South Canterbury, New Zealand
Surnames Register
Surname |
Migration |
Vessel, arrival year & port | Time Frame |
Locale | Researcher |
| Anderson, John and Grace |
Aberdeenshire |
Lancashire Witch, Lyttelton 1863 | 1863+ | Timaru/Winchester/Pleasant Point | Jenny Greig |
| Arscott | Devon, England | White Rose 1875 | 1875 + | Timaru | Carole |
| Atkins | Shona Iyer | ||||
| Averis | Oxfordshire, ENG | Ballochmyle Lyttelton June 1874 | 1874 + | Kingsdown | Carole Smith |
| Bain | Applecross, Ross & Croamrty in SCT | Pleiades Lyttelton 1874 | 1874 + | Pleasant Point | Chris Mahoney |
| Baker |
ENG to NZ for Jonathan Baker |
Lancashire Witch 1863 Lyttelton |
Thomas briefly, then son Jack lived in, SC | Winchester |
Vicki Baker |
| Ballantyne | 1872 + | Fairlie | Alison de Caen | ||
| Bean | all | Waimate | Jude Elliot | ||
| Barker | Leicestershire, ENG | Captain Cook Lyttelton 1863 | around 1880 | Timaru & Kingsdown with Cromie | Lisa Bullock |
| Benbow | Shropshire, ENG | Huntress Lyttelton 1863 | ChCh. Temuka, Waitohi | Winsome Griffin | |
| Berry | all | Waimate | Jude Elliot | ||
| Berry | 1880+ | Waimate | Jeni Simpson | ||
| Booker | c.1880 - 1930 | Orari | Barry Brungar | ||
| Boulden | Cornwall, ENG >SC | ? | 1876- 1936 | Beaconsfield & Timaru | Cathy Henderson |
| Bowyer | 1893 | Studholme Junction | Lorraine | ||
| Brake | Dorset > London > | Clontarf Lyttelton 1859 | 1859 onwards | Orari, Peel Forest, Timaru | Wayne P Marriott |
| Bray | Glou., Eng > Wairarapa > SC | Otaki Lyttelton 1876 | 1911+ | Sherwood Downs | Olwyn Whitehouse |
| Brinn | London >NZ. | Tweed
Otago Sept. 3rd 1874 |
1874 + |
Timaru, Fairlie, Dunedin | Karen Winer |
| Britton | 1886+ | Rita J Hohener | |||
| Brosnahan | Killarney, Co. Kerry IRE | Timaru, Port Chalmers 1860-85 | 80 Years | Timaru & Temuka | Carolyn Beach |
| Buckett |
Henley on Thames > London | Glenmark Lyttelton, 1865 | 1870 - ? | Timaru | Wayne P Marriott |
| Cargill | 1853 - 1914 | Waimate | Donna McLean | ||
| Carlile | 1877 -1904 | Waimate | Rita J Hohener | ||
| Catlow | Burnley, Lancashire |
Victory Timaru - 1863 |
1863 to the present | Timaru | Kristian Baxter |
| Champion |
Ewelme, Oxfordshire | Strathallan Timaru 1859 | 1859+ | Waimate | Jeni Simpson |
| Chiverson | Wiltshire, ENG | c.1860 | c.1875 - 1922 | Winchester & Geraldine | Barry Brungar |
| Clarke | from Kendal, Westmorland and Preston, Lancashire, ENG | probably 1857 or 1858 till late 1860s or 1870s | Charlie Clarke | ||
| Collins | ENG. Narberth, Pembrokeshire |
Ivanhoe Timaru 1864 | 1864+ | Georgetown, near Temuka | Jude Elliot |
Colloty/Culloty  |
County Kerry, Ireland | Ionic, Lyttleton 1884 |
1884 + | Geraldine | Jenny |
| Cook | Lincolnshire, England |
Carisbrooke Castle Lyttelton, 1874 |
1874 onwards | Geraldine, Timaru, ChCh | Michelle Cook |
| Cone | Suff. ENG | Bangalore Lyttelton 1851 | 1851 | ChCh; Rangiora, Waitohi | Winsome Griffin |
| Cornelius | Dublin | 1874 arr. NZ | Timaru | Marion Redward | |
