The Original list of names of those working for the Postal & Telegraph, Wellington in 1881 was taken from
CIVIL LIST 1881
Roll of Persons in Government Employment
Wellington Only
Postal and Telegraph

Alexander A. - Cadet
Alexander Mary - Cadette
Allardyce E. G. - Telegraphist
Andrews A. - Mail Agent
Archer W. - Assistant Messenger
Aston, Josiah Joseph (1831-1905) Messenger
Atkinson J. H. - Mail Agent
Augarde L. C. - Cadet
Austin A. - Messenger

Bannister W. E. - Clerk
Bermingham Celia - Cadette
Bermingham Emily - Cadette
Bermingham H. Jane - Cadette
Beswick W. - Clerk
Bevan P. - Cadet
Black, J. - Storekeeper
Brogan, J. - Cadet
Buck, Eli (1834-1898) Letter Carrier
Burr, A. - Telegraphist
Burrows, James - Letter Carrier
Butts, Edward Drury (1839-1910)
- arrived in New Zealand about 1860 with his brother John
- Chief Postmaster of Wellington and Dunedin
- his wife Sarah Nixon died in September 1914 at the residence of her son-in-law David Kay of Massey Road, Mangere, Auckland
- Edward had passed by then

Callaghan, H. - Messenger
Callaghan, W. - Cadet
Carpenter, Fanny (1837-1911) Cadette
- married 1877 to John Terrell Weekes
- married 1878 to Robert Mounsey
Caygill, Obed (1862-1930) - Cadet
- father, John Caygill, Askrigg, Yorkshire, England, shoemaker - mother, Elizabeth Allott of Bristall, Yorkshire
- he and his 5 siblings were all born in Bradford, Yorkshire
- arrived in Christchurch on the CAPTAIN COOK 1-9-1863
- he married Sarah Jane Robson 23-2-1886 in Christchurch
- a son Llewellyn Allott Caygill was killed in action Ypres
- a brother John Caygill
Chisholm, (possibly) Walter Edward (1863-1957) Cadet
Clapham, Thomas - Clerk
Clarke, F. - Cadet
Coffee, E. - Telegraphist
Connolly, J. - Telegraphist
Connor, C. - Messenger
Corliss, E. C. - Clerk
- he 'removed to Auckland'
Cowper, F. T. - Telegraphist
Creighton, R. J.
- Agent at San Francisco for New Zealand
Currie, W. - Messenger
Curtis, Patrick (1850-1923) Telegraphist
- he was 'relieving Staff'

De Castro, Charles Samuel Knox (1858-1932) Clerk
- oldest of 14 children - 8 boys, 6 girls
- father Charles Daniel de Castro of London
- father was the Wellington Gaol Chaplain and had arrived on the CORNWALL on 13th August 1853
- mother Isabella Knox - St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Charles was born in Wellington
- he married Elizabeth Hannah McPIKE in 1909
- he was 'dispensed with' from the Postal Service about 1881
- he died in Waikato Hospital
- his ashes are scattered in Waikumete Cemetery
Dorset, R. - Clerk
Dorset, R. H. - Clerk
Drummond, F. - Messenger
Duncan, A. A. - Clerk

Eva, A. R. - Telegraphist

Faddy, N. W. - Clerk
Farley, J. - Telegraphist
Fergusson, W. - Telegraphist
Fitchett, A. - Lineman
Fitzgibbon, E. - Messenger
Fordham, W. A. - Messenger
Fowler, R. G. - Clerk - Dispensed with.
Fugle, Harold Ernest (1863-1948) Cadet
- he moved to Oamaru

Gannaway, Edward Charles (1858-1929) - Clerk
Gannaway, F. - Telegraphist
Gardener, F. - Messenger
Gaut, Joseph - Cadet - Moved to Blenheim
Gawith, W. - Cadet
Gell, J. - Telegraphist
Gibb, E. - Cadet
Gidlow, W. H. - Letter Carrier
Gold, W. M. - Messenger
Gray, G. - Clerk
Gray, W. - Secretary

