SIMPSONs of Kaiapoi *Completed* - thanks

[laurier]

Hi Jazzie,

Something you may wish to look for is a newspaper cutting from the Christchurch Star from 1928.

The article was titled (from memory) Four Generations of Women and it was a photograph in Kaiapoi of of Mrs Alfred (Emma) Rhodes, Mrs Annie Baker, Mrs Simpson and a Miss Simpson.  Many years ago I had a copy of the photograph / clipping that I believe was indexed in the photographic section of the Turnbull Library in Wellington.  The next time I am back in New Zealand I'll try to track it down... if you happen to pass through Wellington it's worth looking for.

[JAZZ1E]

Thanks Laurier,

I have made a note of this. I am also interested to know why you came across this photo. Who or what are you researching?

For the interest of any other person who may read this post someday. The Simpsons in this photo will relate to Gilbert Bannister Simpson (abt1879-1948). His wife Alice Maude Baker is the Mrs Simpson referred to in the photo. Her mother was Annie Baker (nee Rhodes) and her mother must be the Mrs Alfred (Emma) Rhodes. The Miss Simpson could be either Rua or Betty Simpson.

Cheers,
Jazzie

Hi Jazzie,

Something you may wish to look for is a newspaper cutting from the Christchurch Star from 1928.

The article was titled (from memory) Four Generations of Women and it was a photograph in Kaiapoi of of Mrs Alfred (Emma) Rhodes, Mrs Annie Baker, Mrs Simpson and a Miss Simpson.  Many years ago I had a copy of the photograph / clipping that I believe was indexed in the photographic section of the Turnbull Library in Wellington.  The next time I am back in New Zealand I'll try to track it down... if you happen to pass through Wellington it's worth looking for.

[laurier]

Hi Jazzie,

Emma Rhodes was my Great-great-grandmother through her son Randolph.  In 1990 I became quite heavily bitten with family history & spent hours with microfilm and making trips to everywhere I could think of that could provide details about the extended family. It was at that point that I found the clipping from the Star that had been referenced with the names of the ladies... Emma Rhodes (of course) being the name I was searching for.  In 1928 Emma Rhodes (nee Chaney) was one of remaining Canterbury Pilgrims so for the newspaper to have a photograph of four generations of women would have had a human interest element.

I've been living overseas for the best part of a decade & my original research is in a box somewhere in New Zealand but I remember the clipping quite well as I spent a lot of time wondering about what had become of the family.  From memory, it was Miss Betty Simpson in the photograph as well.

In 1990 it was much more difficult to track down family information as everything was on film, fiche or index cards.  There are only two places that I could have got the Newpaper cutting from - one is the portrait / photographic collection of the Alexander Turnbull Library.  The other (remote) possibility was the archives of the Canterbury Museum.

Regards

Laurie

[JAZZ1E]

Hi Laurie,

Nice to meet you and a connection made as well!

To describe Emma to me, she would be my great-greatuncle's wife's grandmother. Sounds so distant. I started my research for my Nana who is the current matriarch of the Simpson family. She has been most pleased with what I have found so far.

I agree that it is much easier today to find information. It was through RC that I found out about all the available sites and techniques. It is a bug that is catchy and hard to shake off!  I hope that you were able to find out what you were looking for, sounds like you would have an interesting read.

Jazz