NELSON PIONEER.
MB, HENRY HAMMOND'S DEATH. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) BLENHEIM, this day. Mr. Henry Hammond, of Fairhall, has died at the age of 92 years. One of the original Nelson pioneers, he reached Nelson with his parents in the ship Lord Auckland in February, 1842, spent his boyhood at Nelson, took up land in Marlborough in IS7O and was a very widely-respected resident. Sons and daughters are: Messrs. W. L. and W. H. Hammond, of Fairhall, Mrs. W. T. Esson, of Wellington, Mrs. H. Boyee, of Fairhall, and Mrs. W. 0. Hammond, of Nelson. Mr. Hammond's death directs attention to the fact that now the sole surviving member of the Lord Auckland s complement is Mr. William Cole, of 88, Valley of Wakefield, Nelson, who will be 98 inOctober next.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 112, 15 May 1933, Page 3
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