Nelson Historical Society Journal, Volume 2, Issue 6, April 1973
Clifton Terrace
Clifton Terrace
Early settlers but possibly not actual pioneers in the strict sense were William Oldham, a brother of James Oldham, and William Northam. This man was a son of William Northam snr., of North Taunton, Devonshire, who came out in the "Sir Charles Forbes" in 1842, but was killed at the Wairau Affray. Mrs. Northam, his widow, became the second wife of Thomas Dodson, of Dodson's valley. Other well known residents were Major Erskine and Howard Weller who lived where the Crewenna Pottery is now.