Electoral Roll




Eastern District.

NAMES. Place of Abode. Calling or Business. Ground of Claim. Locality of Property.
Adam, James Dunedin shipwright freeholder Anderson’s bay
Andrew, David Grainge Cottage agriculturist do. Green Island bush
Andrew, John Green Island Bush agriculturist leaseholder Green Island bush
Anderson, John Dunedin gardener freeholder Ocean beach District
Begg, Adam Aitken Brae agriculturist do. Anderson’s bay
Belairs, Edmund Hooke Wilson Dunedin Member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand do. Town district (suburban)
Blackie, William Pleasant Villa agriculturist leaseholder Caversham
Blair, James Buchanan Carrick do. freeholder Green Island bush
Blatch, Henry Frederick Caversham gardener householder Caversham
Boyes, Andrew Dunedin tailor freeholder Town district (suburban)
Brown, George Anderson’s bay millwright householder Anderson’s bay
Brown, James do. labourer leaseholder do.
Brown, James Elder Hopefield agriculturist freeholder Green Island bush
Brown, William Green Island bush settler freeholder and householder Anderson’s bay
Burns, Arthur John Grant’s braes agriculturist leaseholder or householder Anderson’s bay
Burns, Rev. Thomas Dunedin Minister of the Gospel freeholder Town district (suburban)
Cargill, William Upper harbour, e. side gentleman do. Upper harbour, east side
Clark, Henry near Dunedin sawyer do. Town district (suburban)
Clearwater, Garret Hopper Upper harbour carpenter freeholder and householder Upper harbour, east side
Crawford, Charles do. sawyer settler do.
Crawford, Peter Dunedin labourer do. Green Island bush
Caddie, Thomas Maryfield do. freeholder Anderson’s bay
Currie, William Lower Kaikorai agriculturist householder Lower Kaikorai [district Up. harbour, Anderson’s bay]
Cutten, William Henry Dunedin gentleman freeholder Green Island bush
Doig, Henry Otago harbour pilot of Otago harbour householder Ocean beach
Driver, Richard Seaforth agriculturist freeholder Upper harbour, east side
Duff, William do. freeholder and householder do. do.
Edwards, Lewis Green Island, bush householder do. Green Island bush
Eiloart, Edward Geyna Green Island bush agriculturist freeholder Anderson’s bay
Ferguson, Thomas Caversham settler do. do.
Fillie, William do. do. do. do.
Gabriel Waitski Green Island bush do. do. do.
Frazer, Thomas Dunedin carpenter do. Waikirikiri, W. Taieri
Fulton, James Town District, suburban do. do. do.
Fulton, Robert Lower Kaikorai carpenter do. Lower Kaikorai
Garvie, Alexander Otago harbour stockholder freeholder and householder do.
Geary, William Otago harbour agriculturist freeholder Anderson’s bay
Grainger, Thomas do. shoemaker do. Shiel hill
Gunn, Angus Dunedin do. do. do.
Harris, John Hyde Town district, suburbs gentleman householder Upper harbour, residence
Hockin, Thomas Upper harbour freeholder do. Upper harbour
Howden, David Green Island bush agriculturist freeholder and householder do.
Howden, Thomas Green Island bush settler do. do.
Jeffreys, Frederick Lower do. do. Upper harbour, e. side
Jeffreys, Julius Saunders The Forbury gentleman do. do.
Johnson, John Green Island bush labourer freeholder do.
Kerr, William Springfield do. do. do.
Kirkland, Alexander Green Island bush settler do. do.
Kirkland, James do. do. agriculturist do.
Kirkland, William Brownend freeholder do. do.
Lemon, John Green Island bush settler freeholder and householder do.
Lloyd, George do. Anderson’s bay agriculturist freeholder do.
Lothian, James Anderson’s bay merchant householder and freeholder Carisbrook
Macandrew, James Carisbrook freeholder do. do.
M’Gibbon, John Ambresbeg do. do. Caversham
M’Master, Alex. Green Island bush do. do. do.
M’Nee, William Green Island bush gardener do. do.
Mills, John Millshill do. wheelwright Anderson’s bay
Murdoch, James Anderson’s bay do. do. Green Island bush
Mure, John Glenburn agriculturist householder do.
Napier, Peter Murdoch Green Island bush gentleman do. do.
Nicolson, John Caversham farmer leaseholder do.
Powley, John Caversham bullock driver do. Town district, suburban
Reid, Donald Caversham freeholder and leaseholder, householder do. do.
Reynolds, Thomas, senr. Dunedin merchant do. do.
Reynolds, William Hunter do. gentleman do. do.
Ridley, Henry Portobello bay settler do. Portobello bay
Robertson, Thomas Mount Pleasant stone mason do. Anderson’s bay
Runciman, Richard Kingston Vale agriculturist do. Green Island bush
Sanderson, William Portobello bay settler leaseholder Portobello bay
Seaton, James do. householder do. do.
Shand, Archibald Watson do. labourer do. Anderson’s bay
Shields, John Anderson’s bay freeholder do. do.
Smith, Charles Edward Silver Acres gentleman freeholder do.
Somerville, James Charlesfield agriculturist householder do.
Somerville, John do. do. joint householder do.
Somerville, John, junr. do. do. do. do.
Somerville, Robert do. freeholder do. do.
Sounness, James Dunedin joiner freeholder do.
Stodart, John Woodhead agriculturist householder Woodhead
Street, Charles Henry Content cottage settler freeholder Green Island bush
Taylor, Charles Metcalf Green Island Bush gentleman do. do.
Taylor, William Graham Woodcot agriculturist do. do.
Todd, Alexander Anderson’s bay do. do. Anderson’s bay
Weir, Daniel do. labourer do. do.
Welch, William Green Island bush do. freeholder and householder Green Island bush
Williams, Robert near Dunedin surgeon freeholder Town district, suburban
Winton, William Portobello bay agriculturist do. Portobello bay


