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Settlers : New Zealand immigrants from England, Ireland & Scotland, 1800-1945 / Jock Phillips & Terry Hearn.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Auckland, N.Z. : Auckland University Press, 2008.Description: vii, 221 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781869404017 (pbk.) :
Subject(s):
Contents:
1. Setting Off -- How We Forgot Our Ancestors -- How We Found Our Ancestors -- 2. The Ebbs and Flows of Migration -- 3. The Settlers -- Homelands -- Elizabeth and John: The English -- Fiona and Jock: The Scots -- Biddy and Sean: The Irish -- Kith and Kin -- 4. The New Land -- Together or Apart? -- The Legacy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.
Review: "Drawing on major analysis of death registers and shipping records as well as hundreds of biographical accounts of individuals and families, Settlers gives the first comprehensive account of the origins of Pakeha New Zealanders." "Using individual examples of immigrants and their families, vividly depicted in the numerous illustrations , Phillips and Hearn show that these settlers were a distinctive group. Settlers makes a significant contribution to understanding the origins of Pakeha New Zealand."--BOOK JACKET.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Heritage & Archives Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Heritage Collections Reference - not for loan 993.004 PHI 1 Reference Only T00588159
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 993.004 PHI 1 Available T00468428
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Analyzing everything from shipping records to death registers, this book takes an in-depth look at New Zealand's European ancestors, exploring the origins of the island's national identity. Using individual examples of immigrants and their families, it examines their geographical origins, their occupational and class backgrounds, and their religion and values to get a better understanding of the lives and motivations of New Zealand's first settlers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.

Includes bibliography (p. 205-211) and index.

1. Setting Off -- How We Forgot Our Ancestors -- How We Found Our Ancestors -- 2. The Ebbs and Flows of Migration -- 3. The Settlers -- Homelands -- Elizabeth and John: The English -- Fiona and Jock: The Scots -- Biddy and Sean: The Irish -- Kith and Kin -- 4. The New Land -- Together or Apart? -- The Legacy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.

"Drawing on major analysis of death registers and shipping records as well as hundreds of biographical accounts of individuals and families, Settlers gives the first comprehensive account of the origins of Pakeha New Zealanders." "Using individual examples of immigrants and their families, vividly depicted in the numerous illustrations , Phillips and Hearn show that these settlers were a distinctive group. Settlers makes a significant contribution to understanding the origins of Pakeha New Zealand."--BOOK JACKET.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword (p. vi)
  • 1 Setting Off
  • How We Forgot Our Ancestors (p. 1)
  • How We Found Our Ancestors (p. 15)
  • 2 The Ebbs and Flows of Migration (p. 21)
  • 3 The Settlers
  • Homelands (p. 51)
  • Elizabeth and John: The English (p. 68)
  • Fiona and Jock: The Scots (p. 107)
  • Biddy and Sean: The Irish (p. 116)
  • Kith and Kin (p. 126)
  • 4 The New Land
  • Together or Apart? (p. 141)
  • The Legacy (p. 158)
  • Appendix (p. 195)
  • Notes (p. 197)
  • Select Bibliography (p. 205)
  • Index (p. 212)

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