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Who was ASAPH GRIFFITHS - UK to Canterbury, NZ 1859
Charles Griffiths aged 35, with his wife Mary aged 30, emigrated to New Zealand on the ZELANDIA, arriving in Lyttelton on November 14th 1859
In the Geraldine District (Canterbury) in 1876-77 a Charles Griffiths had freehold Section 8202, 80 acres, at Orari
With them were 3 children
* 14 year old Eliza Griffiths (sister or daughter ?)
* 7 year old Ephraim Griffiths born 14th June 1852 died 1915 in Timaru - he married Emma Beckingham
* 2 year old Asaph Griffiths
I would very much like to know what happened to Eliza and Asaph
their spouses, lives, burial details etc
Cannot find Asaph Griffiths in the New Zealand BDM so he may have changed his name or he may have died at sea during the voyage ...
BOOKSELLERS, NEWSAGENTS and the PRINTERS Wellington NZ 1866
The booksellers, librarians, printers and those that worked in the industry in Wellington, New Zealand 1866
Bannister E Printer Cuba St
Blundell J Printer Taranaki St
Bull C Bookbinder Thorndon Qu ay
Bull E Printer Ingestre St
Bull J Printer Cuba St
Bull J "Advertiser" Lambton Qu
Burrett R bookbinder Manners St
Carpenter R. H. Bookseller Molesworth St
Costall J Printer Hill St
Didsbury Printer Johns St
Grigg E Printer Taranaki St
Johns S Printer Ghuznee St
McKenzie T Printer Ghuznee St
Muir J Printer Ghuznee St
Muir W Printer Wellington Tce
Oakley J Printer Thorndon Quay
Ramsay G Printer Cuba St
Smith E. G. Music Seller Lambton Quay
Standwell T. W Printer Wellington Tce
Stark J Printer Ingestre St
Stoddart J Printer Hopper St
Stokes R Printer Woolcombe St
Sutherland N Printer Pipitea St
Waters J Printer Courtenay Pl
Watson J Printer Hawker St
STOREMEN, WAREHOUSEMEN in Wellington, NZ 1866
Storemen, Warehousemen in Wellington, New Zealand 1866
Anderson G - Storeman - Murphy St
Aston T. V. - Warehouse - Lambton Quay
Bennett - Storeman - Willis St
Bowtell - Nightman - Willis St
Daniells W - Storeman - Tinakori Rd
Dowsett A - Storeman - Tinakori Rd
Gibson T - Storeman - Tinakori Rd
Gilbraith R.N. - Storeman - Tinakori Rd
Lowrey - Storeman - Quin St
Mason W. F. Kerosene Warehouse Lambton Qu
McDonnell - Storeman - Quin St
Mitchell D S - Storeman - Willis St
Moran P - Storeman - Majoribanks St
Nodder T - Storeman - Thompson St
Reid R - Storeman - Taranaki St
Rudd C. S. - Storeman - Abel Smith St
Scott - Storeman - Tory St
Storey W - Storeman - Little Ghuznee St
Swanson A. G. - Storeman - Glenbervie Tce
Tolley E - Storeman - Tasman St
Wood T - Storeman - Wellington Tce
SOLICITORS, MAGISTRATES, ACCOUNTANTS, CLERKS & other office workers in Wellington NZ 1866
The men who worked in offices in Wellington in 1866
Solicitors, accountants, clerks etc
Allen W - Manager - Guilford St
Bannister W - Clerk - Oriental Tce
Barker R. S. - Surveyor - Johns St
Barnett A. A. - Auctioneer - Ghuznee St
Batkin - Treasury
Borlase C. B. - Solicitor - Tinakori Rd
Bragg - Architect - Bidwell St
Brandon A. de B - Solicitor - Lambton Quay
Bulkley - Solicitor - Manners St
Burgess W - Customs - Courtenay Pl
Campion E. J. - Clerk - Ghuznee St
Capper J. H. - Accountant - Brougham St
Carkeet S - Inspector of Customs - Boulcott St
Carroll S - Clerk - Ghuznee St
Cheeseman R - Solicitor - Hopper St
Cobham S - Surveyor - Willis St
Cochran D - Clerk - Brougham St
Cole - Clerk - Webb St
Cook E - Clerk - Molesworth St
Eager R - Clerk - Haining St
