568 days ago

Vogel House COTTAGE Lower Hutt

Sandra from Normandale

Heritage - TREDENHAM HOUSE Lower Hutt, c 1852 prefab from Sydney for William Fitzherbert. On sold 1857 by Daniel Riddiford to Carlyon.
1860 Baby boy born to Mrs and Captain Carlyon [later of Gwavas Station Hawkes Bay via Pharazyn]
1866 James Kelham magistrate, JP and merchant and wife Georgina nee Williams with daughter Nina Olive Kelham who married 1884 to Daniel George Riddiford, lived in Tredeham until they died and buried at St James.
Georgina lived in the cottage next to Vogel house and St James which is standing today. Paperspast and Google.

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