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Edendale Residents: 1900s

This page includes lists of residents from Edendale from various sources. It is given in date order.

Edendale was included as a separate suburb location in the Wises Directory in 1907 for the first time. That year, a stretch of the Mount Albert and Epsom Road was renamed Edendale Road.

Prior to 1907, residents of Edendale (apart from those listed below who lived in Mt Albert and Epsom Rd) were included in the list of Kingsland residents, with the location ‘Edendale’ added after the name and occupation. These have been extracted and are included below.

Note that names and occupations are transcribed as they are given in Wises’s directory. Details for the same person changed at times, e.g. a person listed as Benton one year, and Renton in another. Sometimes a word can be difficult to transcribe e.g. an occupation may be currier or carrier.

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1900 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory 

(Individual streets within Auckland)

MOUNT ALBERT AND EPSOM RD [Auckland 1900, p.75]

This would be renamed Edendale Rd in 1907.

Right side from Epsom boundary

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
    • Mt Roskill Rd intersects
  • Hedley, Alexander: Blacksmith
  • Forsyth, Mathew W.: Builder
  • Daisley, James
  • Walters, Arthur
  • Price, Henry

Left side

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
  • Brake, George
  • Andrews, Frank (A and Son)
  • Pardington, Charles

1901 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory 

(Individual streets within Auckland)

MOUNT ALBERT AND EPSOM RD [Auckland 1901, p.86]

This would be renamed Edendale Rd in 1907.

Right side from Epsom boundary

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
    • Mt Roskill Rd intersects
  • Wilson, John Frederick: Grocer
  • Hedley, Alexander: Blacksmith
  • Forsyth, Mathew W.: Builder
  • Walters, Arthur
  • Price, Henry

Left side

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
  • Brake, George
  • Andrew and Co, Stables
  • Glading, George
  • Pardington, Giles
  • Auger, Richard H.: Bootmaker
  • Trapane, S.: Grocer

1902 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory 

(Individual streets within Auckland)

MOUNT ALBERT AND EPSOM RD [Auckland 1902, p.88]

This would be renamed Edendale Rd in 1907.

Right side from Epsom boundary

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
    • Mt Roskill Rd intersects
  • Hedley, Alexander: Blacksmith
  • Forsyth, Mathew W.: Builder
  • Sommerville, David A.
  • Walters, Arthur
  • Price, Henry

Left side

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
  • Brake, George
  • Andrew and Co, Stables
  • Glading, George
  • Wilson, Fredk
  • Stevens, Theophilus L.
  • Auger, Richard H.: Bootmaker
  • Trapane, S.: Grocer

1903 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory 

(Individual streets within Auckland)

MOUNT ALBERT AND EPSOM ROAD [Auckland 1903, p.84]

This would be renamed Edendale Rd in 1907.

Right side from Epsom boundary

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
    • Mt Roskill Rd intersects
  • Hedley, Alexander: Blacksmith
  • Forsyth, Mathew: Builder
  • Queenin, Wm: Storeman
  • Walters, Arth: Bootmaker
  • Taylor, Alex

Left side

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
  • Brake, George
  • Andrew and son, Stables (L.C. Fenton, mgr)
  • Wilson, Fredk: Carrier
  • Stevens, Thos E.
  • Auger, Richard H.: Bootmaker
  • Trapane, Salvator: Grocer

1903 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory (Kingsland p.506)

Edendale residents are listed under the alphabetical list of Kingsland residents. The list below has been extracted from the Kingsland list. Click here to see the full list.

  • Auger, R.H.: Bootmaker, Edendale
  • Benton, Mrs Margt, Edendale
  • Hewitt, Arth, Edendale
  • Pugh, Wm, Edendale
  • Scarborough, Thos: Bus driver, Edendale
  • Sommerville, Dvd: Clerk, Edendale
  • Stevens, Thos E.: Edendale
  • Trapane, Salvador: Grocer, Edendale
  • Wilson, Jno Fredk: Carrier, Edendale

1904 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory 

(Individual streets within Auckland)

MOUNT ALBERT AND EPSOM ROAD [Auckland 1904, p.65]

This would be renamed Edendale Rd in 1907.

Right side from Epsom boundary

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
    • Mt Roskill Rd intersects
  • Hedley, Alex: Blacksmith
  • Forsyth, Mathew: Builder
  • Queenin, Wm: Storeman
  • Walters, Alfd: Bootmaker
  • Taylor, Alex: Settler

Left side

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
  • Brake, Geo: Labourer
  • Pattison, Wm: Coach proprietor
  • Wilson, Fredk: Carrier
  • Stevens, Thos E.: Labourer
  • Auger, Richard H.: Bootmaker
  • Trapane, Salvator: Grocer

1904 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory (Kingsland p.410)

Edendale residents are listed under the alphabetical list of Kingsland residents. The list below has been extracted from the Kingsland list. Click here to see the full list.

  • Auger, R.H.: Bootmkr, Edendale
  • Avery, Mrs Eliz, Edendale
  • Benton, Jas: Expressman, Edendale
  • Benton, Mrs Margt, Edendale
  • Brown, Geo H. Edendale
  • Chappell, Sid E.: Buildr, Edendale
  • Dick, Jas: Dairyman, Edendale
  • Dorling, Edw: Mariner, Edendale
  • Hewitt, Arth: Telegraphist, Edendale
  • Pugh, Wm, Edendale
  • Smaller, Wm: Carpenter, Edendale
  • Sommerville, Dvd: Clerk, Edendale
  • Stevens, Thos E.: Edendale
  • Trapane, Salvador: Grocer, Edendale
  • Wilson, Jno Fredk: Carrier, Edendale

1905 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory 

(Individual streets within Auckland)

MOUNT ALBERT AND EPSOM ROAD [Auckland 1905, p.68]

This would be renamed Edendale Rd in 1907.

Right side from Epsom boundary

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
    • Mt Roskill Rd intersects
  • Hedley, Alex: Blacksmith
  • Forsyth, Mathew: Builder
  • Queenin, Wm: Storeman
  • Walters, Alfd: Bootmaker
  • Taylor, Alex: Settler

Left side

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
  • Benton, Jas: Expressman
  • Paterson, and Co: Coach Proprs
  • Wilson, Fredk: Carrier
  • Stevens, Thos E.: Labourer
  • Auger, Richard H.: Bootmaker
  • Trapani, Salvator: Grocer

1905 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory (Kingsland p.434)

Edendale residents are listed under the alphabetical list of Kingsland residents. The list below has been extracted from the Kingsland list. Click here to see the full list.

  • Benton, Jas: Expressman, Edendale
  • Benton, Mrs Margt, Edendale
  • Brown, Geo H. Edendale
  • Chappell, Sid E.: Buildr, Edendale
  • Dorling, Edw: Mariner, Edendale
  • French, Miss A.W., Edendale
  • Hewitt, Arth: Telegraphist, Edendale
  • Kelly, Mrs E.I. Edendale
  • McLeod, Jno: Plumber, Edendale
  • Porter, A.P.: Expressman, Edendale
  • Pugh, Wm, Edendale
  • Smaller, Wm: Carpenter, Edendale
  • Stevens, Thos E.: Edendale
  • Trapane, Salvador: Grocer, Edendale
  • Wilson, Fred: Carter, Edendale

1906 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory 

(Individual streets within Auckland)

See also the alphabetical list extracted from Kingsland below

1907 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory 

(Individual streets within Auckland)

ARABI ST [Edendale, 1907 p.24]

Off Edendale Rd

  • Benton, Mrs Margt

MOUNT ALBERT AND EPSOM RD [Auckland 1906, p.72]

This would be renamed Edendale Rd in 1907.

Right side from Epsom boundary

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
    • Mt Roskill Rd intersects
  • Hedley, Alex: Blacksmith
  • Forsyth, Mathew: Builder
  • Queenin, Wm: Storeman
  • Bark, Wm: Mariner
  • Walters, Alfd: Bootmaker
  • Taylor, Alex: Settler

Left side

  • [names before Mt Roskill Rd omitted here]
  • Benton, Jas: Expressman
  • Paterson, and Co: Coach Proprs
  • Stevens, Thos E.: Labourer
  • Trapani, Salvatore: Grocer

EDENDALE RD [Edendale, 1907 p.48]

The name of this road is confusing because later Sandringham Rd had this name. Up to 1912, Edendale Rd refers to part of what is now Balmoral Rd, to the intersection of St Lukes Rd. The Kingsland Rd that is referred to is now Sandringham Rd. Mt Albert started to the west of Eldon Rd and to the east of Arabi St.

Right side from Mt Roskill Rd

  • Hedley, Alex: Blacksmith
  • McKinstry, Herbt L: Storeman
  • Queenin, Wm: Storeman
  • Bark, Wm: Mstr mariner
  • Walters, Alfd: Bootmaker
  • Taylor, Alexander
    • Eldon Rd & Goring St intersect
  • Wilson, Jno Fredk: Carrier
  • Miller, Rev Alex, MA (Pres)
    • Kingsland Rd intersects
  • Harris, Chas Wilson: Traveller

Left side

  • Renton, Jas: Expressman
  • Paterson, Mrs William
  • Patten, Thos Humphrey: Butcher
  • Stevens, Thos E.: Labourer
  • Trapani, Salvatore: Grocer
    • Arabi St Intersects
  • Edendale Presbyterian Church
  • Harris Geo: Quarryman
  • Fowles, Geo Wm: Settler
    • Kingsland Rd intersects
  • Landemann, Carl F.: Manufctr
  • Brown, George H.
  • Smaller, Wm: Carpenter
  • W?born, Jno: Poultry farmer
  • French, Miss Alexina W.