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🏘️ Classified Roll of Electors for the Province of Otago, 1855-8 (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Electoral Roll, Voters, Otago, Dunedin
88 names identified
  • James Adam, Elector, freeholder
  • David Andrew, Elector, freeholder
  • John Andrew, Elector, leaseholder
  • John Anderson, Elector, freeholder
  • Adam Begg, Elector, freeholder
  • Edmund Hooke Wilson Belairs (Member of the Legislative Council of New Zealand), Elector, freeholder
  • William Blackie, Elector, leaseholder
  • James Buchanan Blair, Elector, freeholder
  • Henry Frederick Blatch, Elector, householder
  • Andrew Boyes, Elector, freeholder
  • George Brown, Elector, householder
  • James Brown, Elector, leaseholder
  • James Elder Brown, Elector, freeholder
  • William Brown, Elector, freeholder and householder
  • Arthur John Burns, Elector, leaseholder or householder
  • Thomas Burns (Reverend), Elector, freeholder
  • William Cargill, Elector, freeholder
  • Henry Clark, Elector, freeholder
  • Garret Hopper Clearwater, Elector, freeholder and householder
  • Charles Crawford, Elector, settler
  • Peter Crawford, Elector, settler
  • Thomas Caddie, Elector, freeholder
  • William Currie, Elector, householder
  • William Henry Cutten, Elector, freeholder
  • Henry Doig, Elector, householder
  • Richard Driver, Elector, freeholder
  • William Duff, Elector, freeholder and householder
  • Lewis Edwards, Elector, householder
  • Edward Geyna Eiloart, Elector, freeholder
  • Thomas Ferguson, Elector, freeholder
  • William Fillie, Elector, freeholder
  • Gabriel Waitski, Elector, freeholder
  • Thomas Frazer, Elector, freeholder
  • James Fulton, Elector, freeholder
  • Robert Fulton, Elector, freeholder
  • Alexander Garvie, Elector, freeholder and householder
  • William Geary, Elector, freeholder
  • Thomas Grainger, Elector, freeholder
  • Angus Gunn, Elector, freeholder
  • John Hyde Harris, Elector, householder
  • Thomas Hockin, Elector, freeholder
  • David Howden, Elector, freeholder and householder
  • Thomas Howden, Elector, freeholder and householder
  • Frederick Jeffreys, Elector, freeholder and householder
  • Julius Saunders Jeffreys, Elector, freeholder
  • John Johnson, Elector, freeholder
  • William Kerr, Elector, freeholder
  • Alexander Kirkland, Elector, freeholder
  • James Kirkland, Elector, freeholder
  • William Kirkland, Elector, freeholder
  • John Lemon, Elector, freeholder and householder
  • George Lloyd, Elector, freeholder
  • James Lothian, Elector, freeholder and householder
  • James Macandrew, Elector, freeholder
  • John McGibbon, Elector, freeholder
  • Alexander McMaster, Elector, freeholder
  • William McNee, Elector, freeholder
  • John Mills, Elector, freeholder
  • James Murdoch, Elector, freeholder
  • John Mure, Elector, householder
  • Peter Murdoch Napier, Elector, householder
  • John Nicolson, Elector, leaseholder
  • John Powley, Elector, leaseholder
  • Donald Reid, Elector, freeholder and leaseholder, householder
  • Thomas, senr. Reynolds, Elector, freeholder
  • William Hunter Reynolds, Elector, freeholder
  • Henry Ridley, Elector, freeholder
  • Thomas Robertson, Elector, freeholder
  • Richard Runciman, Elector, freeholder
  • William Sanderson, Elector, leaseholder
  • James Seaton, Elector, leaseholder
  • Archibald Watson Shand, Elector, freeholder
  • John Shields, Elector, freeholder
  • Charles Edward Smith, Elector, freeholder
  • James Somerville, Elector, householder
  • John Somerville, Elector, joint householder
  • John, junr. Somerville, Elector, joint householder
  • Robert Somerville, Elector, freeholder
  • James Sounness, Elector, freeholder
  • John Stodart, Elector, householder
  • Charles Henry Street, Elector, freeholder
  • Charles Metcalf Taylor, Elector, freeholder
  • William Graham Taylor, Elector, freeholder
  • Alexander Todd, Elector, freeholder
  • Daniel Weir, Elector, freeholder
  • William Welch, Elector, freeholder and householder
  • Robert Williams, Elector, freeholder
  • William Winton, Elector, freeholder