Halliwell, Luther (1854-1900) - Clerk
Harle, George Hutchinson (1859-1952) Clerk
- he moved to Hokitika
Harris, J. J. - Letter Carrier
Harrison, B. R. - Cadet
Hartmann, F. - Cadet
Hawk, Charles Henry McLeod (1851-1948) Telegraphist
Hay, William - Messenger
Hendry, J. - Messenger
Henry, V. - Clerk
Hoggard, John - Clerk
Hutton, J. A. - Clerk
- he moved to Oamaru

J?nisch, Kate - Cadette
Jardine, A. - Clerk
Jessup, William - Clerk
Jones, W. E. - Clerk

Keefe, J. - Clerk
Keefe, W. - Messenger
Kirk, H. - Messenger
Kirker, T. - Telegraphist

Ledger, L. - Cadet
Lemon, C. - Superintendent
Leslie, A. - Messenger
Louisson, William Wright (1855-1913) Lineman
- married Mary Margaret Barry in 1895
Luxford, Samuel Watkin (1857-1925) Telegraphist
- he was 'relieving Staff'
- married Mary Jane McRay in 1882

Maginnity, Andrew Thomas (1849-1918) Secretary
- he resigned about 1881
Mann, C. B. - Storekeeper
Marks, L. S. - Cadet
Marter, C. - Messenger
Martin, G. - Clerk
McCarthy, C. J. - Clerk
McCurdy, A. - Telegraphist
McIntyre, T. - Messenger
McLachlan, R. - Clerk
Morris, W. R. - Clerk
Morrow, H. - Clerk
Morshead, Edward Treise (1840-1912) Clerk
Myers, J. - Clerk

Nation, G. M. - Clerk
Northcroft, E. - Telegraphist
- he was 'relieving Staff'
Norton, Charles James (1858-1943) Telegraphist
- he was 'relieving Staff'
Nutt, William McGill (1844-1899) Lineman
- married Lucy Janet Gillespie in 1882

Owens, Charles Henry (1852-1942) Telegraphist
- he was 'dispensed with'
- married Ada Allinson in 1883

Painter, Charles John (1856-1938) Messenger
Phillip, S. - Clerk
Plimmer, Henry (1850-1910) Clerk
Porter, T. - Messenger
Price, J. G. - Telegraphist

Quin, John Thomas (1864-1943) Messenger
- married Margaret Quin in 1884

Redmond, J. - Cadet
Renner, William Henry (1854-1936) Telegraphist
Robertson, C. C. - Officer in Charge
Rogers, William - Clerk
- he was 'dispensed with'
Rollo, Arthur Charles (1866-1952) Messenger
Rose, Thomas - Inspector

Sawall, B. - Messenger
Sawyer, Betsy Mary - Cadette
- at the Signal Station
Scott, A. - Messenger
Scutt, W. - Clerk
Seager, F. - Messenger
Seager, M. - Telegraphist
Senn, Emil Victor (1855-1910) Clerk
Sheath, A. B. - Accountant
- he retired about 1881
Smith, H. F. - Mechanician
Stewart, W. F. - Cadet
Storey, G. - Telegraphist
Storey, L. - Cadet
Sunley, Ernest (1857-1933) Clerk

Tabuteau, Joseph Moliere (1856-1941) Clerk
Tait, J. - Telegraphist
Treadwell, C. D. R. - Telegraphist
Tregear, J. C. - Mail Agent - Resigned

Wallace, W. - Telegraphist
Warburton, James Kemmis (1841-1923) Accountant
Ward, - H. - Clerk
Waters, Fredrick Valentine (1869-1918) Clerk
Weight, J. - Clerk
Wickstead, John (1849-1915) Telegraphist
Willis, E. F. - Letter Carrier
Wiren, J. E. - Clerk
Woon, James Richard (1858-1938) Clerk
Worth, G. - Messenger
Worth, J. - Messenger
Wright, C. A. - Telegraphist
Wyatt, C. A. - Messenger
Wylie, J. - Telegraphist
Wylie, W. -Clerk