Leech
Family
Biography
George John Leech (1821-1902), who arrived at Lyttelton in the Tasmania (the last ship chartered by the Canterbury Association) in 1853, was the first white settler in Rangiora. He established a farm, Brooklands, and built a flax mill and a flour mill.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Leech family papers
Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0717
Scope and Contents
Photocopies of typescript and manuscript originals of papers relating to the Leech family. Some history of early Rangiora is included here, including that of St. John the Baptist, a Mountfort church built in 1860.
Dates:
1794-1989