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The Very Rev Theophilus Le Menant Des Chesnais, L.M., Vicar General and Administrator of the Diocese of Christchurch, was born 6 November 1836 in Brittany, France ...

From the above link (read for more) ... In 1882 he came to the arch-diocese of Wellington, where he was appointed to do missionary work. The archdiocese then included the present diocese of Christchurch, and Father des Chesnais held mission services in every parish throughout that large district. It was he who established the parish of St. Mary's in Christchurch, where he built the present church and schools, and introduced that noble band of workers, the Sisters of Mercy

6 March 1885 St. PATRICK'S COLLEGE, WELLINGTON
... Father Le Menant des Chesnais begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the following subscriptions fron Christchurch towards St Patrick's College, Wellington:

? Luke ARCHER

? Mrs BAGLEY
? Henry BAKER
? John BARNETT
? Edward BARRETT
? Mr J. BARRETT
? John Joseph BEATY
? Annie BEHAN
? Patrick BIRMINGHAM
? Miss BOYLAN
? William BRICK
? Jane BRIGGS
? Mr J. BURKE
? Miss BURKE
? Henry BURROWS
? Mrs BURROWS
? James BUTLER
? Richard BUTTER

? Thomas CAHILL
? Mrs CARR
? Peter CASSIDY
? Hugh CASSIN
? Michael CASSIN
? Mrs CLOSE
? John CONDON
? Miss Annie COOK
? Mrs COOPER
? John CORBOY
? Miss Mary COSTELLO
? J. CUMMINGS
? Michael CUMMINGS
? Miss Alice CUNNEEN
? Mr CUNNINGHAM
? Michael CURRAN
? Daniel CURTIN
? Mrs CUTTS

? Ellen DALY
? Mrs DAVIS
? John DAW
? Miss Julia DEMPSEY
? Miss Kate DEMPSEY
? Patrick DEMPSEY
? James DENEGHEY
? Mrs DEVINE
? Mrs DOBBS
? Peter DOHERTY
? Patrick DOLAN
? Miss DONNELLY
? Mr J. DOYLE
? Thomas DOYLE
? Miss Jane DRURY
? Mrs DUFFY
? Miss Mary DUFFY
? John DUGGAN
? John DUMPHY

? Mr J. ENNIS, junr
? James ENNIS

? Stephen FAMMIMG
? John FINN
? Edmond FLAHAVAN
? John FLYNN
? Richard FITZFERALD
? Mr J. FUSS

? John GALLON
? Patrick GARRIGAN
? Miss Bridget GAVIN
? George GAYNOR
? Mr T. GOING
? Mrs GOING
? Robert GRANT
? Thomas GREANY
? Mrs GREGORY

? Michael HAMILTON
? Edward HARMSTON
? James HERLIHY
? James HENDRON
? John HENDRON
? Patrick HENDRON
? C. HICKEY
? John HICKMOTT
? Thomas HYNES

? James JONES

? John KELLY
? Miss KELLY
? Mrs Mary KELLY
? Patrick KELLY
? James KENNEDY
? Mrs James KENNEDY
? Joseph KENNEDY
? J. W. KENNEDY
? John KEOGH
? Miss Delia KERRINS
? Miss Mary KEVIL
? Mrs KIRK

? John LAFFERTY
? Miss Mary LAVIN
? Michael LAWLOR
? Patrick LEAHY
? Mr LYSAGHT

? Miss Mary MACKLE
? Mrs MAHER
? Miss Johanna MAHONEY
? Mr MAHONEY
? Thomas MAINDONALD
? Mr J. MANNIX
? Fortunata MARCHIONI
? Denis MARKHAM

? Mr McAVANUE
? Cornelius McBARRON
? Miss M. Mary McCARTHY
? Miss Ann McCLEARY
? John McCURRY
? Miss Catherine McDONALD
? John McDONALD
? James McGEE
? Mrs McGILLIGAN
? Mr McGRALE
? Miss Winifred McGRALE
? Peter McGRATH
? Henry McGROGGIN
? J. McINTYRE
? James McKAY
? Peter McKEGNEY
? Mr E. McKINDRY
? Archibald McKINLY
? John McLOONE
? Thomas McPHELAN

? Mrs MILLER
? Thomas MILNER
? Mr MOORE
? James MORAN
? John MORRISEY
? Bridget MULKERRINS
? William MULLIN
? Mr T. MULLINS
? William MULROYAN
? Thomas MURPHY
? Mrs MURPHY

? Patrick NOLAN
? Francis NUGENT

? Mr S. O'BRIEN
? Thomas O'BRIEN
? James O'DONNELL
? Thomas O'GORMAN
? Daniel O'KEARNEY
? Andrew O'MALLEY
? John O'MALLEY
? Julia O'REILLY
? John O'REILLY
? Patrick O'REILLY
? Peter O'ROURKE
? Florence O'SULLIVAN
? John O'SULLIVAN

? Peter PACCI
? Miss Kate PERCEVAL
? Miss Ellen PHELAN
? Miss Lizzie PHELAN
? William POWER
? Miss C. PRENDERGAST

? Michael QUINN

? James REDMOND
? Mr D. ROBERTS
? Miss Mary ROCK

? Mrs SABY
? Mr SAUNDERS
? Mr J. SHELLY
? Mr SHERIDAN
? John SLATTERY
? Miss Mary Ann SMITH
? John STEVENS
? Mrs SUTTON

? Barth TAAFE
? Charles TOLLAN
? Neal TOLLAN
? Mrs TORRINGTON

? Francis WALSH
? Patrick WYNNE

? Mrs YOUNG


PHOTO
Father Le Menant des Chesnais c1903

from WOODLAND marriages 1864 - 1920

* Henry GOLDEN aged 31
? married 17 October 1870 to:
* Annie McLEAN aged 26

the known children of HENRY & ANNIE:
... 1
1871 - 1942 Eliza Augusta Golden
- Eliza married James MILLAR (1871-1940) in 1918
James died 7 Aug 1940 aged 69
Eliza died 23 May 1942 in Waitati aged 71
- they are buried together Plot 183, Block 26 at Eastern cemetery
No Headstone

... 2
1873 - 1962 Jessie Golden
- Jessie married Walter Dawson SMITH (1866-1923) in 1903
- they are buried together Plot 27A, Block 6 at Eastern Cemetery Invercargill
HEADSTONE READS:
In loving memory of
Walter Dawson Smith Died 14th June 1923 Aged 57 years
Also his wife
Jessie Smith Died 13th January 1962 Aged 90 years

... 3
1874 - 1954 Thomas Golden
- Thomas died aged 80

... 4
1876 - 1926 Letitia Golden
- Letitia died in Invercargill 6 Dec 1926 aged 50
- buried with her parents & sister Alice (see below)

... 5
1878 - 1921 Henry Golden
- Henry died aged 43

... 6
1879 - 1959 Annie Bella Golden
- Annie married George Charles McDONALD in 1902

... 7
1881 - 1912 Mary Catherine Golden
- Mary married John GRAHAM (1880-1956) in 1911
Mary died 8 June 1912 aged 31, last address was McMaster street
- John remarried in 1915 to Margaret Ruth RITCHIE (1893-1977)
- they are all buried together Plot 126, Block 23 at Eastern cemetery