| Cremin | Waimate | Phil McCarthy | |||
| Crampton | Wicklow, Ireland | Metropolis, Lyttelton 1863 | 1863 - present | Amberley to Fairlie | Gael Olsen |
| Crompton | Flamborough, Yorkshire to Temuka | "Westland" or "Zealandia" or other. | 1880's | Temuka | Aaron Clark |
| Cross | Dev. ENG >SC | Atrato - Lyttelton 1874 | 1874-1926 | Arowhenua /Eskdale | Neville Thomas |
| Cross | Dev, ENG >QLD >SC | Merkara unknown ?,1884 | 1884-1949 | Temuka /Timaru | Neville Thomas |
| Dale | Doncaster, Yorkshire, ENG | 1862+ | Timaru | Jeni Simpson | |
| Davie | Aberdeenshire SCT |
Matoaka Lyttelton, Sunday 1 December 1860 |
1870-1901 | Lyttelton, Waitohi, Orari, Waihi Bush (Woodbury), Geraldine, Temuka, Timaru | Ken and Pam Treanor |
| Day | Yorks ENG | William Lindsay Pt. Chalmers 1870 | 1870 to present | Pleasant Point, Levels | Debbie McLeod |
| Depree | Sussex, ENG | Departed Greenock 26 Jan. Apelles arrived Lyttelton 5 May 1874 | Lived in S.C. since arrival | Timaru & Oamaru | Meryle Hawkins |
| Doig | Fifeshire, SCT | approx 1887 | Geraldine | Natalie | |
| Douglas |
Bushmills, IRE > Wtgn > Timaru | Tahiti & Corinthic 1911 & 1912 (Wtgn) | 1911 onwards | Timaru | Wayne P Marriott |
| Dow | probably 1850s till late 1860s or 1870s | Charlie Clarke | |||
| Earl | Ireland | South Carolina 1855 AUS then to NZ |
1855 + | Kakahu Geraldine district | Carole |
| Eddington | Dunbar SCT | Corona | Port Chalmers 1874 | 1874+ Waimate |
Pauline Millward |
| Elliot | all | Jude Elliot | |||
| Esplin | Kent ENG> Dunedin | ?? | 1909 - 1960s | Fairlie | Julie Hoeft |
| Fawdray | Oxford ENG | Waimate Lyttelton 1875 | Temuka | Trevor Fawdray | |
| Fielding | Youghal, Cork Ire. | 1880+ 1880+ | Temuka | Heather | |
| Frankel | 1853 - 1914 | Waimate area | Donna McLean | ||
| Frude | Berkshire, ENG | prior to 1885 | Geraldine | Natalie | |
| Gammie | Aberdeenshire SCT> NZ | Lancashire Witch Timaru, 1863 | 1863-1916 | Pleasant Point | Grant Strachan |
| Garden | Scotland | 1914 | 1914 | Timaru | Mary Garden |
| Gaitt | London > Wanganui to Timaru> Waimate | Alma Wellington 1857 | 1863-1910 | Waimate | Ange Gaitt |
| Gillum | ENG | ? | 1869+ | Geraldine, Temuka | Helena Mende |
| Glasson | Lelant Downs, Cornwall | In 1883 m. Emily Hyde Crompton in Temuka | d. by accidental shooting in 1887 at Hilton | Aaron Clark | |
| Grant, David |
N/A | N/A born in the Taieri area | Most of his life I think in SC. | Temuka |
Vicki Baker |
| Gow | pre 1913 | Timaru | Andrea | ||
| Grant, James |
Scotland to the Taieri area, had a Temuka around 1899, there was an advert in there | ? | ? | blacksmith shop Temuka 1899 according to advert - Mackenzie Chronicle Ended up in Hastings and died there. |
Vicki Baker |
| Green | Cheltenham, ENG | Indiana Lyttelton 1858 | 1870s | Timaru | Ann Facey |
| Greenfield | 1890+ | Temuka Email bouncing | Corrinne Ryan | ||
| Greig | Applecross, Ross & Croamrty in SCT | Pleiades Lyttelton 1874 | 1874 -1878 | Pleasant Point | Chris Mahoney |
