The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mrs Elizabeth Hammond
Mrs Elizabeth Hammond , the Proprietress, was born at Colkirk, in the county of Norfolk, England, and is a daughter of the late Mr Peter Marshall, bootmaker, of that county. She married Mr Henry Hammond, a page 1003 bootmaker, before coming to New Zealand by the ship “Wellington, about thirty years ago. On settling in Southland Mr Hammond became a gardener, and, later, opened the Lime-hills Hotel, which is now closed. Mrs Hammond, who has carried on her present business since 1894, has five sons and one daughter.