Electoral Roll




Tosswill, William Browning, Christchurch,
stockowner, occupier, house and premises, Kilmore-street

Townsend, James, Ferry mead, gentleman,
town sections, No’s. 564, 565

Turner, Charles, Oxford terrace, Christchurch, butcher, freehold

Twigger, Joseph, Oxford terrace, Christchurch, clerk, freehold

Tyson, Henry Edward, Christchurch,
lodging house keeper, leasehold

V.

Vincent, John George, Durham-street,
printer, householder

W.

Wakefield, E. Jerningham, Christchurch,
justice of peace, freehold

Wakefield, Edward Gibbon, Wellington,
gentleman, 548, 50, 52, 54, to 62, inclusive, Christchurch

Waterlow, Richard, Cathedral square, butcher,
householder

Watson, Robert, Sumner road, tailor,
householder

Ward, Crosbie, Lyttelton, gentleman, freehold

Ward, Charles Scudmore, Riccarton,
horse breaker, freehold

Wedge, Charles, Oxford terrace, gentleman, householder

Westenra, Richard, Hereford-street,
Christchurch, gentleman, freehold

Weston, George, Christchurch, butcher,
householder

Whish, Richard, Armagh-street, gentleman, leasehold

Whitley, George, Armagh-street, carpenter, householder

Willis, James, Oxford terrace, Christchurch, printer

Williams, John, Market place, clerk in
register office, householder

Wilson, William, Barbadoes-street,
nursery and seedsman, householder

Wilson, James, Dullatur farm, river
Heathcote, clerk, freehold

Wilson, Thomas, Christchurch, baker,
householder

Wood, William Derisley, Sandhills, Avon
river, near Christchurch, dairy farmer,
householder

Woodford, Richard, Rural section, No.
135, Papanui road, sawyer, householder

Woodman, George Braund, Durham-street,
carpenter, freehold

Woolcombe, Belfield, Christchurch,
esquire, freehold

Wormald, Richard, Lyttelton, solicitor,
freehold

Worsley, Henry Francis, Christchurch,
station holder, freehold

Wright, Charles, Kilmore-street, carter,
householder

Wright, Joseph, Tuam-street, Christchurch,
labourer, householder

Wyatt, Benjamin, Christchurch, farmer,
leasehold

Y.

Younghusband, John, Cambridge Terrace
East, stationer and printer, householder

WILLIAM SEFTON MOORHOUSE,
Resident Magistrate.

FOR THE TOWN OF LYTTELTON.

A.

Abrahams, Thomas, Winchester-street,
mason and bricklayer, freehold

Adams, William, Dampier’s bay, shoemaker, householder

Aldred, John, London-street, Lyttelton,
minister, (Wesleyan) householder

Allen, Robert, Exeter-street, shipwright,
freehold

Allen, Magnus, Lyttelton, shipwright,
householder

Allwright, Henry, St. David’s-street, painter,
freehold

Alport, Augustus James, Lyttelton,
merchant, freehold

Alport, Herbert Edward, Norwich Quay,
merchant, householder

Andrews, Samuel Henry, Dampier’s bay,
farmer, householder

Ashby, Joseph, London-street, tailor,
leasehold

B.

Baker, Charles, London-street, cowkeeper,
householder

Ballard, John Frederick, Dublin-street,
Lyttelton, accountant, freehold

Bamford, John Dean, Bridle path, articled
clerk, freehold

Bannister, John Eades, London-street,
settler, leasehold

Bayfield, Arthur, Canterbury-street,
Lyttelton, druggist, leasehold

Beeby, Charles Frederick, Norwich Quay,
commission agent, householder

Bennington, John, Canterbury-street,
shoemaker, householder

Birch, John, London-street, Lyttelton,
gentleman, householder

Blakiston, Charles Robert, Lyttelton,
merchant, householder

Bowler, William, Wellington and Lyttelton,
merchant, freehold

Bowley, James, Lyttelton, warehouseman,
lease and householder

Bradley, Thomas, London-street,
warehouseman, householder

Briant, William, Lyttelton, shoemaker,
householder



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1856, No 18





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🏛️ Electoral Roll for the District of Christchurch (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electoral Roll, Christchurch, Canterbury, 1856, Voters, Landownership
55 names identified
  • William Browning Tosswill, Stockowner, occupier
  • James Townsend, Gentleman, town sections
  • Charles Turner, Butcher, freehold
  • Joseph Twigger, Clerk, freehold
  • Henry Edward Tyson, Lodging house keeper, leasehold
  • John George Vincent, Printer, householder
  • E. Jerningham Wakefield, Justice of peace, freehold
  • Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Gentleman, freehold
  • Richard Waterlow, Butcher, householder
  • Robert Watson, Tailor, householder
  • Crosbie Ward, Gentleman, freehold
  • Charles Scudmore Ward, Horse breaker, freehold
  • Charles Wedge, Gentleman, householder
  • Richard Westenra, Gentleman, freehold
  • George Weston, Butcher, householder
  • Richard Whish, Gentleman, leasehold
  • George Whitley, Carpenter, householder
  • James Willis, Printer
  • John Williams, Clerk in register office, householder
  • William Wilson, Nursery and seedsman, householder
  • James Wilson, Clerk, freehold
  • Thomas Wilson, Baker, householder
  • William Derisley Wood, Dairy farmer, householder
  • Richard Woodford, Sawyer, householder
  • George Braund Woodman, Carpenter, freehold
  • Belfield Woolcombe (Esquire), Freehold
  • Richard Wormald, Solicitor, freehold
  • Henry Francis Worsley, Station holder, freehold
  • Charles Wright, Carter, householder
  • Joseph Wright, Labourer, householder
  • Benjamin Wyatt, Farmer, leasehold
  • John Younghusband, Stationer and printer, householder
  • Thomas Abrahams, Mason and bricklayer, freehold
  • William Adams, Shoemaker, householder
  • John Aldred, Minister, (Wesleyan) householder
  • Robert Allen, Shipwright, freehold
  • Magnus Allen, Shipwright, householder
  • Henry Allwright, Painter, freehold
  • Augustus James Alport, Merchant, freehold
  • Herbert Edward Alport, Merchant, householder
  • Samuel Henry Andrews, Farmer, householder
  • Joseph Ashby, Tailor, leasehold
  • Charles Baker, Cowkeeper, householder
  • John Frederick Ballard, Accountant, freehold
  • John Dean Bamford, Articled clerk, freehold
  • John Eades Bannister, Settler, leasehold
  • Arthur Bayfield, Druggist, leasehold
  • Charles Frederick Beeby, Commission agent, householder
  • John Bennington, Shoemaker, householder
  • John Birch, Gentleman, householder
  • Charles Robert Blakiston, Merchant, householder
  • William Bowler, Merchant, freehold
  • James Bowley, Warehouseman, lease and householder
  • Thomas Bradley, Warehouseman, householder
  • William Briant, Shoemaker, householder

  • William Sefton Moorhouse, Resident Magistrate