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Dr. Butler, Mrs. Butler, 1840-50. Dr. Butler practised his profession as a medical man in Akaroa during 1845 and 1846. Leaving Akaroa, he settled in Wellington. Mrs. Butler was a sister of the first Mrs. William Boag, of Burnside, Christchurch.

Peter Brown, Mrs. Brown, Kitty, Peter, Elizabeth (all 1840-50), Agnes, Thomas, John, James, Campbell. Mr. Brown came to Wellington in the beginning of 1840. He was a baker by trade, and arrived in Akaroa by the schooner Scotia in May, 1843. On arrival, he went over to Pigeon Bay, where he lived for a short time, and then returned to Akaroa. In July, 1861, he went to the Dunedin diggings, where he died, leaving a large family in Akaroa. His youngest son, Campbell, had the Canterbury Hotel in Lyttelton for several years before his death there.

Robert John Knight, Mrs. Knight (afterwards Mrs. W. Webb), Robert, John, Jos. T., 1840-50. Mr. Knight arrived in Wellington in February, 1840, and came down to Akaroa in the schooner Scotia, arriving there in May, 1843. He died soon afterwards, leaving his widow with his two sons, then very young children. Mrs. Knight married Mr. W.