Known by the locals as Aylesbury’s Bend, the intersection of Railway, Bealey, Aylesbury, West Coast (once known as Bealey’s Track) and Station Roads in Aylesbury, Canterbury used to be known as Bealey’s Crossing. Bealey Road begins here and ends in Hororata. As the West Coast Road was once known as Bealey’s Track, this would have …
John Bealey (1817 – 1867) Died of illness Place of death: Christchurch The brother of Canterbury’s third Superintendent, Samuel Bealey. For the story of the Bealey’s: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/samuel-bealey-1821-1909/ John is buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery. *photo taken by Chris Bulovic*
As the Bealey brothers – Samuel and John – made the most of their sea voyage to Lyttelton in 1851, they shared their ship, the ‘Cornwall’ with the Moorhouse brothers – William, Benjamin and Thomas – totally unaware how together, they would make Canterbury history. Samuel (pictured) was born in Lancashire, England in 1821. He …
