Wednesday 6 July 1859 Addresses for
letters
posted at Port Lyttelton but been returned - for the
reason
assigned on each. - 003 Anderson -
Alexander, Post Office, Wellington;
Beaglehole - ship Maori,
Wellington;
Brooks - Mrs John, Post Office,
Leeds,
Yorkshire Cook - William,
Hor.
E.I.C.S. Coromandel, Madras.
Clark
- Robert - 172 Castlereagh street, Sydney Donovan -
Slate
River, Aurora Diggings, Nelson.
Gladstone &
Co. Galvanised iron Works, Liverpool, England. Gates - J.
65th
regiment, Wellington, New Zealand
Heffer -
ship Maori, Port Nicholson, Wellington. Hutchison - E. 36
Percy
st, Bagnigge Wells, road, London.
Headon - Mrs
R. --- Eskers st, Sydney NSW. Howings - Mr 24 St
Andrews
road, Horsemonger lane, Borough. Jeffrery
- Robert J. of the ship Morning Star, Post
Office,
Melbourne. Jones - J.G.
British
Hotel, Little Bourke st, Melbourne.
Jones
- P. Sydney, NSW. Australia Kirkland -
Harry,
Barratt's Hotel, Wellington.
Lewis -
Mr. Collingwood, New Zealand. Lindsay - J. 5
Well st,
Well close square, London.
Marden
- James, Smythe's Creek, Post Office,
Ballarrat. McKay -
Frank,
General Post Office, Wellington.
Malony,
next door to Hargrave, butcher, Bridge st,
Nelson. Oultram -
Thomas,
Government Shipping Office, William st,
Melbourne. Preston
- G. Liverpool, England Quaide -
Jas.
William st, New belfast, Victoria.
Rennie -
Mrs Margaret, 118 West George st,
Glasgow, Scotland Storie - J. near
Southampton st, Camberwell, Surrey,
England; Simonson
-
168 West 48th st, near 8th Avenue, new York,
USA. Willis -
Miss, 15
Lower Bagott st, Dublin, Ireland.
Winsor - Robert, at Mr Walkers, scale
maker,
Drury Lane, London.
Missing Person - 003 ZIMMERMAN - Mr
R.F. left England in November 1857 per Roehampton,
has not communicated with his friends in England -------
Saturday 9 July 1859 For Sale - 004
VARYER - house and garden fronting on
Ferry-road,
Christchurch now occupied by Mr Varyer ----------
Wednesday
13
July 1859
Assignment - 005 SLEE -
Frank,
butcher, assigned all his personal effects unto
Richard
Westenra and Alfred
Charles Barker, both of
Christchurch ------
Assignment - 006 McCARDLE - James
Francis, of Christchurch, bookseller and
stationer,
-------- to Edward Reece and
William Stringer -- lots more ---- PERCIVAL -
Augustus
George, of Papanui, assigned ----
to
George GOULD,
merchant, and William THOMSON,
accountant,
both of Christchurch.
Separation - 006a ELLIOTT -
T.
through bad conduct and drunkeness I have separated from my wife
Mrs
Louisa Elliott ------
Wednesday 20 July 1859
Assault - ship Cameo - 007 & 008
ATTIWELL - Harriet, a passenger by the Cameo from
london
preferred a charge against Alexander Smart, the 2nd mate
of the ship ----- long story ----
Harriet and a few other single girls made a nuisance of
themselves with being very noisy and disturbing other
passengers.
Partnership - 009 BROWN, COX & Co.
-
General Stock farmers, business at the
Springs and Longbeach stations -----
James Edward
FitzGerald, Charles Percy
Cox, and George Dye Draper
Saturday 23 July 1859 Dissolution of partnership - 010
BOOTH & THOMSON - Mail contractors and
Carriers, John Booth and Robert Thomson -----
Wednesday
27
July 1859
Absconded - 011 WATLING -
J.H.,
my wife S.D.Watling, from after this date I will
not hold
myself responsible for any debt she may contract.
Saturday
30
July 1859
Government Immigrants to arrive by the Mary
Anne
- 012
farm labourers 15; general labourers,
23; ploughman 1; gardeners,
5; shepherds, 7; stockmen,
2; butcher, 1; blacksmiths,
2; whitesmith, 1;
iron moulder, 1; bricklayer, 1; carpenters,
10; sawyer, 1; cartwright, 1;
millwright,
1; bootmaker, 1; miller, 1; plumber, 1;
schoolmaster, 1;
slater and plasterer,1; tailor, 1; Single Women -
domestic
servants, 24; dressmaker,
1; schoolmistress, 1;
Saturday
13
August 1859
Partnership - 013 FLEETWOOD & GREGSON
-
Drs H.Fleetwood and G.B. Gregson, Surgeons, Apothecaries,
Accouchers Etc. ----commenced practice
For Sale - 014 MAUNSELL - C.J.
estate
of, comprising the following properties,
Christchurch,
sections 721, 405, 406, Lyttelton, sections 30, 31,
---- more -----
Wednesday
24
August 1859
Notice to Creditors - 015 THOMSON - J.B.
late of
Royal Hotel, Christchurch, deceased -- Mrs Thomson,
Executrix.