... 8
1883 - 1989 Agnes Golden
- Agnes married Charles DUERDEN (1876-1930) in 1922
- Charles was a Music Teacher
- Agnes died aged 105, last address was 60 McMastert street, Invercargill
- they are buried Plot 159, Block 4 at Easter cemetery Invercargill
HEADSTONE READS: Charles And Agnes Duerden
Charles Duerden 42635 1st N.Z.E.F. Rpm Rifle Brigade Died 30.9.1930 aged 56 yrs
Agnes Duerden Died 21.1.1989 aged 105 years
Charles Duerden served also With R.A.M.C. (U.K.) In the S.A. war

... 9
1884 - 1968 Alice Golden
- Alice married Henry Alexander WARDEN in 1910
- she died 28 Oct 1968 aged 84
- her last address was 85 McMaster street, Invercargill

... 10
1886 - ? Jane Golden
- Jane married Lancelot HARPER (1891-1964) in 1914

* Henry died 7 March 1922 aged 84
- his last address was McMaster street Invercargill
* Annie died 13 May 1936 aged 95
- her last address was Pine Bush
- they are buried together Plot 120A, Block 23 at Eastern Cemetery Invercargill
their HEADSTONE READS:
In loving memory of Henry
Beloved husband of Annie Golden Died March 7th 1922 Aged 84 years
Also his wife Annie Golden Died 13th May 1936 Aged 95 years
Gone but not forgotten
Also their daughter Alice Warden Died 28th Oct 1968 Aged 84 years

PHOTO
(from Invercargill City Council)
PLOT 126, BLOCK 23 at Eastern Cemetery Invercargill
- of daughter Mary Catherine (Golden) & John Graham
HEADSTONE reads: (3 headstones)
In loving memory of Mary Catherine
Beloved wife of John Graham Who died 7th June 1912 Aged 31 years
John Graham 1880 - 1958
And his wife Margaret Ruth 1893 - 1977
Margaret Beloved daughter of John & Ruth Graham 1919 - 1955

Charles William Glass SELBY (1852-1906)
- was born 18 August 1852 in Millwall, London
- a son of Isaac SELBY (1824-1909) & Isabella GILHOLM (1824-1899). Isaac was from Scotland. Isabella was from Northumberland. They married in Brighton, Sussex in 1851 & emigrated to Dunedin. Isaac died at his residence, 100 Castle street, Dunedin

Emma DRIVER (1856-1951)
- was born in Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia
- 1 of 8 children of William DRIVER (1825-1891) & Mary Ann CHALLIS (1834-1915). William was from Yorkshire. Mary Ann was from Surrey, They married in Melbourne, Australia in 1853 and the couple arrived at Port Chalmers in 1861. William was a tailor in George St, Canongate & Dowling St


CHARLES & EMMA married on 19 July 1876 in Otago
- they had 9 known children:

... 1
1877 - 1892 Alfred William Selby
- born 1 September 1877 in Dunedin
14 Jan 1892 - SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS
... The following 12 candidates gained the highest number of marks in the Otago Education Board senior and junior scholarship examinations held in Decembert last
- & 9th, Alfred William Selby, Normal School - 669 marks
ALFRED died 14 January 1892 aged 15 at LUMSDEN
... An inquest was held at Lumsden on Thursday on the remains of Alfred William Selby, who was drowned in a lagoon while bathing on the morning of that day. A jury of six was empanelled, of whom Mr R. Brown was foreman. Nothing materially different from the particulars already reported was elicited, and the jury returned a verdict of "Accidentally drowned while bathing"
26 January 1892 - SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS
... the 12 candidates who gained the highest number of marks in the Otago Education Board senior and junior scholarship examinations held in December last. Ten scholarships were offered for competition in each class but as in the meantime G. W. Selby had been accidentally drowned, A. A. MARTIN will receive a senior scholarship


... 2
1878 - 1958 Harold Isaac Selby
- born 13 Nov 1878 in Dunedin
16 December 1912 - INVERCARGILL
... A teacher named Harold Isaac Selby aged thirty-five (sic) was brought in from the Otautau district to-day suffering from a wound in the head inflicted by a pea rifle. It is not known how the injury was received, but the wound may become serious
- Harold married Alice HARRIS (1887-1967) in 1916
- daughter of Thomas HARRIS & Emily WOODFORD of Leicestershire, England
- Alice had first married William Ernest BIRCUMSHAW (1882-1908) in England 1905 & had a daughter in 1907, Edna Emily Bircumshaw. Alice (as a widow) & daughter Edna emigrated into Wellington on the 'Ruapehu' in 1910
- HAROLD & ALICE had 2 children:
1915 - 1983 Wilfred Ralph Selby
1916 - 2006 Harold Elliot Selby
- Harold served in WWI as Company Sergeant Major 33131 with the NZEF, 28th Reinforcements Specialists Company, Machine-Gun Section. He embarked from Wellington 14 July 1917. His next of kin was his wife Alice at 103 Ponsonby Road, Auckland
- Harold was later a Schoolmaster in Auckland
HAROLD died 23 March 1958 in Auckland aged 79
- he is buried SOLDIERS BURIAL L Row 14, Plot 76 at Waikumete cemetery


... 3
1880 - 1915 Wilfred Gilholm Selby
- born 10 Oct 1880 in Dunedin
27 March 1894 - LUMSDEN
... A kinderspiel ("children's game" or "child's play") entitled "The Happy Family" was given in the public hall on Thursday last by scholars attending the public school. Among the principal characters were: 'Bluebeard' Wilfred Selby, 'Good Two Shoes' Ella Selby, Miss Bertha Selby took a sailor's part, singing a solo. The children were in appropriate costume and carried through their parts without a hitch, showing that Mr Selby and Miss Mcivor had bestowed an immense amount of time and trouble upon their training while working the piece up
- Wilfred served in WWI as Private 8/772 with the Otago Infantry Battalion. He embarked from Port Chalmers 16 Oct 1914. His next of kin was his mother Emma at 48 Grace street, Invercargill
WILFRED was KILLED IN ACTION between 26-30 April 1915 in Gallipoli aged 35
- his memorial is at Panel 75, Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey


... 4
1882 - 1982 Bertha Grace 'Ella' Selby
- born 26 May 1882 in Dunedin
22 Dec 1893 - LUMSDEN SCHOOL
... The Lumsden school broke up for Xmas vacation on Wednesday afternoon. The following scholars obtained attendance certificates:- 2nd class, Ethel Selby & Bertha Selby ...
21 Dec 1895 - LUMSDEN SCHOOL
... The school closed for Christmas holidays on Friday. First-Class certificates for attendance were given to Bertha Selby, Ralph Selby and Ethel Selby
11 April 1906 - IMNVERCARGILL
... Mr Selby, first assistant in the Middle District School, has exchanged with Mr Grieg, of Drummond, who is an old Highcliff (Peninsula) boy. The Southland Education Board has made the following applicaitons:- ... Manapouri, Ella Selby, sole teacher
BERTHA died 28 January 1982 aged 99
- last address was 'Peacehaven'
- she is buried Plot 28, Block 13 at St Johns cemetery, Invercargill


