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RegistrationBride's Given Name(s)Bride's Family NameGroom's Given Name(s)Groom's Family Name
1901/5566Alice Maud Mary Bakewell Charles Cecil Anthony Rookes Order Product
1901/5566 Alice Maud Mary Bakewell Charles Cecil Anthony Rookes
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1909/2492Rookes Charles Cecil Anthony Love Stephen 182089YOrder Product
1909/2492 Rookes Charles Cecil Anthony Love Stephen 1820 89Y
Gisborne Photo News (1954-1975, 1993–1996)Charles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Hawke's Bay Knowledge Bank Who's WhoCharles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH

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Nelson Photo News (1960-1972)Charles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Tributes Online (obituaries)Charles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Whanganui Council Property RollsRookes, Charles Cecil        🔍 ASH
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Occupier/Owner Name(s)Property AddressYear
ROOKES CHARLES CECIL
- 		1863-1864
ROOKES CHARLES CECIL
- 		1863-1864
ROOKES CHARLES CECIL
- 		1864-1865
ROOKES CHARLES CECIL
- 		1864-1865
ROOKES CHARLES CECIL
- 		1865-1866
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ROOKESCharles CecilWanganui Otago16 Sep 1863
ROOKESCharles CecilWanganui, Wellington Otago19 Feb 1864
ROOKES Charles Cecil Wanganui Otago 16 Sep 1863
ROOKES Charles Cecil Wanganui, Wellington Otago 19 Feb 1864
NZ Presbyterian MarriagesCharles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Our Stuff - Denise & Peter's NZ history siteCharles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Magistrates 1866
Francis Rolleston W Rooks Charles Cecil Russell Robert Schultze Charles William Sharpe Charles Smith John Elisha Smith John Valentine Smith Robert William Smith William Mein St.
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Rolleston William Christchurch Rookes Charles Cecil Christchurch Ross George Arthur Emilius Christchurch Ross Frederick Patea, Taranaki Rough David Nelson Rountree Thomas
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Rolleston William Wellington Rookes Charles Cecil Christchurch Ross George Arthur Emilius Christchurch Rough David Nelson Rountree Thomas Stephenson Hokianga Auckland Russell
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NZ Genealogy Research Made EasyCharles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Alexander Turnbull LibraryRookes, Charles Cecil        🔍 ASH
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Letter from William Fox to Charles Cecil Rookes MS-Papers-12432-3. Letter from William Fox to Charles Cecil Rookes. 4 December 1868. Parr, Christopher, 1931-: Collection of early New Zealand material (ATL-Group-00434). [Item]
Major and Mrs Charles Cecil Rookes and son 1/4-008498-G. Major and Mrs Charles Cecil Rookes and son. [between 1856-1889]. Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district (PA-Group-00380). [Item]
Portrait of Colonel Charles Rookes PA2-2762. Portrait of Colonel Charles Rookes. ca 1869. [Item]
Early New Zealand papers Early New Zealand papers. 1840-1868. Parr, Christopher, 1931-: Collection of early New Zealand material (ATL-Group-00434). [Series]
Letter from William Fox to Charles Cecil Rookes MS-Papers-12432-3. Letter from William Fox to Charles Cecil Rookes. 4 December 1868. Parr, Christopher, 1931-: Collection of early New Zealand material (ATL-Group-00434). [Item]
Major and Mrs Charles Cecil Rookes and son 1/4-008498-G. Major and Mrs Charles Cecil Rookes and son. [between 1856-1889]. Harding, William James, 1826-1899: Negatives of Wanganui district (PA-Group-00380). [Item]
Portrait of Colonel Charles Rookes PA2-2762. Portrait of Colonel Charles Rookes. ca 1869. [Item]
Early New Zealand papers Early New Zealand papers. 1840-1868. Parr, Christopher, 1931-: Collection of early New Zealand material (ATL-Group-00434). [Series]
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Inward letters - C C Rookes 26 letters written from Auckland, Papakura, 1874-1876 & undated. See also MS-Papers-0032-0610, letter from James S Turnbull. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Inward letters - C C Rookes 39 letters written from Auckland, Papakura, Wellington, 1869-1873 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Major and Mrs Charles Cecil Rookes and son Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Portrait of Colonel Charles Rookes Colonel Charles Cecil Rookes, circa 1869. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Colonel Rookes; Verso - Col Chas Rookes Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 9.6 x 5.9, mounted on card Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Macdonald Dictionary Record: Charles Cecil Rookes One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Charles Cecil Rookes. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964. George Ranald Macdonald Canterbury Museum / Canterbury Museum
