Rose Mairehau Hutton nee Rhodes (1894 – 1991) Died of old age Place of Death: Christchurch * The suburb of Mairehau is named in Rose’s memory. * She is the sister of Arthur Edgar Gravenor Rhodes – Christchurch’s 24th Mayor 1901/02 * She is the niece of William Sefton Moorhouse. * She …
Robert Heaton Rhodes (1815 – 1884) arrived in Lyttelton just before the first four ships in 1850. Two of his brothers had already settled in New Zealand and were doing very well – William was in Wellington and George was in Purau on Banks Peninsula. Robert settles down at Purau with George and the two …
The Christchurch Tramway Board, the Christchurch Drainage Board, Waimairi County Council and the Lyttelton Harbour Board I’m sure kept Wilfred John Walter very, very busy! He did find the time and seized the opportunity to name the area that would be known as the suburb of Mairehau. He named the area after Mrs. Rose Mairehau …