... 5
1884 - 1973 Ethel Rose Selby
- born 1 April 1884 in Dunedin
22 Dec 1893 - LUMSDEN SCHOOL
... The Lumsden school broke up for Xmas vacation on Wednesday afternoon. The following scholars obtained attendance certificates:- 2nd class, Ethel Selby & Bertha Selby ...
21 Dec 1895 - LUMSDEN SCHOOL
... The school closed for Christmas holidays on Friday. First-Class certificates for attendance were given to Bertha Selby, Ralph Selby and Ethel Selby
- Ethel married James IRELAND in 1911
ETHEL died 4 June 1973 in Invercargill aged 89
- last address was 'Peacehaven'
- she is buried Plot 28, Block 13 at St James cemetery, Invercargill


... 6
1885 - 1963 Edgar Andrew Selby
- born 23 December 1885 in Dunedin
19 Dec 1892 - LUMSDEN SCHOOL
... The Lumsden school broke up for Christmas holidays on Friday. The teachers are Mr Selby and Miss McIvor, mistress. The number on the roll is 82 boys and 46 girls. Attendance certificates were presented to ... & Edgar Selby
EDGAR died 13 July 1963 aged 77


... 7
1887 - 1910 Ralph Selby
- born 3 December 1887 in Dunedin
21 Dec 1895 - LUMSDEN SCHOOL
... The school closed for Christmas holidays on Friday. First-Class certificates for attendance were given to Bertha Selby, Ralph Selby and Ethel Selby
2 March 1904 - INVERCARGILL
... The following Invercargill candidates have passed the junior civil service examination:
? Margueretta DOUGLAS
? John GRAY
? Margaret HERDMAN
? Hannah JAMIESON
? Violet JAMIESON
? Robert JENNINGS
? Maggie LATHAM
? Jessie MacKAY
? Jane MILLAR
? George MURRAY
? Ralph SELBY
? Alexander SWAP
? William WALLACE
? Charles WILSON
RALPH died 25 November 1910 aged 22 (1 week from 23)
on 25 Nov 1910 at the residence of his mother, 48 Grace street, Appleby, Invercargill, Ralph (Rol), fourth son of Emma and the late Charles W. G. Selby, aged 22 years, after a long and patient suffering. Deeply regretted
- he is buried Plot 28, Block 13 at St Johns cemetery Invercargill


... 8
1889 - Ernest Frank Selby
- born 29 October 1889 in Dunedin
- Ernest served in WWI as Sergeant 8/483 with the Otago Infantry battalion. His enlistment address was Grace street, Invercargill. He embarked from Port Chalmers 16 Oct 1914. His next of kin was his mother Emma at 48 Grace streeet, Invercargill
- he married Sarah Jane THOMPSON (1895-1969) in 1927
ERNEST died 1958 aged 69


... 9
1895 - 1968 Cuthbert Challis Selby
- born 4 June 1895 in Dunedin
- Cuthbert served in WWI as lance Corporal 8/2724 with the Otago Infantry battalion, 6th Reinforcements. His enlistment address was 7 Clifton Street, Invercargill. He embarked from Wellington 14 Aug 1915. his next of kin was his mother Emma c/o Post-office, Waimatuku
- Cuthbert wrote a musical score for the bagpipes
CUTHBERT died 1968 aged 73



NOTES
23 May 1884 - EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS
... V. Passed in the Subjects required to complete former Examination:
- Otago, Charles William Glass SELBY



6 July 1888 - at DUNEDIN
... A most interesting lecture was given last Friday evening by Major Goring (permanent Artillery) to the members of the Dunedin Officers' Club, the subject being "Gunnery". The lecturer also explained the working of the disappearing guns at the central battery, Ocean Beach. It has been arranged to have lectures, given by the members of the club, every Friday evening.
The following appointments are gazetted:-
* Dunedin Engineers, Charles Magnus MOUAT to be lieutenant
* South District Rifles, James MANN to be Lieutenant
* Dunedin Highland Rifles, John MacPHERSON to be lieutenant
* Tuapeka Rifle Cadets, Honorary Captain Charles William Glass SELBY to be Captain
* First Battalion O.R.V., Lieutenant John McINDOE, from West Taieri Volunteers to be quartermaster


26 April 1890 - TUAPEKA
... The Government "Gazette" of the 17th instant notifies that the Tuapeka Rifle Cadet corps has been disbanded, and that Captain Charles William Glass Selby's commission has lapsed under the provisions of "The Defence Act, 1886."



Charles William Glass Selby died 27 June 1906 in Drummond, Southland
Emma Selby died 21 March 1951 aged 94
- her last address was 167 Ritchie street, Invercargill
- they are buried Plot 28, Block 13 St Johns cemetery (see photo below)



PHOTO
GRAVE at Invercargill of the Selby family
Plot 28, Block 13:
1906 - Charles William Glass Selby aged 58
1910 - Ralph Selby aged 22
1851 - Emma Selby aged 94
1973 - Ethel Rose Ireland (nee Selby) aged 89
1982 - Bertha Grace Selby aged 99

? ROMAHAPA in located in the Catlins region of Otago. It is located 15km south of Balclutha, 17km north of Owaka and 95km south of Dunedin
? Cannibal Bay is 21km south of Romahapa
? Port Molyneux, lies 5km west of Romahapa

The last store closed in Romahapa in 1977
- but in Oct 2006 the Romahapa School celebrated its 150th anniversary

from the Lore and History of the South island Maori
... The Molyneux River which now enters the sea south of Coal Point near Kaitangata used to have its exit at Port Molyneux. Port Molyneux is now dry land, but in its day saw a considerable amount of coastal shipping. Its European history is admirably told by Colonel Waite, M.L.C., in his centennial publication. When Captain Benjamin Morrell, the American whaler, visited Port Molyneux on January 7th 1830, he found 200 Maori dwelling there. When George Willsher came on the scene in 1840 the native population had shrunk to half a dozen persons.

When Frederick Tucker, the surveyor, on May 7th, 1844, was at Port Molyneux, or to give the place its Maori name Maranuku, he found the following Maori dwelling there:
? Toke, the widow of Tahu and aunt of Tuhawaiki
? Makariri her daughter, who became George Willsher's wife
? Maihou and Tauwera, both old men
? Raki raki
? Kinihi Kurupohatu
? and three children.
The reason for so few inhabitants being found there was the introduction of measles and influenza epidemics by Europeans. At Measley Beach, near Wangaloa, can be seen hundreds of graves (as at other places), which according to Dr Ellison, a Maori authority, reduced the South Island Maori population from 30,000 to approximately 3,000 souls; a greater scourge than war.

