Showing posts with label Wellington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wellington. Show all posts

Thursday, 10 May 2012

Unnamed photos - Anyone know who these people are?

Photo labelled "Unknown taken in Melbourne".  

This lovely lady may have had some connection to the Cross Keys Hotel at Essendon. 

These photos are some that belonged to my GG Uncle Alexander Morgan. He was a son of the Morgan family who owned the original Cross Keys Hotel.
Alexander went to New Zealand in 1886 and was the head accountant for the New Zealand Treasury Department in the early 1900s.  
The following photo was labelled "unknown, taken in Wellington"  
I'm posting them on the off chance that someone may recognise them.

And the next photo is labelled Miss Annie (or Bessie) and Miss Kate - Unknown


Sunday, 1 April 2012

Sentimental Sunday - Alec Morgan

My Great Grand Uncle, Alexander Morgan, married miss Lavinia Stuart on the 5th of February 1894 at Pauatahanui, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand.  

He wrote this beautiful wedding poem to her using each letter of her name to begin each line.  

copy of this card written by Alexander Morgan was kindly given to me by his great great grandchildren
                  Look  down ye angels from above
                  And guard the darling one I love
                  Vanish all evil from off her way
                  Impart heavens blessings day by day
                  No sorrow cloud that dear sweet face
                  Imprinted with such holy grace
                  And open to the world to trace

                  So innocent and pure is she
                  That 'tis I pray her life may be
                  United with all peace and love
                  And guarded by thee from above
                  Receiving her when life is o'er
                  To rest with thee for evermore.