TARANAKI LAND 1894 *COMPLETED*

[butterlily]

My grandfather Charles Robert Matthews b 1866 Holborn, London emigrated to NZ 1894 arriving in Auckland.  According to my father his father Charles worked in the Taranaki district for several years and he bought 100 acres of ground (partly felled bush) at Matu.  He sold the land after six months. and went to work at Wallaceville Laboratory.

Would there be any records available of Charles Matthews living at Auckland Taranaki for that time period?

Also where would I obtin information re the purchase of the land and the sale of the land to a Mr Willie Campbell, a local farmer.?

Thank you

Butterlily

[Thamesite2017]

Worth filing a request with LAND INFORMATION
http://www.linz.govt.nz/

They are very helpful
If they do turn up anything the charge is very small

Bye
althea

[Thamesite2017]

In the 1896 ELECTORAL ROLL
Electorate   Egmont
Surname   MATTHEWS, Given Names Charles Robert
Place of Residence   Urenui, Occupation   Farm hand
Nature of Qualification Residential

So didn't have any freehold land at that stage

Bye
althea

[Janette]

There are few entries on Paperspast


http://www.rootschat.com/links/0aji/


http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ajj/

 Here a reference to them living at Wallaceville

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ajk/

  Cheers Janette

[Janette]

If you search Paperspast "C R Matthews" comes up with quite a bit

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=q&l=en

Cheers Janette

[butterlily]

Thank you Althea and Janette for all your help.  I will follow up the LAND INFORMATION Althea.
Janette, my mind boggles with all the possible information contained in the New Zealand past newspapers.  I have already come across my father and mother's wedding notice and noted my grandfather had applied for leave of absense on account of the illhealth of his wife.  My father in his writeup on his history had made note of the fact that "it was too wet being near the mountain."  That is an amazing piece of information you have found for me.  Thank you very much.

Butterlily

[Thamesite2017]

Source   1911 Electoral Roll
Electorate   Hutt
Surname   MATTHEWS Given Names Charles Robert
Place of Residence   The Laboratory Wallaceville
Occupation attendant
Bye
Althea