The old-time native villages near the mouth of the Molyneux River were called Murikauhaka, Otapatu and Matai pipi. Port Molyneux and the Nuggets (Tokata) are to-day favourite pakeha (white man) holiday resorts, easily visited from Balclutha by rail or motor. The Maori connection goes back to the time when a Ngai Tahu chief Waitai, joined up with a Ngati Mamoe chief named Rakitauneke and commenced slaughtering the peaceful folk of the Waitaha II Tribe. This warfare started after Waitai left Pukekura (Otakou) and prior to his arrival at Mokamoka (The Bluff). A few of the place names date from this period.
* Taumata o te rakipokia is the hill behind the Nuggets Point Lighthouse
* Campbell's Point and the creek there is called Owaea
* Taumata kotare is the hill nearby
* the spring at Hay's Gap is named Puna a wai toriki
* Jenkinson's Creek bears the name of Wairawaru
* Willsher Bay, named after the pakeha settler, is known to the Maori as Te Karoro
* Taukohu is the spur running from the Karoro Creek to Omaru Hill near Romahapa
* The cave on the north side of the Lighthouse Point is Te Ana o Ngatiwairua, name of a hapu of the Ngati Mamoe Tribe
* The hills behind Port Molyneux are called Tamahika
* Parauriki is Kaka Point
* Fisherman's Hill near Willsher Bay bears the name of Taita


Early in the 1850s settlers went to South Clutha. In 1854 there were 5 families in the district, those of Messrs:
? HAY, George (1818-1876) & Jane (nee Grant 1815-1898)
... travelled to London from Keith in Scotland on the 'Ajax' arriving in Port Chalmers in Jan 1849 with their children, William (1839-1914), Jessie Margaret (1841-?), Jane (1843-?), George (1846-1932) & 4 month old son John (1848-1907). A few weeks later the family set sail in a small cutter, Jumping Jackass, for Port Molyneux. John was carried ashore from the Jumping Jackass by Makariri, the daughter of a Maori chief and ?wife? of George Willsher. Mahariki took John up the beach to a whare (hut, home) and the frantic Hay family disembarked and took chase. When they finally found John he was surrounded by Maori women. They had taken John?s clothes off and were examining him carefully. The women had never seen a white baby before. From then on Makariri took a great interest in John calling him her ?Jackie Boy?. The Hay family lived at Willsher Bay close to the local Maori settlement for four years
? BRUGH
? MERCER, Andrew
... born Dumfermline. Came out on the 'Philip Laing' in 1848. In conjunction with his partner, Mr George Ross, he bought land before leaving Scotland, started storekeeping, but in 1851 he settled on his Clutha section, resuming business in Dunedin as a grocer in 1860; retired in 1880, going to live at Portobello. Member of the City Council of Dunedin for 7 or 8 years and Mayor in 1874-1875; J.P. from 1872
? WILLSHER, George
... together with Thomas Russell, came over from Australia with cattle and squatted at Port Molyneux, the beauty spot known as Willsher Bay, being named after him. The venture proved a dismal failure, the cattle taking to the tutu and all dying except one. At this juncture the Maori in the locality were afflicted with a craving for a bit of "long pig"(white man, hence the district name Cannibal Bay) when a chief's daughter begged for their liberty, she having fallen in love with Willsher. The appeal was good naturedly compiled with and a tragedy was thus turned into a romance, for Willsher natuarlly married the girl, but the result was not quite in accord with fairy tale endings; Mr Willsher eventually tired of his life's companion, and the isolation began to be unendurable. However, they were still living at Willsher Bay when the first white settlers, Messrs A. D. Fuller, his brother and a few others, arrived in an open boat, after a rough passage down the coast. They were struck with the comfortable appearance of Willsher's hut and surroundings, but not withstanding this, the pioneer was glad to take work with Mr Fuller and eventully went Home with him to the grief of his native wife, who had no children. Willsher, notwithstanding the failure of the first attempt, introduced the first cattle to Otago, going back and forwards to Sydney several times
from Edward Jollie reminisces 1841-1842
... Willsher and Thomas Russell arrived aboard the Portenia from Sydney on the 28th of June, 1840. The other settler Russell lived close to Willsher in a little hut surrounded by a garden in which he grew enough wheat and potatoes for his own subsistence. The wheat he ground between two stones. His live stock consisted of a few goats, which often trespassed in Willsher?s garden, and as Willsher?s cattle often trespassed in Russell?s garden, there was a very violent and continued feud between them. He (Willsher) was a quiet inoffensive man, the other was morose and quarrelsome and would have domineered over the former effectually had it not been for Makariri who was more than his match when it came to words and was active enough to avoid blows
? ARCHIBALD brothers

The Maori had a track from Port Molyneux to Clinton, going via Glenomaru, Romahapa, over a saddle to the Puerua Valley, over the Waiwera saddle to the destination


THE LATE Mrs GEORGE (Jane) HAY , a Strenuous Life Closed
Otago Daily Times 8 January 1908
... On the last day of the year there passed away at Romahapa a link connecting the present with the past history of Otago, in the person of Mrs Hay, relict of Mr George Hay. She was 96 years of age, born at Keith, Banffshire, and arrived by the 'Ajax' (Captain Young), January 6, 1849. After spending six weeks in a tent at Port Chalmers, she, with her late husband, sailed in an almost open boat, the Jumping Jackass, for Port Molyneux, and was landed near Willsher Bay. She had with her her young infant son John, who afterwards became chief surveyor of Otago. The landing was a thrilling experience, old Makariri, Willsher's wife, taking charge of the baby through the surf (see WILLSHIRE, George above). For a few years the home of the Hay's was behind Willsher's place, where they lived a happy and simple life. The day's food was largely found by their son Willie, by shooting and fishing. For 54 years her home has been at Hilly Park, Romahapa. She leaves behind her three sons and two daughters, 50 grandchildren, and 30 great-grand-children. Mrs Peter Miller, of Dunedin, is one of her daughters, and Mr W. G. Hay, solicitor, her grandson.
Many a time in the early days had Mrs Hay walked all the way to Dunedin and back, some 65 miles (104km) each way. On one occasion she carried her infant son James all the way.
At Tokomarario the river was so flooded that a Maori moki (MOKIHI, flax raft) had to be built to carry the party over.
Many a time the writer heard from her own lips her experiences - experiences that would astonish the younger generations. From those early days until the present, Hays' homestead has been noted for its generous hospitality. Many a wayfarer enjoyed the cheerful welcome and hearty homely comfort of Hilly park; and in those early times of colonisation a centre such as that was a blessing that it is now impossible to estimate.
Mr William Hay, the deceased's eldest son, has been a member of the Clutha County Council for 27 years, and chairman of that body over and over again.
Her daughter Jane became the wife of Mr John Begg of Lochnagar, in the Highlands of Scotland. Her late Majesty, Queen Victoria, became deeply attached to her, and on the death of Mrs John Begg some 10 years ago the London papers alluded to the esteem and friendship that had existed between her Majesty and Mrs Begg.
The funeral which took place recently at the Puerua Cemetery, was one of the largest ever seen in the district, a great many old settlers being present, among them being
? the Hay family
? James Paterson and sons
? Mr Shiels
? Mr Jenkinson
? Mr Bullock
? Mr Tilson
? Mr McLay
? Mr McIntosh
? Mr Lindsay
? Mr Wilson
? Mr A. Melville
? Mr McVicar
? Mr Latta
? Mr A. Saunders
? Mr Thomas MacKenzie, M.P.
? Mr A. Simpson
? Mr McLaren
? Mr Wyley
? Mr G. Smith
? Mr Abernethy
? Mr J. Hutton
? Mr R. Sinclair
? Mr Jackman
? Mr Peter Miller
? Mr Murray
? Mr King, Maori Chief
and many others.
The Rev Mr Dalrymple, M. A., officiated at the house and grave. The volume of the Scriptures from which he read had the following on its first page:- "To Mr George Willsher, Molyneux harbour, New Zealand, from Robert Cole, M.A., minister of the Church of England for the district of Wellingtin, May 18 1844"
The late Mr George Hay died in 1876, and now, after 32 years, his wife is laid to rest by his side in the lovely Puerua Cemetery.
The "passing" of a good woman like Mrs Hay, full of years and full of honour, conveys no feeling of sadness. She was ripe for another sphere. The service at the grave, with its surroundings, might with truth be called beautiful. The gentle and scholarly clergyman read and prayed with feeling and devition. The sun shone brightly overhead, and the air was full of the music of birds and the perfume of Nature's trees. The kowhais, totara, black pines in and surrounding the cemetery were perfect in their beauty; while immediately behind groves of rata were bursting into a gloriuous crimson, the background being filled in with almost untouched native forest


