On this page I have set out the websites and books that I have found particularly useful in compiling this website. I have also set out some genealogical weblinks that may be of interest to others wishing to further their research on nautical matters or research their ancestors.
WEBPAGES
Naval History Webpages
Michael Phillips’ Ships of the Old Navy
Royal Navy Register of Seamen’s Services
National Museum of the Royal Navy – Online Resources
Victoria Cross Pages
Wikipedia Victoria Cross– very good up to date website
Wikipedia Victoria Cross -Samuel’s Page
The History of the Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross Awards — 1854-1914 – (includes a copy of the Royal Warrant establishing the Victoria Cross)
Victoria Cross Research
The Comprehensive Guide to the Victoria and George Cross
General New Zealand Related Webpages
Christchurch, New Zealand – my hometown
Westland District Council
New Zealand Wars Websites
Battles of Gate Pa and Te Ranga
Web Design
HTML Help
General Genealogical Webpages
Cyndi’s List – the best starting place for genealogical research
Rootsweb
Legacy’s Genealogical Computer Program
Genealogy Mailing Lists on the Internet
United Kingdom Genealogical Webpages
The UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service (GENUKI) – THE genealogical website for the UK.
United Kingdom Place Locator
A-Z of British Genealogical Research
United Kingdom National Archives
Bedfordshire Family History Society
New Zealand Genealogical Webpages
New Zealand Geographic Names Database
National Library of New Zealand
Archives New Zealand
New Zealand Births, Deaths and Marriages
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet – New Zealand
Australia Genealogical Webpages
State Library of New South Wales
State Library of Victoria
Australia/New Zealand Shipping Lists
BOOKS
The books listed below all deal with aspects of Royal Navy history in the 1850’s -1860’s when Samuel was a seaman and the Battle of Gate Pa.
1. Ships on the Australia Station
John Bastock
1988
ISBN 0-86777-348-0
2. The British Sailor – A Social History of the Lower Decks
Peter Kemp
1970
ISBN 0-460-03957-1
3. Before the Mast – Naval Ratings of the 19th Century
Henry Baynham
Hutchinson – 1970
ISBN: 0-09-107170-4
4. Hurrah for the Life of a Sailor – Life on the Lower Deck of the Victorian Navy
John Winton
Michael Joseph Ltd. – 1977
ISBN: 0-7181-1580-3
5. Ships in Australian Waters
Peter J. Williams and Roderick Serle
Angus and Robertson Ltd. – 1968
National Library of Australia No. AUS 67-2198
6. The Australia Station – A History of the Royal Navy in the South West Pacific 1821-1913
John Bach
New South Wales University Press – 1986
ISBN: 0 86840 393 8
7. The Navy in Transition – A Social History 1814-1864
Michael Lewis
Hodder and Stoughton – 1965
8. The Victoria Cross at Sea
John Winton
Michael Joseph Ltd. – 1978
ISBN: 0-7181-1701-8
9. Britain’s Maritime Memorials & Mementoes
David Saunders
Patrick Stephens Ltd. – 1996
ISBN: 1 85260 466 2
10. The New Zealand Wars – And the Victorian Interpretation of Racial Conflict
James Belich
Auckland University Press – 1986
ISBN: 1-86940-012-7
11. Walking the Waikato Wars – Māori Triumph at Gate Pa: 29 April 1864
Chris Pugsley
New Zealand Defence Quarterly: No. 19 – Summer 1997.
ISSN: 1172-4803
12. The Story of Gate Pa
Captain Gilbert Mair
Bay of Plenty Times Ltd. – 1926
No ISSN
13. The Pa Māori
Elsdon Best
Museum of New Zealand – First published 1927 – Reprinted 1995
ISBN 0-909010-39-0
Samuel Mitchell VC 