57224
Louch family letters and documents, 1790s-1980s
Date1792-1989Reference NumberAms 336DescriptionCollection comprises:
Ams 336/1: Letters from 1792:
London, 30 August 1792, hand-written copy, probably contemporary and in the author’s hand, of letter from Richard Louch (d. 1806) to his son, Richard Lucius Louch, who married Miss Martha Collins on 4 August 1792.
London, 17 May 1792, hand-written copy, probably contemporary and in the author’s hand, of letter from Richard Louch to his daughter Sophia.
Fragment of paper, hand-written probably by Richard Louch, listing dates of death of ‘my sister’ (1767), ‘my wife’ (1783) and ‘my mother’ (1784).
Ams 336/2: Letters from the late 1800s:
78 Harcourt Street, 4 November 1848: fragment of letter on blue paper, to ‘My Dear Sophia’, regarding mortgage position on the family’s old house.
10 April 1872: hand-written statement of Mrs Lodge [nee Sophia Louch, daughter of Richard Lucius Louch & Martha Collins, and granddaughter of Richard Louch] regarding her father’s family.
Auckland, New Zealand, June 1894: hand-written ‘statement of the Louch family from their transplanting to Ireland in 17—‘, by Fitzgibbon Louch.
Typescript carbon copy of the above document.
Ams 336/3 Various documents:
-- ‘Extract from Memorandum of the Fitz-Gibbon [sic] Louch Family as supplied by Mrs John Louch Dublin’: typescript carbon copy. 26 Poolbeg Street, Dublin, 22 February 1796: typescript carbon copy letter from Richard Lucius Louch to his wife Matty (Martha, nee Collins).
27 June 1827: typescript carbon copy letter from Sophy Louch, daughter of Richard Louch, to her niece Sophy Louch, daughter of Richard Lucius Louch.
Sir John Soane (1753-1837), said to be a first cousin of Richard Louch: three biographical notes:
1. Typescript carbon copy (on back of NZ Post Office telegram form) of brief factual biographical note about architectural career.
2. Hand-written leaf from notebook, more subjective: ‘He was a man of exquisite taste but of most irritable temperament’, etc. Includes brief account of broken engagement to ‘his cousin Miss Louch’.
3. Hand-written (pencil) foolscap page, ¾ full of biographical notes.
Ams 336/4: Various documents:
Hand-written list of the children of Fitzgibbon and Isabella Louch, with their full names and birth dates.
Typed extract from Early New Zealand Engineers, F. W. Furkert, Wellington: Reed, 1953, about John Da Vinci Louch (1854-1957), also Charles Rankin Vickerman (1855-1940), a relative.
‘Louch family by J. D. Louch’, 1 October 1929: typescript carbon copy plus photocopy.
Will of Howard Fitzgibbon Louch, Tauranga, 9 July 1955: typescript copy.
Family tree of descendants of Howard Fitzgibbon Louch.
Ams 336/5: Letter: Dublin, 3 January 1789: hand-written copy, probably contemporary and in the author’s hand, of letter from Richard Louch (d.1806) to his daughter Sophia. Condition note: v. fragile, mended at creases.
Ams 336/6: Will: Auckland, 15 November 1916: last will and testament of Ernest Fitzgibbon Louch, (b. 1856), son of Fitzgibbon Louch. CreatorLouch familyLevelCollectionExtent5 foldersLanguageEnglish
Ams 336/1: Letters from 1792:
Ams 336/2: Letters from the late 1800s:
Ams 336/3 Various documents:
-- ‘Extract from Memorandum of the Fitz-Gibbon [sic] Louch Family as supplied by Mrs John Louch Dublin’: typescript carbon copy. 26 Poolbeg Street, Dublin, 22 February 1796: typescript carbon copy letter from Richard Lucius Louch to his wife Matty (Martha, nee Collins).
Ams 336/4: Various documents:
Ams 336/5: Letter: Dublin, 3 January 1789: hand-written copy, probably contemporary and in the author’s hand, of letter from Richard Louch (d.1806) to his daughter Sophia. Condition note: v. fragile, mended at creases.
Ams 336/6: Will: Auckland, 15 November 1916: last will and testament of Ernest Fitzgibbon Louch, (b. 1856), son of Fitzgibbon Louch.
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Kaitiakitanga StatementWe ask that, in addition to normal copyright and privacy considerations, users of our heritage resources uphold the mana and dignity of the people, communities and places depicted within.Access ConditionsNo cultural/ethical restrictions apply, however some items in this collection are too fragile to be handledAcknowledgementTe Ao Mārama - Tauranga City Libraries Ams 336
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Start here:Louch, Fitzgibbon, 1826-1911 (Person)OrganisationsKatikati Archives by Ellen McCormackOther Item(s)Fitzgibbon Louch, Architect
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Louch family, Louch family letters and documents, 1790s-1980s (1792-1989). Pae Korokī, accessed 25/03/2026, https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/57224