NOTES
other SOURCES
? John Hay, THE LAD FROM ROMAHAPA
? SOUTH OTAGO
? ROMAHAPA


PHOTO
PURAKAUNUI FALLS, 33km south of Ramohapa, Otago

Frederick Thomas HARDING (1846-1913)
married in New Zealand on Christmas Eve 1877 to:
Rosina Warner WRIGHT (1857-1939)


FREDERICK & ROSINA had 14 known CHILDREN

... 1
1878 - 1897 Ada May Harding
ADA died 10 April 1897 aged 19
- she is buried Plot AMH, Row 6, Area Plan V at Archer street, Masterton


... 2
1879 - ? Rosina Isabel Harding
- Rosina married Herbert Martin WILTON (1879-1919) in 1900
- their known children:
1900 - 1900 Herbert Martin Wilton
- Herbert died aged 1 month
1902 - 1914 Ethel May Constance Wilton
- Ethel died aged 12
1903 - Warner Rose Elizabeth Wilton
1906 - Beatrice Mabel Wilton
- Rosina & Herbert divorced & Herbert remarried to Eunice Mary RALPH in 1913
- Herbert & Eunice had Raymond Herbert Wilton (1918-1997) who married Islay McPhee, a daughter of John 'Jack' McPhee & Emily Elizabeth Wilton (1888-1918) who was a daughter of Henry Robert Wilton (1857-1940) who was a brother of this Herbert Martin Wilton
ROSINA next married Charles Edward SOWMAN (1868-1920) in 1911
- son of Alfred SOWMAN & Jane Eliza MATTHEWS
- Charles Edward Sowman died 8 Sep 1920 aged 52
- he is buried AA2-C-48 Hamilton East
ROSINA next married George Presley HUTCHEON (1884-1937) in 1921
- George Presley Hutcheon died 24 Sep 1937 aged 53
- he is buried AA2-C-48 Hamilton East


... 3
1881 - 1934 Henry John Frederick Harding
- Henry married Jane Rainie (?) SCOTT in 1901
- their known children:
1904 - Henry Frederick Harding
1906 - William Ronald Harding
1908 - Florence Rosina Rebecca Harding
- Henry remarried to Ella Maud NEWELL (nee COOK) in 1922
HENRY died 19 November 1934 aged 52
ELLA died 3 June 1971 aged 84 buried Plot 98, Public Lawn Area Otaki


... 4
1883 - 1943 Elizabeth Sarah Harding
- Elizabeth married Hart Grose WELLINGTON (1878-1949) in 1901
- their known children:
1902 - James Arthur Wellington
- James married Edith Mable Barnes in 1927
1904 - Ada Mary Wellington
1905 - Emlen Rosina Wellington
- Emlen married Colin Alfred Boult in 1930
1910 - Frederick John Wellington


... 5
1884 - 1961 Augustus William Harding
- Augustus married Emily LEONARD in 1910
- he next married Levina Maude SYKES (1888-1964) in 1931


... 6
1886 - 1957 Frederick Thomas Harding
- Frederick was a Carrier in Masterton
- he married Hilda Annie COLLINS in 1908
- their known children:
1909 - Florence Eva Harding
1912 - 1976 Baden Neil Harding
- Baden is buried in Masterton
HILDA died 1 August 1953 aged 65
FREDERICK died 26 April 1957 aged 70
- they are buried Row 17, Plan VIII at Archer Street, Masterton


... 7
1888 - 1953 Ransom Finlay Harding
RANSOM died 28 October 1953 aged 66


... 8
1889 - ? Alice Emma Harding
- Alice married Sidney Norman ANDERSON (1889-1941) in 1912


... 9
1891 - John Harding
- John married Elsie May SOWMAN (1888-) in 1912
- daughter of Alfred SOWMAN & Jane Eliza MATTHEWS


... 10
1893 - 1972 Walter Harding
WALTER died 14 December 1972 aged 79
- he is buried Plot WH, Row 30, Area Plan II at Archer street, Masterton


... 11
1896 - ? Edith Iris Harding
- Edith married John Leslie LAW (1894-1967) in 1917
- 1 of 9 children (4 sons) of Robert Alexander LAW & Elizabeth MURDOCH


... 12
1898 - 1875 George Alfred Harding
- born 10 August 1898
- George married Nora MUDGWAY (1897-1971) in 1917
- daughter of Richard MUDGWAY & Anne RICHMOND of the Hutt
GEORGE died 19 August 1975 aged 77


... 13
1900 - 1927 Hart Baden Harding
HART died 27 January 1927 aged 26
28 Jan 1927 - The death occurred to-day at Riddler's crescent, Petone, of Mr H. B. Harding, after a long and serious illness, Deceased, who was a son of Mrs R. Harding, was born at Masterton, and resided at Petone for the last ten years. He took a prominent part in rowing and musical circles
29 Jan 1927 - The Friends of the late Hart Baden Harding are respectfully invited to attend his Funeral, which will leave No. 45, Riddler's crescent, Petone, Sunday, 30th January, 1827, at 2 p.m., for the Taita Cemetery


... 14
1903 - 1980 Florence Matilda Harding
- Florence married Wiremu 'William' Kawenata TITO (1890-1979) in 1927


Frederick Thomas Harding died 24 June 1913 aged 67
Wairarapa daily Times, 24 June 1917 - In Loving Memory of Frederick Thomas Harding, who departed this life June 24th, 1913.
A face much loved but sadly missed
A smile that was so bright
From weary care and earthly pain
His soul has winged its flight
- Inserted by his loving wife

Rosina Wright Harding died 19 May 1838 aged 81
- they are buried Row 6, Area Plan V at Archer street cemetery, Masterton

Alfred Henry COOK (1862-1946) was born in Wellington on 21 May 1862, the second of 10 known children.
His father was John Herman Cook (1836-1924) who had arrived into Wellington as a 5 year old on the 'Clifford', 5 May 1842 with his parents Johannes Koch (1807-1892) born Deissel, Hesse-Kassel, Germany & Elizabeth Cording (1814-1882) from London. He later changed their name to Cook.

photo Johannes & son John Herman Cook, Tailors

from the site WARNER's HOTEL in 50 Cathedral Square, Christchurch is the site of a hotel established in 1863. The original building, extended on numerous occasions, burned down in 1900. The current building was built in 1901. Again, it has undergone numerous alterations. A fourth storey was added in 1910 and the northern end of the building was demolished in 1917 and a theatre built in its place to create a noise buffer to the printing presses of the adjoining Lyttelton Times Building. The theatre was demolished in 1996 and patrons enjoyed a beer garden. In 2010, a high rise hotel opened on the site of the beer garden and in the process, the historical and symmetrical 1901 facade was recreated.