Saturday
27
August 1859
Adelaide - loss of the ship Admella
- 016
Several well-known colonists aboard - Cabin -
J.Magarey, Whittaker, H.Fisher,
G.Fisher,
Holbrook, Miller, Dr Vaux, Miss Ledruth. Steerage -
T.
O'Halloran, Michael Forrester,
Mrs Goode, Mrs Cockson, Mr and Mrs
Patrick Glynn,
John Batterick,
Hugh
McInnes,
Mr and Mrs Watson, Mrs Beith, and 3
children;
Mrs
Ramsey, Fernando Bade, Edwin Chambers, Thomas
Richardson,
Mr and Mrs Forrester, George and
Hester Watkins,
Eliza Paul,
Charlotte Sholl, and 4
children;
M.Meagher, John Teageale,
Patrick Craigg,
B.Baker, Patrick Arthur;
both Houses of Parliament
adjourned today, 2 sons of the President of
the Council being among the passengers.
both brothers-in-law of
Mr Joseph Palmer,
manager
of the Union Bank of Australia in this
town.
Saturday 3
September
1859
Partnership dissolved - 017 FLEETWOOD - Henry
the
partnership is dissolved by me with Mr Gregson ----
Saturday 10 September 1859
Inquest - 018 FLEETWOOD -
Henry,
died in a public room at the White Hart Hotel on Wednesday. ---
landed
in this port on the Roscoe
from Newcastle, NSW. was
married her last Saturday Catherine Grainger
---- lots more ----
Wednesday
14
September 1859
Debtors and Creditors - 019 MASON -
Edward and
Richard, of Birchdale and
Mount Mason in Canterbury, shepp farmers and
stock
owners,
Missing Person - 020 MAYELL - Mr
James,
who about 1855 was supposed to be residing in the Province of
Canterbury.
Wednesday
21
September 1859
Seamen in Court - 021
John Anderson,
John
Rogers,
James Stone,
David
Jones,
Mathias Marcy,
and
George Wootton,
seamen
of the barque Cresswell
were brought
up to answer a
charge by Captain Barnett, master of the vessel, of
refusal and
combination to refuse duty. ---- lots more ----
Wednesday
28
September 1859
Countess of Fyfe - 022
The ship
Countess
of Fyfe --- arrived in Wellington, 21 September from
London via Otago was reached in 96 days. --
landed
there were -
Mr A. Chetham Strode
and family; Miss Kennedy,
a cabin passenger aged 19 years died on the voyage out.
Saturday
8 October 1859
Returned Letters - 023
Adresses of letters originally posted at Christchurch but
have
been returned -------
Mr H.Alder,
labourer,
Christchurch; Mrs Allfrey, Christchurch;
J.Baines,
Papanui rd, Christchurch; Mr B.Burrell,
Kaiapoi;
Mr D.Bearos?
farmer,
Great North Road, (2) Mr Boyer, near
Timaru;
Mr Bradshaw,
Harewood
rd; Mr Burgess, Christchurch.
Mr Cisses, Cissis
st,
Christchurch; Mrs Craigie;
R.Connor,
Christchurch;
Henry Fenwick,
near
Windmill, Christchurch;
Jacob Foght,
German,
Christchurch (2) Mr Furlong
(2) Mrs Grant,
Papanui rd; B.Hibbert,
Post-Office, Christchurch;
Mr Huddleston, Kaiapoi
(2) Henry Jackson,
carpenter, Christchurch; Stephen Johnson, Mrs Smith's,
Ferry
Rd; B.Knight;
Miss Harriet Main,
Christchurch;
A.Mahar, Papanui
rd;
Joseph Metcalf,
Lincoln rd (4) Mr McKenzie, Hoon Hay; McKenzie, Cashmere, near
Christchurch; James Mille, Papanui
rd, near
Christchurch; Morris,
bricklayer, Riccarton;
F.Mohuche,
Heathcote
district, Christchurch; Mr
Nindoved, Dr
Harris,
King George;s Town, Australia;
Mr Norton, farmer,
Lincoln rd; Wm O'Dwyer,
Christchurch;
Mr Piper,
bricklayer, Heathcote, Mr Piper;
Randal
Stanway, Kaiapoi;
Mr Smith, storeowner, late Caverhill's
station; William Somers,
Kaiapoi; Mr Tench, Christchurch;
Henry
Topp, Riccarton; J.W.A.Watts,
Christchurch;
J.Waman, Elizabeth
Lodge,
near Christchurch; James Williams,
butcher,
William
Wyatt, Messrs Guilford & Wyatt, Christchurch;
James Young, Gris
Bay
rd, Christchurch; M.W.F. Post-Office
Christchurch.
