This collection includes items pertaining to two Upper Hutt locations; St. David's Presbyterian Church and Gorrie's farm in Mangaroa.
Scope & contentGorrie's Farm:
-"Whitcombe's New 'Handy' Receipt Book for Unemployment-relief Tax". 1 August 1931 [first entry] - 15 May 1942 [final entry]. Names recorded include; L. Gorrie, R. Scholes, L. Duncan, E. Pearson, R. Mabey, R. Cooper, F. Bailey, W. J. Wilson, G. Woodhouse, M. Wakelin, A. Scobie, E. Galbraith, R. Lankshear, [?]. Fallen, K. Hudson, W. W. Lockwood, [C?]. Bicknell, [?]. Keys, A. Sparey, E. Taylor.
-"Whitcombe's 'New Handy' Receipt Book for Social Security Contributions". 15 August 1947 [first entry] - 5 June 1952 [final entry]. Names recorded include; L. Gorrie, W. Hall, K. W. Tanner, B. Richard.
St. David's Presbyterian Church documents:
- Programme [possibly a ceremony for Mrs Keys?]
- List of members on Communion Roll 1893-195[?] and list of marriages
- Typed history of Wallaceville Presbyterian Sunday School
- Typed History of the Church [with copies]
- List of "Personalities of the Church" and Managers of the Church 1953
- List of Ministers of Hutt Parish 1840-1939
- List of Ministers Wallaceville Presbyterian and list of organists 1893-1953 [with copies]
- Typed pages "Gleanings from the Records"
St. David's Presbyterian Church manuscripts:
- Handwritten notes of opening of church [possibly extracted from an article in the "Petone Chronicle"] and miscellaneous handwritten notes compiled for the history of the Church.
Details
Archive Reference2026/10Date rangeContent covers 1893-1953 (most likely originated from the 1950s)
Items
Item Listing2026/10/01/01 "Whitcombe's New 'Handy' Receipt Book for Unemployment-relief Tax".
2026/10/01/02 "Whitcombe's 'New Handy' Receipt Book for Social Security Contributions".
2026/10/02/01 St. David's Presbyterian Church documents
2026/10/02/02 St. David's Presbyterian Church manuscripts
