My ggranddad John Cole from Blakenham, Suffolk arrived Lyttelton with family Jan. 1859; traded as miller; died Christchurch area July 1879. Any news of successors thereafter would be fab. pipswilkins
It might also be worth placing your enquiry in their magazine in the Information Wanted columns.
Riley
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It's a small world. I am a descendant of Jessie Cole, a daughter of John Cole, who came out here to NZ in 1856 on the 'Egmont' as a sixteen year old. Send me a personal message with your email address and we can swap info.