Property Sale -024 BUCHANAN - Mr
J.J. is
selling his property situated in South Christchurch
------ (is leaving the province)
Wednesday
12
October 1859
Intestate - 025 COMPTON -
George,
late of the Mitre Hotel, Lyttelton, -------
Supreme Court -026 McCHEANE - Thomas,
deceased --- late of Lyttelton ----
Wednesday
19
October 1859
Fatality - 027 RODGERS -
daughter
of Captain Rodger's at his res. on the station
managed by
him between the Rakaia and Taumatu ---
Inquest - 028 GREGG -
James, of
Riccarton, ------- wife Christina Gregg
-------- lots more ---- case adjourned ----
Saturday
22
October 1859
Passengers per the Ashburton for Canterbury
- 029
from London 10 August -
Captain William Chatsworth,
Messrs Henry William Younger,
James D. McPherson,
and John Bow,
Mrs Wilson and Misses
Wilson (2)
Captain Thomas Wycherley,
and family; Messrs Andrew Wilson,
Alexander Wilson,
John Wilson,
James Baker,
and Thomas
Wrench,
Mr and Mrs H.E.Tucker,
Messrs J. and F.M.Bryant,
William Anderson,
Richard Pick and
Richard Gardener.
Wednesday
26
October 1859
Inquest resumed - 030 GREGG -
James, the
victim of arsenic, ----- brother of Mrs Gregg,
John
Ferguson ----- James aged about 60 his wife
40,
Saturday
29
October 1859
Partnership - 031 HENDERSON, PIPER & CO
-
formerly the Cumberland Sawmill Company,
has been
dissolved -----
Henry Piper,
Thomas
Cooper, Isaac Hodgson, William Wilson.
Saturday 5 November
1859 Obituary - 032
McPHERSON - Lieut. Col. Ewen, late of
H.M.99th
Regiment and formerly of the 78th Highlanders. served in
Ceylon
and NSW. ----- more ---
Wednesday
9
November 1859
Wellington - Fires -
033 LEACH - The house
of Mr
Leach at Mungaroa Hill on the 13th was destroyed by
fire
------ more --- EAGLE - on Friday,
at
Three Mile Bush, house was burnt to the ground.
------ STRANG - of Te
Aro, had a
narrow escape from being burnt ---
Saturday
19
November 1859
Auctioneer's license - 034 BENNETT - Joseph Henry,
of
High St, Accountant and General Agent has taken out an
auctioneers license -------
Missing Person - 035 KENNEDY - James,
late of
Hobart Town, will find his wife and children at the Old
Bank,
Lyttelton, and is entreated to communicate with them.
Wednesday
7 December 1859
Fatality - 036 KING - Mrs, a
passenger
on the
Regina, mother of 5 collapsed and died on
the Bridle
Path --------
Saturday
10
December 1859
Fatality - 037 BARKER - James, an
assistant at Smith's Ferry was struck by a rope while crossing a
passenger over in a small punt --- body not
yet found.
Saturday
17
December 1859
Missing Person - 038 CRUMP -
William,
who arrived in the Mystery,
may hear of his brother in Melbourne -------
Wednesday
21 December 1859 Missing Person
- 039
SEXTON - Patrick, a paid emigrant, of
County Clare,
Ireland, left home in March 1855, arrived Sydney in following
July,
lived 18mths with sister Mrs Robert
McPherson,
who kept the Retreat Hotel, South Geelong, left there,
arrived
here on 22nd April last met his uncle Patrick Sexton, formerly New
Town, Hobart
Town, Van Dieman's Land, sailed from here on 12th May last
in the
Reliance,
bound
for Lyttelton, NZ --- his brother
-
- law
Mr McPherson died on 19 May
---- description
- age 26, height 5'5 dark complexion,
stout in
body and a sober man
Saturday
31
December 1859
Death - 040 VAUX - Mr
James, a member of the medical profession, was found
dead
in his house ------ inquest held Thursday
---
died by visitation of God ------