Mary Ann Ellen Petre diary.
Scope and Contents
Collection contains a photocopy of a typescript of a diary kept by Mary Ann Petre during a voyage to New Zealand with her husband Henry Petre during the 1840's. The diary also covers the period immediately after the Petre's arrived in Wellington.
Dates
- 1842 - 1844
Creator
- Petre, Mary Ann Ellen (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Not restricted
Biographical / Historical
Henry and Mary Ann Petre were influential early settlers in the Hutt Valley, arriving aboard the Oriental in January 1840. Henry Petre was the second son of the 11th Baron Petre, a director of the New Zealand Company. While the family returned to England in 1855 their son Francis William Petre, an architect, returned to New Zealand in 1872 and is responsible for the design of many Catholic Churches in the South Island including Christchurch's Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
For further details about Henry Petre see: A Dictionary of New Zealand biography / edited by G.H. Scholefield, vol.2, p.163.
Extent
0.02 metres (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Fiona McAlpine, Dept. of Music, University of Auckland in November 1987.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original diary held by the Alexander Turnbull Library as MS 1772 and a digital copy is available on the National Library of New Zealand's website.
- Hutt Valley (N.Z.) -- History
- Petre, Henry William
- Petre, Mary Ann Ellen -- Form subdivision--Diaries.;
- Wellington (N.Z.) -- History
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz