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 |