House of Colonel Rookes, Wanganui Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 6.5 x 8.5 inches Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Outward drafts and fragments Names of identified correspondents entered in Name Field. Papers, notes, jottings, etc mainly relate to native affairs and land purchases. Also draft letter to J A Joseph; letter to Mrs Ferguson of re seeds from California; diary entries, 29 & 30 Mar 1844; brief notes by McLean on his parentage, place of birth, education, career, marriage & knighthood Language - Some papers in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Rookes, Charles Cecil, 1819-1909 :[Wanganui Militia districts, showing divisions under Major Rookes and Major Marshall] [ms map] / C.C. Rookes, delt., [186-?] Map of the area from the Manawatu River to Patea. A semicircle is drawn encompassing an area from south of Patea to the Rangitikei River which is subdivided into Major Rookes and Major Marshall's divisions of militia districts. Rivers, lakes and settlements are prominently named. Boundaries of purchased land are marked as is the Great North-Western Trunk Road. Missionary, No.3, Waiototara, Victoria, Great Western and Middle Lines are marked. Name include: Kaine, Smith, Cooper, J.McGregor, Wyburn, Higgie, Shield, Allison, Richardson, Fordell, Omoko, Riley, Wilkins, Cokely, McBeth, Hammond, Gray. McDonald, Green, Schuttze, Mitchen, Cooper, Weston, Fox, Trafford, Edith, Tylee, Fraser, Campion, Wink. Scott's Inn is also marked. Title supplied from catalogue card. Signature on bottom left: C.C.Rookes, delt. Label mounted on top right of map: F.862. For attention. National Historical Coll Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and colourwash on paper, linen backed, coloured, 66.1 x 53.1 cm. Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Minister of Colonial Defence - Administration of colonial defence Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Inward letters - John White 22 letters and memos written from Auckland, Napier, New Plymouth, Waikato, Hokianga and Wanganui, 1858-1874 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Papers relating to general government - House of Representatives. Proceedings and petitions Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Inward letters - Surnames, Hin - Hol Correspondents: Rev Thomas Hinde, Featherston Manse (Yorkshire), 1863-1864 (3 letters); Thomas J Hinde (Junior), Wakefield, 1864 (1 letter); James Hirst, Patea, 1876 (2 letters); C A M Hirtzel, Wellington, 1870 (1 letter); Thomas Hitchings, Napier, 1857 (1 letter); R Hobbs, Auckland, 1870 (1 letter); Bishop Edmund Hobhouse, Nelson, 1859 (2 letters). W C Hodgson, Nelson, 1870 (1 letter); R Hodgson & A McGregor, Poverty Bay, 1851 (1 letter); Hogan's Australian, European & American General Agency Office & Universal News Rooms, Portland (Victoria), 1863 (1 letter); David Hogg, 1853 (1 letter); T W Hoggard, Wellington, 1851 (1 letter). Mr Holesworth (to W Fox), 1870 (1 letter); H J Holland (to Col Rookes on behalf of Lord Kimberley), London, 1872 (1 letter); Robert Hollis, Napier, 1865 (1 letter). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Inward letters - C C Rookes 26 letters written from Auckland, Papakura, 1874-1876 & undated. See also MS-Papers-0032-0610, letter from James S Turnbull. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Inward letters - C C Rookes 39 letters written from Auckland, Papakura, Wellington, 1869-1873 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Major and Mrs Charles Cecil Rookes and son Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 4.25 x 3.25 inches Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Portrait of Colonel Charles Rookes Colonel Charles Cecil Rookes, circa 1869. Photographer unidentified. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Colonel Rookes; Verso - Col Chas Rookes Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 9.6 x 5.9, mounted on card Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Macdonald Dictionary Record: Charles Cecil Rookes One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Charles Cecil Rookes. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964. George Ranald Macdonald Canterbury Museum / Canterbury Museum