| Griffiths | 1875-1920 | Sandra Worthington | |||
| Groundwater | 1650 Norway > Orkney Islands > 1880 Bluff > | 1900 Woodbury > | 1925 Albury | Murray Groudwater | |
| Gudex |
Kindenheim, GER> Hanover> London > | Crusader Lyttelton 1873 | 1873 onwards | Timaru, Temuka, Levels, Waimate, Fairlie |
Wayne P Marriott |
| Guilford | Wilts. ENG | Castle Eden Lyttelton 1851 | 1851 | Pleasant Valley | Winsome Griffin |
| Guldan/Goulding |
County Kerry, Ireland | Ionic,
Lyttleton 1884 |
1884 + | Geraldine | Jenny |
| Hannifin | N/A | Duke of Edinburgh Lyttelton 1874 | 1875-1920 | Maytown, Waimate | Richard Herbert |
| Hamilton | Henrietta Port Chalmers 1860 | 1866 + | Fairlie | Alison de Caen | |
| Hardwick | BKS, ENG | all | Geraldine & Waimate | Jude Elliot | |
| Hare | Esses | Cressy Lyttelton 1850 | 1874 onwards | Hook, Waimate | Jude Elliot |
| Hawkins | all | Waimate | Jude Elliot | ||
| Hawkins | Oxfordshire, ENG | 1870+ | Waimate | Jeni Simpson | |
| Harris | all years | Leonard Harris | |||
| Haynes | all | Waimate | Jude Elliot | ||
| Hewlings | Auckland | Antilla | 1841 | Timaru & Geraldine | Kathleen Grant |
| Hines | Berkshire, ENG | prior to 1885 | Geraldine | Natalie | |
| Hobbs | Picton | Email bounced | Shona Iyer | ||
| Hooke | Wellington | 1910 onwards | Timaru | Lauren Kernohan | |
| Hornbrook, Alfred | Devonshire > Wellington >Sth Canterbury | ?Oriential, Port Nicolson, 1840 Columbus, Lyttelton 1852 | 1852 - 1877 | Arowhenua homestead | Vicky Hornbrook |
| Hornbrook, William | Devonshire ENG >Wellington > | Tobago, Wellington 14/9/1842 | 1853 - 1882 | Arowhenua / Seadown runs | Vicky Hornbrook |
| Howes | London, UK | Atrato Lyttelton 1874 | 1874 to present day | Geraldine | Chris Mahoney |
| Hughes | IRE > NZ |
Huntress Lyttelton 1863 |
1863 + | Kingsdown,
Timaru, Geraldine |
Joy Hughes |
| Humphris | Glou. ENG | 1875 | Waimate | Winsome Griffin | |
| Hunt | ENG> NZ | 1874+ | Timaru | Barry F. Buckley | |
| Irvine | ? | ? | 1866 - 1868 | Orari | Lorraine James |
| Jaggar | OXF, ENG > Lyttelton | Dominion Lyttelton 1851 | 1865+ | Timaru | Sandra Worthington |
| John JACOBS and Anne Farrent | Grassmere Lyttelton 1855 | Settled in Christchurch some of the family then moved to Timaru. | Chris | ||
| Johnstone | Dumfries, SCT | ? | 1875+ | Otipua | Carlma Skinner |
| Kennedy | Tipperary | Rhea Sylvia Lyttelton 1861 |
1861 - present | Geraldine | Carole |
| King (brothers William, Edward & George) | South Australia | c. 1878 | 1880 to present | Timaru | John Jennings |
| King | 1890+ | Temuka | Corrinne Ryan | ||
| King (James Alex.) | settled Timaru area with the Rhodes brothers, travelling overland from Akaroa. | 1854-1864 | Otipua | Dennis Bush-King | |
| King | London >NZ. | ?assisted
passage ?South Island |
1873 on |
Dunedin, Timaru, Fairlie | Karen Winer |
| Knowles | Surrey | Star of China Lyttelton 1875 | 1875 - present day | Head gardener at 'Beverley', Timaru. | Linley Welford |