Eglinton B - Clerk - Thorndon Quay
Emmett R - Clerk - Revans St
Foster - Clerk - Cuba St
Foster - Clerk - Cuba St
Franklin B - Clerk - Cuba St
Gillard J - Clerk - Herbert St
Gisborne W - Under Secretary - Wellington Tce
Gray W - Inspector - Hill St
Green H - Clerk - Pipitea St
Grey W - Clerk - Abel Smith St
Hart R - Notary Public - Lambton Quay
Haselden J. A. - Clerk - Adelaide Rd
Hastings W - Clerk - Abel Smith St
Healy D. J. - Loan Negotiator - Willis St
Hickson A - Auctioneer - Ghuznee St
Hill T - Custom Officer - Courtenay Pl
Hoggard J. F. - Postmaster - Wellington Tce
Holdsworth G - Clerk - Tinakori Rd
Holdsworth J. G. - Agent - Tinakori Rd
Holmes W - Clerk - Wellington Tce
Horner J. H. - Auctioneer - Cuba St
Izard C. B. - Solicitor -Kumutoto St
Izard C. B. - Solicitor - Willis St
James - Accountant - Vivian St
Johnston A. J. - Judge
Jordan G - Clerk - Molesworth St
Kells J - Clerk - Tory St
Laing J - Clerk - Ghuznee St
Lambert R - Clerk - Sydney St
Lewis D - Commissioner - Tinakori Rd
Lewis T. W. - Clerk - Tory St
Lifle - Clerk - Mulgrave St
Lodger R. S. - Agent P.N.Z. & A.R.M. Co - Wellington Tce
Luxford W - Inspector - Motorua St
Mann J - Accountant - Daniell St
Martin C - Clerk - Tasman St
Masters - Clerk - Taranaki St
Maunslem - Clerk - Taranaki St
McDonald - Clerk - Taranaki St
Meier G - Custom's Officer - Vivian St
Millwood H - Clerk - Tory St
Mitchell H - Clerk - Ghuznee St
Moore - Solicitor - Thorndon Quay
Morgan W - Clerk - Ghuznee St
Nancarrow - Marine Board - Wellington Tce
Osgood E. G. - Clerk - Fraser's Lane
Patton R. W. - Clerk - Boulcott St
Pilcher H - Clerk - Hopper St
Pilcher T - Commission Agent - Ghuznee St
Pilcher T. W. - Custom House Agent - Custom House St
Plimpton - Clerk - Hawkestone St
Raine D - Clerk - Tinakori Rd
Ramsay J - Clerk - Taranaki St
Raymond W. J. - Clerk - Wellington Tce
Rees J - Surveyor - Vivian St
Reid N - Clerk - Tinakori Rd
Reid - Solicitor - Custom House Qu
Reid - Solicitor - Vivian St
Richardson W - Clerk - Willis St
Roberts - Clerk - Haining St
Robertson W - Auctioneer - Nairn St
Robinson E - Clerk - Hawkestone St
Rolleston W - Clerk - Molesworth St
Rowden A. E. - Clerk - Ghuznee St
Schulze H - Clerk - Tasman St
Schwartz G - Clerk - Vivian St
Seed W - Collector Customs - Woolcombe St
Sewell H - Solicitor - Pipitea St
Smart - Clerk - Brougham St
Smith B - Clerk - Wellington Tce
Smith - Clerk - Cuba St
Smith J. E. - Solicitor - Pipitea St
Snelson G - Clerk - Willis St
Snow - Clerk - Vivian St
Stevenson J. P. - Clerk - Tory St
Tagg J - Clerk - Willis St
Tate E. H. - Accountant - Ghuznee St
Temperley - Clerk - Quin St
Wallace J - Clerk - Wellington Tce
Wallace J. H. - Auctioneer - Lambton Qu
Wallis D - Clerk - Tinakori Rd
Ward C - Clerk - Ghuznee St
Ward D - Resident Magistrate - Molesworth St
Widdon W - Clerk - Ingestre St
Williamson J. H. - Clerk - Pipitea St
Wingate - clerk - Wallace St
Woodward J - Assistant Treasurer - Hill St
Wyatt E - Clerk Ingestre St
METAL WORKERS in Wellington New Zealand 1866
A list of some of the men in Wellington who worked with metal 1866
Bennett G - Turner - Bolton St
Boardman - Engineer - Wellington Tce
Bowater - Blacksmith - Dixon St
Buck H - Blacksmith - Molesworth St
Clark R - Blacksmith - Tinakori Rd
Eagle E - Boiler Maker - Molesworth St
George J. R. - Engineer - Cuba St
Johnson W. H. - Tin Plate Worker - mbton Qu
Johnson W. H. - Tin Plate Worker - Molesworth St