House of Colonel Rookes, Wanganui Photograph taken by the studio of William James Harding, Whanganui. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and inscriptions on negative Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Glass negative, 6.5 x 8.5 inches Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Outward drafts and fragments Names of identified correspondents entered in Name Field. Papers, notes, jottings, etc mainly relate to native affairs and land purchases. Also draft letter to J A Joseph; letter to Mrs Ferguson of re seeds from California; diary entries, 29 & 30 Mar 1844; brief notes by McLean on his parentage, place of birth, education, career, marriage & knighthood Language - Some papers in Maori Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Rookes, Charles Cecil, 1819-1909 :[Wanganui Militia districts, showing divisions under Major Rookes and Major Marshall] [ms map] / C.C. Rookes, delt., [186-?] Map of the area from the Manawatu River to Patea. A semicircle is drawn encompassing an area from south of Patea to the Rangitikei River which is subdivided into Major Rookes and Major Marshall's divisions of militia districts. Rivers, lakes and settlements are prominently named. Boundaries of purchased land are marked as is the Great North-Western Trunk Road. Missionary, No.3, Waiototara, Victoria, Great Western and Middle Lines are marked. Name include: Kaine, Smith, Cooper, J.McGregor, Wyburn, Higgie, Shield, Allison, Richardson, Fordell, Omoko, Riley, Wilkins, Cokely, McBeth, Hammond, Gray. McDonald, Green, Schuttze, Mitchen, Cooper, Weston, Fox, Trafford, Edith, Tylee, Fraser, Campion, Wink. Scott's Inn is also marked. Title supplied from catalogue card. Signature on bottom left: C.C.Rookes, delt. Label mounted on top right of map: F.862. For attention. National Historical Coll Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and colourwash on paper, linen backed, coloured, 66.1 x 53.1 cm. Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Minister of Colonial Defence - Administration of colonial defence Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Inward letters - John White 22 letters and memos written from Auckland, Napier, New Plymouth, Waikato, Hokianga and Wanganui, 1858-1874 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Papers relating to general government - House of Representatives. Proceedings and petitions Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Inward letters - Surnames, Hin - Hol Correspondents: Rev Thomas Hinde, Featherston Manse (Yorkshire), 1863-1864 (3 letters); Thomas J Hinde (Junior), Wakefield, 1864 (1 letter); James Hirst, Patea, 1876 (2 letters); C A M Hirtzel, Wellington, 1870 (1 letter); Thomas Hitchings, Napier, 1857 (1 letter); R Hobbs, Auckland, 1870 (1 letter); Bishop Edmund Hobhouse, Nelson, 1859 (2 letters). W C Hodgson, Nelson, 1870 (1 letter); R Hodgson & A McGregor, Poverty Bay, 1851 (1 letter); Hogan's Australian, European & American General Agency Office & Universal News Rooms, Portland (Victoria), 1863 (1 letter); David Hogg, 1853 (1 letter); T W Hoggard, Wellington, 1851 (1 letter). Mr Holesworth (to W Fox), 1870 (1 letter); H J Holland (to Col Rookes on behalf of Lord Kimberley), London, 1872 (1 letter); Robert Hollis, Napier, 1865 (1 letter). Quantity: 1 folder(s). Not specified TAPUHI / Alexander Turnbull Library
Legacy.com NZ ObituariesCharles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Auckland Museum Online CenotaphCharles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New ZealandCharles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Find A Grave (NZ cemeteries)Charles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Kura Heritage Collections (Auckland)Charles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Rookes, William Cecil, d.1883; Rookes, Annie Dawson, d.1890; Rookes, Charles Cecil, d.1909; Rookes, Harold Charles Lloyd, d.1900 Cemetery Records
Rookes 1909-05-04 Cemetery Records
Rookes, Charles Cecil Militia, Volunteers & Armed Constabulary
Rookes, William Cecil, d.1883; Rookes, Annie Dawson, d.1890; Rookes, Charles Cecil, d.1909; Rookes, Harold Charles Lloyd, d.1900 Cemetery Records
Rookes 1909-05-04 Cemetery Records
Rookes, Charles Cecil Militia, Volunteers & Armed Constabulary
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NZ Electronic Text CentreCharles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Archives NZCharles Cecil Rookes        🔍 ASH
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Army Department  >  Inwards letters and registered files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
[Letter from Col Charles Cecil Rookes dated 12 July 1894 - recommendation for Sir Walter Buller] 1894 Wellington Open
From: Major Reader, Christchurch Date: 26 October 1866 Subject: Forwarding letter from Captain and Adjutant [Charles Cecil] Rookes relative to claim for travelling expenses 1866 Wellington Open
[Letter from Col Charles Cecil Rookes dated 12 July 1894 - recommendation for Sir Walter Buller] 1894 Wellington Open
From: Major Reader, Christchurch Date: 26 October 1866 Subject: Forwarding letter from Captain and Adjutant [Charles Cecil] Rookes relative to claim for travelling expenses 1866 Wellington Open

