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Saturday 21 January 1860
Deaths -  001
ELLERY -  late Wednesday, a carpenter,  fell dead suddenly at Kaiapoi -----  


Saturday 4 February 1870
Ambrosine -  001a
Long list of names of  immigrants left London 26 October  ------


Wednesday 8 February 1860
The "BURMAH"  -  002
Chief cabin - 
Messrs Seymour & Maude for Canterbury
Messrs Cave, W & D. Williams Blair & Dickson  for Otago.

Steerage passengers -  
Henry & Peter Dalfenthal:   J.Brell,  Henry Shaw:  Valentine Rebain:  Henry Harris and Dederic Burmaid:  grooms in charge of stock  for Canterbury
Sarah Bennett and 3 children:  Mary & Elizabeth Key:   Charles Crisp:  John Shepherd  for Otago.



Wednesday 29 February 1860

Shipping -  002a  &  002b
DERWENTWATER -  left Gravesend   9 December  has 70 passengers
cabin passengers -
Mr William R.Langbridge:  Mr Henry Arglis & wife:  Mr John Wilkinson:  Mr John Innes:   Rev. R.H. Codrington:  Rev. H.Turton;   Mrs Caroline Wilkinson: 
Mr Norwood:  Mr William Wilkinson:  Mr Wm Moore:  Master John & Henry Wilkinson:  Dr Grey



Wednesday 7 March 1860

Deed of Assignment -  003
WARNER - Robert,  a tailor  signed over to
DRANSFIELD -  Joseph  & 
CAMPBELL -   Frederick Noble


Saturday 10 March 1860
Sell -  004
McROBERTS - John,  deceased, at Kaiapoi,   by order of the Administrator of Intestates for Nelson

Auction -  005
ROBERTSON - Mr,  at Lyttelton,  household furniture ---


Saturday 17 March 1860
Inquest - 006
DAVIS - Henry,  at Kaiapoi,  died from wound to head   at Glenmark -- lots more ---  adjourned ---

Akaroa - 007
AYLMER - Rev. William,   50 acres of land for sale --  with  1st class residence


Wednesday 11 April 1860
Drowning - 008
HARRISON - Frank,  on 26 March,  drowned in Rangitata Creek --  a carpenter arr. Timaru by Strathallan,  his father & mother arrived a short time later ----- lots more ---

Missing Person - 009
TUDOR - C.A. late passenger Cresswell --  write to H.Fuller --   Dunedin.


Thursday 12 April 1860
Inquest - 010
held on 28th on  S.Ford:  H.Passmore:  S.Shaw:  James Pote:  William Parker:  --- more -----

Funeral write up - 011
WITHERBY - Frederick,   died last Thursday --- early settler in Nelson, later Wellington and Otago --- married 6 years, leaves a widow
                         (dau. of Mr Felix Wakefield)  and 3 children.


Wednesday 25 April 1860
Intestate -  012
PARKER - James,   late Kaiapoi   ---
ELLERY - Stephen,  late of Kaiapoi  ----
FOX - Frederick,  late Waitoi ----

Death -  013
ROUSE - father and mother,  died  arrived  Clontarf  leaving 7 children  -----


Monday  30 April 1860
Death -  014
HARRISON - Capt.   drowned on 21 January  by upsetting his boat at Southampton --  lots more --


Wednesday 16 May 1860
Licensing Meeting - 014a
Joseph Ward  & Henry Giggs, granted conditional licenses --
Donald & Duncan Cameron,  Saltwater Creek.
John Leith, Kowai
John Hastie, Hurunui
James Main,  Half Way House, Great South rd
William Turton,  Ashburton.
William Butterworth,  Pareora.
William Dunford,  Rakaia.
Salathiel Redfern,  Oxford,
John Anderson, Akaroa.


Saturday 19 May 1860
Inquest-  015
MILES - J.   found dead on Mt Grey run ---- 


Wednesday 23 May 1860
Fatal accident -  016
PURVIS - James & Richard,  ages 4 & 3 yrs  --  living with grandfather Mr Swinbourne ---   more ---


Wednesday 30 May 1860
Inquest 017
JELLARD - John,  master of barque Avery ---       adjourned ---


Saturday 2 June 1860
Deaths  - 018
JELLARD - John,  master of barque Avery,  last Monday -- 
SMITH - Thomas,  carpenter, of Kaiapoi,  found lying dead --- 

Notice - 019
BURTON - Mr  surgeon-dentist -- about tp leave the colony ----

Dissolve partnership  - 020
ARMITAGE - Richard,  and
SWANWICK -Samuel,  butchers   have dissolved their partnership ---


Wednesday 6 June 1860
Inquest -  021
PURVIS - William,  & Richard George Grant Purvis  children who  drowned in pool on a section --

Inquest - 022
SMITH - Thomas Campbell,  Kaiapoi,  carpenter.  widow died on day of inquest  in hospital   on the 2nd anniversary of their marriage ---

Dissolution of Partnership -  023
GARLAND - Joseph,  &  Edward,  farmers and dairymen on Heathcote River ----

Auction - 024
WISHART - John,  3 lots  at Lyttelton,  ------


Saturday 9 June 1860
Partnership dissolved - 025
BENNETT - Edwin  &
NEWNHAN - William Thomas, of Norwich Quay, Lyttelton,  butchers -----

Auction -  026
JONES - Mr Henry,  selling 3/4 acre of land with shop and dwelling house at Kaiapoi ---


Wednesday 13 June 1860
Auction - 027
Sefton -  30 Half acre sections,  town of Sefton,  at Mr Ollivier's land sale  at Mr Longden's store ---

Rangiora -  028
TOWNSEND -  James,  70 acres fronting Southbrook stream  -----


Saturday 16 June 1860
Sections for sale -  029
AMESBURY -    township of Amesbury  connecting Northport  and Sefton   --------

For sale -  030
WISHART - John,   half acre land,  Jackson's rd, Lyttelton  ---    also one ace of land owned by Mr James Barnard


Wednesday 20 June 1860
Licenses -  031  & 032
very long list of names ----


Saturday 23 June 1860
Lyttelton -  Land sale -  034
House & shops  now occupied by Mr Lyons  & Mr Walker  ----
House & land  now occupied by Mr Charles Nurse ----
Sumner Road,  Town section 321   ------

For sale  - Kaiapoi -  035
SMITH - Thomas Chapman,  deceased ---


Wednesday 27 June 1860
Supreme Court -  036
DAVIS - Henry,  deceased   -----     

Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
25 November 2013
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