First settlers
Sir, — In your leading (article in “The Press” on (May 24, you state that it i was Captain Thomas who (built the barracks at Lyttel- | ton for immigrants arriving jin the First Four Ships. It' ;would be more correct to! (say that Captain Thomas) (engaged James Johnstone, a! (Scot, who had left Annsdalej with his family in 184.3 for! (Tasmania where he worked} (as a carpenter. He left Tas-) mania on December 15, 1849, j 'with his wife and eight) children in the barque Re-! i becca, and arrived at Wel- : lington on December 25,! 1849 and at Lyttelton on) (January 7, 1950. With James) 'Johnstone were T. Means, T. : Clifford, D Williams, D. Reward, J. Henshaw, C. Beas-i ) ley, D. Carla, E. Arnott sen., ■E. Arnott jun., G. Morell, J j Skellant, J. Garner, J. (O’Brien, J. Turner, and Martin Benningham. The descendants of James Johnstone have recently held a family reunion to celebrate' the 125th year since the arrival of the Johnstone family. — Yours, etc., . R. J. COOPER. ' May 29, 1975.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33857, 31 May 1975, Page 14
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