Justice Department  >  Inwards letters and registered files

Name Year(s) Held At Access
From: Attorney General, Auckland Date: 7 February 1862 Subject: That Charles Cecil Rookes Esq be made a Justice of the Peace 1862 Wellington Open
From: Lt Col Charles Cecil Rookes, Auckland Date: 4 March 1887 Subject: That his name be withdrawn from list of proposed Justices of the Peace 1887 Wellington Open
From: Dr Buller, London Date: 14 August 1886 Subject: For appointment of Col Charles Cecil Rookes as Justice of the Peace [This item is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below] 1886 Wellington Open
From: Attorney General, Auckland Date: 7 February 1862 Subject: That Charles Cecil Rookes Esq be made a Justice of the Peace 1862 Wellington Open
From: Lt Col Charles Cecil Rookes, Auckland Date: 4 March 1887 Subject: That his name be withdrawn from list of proposed Justices of the Peace 1887 Wellington Open
From: Dr Buller, London Date: 14 August 1886 Subject: For appointment of Col Charles Cecil Rookes as Justice of the Peace [This item is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below] 1886 Wellington Open

Department of Internal Affairs, Head Office  >  Central filing system

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From: Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: E W Stafford, Wellington Date: 3 March 1866 Subject: Letter which he wishes forwarded to the Secretary of State for war [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1866 Wellington Open
From: Captain Charles Cecil Rookes, Christchurch To: E W Stafford, Wellington Date: 21 October 1867 Subject: Forwarding letter for Secretary of State - applying for a recognition of his services at Wereroa 1867 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Under Secretary, Wellington Date: 7 August 1862 Subject: Account for rent of Militia Office £11:14:0 [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Colonial Secretary Date: 31 July 1862 Subject: For Sub Treasurer to be authorised to pay himself and Staff [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Under Secretary Date: 7 August 1862 Subject: Requisition Printed Forms [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Colonial Secretary, Wellington Date: 8 August 1862 Subject: Sub Treasurer refuses to pay him [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Under Secretary Date: 11 August 1862 Subject: Accounts for approval [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: T [Thomas] John Lucas, Clerk Legislative Council, Wellington To: [Colonial Secretary] Date: 5 October 1865 Subject: For correspondence respectively dismissal of Colonel Charles Cecil Rookes [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1865 Wellington Open
From: E B A Leighton, Colonial Secretary, Bahamas To: Colonial Secretary, New Zealand Date: 9 September 1876 Subject: For information respecting Captain Charles Cecil Rookes 1876 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wellington To: Colonial Secretary Date: 1 September 1862 Subject: Respecting his accounts, for leave of absence till 9th instance [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Colonial Secretary, Wellington Date: 16 July 1862 Subject: As to his Staff Sergeant and Bugler being summoned as Jurors for an Inquest, complains that certain Officials do not give him information [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: E W Stafford, Wellington Date: 3 March 1866 Subject: Letter which he wishes forwarded to the Secretary of State for war [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1866 Wellington Open
From: Captain Charles Cecil Rookes, Christchurch To: E W Stafford, Wellington Date: 21 October 1867 Subject: Forwarding letter for Secretary of State - applying for a recognition of his services at Wereroa 1867 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Under Secretary, Wellington Date: 7 August 1862 Subject: Account for rent of Militia Office £11:14:0 [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Colonial Secretary Date: 31 July 1862 Subject: For Sub Treasurer to be authorised to pay himself and Staff [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Under Secretary Date: 7 August 1862 Subject: Requisition Printed Forms [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Colonial Secretary, Wellington Date: 8 August 1862 Subject: Sub Treasurer refuses to pay him [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Under Secretary Date: 11 August 1862 Subject: Accounts for approval [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: T [Thomas] John Lucas, Clerk Legislative Council, Wellington To: [Colonial Secretary] Date: 5 October 1865 Subject: For correspondence respectively dismissal of Colonel Charles Cecil Rookes [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1865 Wellington Open
From: E B A Leighton, Colonial Secretary, Bahamas To: Colonial Secretary, New Zealand Date: 9 September 1876 Subject: For information respecting Captain Charles Cecil Rookes 1876 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wellington To: Colonial Secretary Date: 1 September 1862 Subject: Respecting his accounts, for leave of absence till 9th instance [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open
From: Major Charles Cecil Rookes, Wanganui To: Colonial Secretary, Wellington Date: 16 July 1862 Subject: As to his Staff Sergeant and Bugler being summoned as Jurors for an Inquest, complains that certain Officials do not give him information [This document is part of a larger record. To order this document please use the record number in the Additional Archives Description field below.] 1862 Wellington Open

