Ponsonby Feb’y 27th /82 My darling Lucy, We are all in a state of excitement over the arrival of the box. Everything is just lovely, and what we really needed. Father unpacked it while Susie & I were getting tea ready. I am afraid the labels were taken off a little too quickly and I am just a little uncertain about the napkin rings – were they not from you and Emma? They are what […]
Category: Nutter – Lucy Charlotte 1866-1948
Letter 1882-02-27 Frederick H Nutter – Lucy Nutter
Ponsonby 27 Feb 1882 Dear Lucy To our great delight the welcome box arrived today, and great was the excitement at the unpacking thereof, which was not effected without some considerable trouble as it was so very securely nailed up. Today was very wet but it sustained no damage on coming up. We all three went down to the Rotomahana to get it, no very pleasant undertaking as it was blowing from the NE with […]
Letter 1882-03-22 Eliza Nutter – Lucy Nutter
Hepburn Street March 22nd /82 My darling Lucy, Father and Susie are going to a tent meeting at Newmarket this evening – Fred is in town making arrangements for going on survey in the morning by the six o’clock train. I am alone just now having just returned from Vincent Street. I went to get a wash for Fred’s mouth which has been sore for some time – though I am thankful to say he […]
Letter 1882-07-26 Frederick H Nutter – Lucy Nutter
Auckland 26 July 1882 Dear Lucy, I am writing in the Vincent Street dining room, as we are here this evening to tea. Grandpapa is away at the Bay, having been sent for to Cousin Edward Clarke who it was feared had an attack of typhoid fever, but from a telegram received from the Bay today, he is much better and it was only apparently over fatigue from watching at the bedside of Cousin William’s […]
Letter 1883-05-18 Fred A Nutter – Lucy Nutter
Cambridge 18th May 1883 Dear Lucy, I got up here last night all right & was to go on to our camp today. We started with two buggies but came to grief, smashing the axle, after hair-breadth adventures. However we go on with a waggon tomorrow morning & I hope reach our destination before night. Mr Hickson goes down tomorrow morning much against his will. His being away will put us back a good bit. […]
Letter 1894-01-12 Frederick H Nutter – Lucy Nutter
Auckland 12th Jany 1894 Dear Lu I have not time to say very much but thought you would like to hear how we are getting along. Emma received yours this morning just before I left home and was evidently very much pleased with your account of her boy [Probably Emma’s son Fred Arthur aged 12] and it was quite a cheer up for her and much she needed a little tonic as Arthur [Arthur died […]
Lettter 1880-09-15 Eliza Nutter – Lucy Nutter
Vincent Street September 15th /80 My darling Lucy, I felt I must send you a line this time. I have not been keeping up my letter writing quite so well lately but must improve at once. My cough is still very troublesome but I fancy it is a trifle better this evening. I feel anxious to get rid of it so as to be able to see dear Father but I must not be impatient. […]
Nutter – Lucy Charlotte 1866-1948
Lucy was born on December 6th 1866 in Invercargill. Her mother Eliza MacDonald was born in Samoa as the daughter of a missionary, and her father Frederick H Nutter was born in Cambridge England. At the time of her birth her father was the Clerk to the Invercargill Town Board.
The Spencer Family in New Zealand
Thomas and Elizabeth Spencer (née Berridge) were born in England and married there (in Warmington Northhamptonshire). They lived in Knossington, Leicestershire, and came out to New Zealand on 11 June 1861. Their ship, the Mersey (812 tons, Capt Duncan Smith) had left London 105 days earlier. They had five children in tow – Charles, Lucy, Kate (Kitty), George and Percy. This is their story. Arrival Thomas and Elizabeth Spencer, temporarily settled in a small cottage in […]