Whakaahua Tīpuna/Whānau
In September 2014, an image was published on the back page of Te Pānui Rūnaka requesting that names or information be provided about the photograph. We would like to acknowledge and thank Marj Wilson for making contact and for providing names and information.
Marj Wilson advised us that her late husband was Ngāi Tahu. His forebear was also a Kelly who settled in Invercargill. Kelly had three Ngāi Tahu wives, and married Christian Niven née Swan (mother of Christina West née Niven). Daughter Christina West was born 05/02/1836 and died 1908. Her husband was William John Newsham West who died 1909. Children were:
Jane b.1858, Elizabeth b.1860, Frederick b.1861?, William b.1864, Thomas b.1866, Alexander b.1869, Christina b.1871, James b.1874, David b.1876, Mary b.1879, Emily b.1881. Christian Swan (mother of Christina West) was baptised 03/07/1808, and married Dougald Niven on 27/01/1832. Christian and Dougald were Scottish and emigrated to New Zealand. Christina West was their third child. Dougald Niven died 28/12/1848.
Christian Niven née Swan married John Kelly on the 31/12/1850 in Dunedin. John Kelly was a Sealer. Christian d. 26/10/1891.
Information was sourced from the book: In the wake of a Sealer: Piecing together the Jigsaw of Invercargill’s First Settler, written by Robert Kelly.
In February 2015, an image was published on the back page of Te Pānui Rūnaka requesting that names or information be provided about the photograph. We would like to acknowledge and thank Marg Dawson for making contact and for providing the following name to add to the list of names that we have already recorded. Front row first on the left is Sylvia Dawson.
The back cover from February 2015.
The back cover from September 2014.