| Laming | 1940's onwards | Timaru | Lauren Kernohan | ||
| Langford | Kent to NZ | Opawa 1878 | 1878 + | Peel Forest | Dona Keyes |
| Lawry | Timaru | Andrew Lawry | |||
| Lewis | Norfolk > Lyttelton | Rakaia, 1873 | from 1874+ | Waimate locality | Joan Hicks |
| Litster | Henrietta Port Chalmers 1860 | 1866 | Fairlie | Alison de Caen | |
| Livingston(e) | Argyllshire,
SCT |
Adamant Bluff 1875 | 1900+ | Mackenzie Country | Jeni Simpson |
| Loader | Castle Eden Lyttelton 1851 | 1854 | Timaru | Caroline Teichert | |
| Looker | all | Temuka /Waimate | Jude Elliot | ||
| Lord |
Huddersfield, Yorkshire | - prior to 1885 | Geraldine | Natalie | |
| Lovegrove | all | Gapes Valley & Otaio | Jude Elliot | ||
| Lucey/Lucy | Ballymacelligot Ire.Temuka | 1880+ | 1880+ | Heather | |
| Lucey | Co Kerry Ire. | 1867 | all | Timaru | Debbie McLeod |
| Luck , Johan George | (John George) and Anna Elizabeth Schleuch | 1861 into Lyttelton | Went onto Geraldine, Waimate and Timaru | Chris | |
| McAuliffe | Co. Kerry, IRE. >Lyttelton | 1875 - 1929 | Temuka | Bob McAuliffe | |
| McRae a.k.a. McAra | Angus, SCT> Melbourne > Timaru | Timaru, 1863-5 | 1863+ | Timaru | Beryl Hatton |
| Mackay | 1872 | Fairlie | Alison de Caen | ||
| McGruddy | Co. Donegal, IRE | ? vessel 1880-1883 |
Temuka? | Frances Braddick | |
| McInnes | Glasgow to Otago | Wild Derr & Caroline | 18902+ | Winchester Temuka | Beverley McInnes |
| McIntyre / McIntrie | Moville & Donegal, Ireland to NZ 1820+ | |
Pleasant Point | Wendy L Kiefer | |
| McIvor | 1860+ | Waimate / Mackenzie Country | Jeni Simpson | ||
| McKenzie | Perth, SCT > Invercargill | 1864+ | Nancy McLaughlin | ||
| McLeod | 1858 + | Geraldine & Mt Peel | Sherrilyn Aldridge | ||
| Massey | Notting, Nottingham, ENG | 1864+ | Timaru | Jeni Simpson | |
| Maundrell | Devonshire> | Norman Morrison Lyttelton, end 1854 | 1854 - 1855 | Vicky Hornbrook | |
| Maze | County Down, IRE - via London to Timaru via Lyttelton (for some). Michael Maze listed as arriving from AUS in c1864 / 5. | Lyttelton 1863 / 1864 / 1872. Only record for 2nd brother "Huntress" as John Mays. Details don't match. John followed by Michael (c1864) and then Henry Maze. | 1862 - 1989 | Milford initially before settling in Pleasant Point (owned "Downlands") | Andrew Maze |
| Mee | Co. Cavan, IRE > Dunedin | Pladda | 1860+ | Pleasant Point | Nancy McLaughlin |
| Mitchell or Hewitson/ Hewetson | Dumfries, Scotland to Dunedin, NZ | Possibly 'Chile. ' Port Chalmers prior to 1866 | 1866 to 1896 | Waihi Crossing, Geraldine and Ashburton | David Nelson |
| Moir | ? | ? | All | Andrea | |
| Morgan | Timaru | Shona Iyer | |||
| Moss Edwin & Alice (Hall) |
Warwickshire, ENG |
Ballochmyle 1 June 1874 |
1874 -1900 | Winchester | Heather Moss |
| Mulligan | Emerald, AUS | 1880-1890 | Vanessa Shaw | ||
| Maslin | Bedfordshire, ENG | Maori 21st July, 1858 Lyttelton | 1858+ | Geraldine, Timaru, Temuka | Peter Maslin |
