William Barnard Rhodes (1807 – 1878)

William Barnard Rhodes (1807 – 1878)      Died of old age          Place of Death: Wellington Very successful New Zealand Business man/landowner.  Was behind the naming of Port Cooper (first European name for Lyttelton) and Port Levy, had the first farm/brought the first hoof stock on/to Banks Peninsula. Buried at Bolten Street Cemetery, …

What’s In A Name?

Over the years of 1848 to 1851, the poor old Canterbury Plains and the Harbour of Lyttelton seemed to hop from one foot to the other as the Chief Surveyor Captain Joseph Thomas amongst others scratched their heads over a few name options. When Captain Thomas arrived on our shores, Lyttelton was known as Port …

The Rhodes Brothers

William Barnard Rhodes (1807 – 1878) was the eldest of his 13 siblings and the first to arrive in New Zealand out of his 5 brothers! As Captain and co-owner of the ship ‘Harriet’, William saw a lot of the world. In 1836, while employed by the firm of Cooper and Levy, William sailed into …