. Edinburgh 13 Nov 1819
McKelvie Grace Elizabeth 23 Mar 1896 Aged 27 - Wife of Harry A Ewen died at Menton, France and is interred there.
McLean James 4 April 1896 B. 24 Sept. 1823
McLean Eliza Cummings 22 Aug. 1904 B. 29 July 1830
McLeary Donald 15 Oct. 1914 Aged 66
McLeary Margaret 31 July 1938 Aged 89
Meadowcroft David Rev. 5 March 1914 Aged 76
Meadowcroft Frank 4 June 1933 Aged 66 Son of David
Meadowcroft Bessie 3 July 1935 Wife of Frank
Miller Eliza Jane 11 April 1945 (Rotorua) B 20 June 1865 (Auckland) Buried with Duthie
Morris Ellen 2 July 1896 Aged 46 Grandmother to Eileen Hewat
Mortimer Mary Ann 9 Dec. 1925
Mountier Frederick 13 Jan. 1905 Aged 73 Husband of Harriet M
Mountier Harriet M 18 Aug. 1901 Aged 72 Wife of Frederick
Mountier Ernest James 18 Dec. 1892 Aged 37 Son of Frederick & Harriet
Mountier Frederick Houghton 6 Feb. 1928 Son of Frederick & Harriet
Newell Elsie Leah 14 March 1914 Wife of J.W. Newell daug. of Edwin Godber
Patterson Arthur 17 June 1908
Patterson Euphemia 17 Feb. 1956
Pearson Carne 30 January 1924 Aged 40 Husband of Lena Isobel Blacklock
Peterson Magnus 30 Jun 1894 Aged 39 - Organist of Saint Johns Presbyterian Church
Peterson Eric William 25 May 1894 Aged 2
Priest John 20 July 1914 Aged 63
Priest Catherine 9 Dec 1895 B Shetland 21 Feb 1846
Ramsey Jeanie 13 Apr 1895 Aged 24
Roberts Thomas T. 5 July 1918
Roberts Ida May 16 March 1909 Aged 3
Roberts Ada 23 Aug 1957 Wife of Thomas T.
Roberts Mary 20 Dec. 1897 Relict of George Roberts
Salmon Joseph William 1935 B. 1860
Salmon William 23 Feb. 1902 B. 20 Nov. 1888
Schultz Lottie 11 Apr 1895 Wife of C A Schultz
Scott William 2 Sept 1898 Husband of Alice Louisa Scott
Shannon Minnie 24 Dec 1922 Aged 52 Wife of William Shannon
Shannon Elizabeth Frances 21 Dec 1892 Aged 3 months Daughter of William & Minnie
Short Elizabeth Rose 14 Nov. 1898 Aged 69
Short Thomas 9 July 1906 Aged 76 Husband of above
Smith William C 15 Oct 1916 Aged 80 Husband of Augusts
Smith Augusta 14 Jan 1896 Aged 52 Wife of William C
Smith Charles Henry 17 Mar 1924 Aged 55 Husband of Phoebe & Father of Lily & Rose
Smith Phoebe 30 Aug 1949 Aged 77 Wife of Charles Henry
Smith Lily & Rose (Twins) 12 Dec 1893 Aged 18 days Daughters of Charles & Phoebe
Smith Arthur James 23 Mar 1949 Aged 74 Husband of Mary Selina below
Smith Mary Selina 17 Nov 1939 Daughter of John & Martha Crowther
Stuart Archibald Paisley 25 May 1897 Aged 70 Wellington Merchant
Swain William Henry 21 Dec. 1896
Swain Elizabeth 12 April 1924 Wife of above
Teasdale Florence Gwendoline 17 Jul 1896 Aged 4  known as Gwennie
Thew John 21 July 1895
Thew Mary Elizabeth 8 Dec. 1906 Wife of Ralph Thew
Thew Eliza May 3 Sept. 1899 15 mths Daughter of above
Thew Ralph 24 Feb. 1926 Husband of Mary
Thompson A T 2 Jul 1910 Aged 79 Husband of Harriet
Thompson Harriet 14 May 1898 Aged 47 Wife of A T Thompson
Tipling Amy Maud 4 August 1897 Aged 16
Trueman William 27 July 1920
Twist John 9 Sept. 1914 Old resident of Oriental Bay
Twist Grace 7 Sept 1895
Uridge Thomas 25 Oct. 1897
Uridge Harriet Hair 14 Jan. 1929
Watters John 14 Feb.1918 Killed by the Kelburn tram
Watters Elizabeth 18 Nov. 1927
Wilkinson Jeanie Henderson 13 Jan. 1898
Wilkinson John 2 Feb. 1925 At Auckland
Williams Margaret 3 Nov 1901 Aged 38
Williams William Frederick Ernest 5 Jul 1901 Aged 5 years & 9 months Son of Margaret
Williams Little Sissie 11 Dec 1907 B. 3 Dec 1907
Williams Little Maudie 8 Oct 1912 Aged 2
Wilson George 9 June 1929 B. Lauder Scotland 9 Nov. 1856
Wilson Maggie (nee McDonald) 1 Jun 1894 Aged 41 First Wife of George Wilson
Wilson Annie McInnes (nee Feist) 29 Dec 1907 Aged 38 Second Wife of George Wilson
Wilson Ian McQueen 23 Sept. 1897 B. 22 Dec. 1896 Son of George Wilson
Wilson Robert Turnbull 3 Feb. 1899 B. 27 Nov. 1898 Son of George Wilson
Wilton Eden Denman 20 May 1899 Aged 25 years 11 months
Worth Charles P  (JP) 16 Mar 1897 Husband of Sarah
Worth Sarah 26 Jan 1908 Aged 69 Wife of Charles P
Yule John 13th Sept. 1899 Arrived Bengal Merchant