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Lyttelton Times - 1859
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Wednesday 12 January 1859
Stow-away - 001
PHILLIPS - George, was a stow-away on the
Clontarf --- cooper by trade -------
For Sale - 002
PIGEON - Mr, selling 30
acres of land part Rural Section No 118 ---- fronts Lower Lincoln
Road, ---- more ----
Partnership dissolved - 003
MARCHANT and POLHILL -
J.C.Marchant and F.Polhill, sheepfarmers at the Waiapara,
Canterbury,
Partnerships dissolved - 004
WAITT, LeCREN, HARGREAVES
- firm of Robert Waitt & Co.
dissolved, Robert Waitt, H.J.LeCren, E.A.Hargreaves
CHANEY, JONES, ABRAHAMS, EVANS -
stonemasons and bricklayers, of Lyttelton. W.J.Chaney,
W.P.Jones, T.Abrahams, Robert Evans
BROWN & CAMPBELL -
butchers, Christchurch, Henry Brown, Edward Ferguson
Campbell
ELLIS & GARTNER -
hotelkeepers, Christchurch, Thomas Ellis, Gustav
V.Gartner.
Sale of Ferry Wharf - 005
AIKMAN - J.C. to sell
leasehold premises at the Heathcote Ferry, known
as the Ferry Wharf, lease has 17 years to run ------
more ----
Saturday 15
January 1859
Land Sale - 006
BLAKISTON - at
Kaiapoi hotel, ------ sold 32 quarter
acre sections of Messrs Blakiston's land
Saturday 22
January 1859
Shipping - 007 & 008
STRATHALLAN - has
arrived, 90 days out to Timaru --- 200 steerage passengers
from London, were shipped for Timaru but did not stay
John Macdonald and wife
and Enoch Barker and
family ---- more ------
Births on board -
PADGETT - Mrs Martha - a son
on 23 Nov.
HAYES - MrsIsabella on 24 Nov.
-a son
Deaths on board -
BARKER - Sarah, wife of Enoch aged 36 on 22
October
OAKLEY - William, aged
11mths, on 24 October
KOHNE - Mary, aged
6mths, on 20 November
BISHOP - Arthur, aged
11mths, on 12 December
DOUBLE - Eliza Ann, aged 8
years, on 24 December
DAVIDSON - Wm, aged
14mths, on 2 January
BRIGHTMAN - Louisa, wife of
William, aged 36 on 6 January
Inquest - 009
COMPTON - George,
many years landlord of Mitre Hotel ---- lots more
--- had sons William & George
Hororata Sheep Station - For sale - 010
AYLMER - J.J. 10,000
acres situated on the Selwyn, 35 miles from Christchurch
---- received instructions from J.J.Aylmer
--- more ---
Wednesday 26 January
1859
Fire - Akaroa - 011
DEIGHTON - Mr, house
inhabited by Mr Deighton in Robinson'd garden -----
more ------
Saturday 29
January 1859
Emigrant passengers arrived on these vessels - 013
1855 - May, Grassmere, 97 passengers, August
Caroline Agness, 176 passengers, Oct.
Cashmere, 141 passengers
1856 - Jan, Isabella hercus, 104, July,
Sir Edward Paget, 166, Oct. Joseph
Fletcher, 210, Dec. Egmont, 145.
1857 - Oct. Glentanner, 148
1858 - Feb. Roehampton, 112, July, Maori,
186, Sep. Zealandia, 394, Nov.
Indiana, 342.
1859 - Jan. Clontarf, 331.
Wednesday 2
February 1859
For Sale - Lyttelton - 014
COWAN - John and
FISHER - Henry, tenants
of building for sale ---------
Saturday 12
February 1859
Inquest - 015
FORD - Augustus, was
found beyond Dampier's Bay ----- more -----
Inquest -
016
MARTIN - Mary,
aged 18mths. drowned in a tub of water ---- more -----
Wednesday 16
February 1859
Dissolution of partnership - 017
HODGSON - Christopher
George and
KNYVETT - Charles
Ferrers Knyvett as sheepfarmers at Addington Station, in the
district of Amuri, this day dissolved
Dissolution of partnership - 018
TAYLOR - Robert
and
POPPLEWELL - Joseph John,
in business in Oxford Street, Lyttelton, as Carpenters and
builders and Undertakers under the name Taylor and
Popplewell
Wednesday
23 February 1859
Deceased - 019
ALLWRIGHT - Henry,
late pf Lyttelton, painter and glazier, ---------
Land for Sale - 020
WYATT - Benjamin,
Springfield Farm (late in the occupation of Benjamin
Watt) is now open for sale for sale, in
lots of one acre and upwards.
