The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
Old Colonists
Old Colonists.
Mr. Thomas Burston Mould was born in Cheshire, England, in 1838, educated at private schools, and apprenticed to the drapery trade. His health, however, failed, and he was advised to follow a sea-faring life. He obtained the position of steward on one of the Cunard Company's large steamers, trading between Liverpool, New York, and the West Indies, and held it until he resigned to sail for New Zealand. In 1865 he arrived at Lyttelton by the ship “Matoaka,' and almost immediately afterwards went to Banks' Peninsula, where he spent the rest of his life in farming. For five years after his arrival in New Zealand, he was engaged by Mr. Cholmondeley, farmer, of Port Levy, and in 1870 he purchased 100 acres of heavy bush land at Duvauchelle's Bay. By hard and incessant labour this rough land was transformed into a valuable and productive farm. At his death, in 1894, Mr. Mould left this property to his wife and family. He took a great interest in religious work, and was for many years warden of the English church at Duvauchelle's Bay. Mr. Mould was married, in 1875, to Miss Eleanor Macartney, and had five children. Of these, three sons and one daughter are still living.
Mr. James Pettigrew, sometime of Duvauchelle's Bay, was the son of Mr. John Pettigrew, a weaver of Airdie, near Glasgow, Scotland, and was born in 1830. He landed in Lyttelton, in 1863, and shortly afterwards settled at Pigeon Bay, where for many years, he was prominently associated with the sawmilling industry. Subsequently he took up property in Duvauchelle's Bay, and turned his attention to farming. Mr. Pettigrew took an active interest in all matters affecting his district, and was a member of many local bodies. He was married, in 1852, to Miss Jane Martin, daughter of a cotton spinner, of Glasgow, and at his death, in 1893, he left five sons and four daughters.
Mr. H. Piper.