| Necklen | Dor. ENG >SC | Merope Timaru 1875 | 1875-1905 | Timaru | Neville Thomas |
| Newton | Deal, Kent | Mystery Lyttelton 1859 | 1871> | Timaru | Pat Newton |
| Nind | Brackley, NTH | Ballochmyle Lyttelton June 1874 | Waimate | Kingsdown | Carole Smith |
| Nolan | all | Darryl Nolan | |||
| Norton | Som., Eng to AUS to Otago | 1865 + | Temuka /Clandeboye | Jude Elliot | |
| Opie | London | unknown | pre 1864 | Temuka | Caroline Teichert |
| O'Rourke | Co. Kerry IRE | ?1880 -1883 | Pleasant Point/Temuka | ||
| Orton | ENG > Chch | Harwoord to Lyttelton | 12 Dec. 1860 + | Pleasant Point - Sunderland | Nancy McLaughlin |
| Patrick | Ayrshire, SCT |
William Miles Lyttelton 1860 |
1866+ | Hilton / Gapes Valley | Andrea Patrick |
| Pasoce / Williams | St Just, Cornwall | arrived about 1880 | Timaru | Althea | |
| Pelvin | Kent. ENG | 1863 | Timaru, Waimate, Totara Valley | Winsome Griffin | |
| Pinnell | Brinkworth, Wiltshire, ENG | unknown | 1874+ | Waimate | Barry Pinnell |
| Pithie | 1866 + | Geraldine | Sandra Worthington | ||
| Preddy | Wil. ENG >SC | Ballochmyle
- Lyttelton - 1874 Comerang -Timaru -1874 |
1874-1928 | Temuka | Neville Thomas |
| Priest | Glossop,
Derbyshire |
Victory Timaru 1863 | 1863+ | Timaru | Jeni Simpson |
| Pizzey | ENG -> NZ |
Light Brigade Lyttelton 1868 |
1868 + | Kingsdown,
Geraldine |
Joy Hughes |
| Pye | Devon, Eng | Merope 1875 | 1875 + | Waihi Bush, Geraldine |
Michelle Cook |
|
Raddon
|
Devon/Somerset | Lyttelton 1859 Clontarf | 1875-1880+ |
Pleasant Point
|
Elizabeth Green |
| Rawstorn | Southampton, ENG | Victory Timaru | 1863 | Timaru | Murray Rawstorn |
| Rayner | 1853 arrived | John Rayner | |||
| Reilly | England to Timaru | Cresswell 1859 | 40 years Timaru Email bounced | Carlene Reilly | |
| Richardson | Cork, Ireland | British Queen Lyttelton 1883 | all | Rangitata Island | Yvonne Lynskey |
| Riddle | 1872 + | Fairlie | Alison de Caen | ||
| Robonson | all | Darryl Nolan | |||
| Robinson | London to New Zealand |
Peeress Lyttelton 1874 |
1874+ | Arowhenua | Beverley McInnes |
| Robinson -
Smith |
1925 | 70 years | Lyn Rodgers | ||
| Rock | Dunedin >SC | 1870s | Timaru | Ann Facey | |
| Rodney | Ireland | ? | c. 1880 | Pleasant Point | Greg Quigley |
| Rodgers-Dynes | Ireland | Edwin Fox Lyttelton, 28 June 1873 | 30 yrs | Maree Rodgers | |
| Ross | Lairg, Sutherlandshire, SCT | Lyttelton 1864+ | 1864-1884 | Mackenzie Country | Jeni Simpson |
| Sapwell | Buckinghamshire >Dunedin >SC |
1876 + | Timaru | Joanne Fraser | |
| Sargent | Cornwall, England | Kensington 1862 |
1862 + | Cricklewood | Carole |
| Saunders | Hertfordshire, ENG > NZ | Orari Lyttelton May 1880 | 1880+ | Pleasant Point | Kayte Saunders |
| Scobie | SCT >NZ | Unknown Caroline Bay, Timaru approx 1880 |
1880 + | Kakahu, Orari, Hilton, Geraldine | Joy Hughes |
| Scully, William |
Corrandulla/Annaghdown,
County Galway, Ireland |
Hereford, Lyttelton 1879 | 1879 + | Geraldine | Jenny |
