This is a work in progress so please contact me if you find errors and/or omissions. It is really the story of the Grierson family from Newcastle Upon Tyne and the Barrow family originally from Kent, England who settled in New Zealand.
 The first to arrive was James Barrow and his family as one of the pioneer families to help settle the new colony of New Zealand for the fledgling New Zealand Company on the good ship 'Aurora' leaving Gravesend, Kent in September 1839 arriving in Port Nicholson, Wellington in January 1840.

The Grierson family arrived quite late in the proceedings, George Grierson travelling to New Zealand from Southampton on the good ship 'Rotorua' for a holiday, arriving August 1926.  He eventually decided to stay after meeting his future wife Lilias Charlotte Barrow.

We go back in time to discover where George came from and who his family was. There is lots to discover in the Grierson family so join me in the journey and let me know of any errors or omissions.