• William Sefton Moorhouse (1825 – 1881)

    William Sefton Moorhouse (1825 – 1881)     Died of Diabetic Sepsis      Place of Death: Wellington Served as Canterbury Superintendent 1857 – 1863 & 1866 – 1868, behind the naming of suburb Spreydon. Buried in St Peter’s Anglican Church Cemetery, Christchurch The story of William Sefton Moorhouse: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/spreydon-william-sefton-moorhouse-1825-1881/ Photo taken by Annette Bulovic

  • James Archibald McIlraith (1834 – 1903)

    James Archibald McIlraith (1834 – 1903)     Died of old age      Place of Death: Rakaia Janes Deans’ half brother, manager of Homebush, behind the naming of Glentunnel Buried in Addington Cemetery, Christchurch The story of the James McIlraith: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/glentunnel-james-mcilraith-1834-1903/ Photo taken by Annette Bulovic

  • Charles Obins Torlesse (1825 – 1866)

    Charles Obins Torlesse (1825 – 1866)     Died of illness      Place of Death: Stoke By Nayland, England Early Canterbury Surveyor, nephew of Edward Gibbon Wakefield Buried in the township of Stoke By Nayland, England The story of the Torlesse Family: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/charles-obins-torlesse-1825-1866/ Photo taken by Peter French

  • Ebenezer Hay 1814 – 1863

    Ebenezer Hay 1814 – 1863       Died of a Broken Neck       Place of Death: Bridle Path, Christchurch Behind the naming of Pigeon Bay, Banks Peninsula Buried at Addington Cemetery in Christchurch The story of the Hay Family: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/the-hay-family-annadale-pigeon-bay/ Photo taken by Annette Bulovic

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