Army Department  >  Maori War Series files

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Rookes, Charles Cecil Wellington Open
Rookes, Charles Cecil Wellington Open

Hamilton High Court  >  Hamilton bankruptcy files [first series]

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In the matter of the Bankruptcy of Charles Cecil Rookes of Ngaruawahia, settler 1880 Auckland Open
In the matter of the Bankruptcy of Charles Cecil Rookes of Ngaruawahia, settler 1880 Auckland Open

Department of Lands and Survey, Head Office  >  Naval and Military Land Claims Commissions, 1896 and 1910

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Rookes, Charles Cecil - Militia & Volunteer Staff - Ayr St., Parnell, Auckland 1896 ‑ 1911 Wellington Open
Rookes, Charles Cecil - Militia & Volunteer Staff - Ayr St., Parnell, Auckland 1896 ‑ 1911 Wellington Open
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Captain Rookes, Charles Cecil
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Charles Cecil Rookes

ROOKES, CHARLES CECIL (1819-1909) was born at Exeter, Devon, educated at Bath, and in France, and was for two years a midshipman in the Royal Navy on the China and West India stations. After a period at the French military riding school at St Omer (1839-41), he joined the 2nd West India Regiment. (Ensign, 1842; lieutenant, 1842; captain, 1846.) He saw much service commanding the government armed steamer Wilberforce in anti-slavery operations in Sierra Leone and Gambia (1843-44), and in 1846 became private secretary and aide-de-camp to the governor of Bahama and Trinidad. Selling out of the army (1858), he came to New Zealand and settled at Howick. On the outbreak of war he was given employment in the Defence department (1860) and he afterwards commanded the Wanganui district and raised a cavalry troop which did good service. Rookes received the thanks of the Governor for his enterprise and leadership at the reduction of Weraroa (Jul 1865), but was shortly afterwards superseded. He married (1855) a sister of General Cafe, and died on 4 May 1909.

App. H.R., 1861, A1, p. 13, 6; A2 p. 15; Cycl. N.Z., ii; Gorton; Gudgeon; Wanganui Chronicle, 7 Oct 1865.

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Charles Cecil Rookes

ROOKES, CHARLES CECIL (1819-1909) was born at Exeter, Devon, educated at Bath, and in France, and was for two years a midshipman in the Royal Navy on the China and West India stations. After a period at the French military riding school at St Omer (1839-41), he joined the 2nd West India Regiment. (Ensign, 1842; lieutenant, 1842; captain, 1846.) He saw much service commanding the government armed steamer Wilberforce in anti-slavery operations in Sierra Leone and Gambia (1843-44), and in 1846 became private secretary and aide-de-camp to the governor of Bahama and Trinidad. Selling out of the army (1858), he came to New Zealand and settled at Howick. On the outbreak of war he was given employment in the Defence department (1860) and he afterwards commanded the Wanganui district and raised a cavalry troop which did good service. Rookes received the thanks of the Governor for his enterprise and leadership at the reduction of Weraroa (Jul 1865), but was shortly afterwards superseded. He married (1855) a sister of General Cafe, and died on 4 May 1909.

App. H.R., 1861, A1, p. 13, 6; A2 p. 15; Cycl. N.Z., ii; Gorton; Gudgeon; Wanganui Chronicle, 7 Oct 1865.

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