Canterbury Provincial Gazette – 1855 – No. 17

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✨ Electoral Roll

NEW ZEALAND

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.

Published by Authority.

All Public Notifications which appear in this Gazette, with any Official Signature are to be considered as Official Communications made to those persons to whom they may relate, and are to be obeyed accordingly.

By His Honor’s command,

JOSEPH BRITTAN,
Provincial Secretary.

VOL. II.] TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1855. [No. XVII.]

ELECTORAL ROLL

FOR THE DISTRICT OF CHRISTCHURCH

1855—56

Christian and Surname	Place of Abode	Calling or Business	Ground on which claim is made
Adams, Thomas Kinnersley	Rakaia	stockowner	householder and joint leaseholder of run of 20,000 acres.
Allen, George	Ferry-road	farmer or market gardener	leaseholder 50 acres Ferry-road.
Allfrey, George	Sandhills	farmer	freehold house and land, Stanmore.
Allott, William	Lyttelton	laborer	leaseholder ...
Alport, Augustus James	Lyttelton	merchant	freeholder rural section No. 193 situated to the north of the town of Lyttelton, adjoining rural section No. 1.
Anderson, John	Soames’ land	carpenter	householder ...
Anderson, James	Christchurch	smith	freehold ...
Anderson, David	College land	carpenter	leaseholder and householder, College land.
Anderson, Joseph	Church bush	sawyer	householder.
Andrews, Samuel Henry	Lyttelton	farmer	freeholder, Sandy bay, Port Cooper.
Applewhaite, John	River Avon	master mariner	freehold.
Archer, William	Lower Lincoln road	farmer	leaseholder, property above the value of £10 per annum lease having more than 3 years to run.
Ashby, John	Ashby Vill	farmer	freeholder, Papanui-road.

VUW Te Waharoa — Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1855, No 17

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏛️ Electoral Roll for the District of Christchurch

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsElectoral Roll, Voter Registration, Christchurch
👱🏽 Names

13 names identified

Thomas Kinnersley Adams, Listed on Electoral Roll
George Allen, Listed on Electoral Roll
George Allfrey, Listed on Electoral Roll
William Allott, Listed on Electoral Roll
Augustus James Alport, Listed on Electoral Roll
John Anderson, Listed on Electoral Roll
James Anderson, Listed on Electoral Roll
David Anderson, Listed on Electoral Roll
Joseph Anderson, Listed on Electoral Roll
Samuel Henry Andrews, Listed on Electoral Roll
John Applewhaite, Listed on Electoral Roll
William Archer, Listed on Electoral Roll
John Ashby, Listed on Electoral Roll

👩‍💼 Officials

Joseph Brittan, Provincial Secretary

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