| Shelker (Schielke) | Prussia (Poland) | 1890 onwards | Timaru | Lauren Kernohan | |
| Seyb | Kindenheim, GER > Hanover > London | Tudor Lyttelton 1865 | 1868 onwards | Levels Fairlie | Wayne P Marriott |
| Shaw | Ayr or Argyll Sct | 1873+ | Timaru | Andrea | |
| Simpson | Sunderland, Co. Durham | Indiana Lyttelton 1858 | 1858+ | Timaru | Jeni Simpson |
| Smart | Moulton, NTH, UK | Randolph 1850 Lyttelton | c1870 to 1930 | Burke's Pass | Chris Mahoney |
| Southby | all | Waitohi | Jude Elliot | ||
| Snell | Devon, > Nth Canterbury to SC | Star of
Victoria Bluff (wrecked) 1864 |
1880 onwards | Rangitata Island | Yvonne Lynskey |
| Story, Arthur or Charles |
ENG to NZ with father Wm | Canterbury 1864 Lyttelton |
unsure | Orari then Temuka |
Vicki Baker |
| Sugars | 1890+ | Waimate | Jeni Simpson | ||
| Sugrue, Timothy |
Ballymacelligott, County Kerry, Ireland | Geraldine Paget, Lyttelton, 1874 | 1874 + | Geraldine | Jenny |
| Sugrue, John |
Ballymacelligott, County Kerry, Ireland | Dover Castle Lyttelton 1872 |
1872 + | Geraldine | Jenny |
| Sugrue/Sughrue, Dennis |
Ballymacelligott, County Kerry, Ireland | Waimate, Lyttelton 1875 |
1875 + | Geraldine | Jenny |
| Taplin | Leamington, Eng |
Peeress Lyttelton July 1874 |
1874+ | remained for the rest of their lives in Timaru | Douglas Billing |
| Tayler | all | Waimate | Jude Elliot | ||
| Taylor | Westminster, London to | Zealandia 1859 Lyttelton | 1859 + | Woodbury and Peel Forest | Sonya Gatfield |
| Templeton | all | Darryl Nolan | |||
| Thew | 1870s-1957 | Geraldine | Lynne | ||
| Thin | Berwicks, SCT > AUS > NZ | 1872+ | Nancy McLaughlin | ||
| Thomas | Mon, WLS >SC | Merope - Timaru 1875 | 1875-1919 | Timaru | Neville Thomas |
| Thyne | Fife, SCT> Timaru | 1865+ | Timaru | Beryl Hatton | |
| Trengrove Samuel Thomas & wife Elizabeth (nee Perry) | UK | Lady Jocelyn in 1872 Lyttelton | 1872-1924 | Orari Bridge | Bev Clarke |
| Turner | Stainton Yorkshire | approx 1878 | Geraldine | Natalie | |
| Tutton | Somerset > SC | 1870s + | Rangiora & Temuka | Joanne Hardwick | |
| Wadsworth | ? | 1866 - 1876 | Orari | Lorraine James | |
| Ward | ? | 1862 - 1920 | Geraldine area | Lorraine James | |
| Ward | CHCH to Waimate | 1900 | Waimate | Pam Ryan - Duff | |
| Watson | Kaitangata | Shona Iyer | |||
| Watts | Lincolnshire | Mermaid Lyttelton, 1866 |
approx 1870s - present | Rangitata Island | Yvonne Lynskey |
| Williams | 1880-1923 | Sandra Worthington | |||
| Wilson | all | Makikihi, Waimate and Ashburton | Jude Elliot | ||
| Wood | Gloucestershire, ENG | 1873-1888 | Waimate | Malcolm Airs | |
| Wooding | ENG | ? | 1866 to 1877 | Orari -Geraldine | Lorraine James |
| Worner/Warner | England | Rangitiki 1877 |
1877 + | Geraldine | Carole |
| Guernsey > SC | Derwentwater Port Chalmers 1861 | 1861+ |
Pleasant Point | ||
| Wright | Cork, Ireland | Rakaia Lyttelton, 1875 | approx 1872+ | Rangitata Island | Yvonne Lynskey |
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