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Im really interested in the map of Snargate Street - my forebears were at number 20.  Any chance of seeing this area?

Cheers
Cynthia (New Zealand)
NATHAN, HART, ABRAHAMS, VANDERLYN,BARNARD

Hello, thanks for your reply
I had a look at the census record and saw that Ann was a Pauper as 'husband a convict'.
Henry Evans is my 'brick wall', so Im trying any and every lead I can think of. The name 'Hole' Im not sure where this came from - ancient family story perhaps, I will try to find out. The only definite of my Henry is 1877 in Reefton, NZ where he married age 27, from then on everything is documented.

The story was told that Henry was from Brighton, his father 'died' and his mother 'remarried', he didnt get on with his step father and was sent to some sort of Naval training est/school (could account for not on 1861 census). He went to sea at young age. Also that mother had to change only one letter of her surname when married. There are photos of his mother and two girls - sisters? what are the two children in 1861? Do you know the father's name?
contact me at mccaughan-ingle@paradise.net.nz if you prefer
cheers
Cynthia

I'm interested in the Hart connection. Do you have anymore about these?

Yes the Perth Street Memorial still stands. (City of Perth was the other vessel involved - later refloated) It was erected the year following the disaster, and serves to commeorate all lives lost at sea in the annual seafarers service in conjunction with the adjacent St Mary's Church. The South Canterbury Museum has a lot of information about shipwrecks - they almost wrecked ('scuse the pun) Timaru's reputation as a harbour until a breakwater was built. I think that the only person who perished in the rescue, the Harbour master Captain Mills, has a marked grave - all the others are in unmarked graves, so their ownly memorial is this one. Archives at SC Museum can give you plenty of background information. I used to work at the museum  as educator and often took children to visit the memorial and down to the scene - which is now covered in sand! I believe the anchor chain from the Benvenue still exists somewhere.

hope this helps