Saturday 26
February 1859
From Melbourne - 021
ASSMUSSON - Carl, watchmaker
and jeweller, (formerly Queen st Melbourne) just returned from
Europe with a large assortment of watches and jewellery -
Wednesday
2 March 1859
Land for Sale - 022
TOWNSEND - James,
Esq, wishes to sell land fronting onto the Heathcote
River and Bridle Path ----- more ------
Saturday
9 April 1859
Supreme Court - 023
COMPTON - George, late Mitre
Hotel, Lyttelton ----- deceased,
intestate
Land for Sale - 024
WOODFORD - Mr R.,
selling 20acre section on Ohoka Road, Kaiapoi -----
Wednesday 13
April 1859
Thank you - 025
ALLWRIGHT - H.Allwright
desires to return thanks to the many favours bewtowed on his late
father for the last 8 years --- business will be carried on --
Fatal Accident - 026
ALLAN &
LAWRENCE - were
upset in a boat last Friday night, Allan was well known in
the Port, Lawrence had just come from Nelson ------
Land Sale - 027
SIDEY - Mr C. has for
sale 30 allotments -- paddocks between Messrs Cookson and Co's warehouse and Mr
Jones's store with deep water frontage ----
Saturday 16
April 1859
Land for Sale - 028
BESWICK - Dr sale
of his property --- 13 lots ----- descriptions listed
WOODFORD - Mr
---- 19 lots all listed ----- fronting Ohoko
Road.
Accident - 029
STRONG -
Joseph accidentally killed by an explosion of a gun
------ lots more ------
Supreme Court - 030
CALVERT - Adam
Taylor, of Mount Peel, deceased, intestate -----
Fund for Relief - 031
HUGHES - late
Robert, waiter of the Royal Hotel, Christchurch, ---
fund for his widow and children
Saturday 23
April 1859
Fatality - 032
LAWRENCE - body was
recovered yesterday -------
Death - 033
SIDEBOTTOM - at the
Royal Hotel, has just come to town after selling a run ----a
young man of good family -- here about 7 years ---
Land Sale - 034
LATTER - sections
of the Wicken Estate the property of E.C.Latter situated at the
foot of the hills on the Heathcote River -----
Wednesday 27
April 1859
Fatal accident - 035 & 036
THOMSON - John Barclay,
landlord of the Royal Hotel, Christchurch -- returning to town
with M Pearson --- crossing the Waimak river -- fell -----
Wednesday 4 May
1859
Annual Licensing - 037
Applications were heard for licenses in Lyttelton, Akaroa and
Sumner.
Mitre Hotel, Albion Hotel - Mr Collier, Lyttelton
Canterbury Arms, Sumner - Mr G.Day,
Bruce's Hotel - Mr Gibbs.
Commercial Hotel - Mr
Armstrong. Akaroa and
Head of Akaroa Bay - conditional license to Mr Anderssen
Postponed - until next week -
Universal Hotel - W.Heaphy
Robin Hood - Peter
Cameron.
Canterbury Hotel, Lyttelton - J.Caton.
Peninsular Hotel, Akaroa -
W.Henderson.
Saturday 7 May
1859
Census returns - 038
A very interesting list of Statistics census returns for
the Province of Canterbury taken 25 December 1858.
Wednesday 11
May 1859
Census returns - 039
An error in the census table published the numbers of the
members of the Church of Scotland of the male sex at Timaru was made
472 instead of 47.
Wednesday 18
May 1859
Inquest - 040
DUMMETT - John,
inquest held at Pariora, 7 miles from Timaru, --- fell off
a dray --- accidental death.
Saturday 21 May
1859
Inquest - 041
HARRIS - Anne, age 3
years died last Tuesday -------
Wednesday
1 June 1859
Letters waiting - 043
SLOAN -
William and
LOWRY - William, of
Killinchy, Ireland, will find letters waiting for
them on application at the Lyttelton Times Agency office.
