Thomas Martyn (3rd from left) of Blue Spur.1860`s.

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DescriptionI have recently visited Hokitika on a family research trip and was asked by the Hokitika museum staff to add some of our collection here. We are family members of Thomas and Nancy Martyn early goldminers at Blue Spur. (1860's onwards) Thomas is the bearded chap 3rd from left. Thomas died 2oth August 1905 and buried in Hokitika. Thomas and Nancy had 12 children.Date of Photo1860`sMap^[1]18ContributorDebbie Hills

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Location (city or town)Blue SpurPersonThomas MartynNancy MartynEventGoldminers

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Date Created24th November 2020CommentsJane Ford
Very clear photo Debbie, thanks for that. Thomas and Nancy were my great grandparents.

Ron Hibbs
Thanks for sharing, Thomas and Nancy were also my great grandparents.

Jean Boniface
Thomas and Nancy Martyn were also my Great Grandparents.

Christine Stewart
Wow ! Family as well

Andrea Summerfield
Bronwyn Hibbs that’s amazing. I can still see a family resemblance there. Our great great grandfather!

Debbie Hills
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What a great way to find relatives I don't know. This is awesome. I will put more photos on as I can.

Mike Keenan
Beautiful photo— great that you are sharing your family photos with the museum or sometimes they get lost or chucked out in the rubbish skip as they don’t mean much to the 4 or 5 generations

Roger Strong
And quite soon people forget who is who in the photo making them far less valuable.

Debbie Hills
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Wouldn't it be great for others in the photo to have a name.

Anthea Keenan
John & Margaret Williams with 2 children came frm Aus. Miner and lived in small house @ Blue Spur 1867 had eight more (some also noted as miners Ross, Rimu, Blue Spur, Kumara). Relis of Hoki people.. Ann eldest daughter m Cornelius Toohey blacksmith Kaniere...

Debbie Hills
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Anthea Keenan I wonder if you have anyone in that photo then.

Pam Englefield-Absolum
Hard working chaps. No social welfare in those years. Tough times as well.

Wendy McDiarmid
My great great grandparents were at blue spur as well. Thomas and Jemima Simpson.

Anne Routhan
John & Margaret Williams were my great grandparents my grandfather Thomas was a brother to Ann Thomas m Elizabeth Harris the family of 12 lived at blue spur, my mum Joyce Stopforth was 2nd youngest .....
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Janet Tillman
William Mills centre in the white shirt is my great grandfather. (Mills married Elise Ottilie Wilhelmina Dreckmann
1868–1924
BIRTH ABT 1868 • Ross, West Coast, New Zealand
DEATH 1924 • Hokitika) On the right is Claus Geibel ( he married Bertha Francesca Ottilie Brandt
1833–1894
BIRTH 1833 • Hohenwestadt, Scheswig-holstein, Germany
DEATH 24 DEC 1894) On the far left front row is Wallis Martyn son of Thomas I am told. (Wallis married
Elfriede Christiane Mathilde Dreckmann
1881–1952
BIRTH ABT 1881 • Ross New Zealand
DEATH 1952) Also on my family tree. I would love to know the names of others in this photo too.

Debbie Hills
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Janet that is fantastic. Thank you.

Janet Tillman
Hi Anthea Keenan Do you have any photos of John Williams that could help me with identification? Thanks Janet Tillman

Janet Tillman
Hi Wendy McDiarmid do you have any photos of Thomas Simpson? Thanks Janet Tillman That is how I found Claus Geibel.

Anthea Keenan
Hi Anne Routhan do you have any photos of the Williams ones up Blue Spur... I've only got Ann.

Wendy McDiarmid
Janet Tillman hi. No photos and no idea what he looked like, have photos of his son Joseph.

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Thomas Martyn (3rd from left) of Blue Spur.1860`s.

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