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 Mr. and Mrs. Lingard, 1850, arrived in Lyttelton before the first four ships.

Captain William Clifford, arrived in Lyttelton in 1849, and traded round the Peninsula for some years in timber and firewood.

Mr. Heaphy arrived in Lyttelton before the first four ships. He had a hotel for many years, called Heaphy’s Hotel, where the great fire started.

George Wheeler arrived before the first four ships.

James Macdonald arrived before the first four ships.

Mr. Cameron, Mrs. Cameron, John, Peter, William, Lizzie, Ellen, Margaret, 1850, arrived in Lyttelton before the advent of the first four ships. Cameron Brothers were stevedores in Lyttelton for many years, and owned a good many small vessels and steamers. They were also the proprietors of the Mitre Hotel.

Thomas Hughes, Mrs. Hughes, Thomas, Isabella, Jane, 1840-50, came to Lyttelton in 1848. Mr. Hughes was a road contractor, and constructed a part of the old Sumner Road. After this he carried on sawmilling for some time at Robinson’s Bay, near Akaroa.