McLeod - Engineer - Taranaki St
Mills E. W. - Ironmonger - Lambton Qu
Murray W - Engineer - Tory St
Petford W - Engineer - Manners St
Read H - Tin Plate Worker - Lambton Qu
Redding G. H. - Blacksmith - Tinakori Rd
Rickard J - Turner - Cuba St
Ritson - Engineer - Willis St
Rochfort - Blacksmith - Thorndon Qu
Scutliffe R - Blacksmith - Willis St
Seager C - Engineer - Custom House St
Seager C - Engineer - Ingestre St
Seager C - Engineer - Woolcombe St
Seager E - Engineer - Vivian St
Stevens - Plumber - Quin St
Watkin J. E. - Ironmonger - Lambton Qu
CLERGYMEN of Wellington NZ 1866
Some of the clergy in Wellington in 1866 - includes some from outer-Wellington, like Hutt Valley etc.
Abraham - first Bishop of Wellington
Desbois D. - Reverend
Duncan James - Reverend
Fancourt Thomas - Reverend (later archdeacon)
Fell W. - Pastor of Congregational Church
Hadfield Octavius - Venerable Archdeacon
Harding I. - Reverend
Herring J.E. - Reverend
Maxwell P. Hay - Reverend - Mulgrave St
McGowan W. - Reverend
Moir J - Minister - Woolcombe St
Muir J.S. - Minister - Ingestre St
O'Brien P. - Reverend
St Hill H.W. - Reverend
Stock Arthur - Reverend (later Archdeacon)
Taylor R. - Reverend
Viard Dr - Right Reverend, Catholic Bishop
Waters Charles - Reverend
Watkin J. - Reverend
GENERAL MERCHANTS in Wellington NZ 1866
A list of merchants in Wellington, New Zealand 1866
Crawford G - Merchant - Custom House Quay
Dransfield J - Merchant - Grey St
Dransfield Joe - Merchant - Willis St
Hickson & Son - Merchant - Custom House Quay
Hickson W - Merchant - Abel Smith St
Horner J. H. - Merchant - Custom House Qu
Hunter G - Merchant - Dixon St
Joseph & Co - Merchants - Lambton Quay
Levin & Co - Merchants - Grey St
Levin N - Merchant - Hobson St
Levy B - General Dealer - Lambton Quay
Loxley W. S. - Merchant - Custom House Qu
Loxley W. S. - Merchant - Willis St
Mace W - Merchant - Wellington Tce
Martin J - Merchant - Ghuznee St
Martin J - Merchant - Manners St
Owen Sidey & Co - Merchants - Farish St
Owen Sidey & Co - Merchants - Grey St
Pearce E - Merchant - Abel Smith St
Pearce E - Merchant - Willis St
Pharazyn C. J. - Merchant - Tinakori Rd
Rhodes W. B. - Merchant - Custom House St
Rhodes W. B. - Merchant - Manners St
Taylor J. M. - Merchant - Tory St
Taylor W. W. - Merchant - Herbert St
Turnbull & Co - Merchants - Willis St
Turnbull W - Merchant - Dixon St
Vennell G. H. - Merchant - Taranaki St
Whittem W - Merchant - Custom House Quay
Young W - Merchant - Brougham St
CARTERS, MESSENGERS - Wellington, NZ 1866
A list of carters and mesengers in Wellington 1866
Archer -J Messenger Cuba St
Archibald & Co - Carters - Pipitea St
Bamford J - Carter - Nairn St
Barnes W - Carter - Dixon St
Barry D - Carrier - Ingestre St
Bills J - Carter - Tinakori Rd
Creamer J - Messenger - Little Pipitea St
Curtis H - Carter - Molesworth St
Curtis J - Carter - Thorndon Quay
Hewitt C - Carter - Tinakori Rd
Hewitt J - Messenger - Pipitea St
Jeffry F - Carter - Murphy St
Keefe D - Messenger - Molesworth St
London G - Carrier - Ghuznee St
Magee J - Carter - Wingfield St
Price C - Carter - Hobson St
Ranus - Carter - Dixon St
Saunders J - Carter - Tinakori Rd
Widdop W - Messenger - Pipitea St
SADDLERS, BLACKSMITHS, WHIPMAKERS, - Wellington, New Zealand 1866
Before the introduction of cars into New Zealand (1898) and even for many years after, horses were extensively used by men, women and children.