The Commercial and Dining Rooms were established by John Etherden Coker (1832?1894) in 1863 (John built the Coker's Hotel in 1878).

William Francis Warner (1836?1896) was the third proprietor from April 1874, when it was originally known as the Commercial Hotel.

Warner, described as "the patriarch among licensed victuallers in Christchurch", drowned in a boating accident on the Avon Heathcote Estuary in 1896. The three resulting funerals, William Francis Warner (1835-1896), James Murray (1864-1896, licensee of the New Brighton Hotel) & Francis Herbert Stewart (1868-1896, Guard on the New Brighton Tram) were a big event in Christchurch, and Prime Minister Richard Seddon sent flowers to Warner's funeral

Visitors to Christchurch in NOV 1892 staying at the White Hart Hotel
NAME & PLACE of RESIDENCE
* Mr L. W. ATKINSON, Pukanhui, Taranaki

* Mr Charles BATES, Timaru
* Mr A. BARRON, Wellington
* Mr D. James BARRON, Waiau
* Mr Walter BENTLEY, Edinburgh
* Mr T. W. BORNE, Invercargill
* Mr Alexander BRUCE. Sydney

* Mr D. CAMERON, Wellington
* Mr & Mrs Duncan CAMERON and maid, Springfield, Methven
* Mr Hugh CASSIDY, Springfield
* Mr T. CHAPMAN, Mt. Palm
* Mr H. M. CHISHOLM, dUNEDIN
* Mr Robert COBB, Palmerston North
* Mr John A. COOK, Dunedin
* Mr T. R. R. COOPER, Napier
* Mr W. H. CULLEN, Dunedin
* Mr Charles Adam Cleverly CUNNINGHAM (1850-1915), Christchurch

* Mr Adolphus DAVIS, Auckland
* Mr A. DOUGLAS, Timaru
* Mr W. DOUGLAS, Napier

* Hon Henry FELDWICK, M.L.A., Invercargill
* Mr & Mrs Max FRIEDLANDER (1851-1934) and maid, Ashburton
* Mr Rudolph FRIEDLANDER, Ashburton (1847-1929) go to link at Max

* Mr P. L. GILKINSON, Invercargill
* Mr John GORDON, Auckland
* Mr P. R. GORDON, Brisbane
* Mr Melville GRAY, Timaru
* Mr & Mrs G. D. GREENWOOD, Teviotdale

* Mr R. E. HALL, Port Levy
* Mr T. H. HAMER, Wellington
* Mr W. N. HAMLIN, Gisborne
* Mr Thomas E. HARRIS, Ireland
* Mr James HARRISON, Clent Hills
* Mr E. H. HART, Dunedin
* Mr John HORRAX, Napier
* R. HUNT, Sydney
* Mr W. S. HURD, Gore

* Mr Moss JONAS (1838-1907), Timaru

* Mr E. W. KANE, Wellington
* Mr C. K. Meredith KAYE, Timaru
* Mr E. G. KERR, Timaru

* Mrs & Miss LANCE, Horsley Downs
* Mr C. M. LIPPER, Tipperton
* Mr J. LITTLE, Taranaki
* Mr T. H. LOWRY, Hawke's Bay

* Mr A. MacFARLANE, Amuri
* Mr W. MacFARLANE, Amuri
* Mr D. McLEOD, Auckland
* Hon George McLEAN, Dunedin
* Mr & Mrs McMASTERS, Oamaru
* Mr & Mrs R. M. McMASTERS, Oamaru
* Mr R. McOWEN, Invercargill
* Mr & Mrs George McRAE, Glens of Tekoa
* Mr E. MENLOVE, Windsor Park
* Mr J. N. MILLS, Dunedin
* Mr James MILLS, Dunedin
* Mr David MUNN, Napier

* Mr N. NATHAN, Wellington
* Mr Henry NEILL, Dunedin
* Mr B. NEWMAN, Dunedin
* Mr L. W. NORTH, Hawke's Bay

* Mr E. C. O'CONNELL, Cust
* Mr J. Allan OLIVER, Dunedin
* Mr & Mrs OVERTON, Courtenay

* Mr & Mrs PAUL, Wanganui
* Mr R. M. PEMBERTON, Waikari
* Mr T. A. PHILLIPS, Rakaia Gorge
* Mr J. H. POLLOCK, Wellington
* Mr W. POTTS, Amberley
* Mr WALTER PROCTOR, Dunedin

* Mr J. J. C. QUANE, Ashburton

* Mr & Mrs W. RACHBONE, Waipawa
* Mr C. W. REID, Oamaru
* Mr J. B. REID, Oamaru
* Mr John D. RITCHIE, Wellington
* Mr W. ROBIN, Dunedin
* Mr W. T. ROBINSON, Cheviot
* Mr George RUTHERFORD, Dalethorpe

* Mr George SCOTT, Gisborne
* Mr W. B. SCOTT, White Rock
* Mr W. A. SHIELDS, Dunedin
* Mr W. J. SIMPSON, Bucclench
* Mr A. L. SMITH, Dunedin
* Mr Herbert SPRAGGE, Port Levy
* Mr M. STITT, Ashburton

* Mr & Mrs WHITE, Ohoka
* Mrs WILSON, Culverden
* Misses WILSON, Culverden
* Mr F. C. WILSON, Wellington
* Mr J. Cracroft WILSON, Culverden
* Mr R. WILSON, Culverden
* Mr Thomas WINGFIELD, Melbourne

* Mr E. F. YUILL, Wellington

* Mr & Mrs ZANDER, Ashburton

See also, the guests in Christchurch 1892, at the:
* COKER's Hotel
* TERMINUS Hotel
* WHITE HART Hotel

NOTES
after the Feb 2011 Christchurch earthquake
. In Sep 2011, Warner's Hotel became part of the political discussion that it should be retained, after the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority had ordered its demolition
By early November 2011, WARNER's HOTEL had been demolished
. the CATHEDRAL as it was after the 2011 earthquake

