Edward HARFORD was born in Holt, Wiltshire, England in 1830 the eldest child of James Harford (1808-1898) and his 3rd wife Ann GERRISH (1808-1876) who emigrated on the BOLTON in 1842 to Nelson with 5 children. James & Ann had another 3 known children in Nelson

- Edward HARFORD married Lydia Ann BREWERTON in Nelson in 1852
- Lydia was a daughter of John BREWERTON & Harriet BREWERTON of Buckingham, England (John & Harriet's fathers were brothers)

- Lydia died in Nelson in 1903 aged 70
- Edward died in Raglan, Waikato in 1925 aged 95

Edward & Lydia had 11 daughters & 1 son:

1853 Eliza Ann Harford
- she married Alfred HODGKINSON in Nelson in 1870
- they had 10 known children
- she died in Dunedin in 1944 aged 90

1855 Mary Davis Harford
- she married William STEWART in
- she died ?

1856 Harriet White Harford
- she married William George PAHL (1849-1899) 1876 in Nelson
- William was a son of Wilhelm PAHL & Anna Elizabeth SIEBRECHT and a brother of Peter Pahl who married Gertrude (see below)
- they had 7 known children in Nelson
- ??

1858 Emma Lavinia Harford
- she married George William PAHL
- he was a son of Johann Freidrich PAHL & Mary Edwards and a grandson of Wilhelm PAHL & Anna Elizabeth SIEBRECHT, parents of his brother-in-laws William & John Pahl (see above and below)
- they had 10 known children in Nelson
- Emma died in 1928 aged 70

1859 Annie Aquilla Harford
- she married Alfred AUCKETT in 1879
- Alfred was a son of George AUCOCK & Mary Ann WHEELER
- he was a survivor of the ORPHEUS which left Sydney Australia on 31st January 1863, hit a submerged sand bar in Manukau Harbour at Auckland with the death of around 189 sailors and marines
- Annie & Alfred had 4 known children
- Annie died in Auckland in 1914 aged 55

1862 Matilda Elizabeth Harford
- she married John Frederick Peter PAHL in 1881
- he was a son of Johann Freidrich PAHL (1859-1884)& Mary Edwards and a grandson of Wilhelm PAHL & Anna Elizabeth SIEBRECHT, parents of his brother-in-laws William & George Pahl (see above)
- they had 2 known children
- John died aged 25
- Matilda married John Adelbert LAWSON
- they had 7 known children
- she died in 1050 aged 88

1864 Gertrude Helen Harford
- she married Peter Christian PAHL
- he was a son of Wilhelm PAHL & Anna Elizabeth SIEBRECHT and a brother of William George Pahl who married Harriet (see above)
- they had 7 known children
- Gertrude died in Nelson in 1937 aged 73

1866 Priscilla Georgina Gerrish Harford
- she married Robert BRIGHT (a widower) in ?
- they had 2 known children
- she died in ?

1869 Emily Linda Sarah Harford
- she married George Henry FORD in Amberley, Canterbury in 1892
- they had 5 known children
- Emily died in 1955 aged 85

1871 Agnes Lydia Harford
- she married William Thomas BARRY in ?
- they had 2 known children
- Agnes died in ?

1873 Edwin George Harford
- he married Aileen MULHOLLAND in ?
- they had 4 known children
- Edwin died in Taihape in 1922 aged 48

Ethel Charlotte Harford
- Ethel died in February 1878 aged 7 months