Saddles, bridles, whips and spurs were necessary purchases
(it could be said that bootmakers could be in this category)
Some of the men who worked with leather etc and with horses in general in Wellinton in 1866 to produce such goods were:
Armstrong P. J. - Saddler - Lambton Quay
Bampton W - Saddler - Molesworth St
Banks W - Coachman - Ghuznee St
Black W - Coachmaker - Ingestre St
Bowater - Blacksmith - Dixon St
Brown J - Currier - Town Belt
Buck H - Blacksmith - Molesworth St
Clark R - Blacksmith - Tinakori Rd
Cockroft A. - Tanner - Brougham St
Death G - Coach & Horses - Manners St
Evans J - Saddler - Willis St
Howe A - Fellmonger - Howe's Lane
Howe W - Fellmonger - Howe's Lane
Inkersell C - Tanner - Britomart St
Kershaw J - Leather Merchants - Lambton Quay
Krull & Co - Leather Merchants - Custom House Quay
Levy L - Leather Merchant - Lambton Quay
Mears J - Saddler - Willis St
Parsons - Whipmaker - Tinakori Rd
Redding G. H. - Blacksmith - Tinakori Rd
Rochfort - Blacksmith - Thorndon Quay
Scutliffe R - Blacksmith - Willis St
Smith J - Blacksmith - Manners St
Smith J - Tanner - Ghuznee St
Waters - J Wheelwright - Tory St
STOREKEEPERS, GROCERS - Wellington, New Zealand 1866
Some of the folk who were storekeepers in Wellington in 1866
Anderson D Jnr - Grocer - Molesworth St
Anderson G - Storeman - Murphy St
Anderson W - Grocer - Willis St
Bird T - Fruiterer - Willis St
Bolton F - Shopkeeper - Molesworth St
Bright J - Shopman - Thordon Qu
Brown G - Shopman - Taranaki St
Carpenter H - Grocer - Lambton Quay
Cemino S - Grocer - Molesworth St
Chisholm - Store - Courtenay Pl
Cleland - General Store - Manners St
Cleland H - Grocer - Molesworth St
Clements - Grocer - Thorndon Quay
Cooper Mrs - Shop - Molesworth St
Crease E. H. - Grocer - Willis St
Ellison T - Shopman - Willis St
Farmer Mrs - Grocery Store - Willis St
Franklin J - Grocer - Lambton Quay
Gandy - Grocery Store - Ingestre St
Goodison - General Store - Manners St
Houghton J - Grocer - Willis St
Lennan M - Grocer - Courtenay Pl
Levy B - General Dealer - Lambton Quay
Lindlay J - Greengrocer - Lambton Quay
Moir D - General Store - Molesworth St
Moore G - General Store - Lambton Quay
Nashelski - Tobacconist - Willis St
Petford W - Grocery Store - Tory St
Petherick - Grocer - Willis St
Phillips G - Grocer - Willis St
Phillips H - Grocer - Ghuznee St
Pike J - Storekeeper - Little Ghuznee St
Port R - Grocer - Willis St
Reid Mrs - Shopkeeper - Willis St
Riddick J - Shopman - Molesworth St
Ryan W - Grocer - Willis St
Sancto Mrs - Shopkeeper - Lambton Quay
Scott W - Grocer - Willis St
Smith E. G. - Music Seller - Lambton Quay
Smith J. S. - General Store - Molesworth St
Steinhoff - Tobacconist - Willis St
Stevenson T - General Store - Taranaki Pl
Stoddart Mrs - Grocery Store - Dixon St
Taine J. J. - Grocer & Draper - Lambton Quay
Trist S - Grocer - Cuba St
Walden J - General Store - Willis St
Wallace J - Grocer - Lambton Quay
Waters G - General Store - Dixon St
Willeston C - Tobacconist - Lambton Quay
Yates H - Grocer - Molesworth St