PHOTO WARNER's HOTEL c1926
. from left:
* Cathedral Chambers
* the Lyttelton Times building
* the Liberty theatre
* WARNER's HOTEL with the 4th story
* the CATHEDRAL (go to link at notes below)

the COKER's Family Hotel was opened in 1879
A MUST READ on the history behind the Coker's Hotel which was built by John Etherden Coker (1831-1894), second husband (of 3) of Lizzie Westwood (1826-1910)
... the above link describes John Etherden Coker as "a flashy man, (who) carried a riding crop and wore close-fitting cords, top boots and top-hat. A notorious would-be hotel entrepreneur and perennial bankrupt, he could now, with his handsome wife and her even more handsome fortune, put his past behind him. The couple moved to Wellington where 'Johnny Coker, the most experienced of bonifaces and most genial of hosts', became licensee of the Occidental Hotel. In 1878 the pair returned to Christchurch. On one of his wife's sections John built Coker's Hotel which soon became famous for the quality of its service. The newspapers enthused: 'Wherever the white man has established civilization, one has heard of Coker's Hotel. All the celebrities have sojourned within its hospitable portals'. One guest was Rudyard Kipling. His short story 'Mrs Bathurst' (read the full short story at that link) centres round an attractive hotel employee though the author has used literary licence and transported her locale to Auckland"

Visitors to Christchurch in NOV 1892 staying at the White Hart Hotel
NAME & PLACE of RESIDENCE

Mr W. ACTON-ADAMS, Christchurch
Mr & Mrs ANSON, Perakei

Mr A. W. Dillon BELL, Dunedin
Mr Elliott BARTON, Hawera
Mr J. B. BIRNEBAUME, Wellington
Mr H. K. BETHUNE, Wellington
Mr C. BIRD, Dunedin
Mr John BLAIR, Dunedin
Mr BOOTH, of ?
Mrs Edward BOUCHER, England
Mr Thomas BOUCHER, England
Mr T. S. BOUCHER, England
Miss BOUGHEN, Dunedin
Mr J. F. BUCHANAN, Little River
Mr BRETT, Auckland
Mr A. R. BROWN, Melbourne
Dr & Mrs BURBURY, Oamaru

Mr E. H. CAMERON, Waimate
Hon J. CARROLL, of ?
Mr W. CHING, Auckland
Dr CLEGHORN, of ?
Mr & Mrs W. L. CLIFFORD, Nelson
Mr E. CLISSOLD, Makikuku
Mr E. F. CLULEE, Timaru
Mr F. H. COURAGE, Amberley
Mr & Mrs Hugh COUTTS, Stratdord
Mr T. COVERDALE, Christchurch

Mrs DALGETY, Grasmere
Mr J. W. DAVYS, Timaru
Mr de MAUS, Dunedin
Mr F. Fleming DOUGLAS, Waimate
Mr C. H. DOWDING, Westerfield
Mr M. DRIVER, Dunedin
Mr J. A. DUTHIE, Dunedin
Mr James DUTHIE, Milton

Mr W. EVANS, Timaru

Mr W. FINLAY, Wellington

Mr GEORGE, Makihihi
Mr H. GERRITSEN, London
Mr GODLEY, Wellington
Mr R. GRAY, Dunedin
Mr E. E. GREGORY, Marlborough
Mr A. GRIERSON, Manchester

Mr HANNAY, Wellington
Mr HARCOURT, Waikato
Mr J. E. HENRY, Palmerston North
Mr HERRING, Alford
Mr Malcolm HOLMES, Oamaru
Mr HOOK. Timaru
Mr & Mrs HUTCHINSON, Wellington
Mr J. HUTCHISON, Dunedin

Mr & Mrs H. JOHNSON, Berwick
Mr C. D. JONAS, Wellington
Mr JONES, Timaru

Mr Thomas KEIR, Dunedin
Mr & Mrs KENNEDY, Wellington
Mr George KETTLEWELL, Bradford, Yorkshire
Mr H. B. KIRK, Wellington
Mr & Mrs J. H. KITCHEN, Melbourne

Mr A. G. LEEDS, Napier
Mr Etienne LELIEVRE, Akaroa
Mr W. S. LINDSAY, Timaru
Mr W. LIVINGSTONE, of ?
Mr & Mrs F. LOGAN, Napier
Mr C. J. LONG, Wellington
Mr A. H. LOWE, Hororata

Mr R. MacCAULEY, Oamaru
Mr W. E. MacKAY, Wellington
Mr J. R. MacKENZIE, Pomahaka
Mr D. MacFARLAND, of ?
Mr S. MacKENZIE, Timaru
Mr T. MacKENZIE, CLUTHA
Mr J. P. MAXWELL, Wellington
Mr E. MARTIN, Wellington
Mr MASON, Dunedin
Mr J. McKERROW, Wellington
Mr D. McLAREN, Timaru
Mr & Mrs McLEAN, Wellington
Mr T. McWHIRTER, of ?
Mr John MARSHALL, Auckland
Mr H. J. MILLER, Oamaru
Mr J. R. MITCHELL, of ?
Mr W. MOORE, Dunedin
Mr MORRIS, Dunedin
Mr MURCHISON, Lake Coleridge

Mr P. C. NEILL, Dunedin
Mr NEWBOLD, Napier
Mr & Mrs NURSE and child

Mr & Mrs OATWAY, Dunedin
Mr M. C. ORBELL, Geraldine

Mr A. PARK, Tasmania
Mr P. PATTALLO, Dunedin
Mr PEARPOINT, Geraldine
Mr W. J. PHILLIPS, Timaru
Mr J. PIERSON, Melbourne
Mr T. PINCKNEY, Akaroa
Mr Robert PRICE, Napier
Mr A. C. PRINGLE, Timaru

Mr W. H. L. QUILTY, Napier

Mr R. H. RHODES, St Andrews
Mr Timaru RHODES, Timaru
Mr & Mrs RIDDFORD, Hawera
Mr W. H. RODNEY, Timaru
Mr ROLLITT, Ashburton
Mr ROSS jun., Dunedin
Mr & Mrs D. RUTHERFORD, Leslie Hills
Mr & Mrs E. S. RUTHERFORD, Picton
Mr J. RUTHERFORD, Albury

Mr J. R. SCOTT, Dunedin
Mr SCROOPE, England
Dr SMITH, of ?
Mr J. M. SMITH, Dunedin
Mr W. G. SMITH, Makikihi
Mr P. SPRING, Wellington
Mr & Mrs J. STEPHENSON, Dunedin
Miss STEPHENSON (2), Dunedin
Mr J. W. STOTT, Dunedin
Mr J. A. SUTTERS, Oamaru

Mr & Mrs TONKS, Hawera
Mr B. TRIPP, Orari Gorge
Mr J. M. TRIPP, Orari Gorge
Dr TWEED, Ashburton
Mr A. TURNBULL, Wellington
Mr TURNER, Mount Peel

Mr UPTON, Chertsey

Dr WAIT, Oamaru
Mr F. WALDEGRAVE, Wellington
Mr WALFORD, Ipswich
Mr J. WATSON, Oamaru
Mr James WILSON, Dunedin
Mr R. WRIGHT, Hunter
Mr WRIGHT, jun., Dunedin

Mr Samuel YOUNG, Dunedin

see also, the guests in Christchurch 1892, at the:
? TERMINUS Hotel
? WARNER's Hotel
? WHITE HART Hotel