Christchurch.
Land for Sale - 042
SPOWERS - James,
for sale his Kaiapoi sections.
Saturday
4 June 1859
Notice of Assignment - 044
PERCIVAL - Augustus
George, of Papanui has assigned all his real and
personal property unto George GOULD
and William THOMSON, accountant
Wednesday 8
June 1859
The following is a
list of voters objected to being on the electoral roll. for
Akaroa. - 045
David Anderson, Pigeon
Bay; Decc -- Bernard, Head of Bay,
Akaroa. Joseph Bruno, German Bay
James Beattie, Macintosh
Bay. Brent Hamilton Carew, Piraki;
William Cook,
Okain Bay;
John jnr Cuff, Le Bons
Bay; Samuel Graham, Pigeon
Bay; Charles Haywood, Okain Bay;
Edward Howard, Pigeon
Bay; Frederick de Joux, Akaroa;
John
Jesson, Pigeon Bay.
Adolph Le Proux, Head of
Bay Akaroa. George Little, Okain Bay;
William Myers,
Okain Bay,
David McMillan,
Pigeon Bay; David McGregor, Pigeon
Bay; Henry Reed, Pigeon Bay;
Alexander Schweiters,
Duvauchelles Bay,
Mark Turner, Pigeon
Bay; William White, Akaroa;
George Ward, Okain Bay.
Wednesday 15
June 1859
Death of - 046
SCOTT - Joseph, of
Timaru, that thanks of this public meeting be given to Patrick
Kirwen, Charles Putmen, and William Docherty and the bushmen for their
praiseworthy
efforts in recovering and interring the body of Joseph Scott
----- lots more ----
Saturday 18
June 1859
Conditional Licenses - 047
John Leith, Kowai
------- Donald Cameron - Saltwater
Creek -----
Conditional Licenses - 048
William Satchell, Oxford
---- James Robertson,
Waimakiriri ---- James Main, Great South Road -----
William Dunford, Rakaia
---- David Pollard, Pariora
----- Joseph Dean, Arrowenua -----
John Anderson, Haed of
Akaroa Harbour ----
General Licenses - 049,
050, 051
William Heaphy, Universl
Hotel, Lyttelton; Peter Cameron, Robin Hood Hotel,
Lyttelton; John Henry Caton, Canterbury Hotel,
Lyttelton;
Christopher Alderson Calvert,
administrator for estate of George Compton, Mitre Hotel,
Lyttelton.
George Day, Canterbury
Arms, Sumner; Samuel Gibbs, Bruce's Hotel,
Akaroa; George Armstrong, Commercial Hotel,
Akaroa;
Edwin Pearce, Heathcote
Arms, Ferry Road; Rowland Davis,
Christchurch; Charles Newton, White Hart
Inn, Christchurch;
Edwin Coxhead, Royal Oak
Inn, Christchurch; John
Frederick Ballard, Golden
Fleece Hotel, Christchurch;
Mary Thomson, Royal
Hotel, Christchurch; John Dilloway, Plough Inn,
Riccarton, Christchurch; William Heddings, Papanui, Christchurch.
Samuel Treleaven, Bridge
Inn, Great North road, Joseph Felton, Courtenay Arms, Waimakiriri
Ferry;
Edward Panckhurst, City
of Canterbury, Kaiapoi; William White, Kaikanui Hotel,
Kaiapoi; George Jackson, Ferryman's Arms,
Kaiapoi;
George Frederick Day, Kaiapoi
Hotel; John Cuff, Northern Hotel,
Kaiapoi; Joseph William Papprill, Rangiora;
Thomas Wilberfoss Foster,
Lion Hotel, Rangiora; Thomas Dann, Royal Hotel,
Timaru; Samuel Williams, Timaru Hotel, Timaru.
Wine and Beer Licenses -
049
Eleanor Dillon,
Christchurch, William Stringer,
Christchurch, Stephen Payne
Smith (Waimakiriri) River, Waimakiriri.
Estate of - 050
SLEE - Frank, butcher, assigned all his personal
effects unto Richard Westenra and Alfred Charles Barker, both of
Christchurch,
Saturday 25 June 1859
Drowning - 051
NELSON - Peter,
drowned on the 22nd --- also James Conway was rescued
------
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
5 July 2011
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