PHOTO
COKER's HOTEL Manchester street, Christchurch (1898)
... taken from the site Christchurch City Libraries

from NZETC 1902 ... the TERMIUNUS HOTEL corner of the South Belt and Manchester Street, Christchurch. This fine and popular hotel is situated opposite the railway terminus, and within a short distance of the centre of the city. It is a substantial two-storey building, ornamented on the South Belt frontage with a handsome balcony, under which is the main entrance. On the right of the entrance there is a sitting room for the use of visitors, and adjoining that again there is a spacious well-furnished dining room, capable of accommodating seventy guests. The private offices and the private bar are to the left of the entrance. The bar apartment is embellished with very handsome and elaborate fittings of cedarwood and plate glass, and furnished with numerous easy chairs and couches. A fine broad staircase, branching to the right and left, leads to the upper apartments. Several handsomely furnished private sitting rooms, including a ladies' drawing room, a commercial room, and a reading room, face the railway, and open on to the balcony. The bedrooms, of which there are over thirty, are placed on the wing running north from the South Belt

Visitors to Christchurch in NOV 1892 staying at the Terminus Hotel
NAME & PLACE of RESIDENCE

? Mr ANDERSON, Timaru

? Mr John BARRACLOUGH, Oamaru
? Mr Walter BOWLES, Christchurch
? Mr BREWER, Oamaru

? Mr D. CAMERON, Mount Possession
? Captain COLLINGWOOD, Ship 'Soukar'

? Mr DELARGY, Oamaru
? Master DELARGY, Oamaru
? Mr DICKSON, Albury

? Mr C. EDWARDS, Christchurch
? Mr C. W. EIBY, Timaru

? Mr Charles FANCOURT, Dunedin

? Mr GILCHRIST, Dunedin

? Mr John HAMILTON, Wellington
? Mr HOMES, Dunedin
? Mr HUSHEN, Palmerston
? Mr & Mrs John HARDCASTLE, Auckland

? Mr & Mrs JOHNSTONE, Dunedin

? Mr J. S. KEITH, Timaru

? Mr W. LITCHENER, Dunedin

? Mr MATTHEWS, Wellington
? Mr W. McGRATH, Wellington
? Mr & Mrs P. McKENNA & 2 children, Dunedin
? Mr Joseph MOSS, Oamaru
? Mr & Mrs MUNDELL, Geraldine
? Mr J. MURRAY, Wanganui

? Mr & Mrs NORMAN, Dunedin

? Dr O'MEARS, Dunedin

? Mr G. A. PATTERSON, Wellington

? Mr A. RICHARDS, Timaru
? Mr G. E. RICHARDSON, Wellington
? Mr R. A. RODGER, Tapanui

? Mr W. SMITH, Oamaru

? Mr C. B. TURNER, Tauranga
? Mr TWOMEY, Temuka

? Mr John WALFORD, Dunedin
? Mr WALLIS, Auckland
? Mr J. WHITEHOUSE, Wellington
? Mr WILKIN, Wellington
? Mr Ernest Charles Beresford WILKINSON, Reefton
? Mr & Mrs WILLIAMS, Dunedin
? Mr WINGFIELD, Dunedin

see also, the guests in Christchurch 1892, at the:
? COKER's Hotel
? WARNER's Hotel
? WHITE HART Hotel

PHOTO
TERMINUS HOTEL which was directly opposite the Railway Station
- taken from the site Christchurch City Libraries

the WHITE HART Hotel was Christchurch's first hotel and stood on the corner of High and Cashel street. It was built by Michael Brannan Hart (1814-1876) (along with Charles Day), who had arrived in Lyttelton with his wife Mary Ann (nee Swan) & their 2 sons, George Robert (1841-1911) & Michael Brannan (1843-1908) Hart.
Michael bought the block of land on the south-western side of High Street between Cashel Street and Lichfield Street. The family first lived on the site in a tent before building an A-frame hut.

The hotel opened on 15 Nov 1851, less than a year after the organised settlement of Christchurch. Michael bought out Charles Day in Sep 1854 for ?525

Michael became the 7th Mayor of Christchurch, serving from Dec 1873 - Dec 1874 (He gave the first chain to the Christchurch mayoral chain. He was the first mayor to wear regalia, modelled on the robes of the Lord Mayor of London. He intended to leave the robes to Christchurch City Council, but after a disagreement, he changed his will and the robes were buried with him)

Visitors to Christchurch in NOV 1892 staying at the White Hart Hotel
NAME & PLACE of RESIDENCE

? Mr ALEXANDER, Wirth's Circus
? Mr ALLEN, Dunedin

? Mr R. BONFIELD, Melbourne

? Mr H. A. CLARK, Christchurch
? Mr H. CLELLAND, West Eyreton
? Mr G. S. COCHRANE, London
? Mr CRESSWELL, Hororata

? Mr C. EARNSHAW, Sydney
? Mr Alfred ELKINS, Masterton

? Captain FALCONER, Wellington
? Mr J. H. FARQUHAR, Wellington

? Mr J. C. GILCHRIST, Oamaru
? Mr G. GLASSFORD, Napier
? Mr C. GOLDSMITH, Dunedin
? Mr GOURLAY, Dunedin
? Mr D. GRANT, Temuka

? Mr HAWKINGS, Auckland
? Mr HAY, Pigeon Bay
? Mr J. HAY, Pigeon Bay
? Mr R. S. HAY, Pigeon Bay
? Mr J. HERON, Napier
? Mr HOWE, Timaru
? Mr Sew HOY, Dunedin
? Mr HOULSTON, Timaru

? Mr JOBBERNS, Geraldine

? Mr K. A. KENNEDY, Dunsandel
? Mr KERR, Melbourne

? Mr LESLIE, Timaru

? Mr Fred MARTIN, Wellington
? Mr T. J. MASON, Masterton
? Mr Beechey MacDONALD, Geraldine
? Mr McEWAN, Dunedin
? Mr & Mrs Alexander MEE, Pleasant Point
? Miss MEE, Pleasant Point
? Mr Thomas MITCHELL, Timaru
? Mr E. H. MONTGOMERY, Auckland

? Mr Henry NEVILLE, London

? Mr Fred PEEBLES, Melbourne
? Mr C. PERCY, Christchurch
? Mr PYKE, Wellington

? Mr H. B. ROBERTS, Melbourne
? Mr W. RYAN, Wellington

? Mr R. SEATON, Melbourne
? Mr J. SHAW, Timaru
? Mr & Mrs SIMMONS, Wellington
? Mr STODHART, Wainui
? Mr G. STUMBLES, Timaru

? Mr VINCENT, Ashburton

? Mr WATSON, Sydney
? Mr D. WILKIE, Wellington
? Mr & Mrs Phillip WIRTH and child, Melbourne
? Mr George WIRTH, Melbourne
? Master Herbert WIRTH, Melbourne
? Miss Madeline WIRTH, Melbourne
? Mr F. W. WISE, Wellington

see also, the guests in Christchurch 1892, at the:
? COKER's Hotel
? TERMINUS Hotel
? WARNER's Hotel

PHOTO
High St, Christchurch, WHITE HART Hotel on the right c1940
first open in 1851, a new building was built on the site in 1866 and again in 1902