GORING RD [Edendale, 1907 p.56]

Off Edendale Rd

  • Hewitt, Arth R.P.: Telegraphist
  • Davies, Harold: Engineer
  • McLeod, Jno: Plumber

LANCING RD [Edendale, 1907 p.71]

Off Kingsland Rd

  • Taylor, Saml W: Carrier
  • Wallace, Mrs Sarah
  • Buchanan, Jas: Compositor
  • Henderson, Wm: Engineer

PATTERSON ST [Edendale, 1907 p.84]

Off Kingsland Rd

  • Pugh, Wm: Settler
  • Claridge, Wm T.: Bootmaker
  • Porter, Alex P.: Expressman
  • Taylor, Chas: Gardener
  • Ellis, Hy Archd: Gardener
  • Kelly, Jno Stewart: Contractor

1906 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory (Kingsland, p.456)

Edendale residents are listed under the alphabetical list of Kingsland residents. The list below has been extracted from the Kingsland list. Click here to see the full list.

  • Benton, Jas: Expressman, Edendale
  • Benton, Mrs Margt, Edendale
  • Brown, Geo H. Edendale
  • Buchanan, Jas: Compositor, Lancing Rd, Edendale
  • Chappell, Sid E.: Buildr, Edendale
  • Ekman, Frittzof: Range maker, Goring Rd, Edendale
  • Fowles, Geo W.: Edendale
  • French, Miss Alexina, Edendale
  • Henderson, Wm: Engineer, Lancing Rd, Edendale
  • Hewitt, Arth: Telegraphist, Edendale
  • Kelly, Jno Stewart: Contractor, Edendale
  • Landmann, ?? , Edendale
  • McLeod, Jno: Plumber, Garing Rd, Edendale
  • Porter, A.P.: Expressman, Edendale
  • Pugh, Wm, Edendale
  • Smaller, Wm: Carpenter, Edendale
  • Trapane, Salvador: Grocer, Edendale
  • Wallace, Mrs Sarah, Lancing Rd, Edendale
  • Wilborn, Jno: Poultry farmer, Edendale
  • Wilson, Fred: Carter, Edendale

1908 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory 

(Individual streets within Auckland)

1909 Wise’s New Zealand Post Office Directory 

(Individual streets within Auckland)

ARABI ST [Edendale, 1908 p.26]

Off Edendale Rd

  • Benton, Mrs Margt

ARABI ST [Edendale, 1909 p.30]

Off Edendale Rd

  • Benton, Mrs Margt

EDENDALE RD [Edendale, 1908 p.52]

Right side from Mt Roskill Rd

  • Hedley, Alex: Blacksmith
  • McKinstry, Herbt L: Storeman
  • Queenin, Wm: Storeman
  • Bark, Wm: Mstr mariner
  • Walters, Alfd: Bootmaker
  • Taylor, Alexander
    • Eldon Rd & Goring St intersect
  • Dick, Thos: Wicker worker
  • Miller, Rev Alex, MA (Pres)
    • Kingsland Rd intersects
  • Appleton, Wm: Carrier

Left side

  • Renton, Jas: Expressman
  • Paterson, Mrs William
  • Hickey, Jas: News vendor
  • Wilson, Hy: Butcher
  • Trapani, Salvatore: Grocer
    • Arabi St Intersects
  • Edendale Presbyterian Church
  • Harris Geo: Quarryman
  • Fowles, Geo Wm: Settler
    • Kingsland Rd intersects
  • Landemann, Carl F.: Manufctr
  • Brown, George H.
  • Smaller, Wm: Carpenter
  • Hollis, Andw: Joiner
  • French, Miss Alexina W.

EDENDALE RD [Edendale, 1909 p.60]

Right side from Epsom, Mt Albert Rd

  • [Start of list has changed]
    • Goring Rd intersect
  • Dick, Thos: Wire worker
  • Miller, Rev Alex, MA (Pres)
    • Kingsland Rd intersects
  • Tate, Chas: Tailor
  • Robertson, Geo Julian: Builder
  • Appleton, Wm: Carrier

Left side

  • Richardson, Jas: Salesman
  • Donald, Andw McKenzie: Grcr
  • Trapani, Salvatore: Grocer
    • Arabi St Intersects
  • Presbyterian Church
  • Harris Geo: Quarryman
  • Fowles, Geo Wm: Settler
  • Roberts, Wm: Painter
    • Kingsland Rd intersects
  • Wilson, Jno Fredk: Carrier
  • Brown, Geo H.: Settler
  • Smaller, Wm: Carpenter
  • Lovelock, Danl W.: Poultry frmr
  • French, Miss Alexina W.


GORING RD [Edendale, 1908 p.62]

Off Edendale Rd

  • Hewitt, Arth R.P.: Telegraphist
  • Nelson, Wm Geo: Engineer
  • McLeod, Jno: Plumber

GORING RD [Edendale, 1909 p.70]

Off Edendale Rd

  • Hewitt, Arth R.P.: Telegraphist
  • Nelson, Wm Geo: Engineer
  • McLeod, Jno: Plumber

LANCING RD [Edendale, 1908 p.73]

Off Kingsland Rd

  • Taylor, Saml W: Carrier
  • Wallace, Mrs Sarah
  • Buchanan, Jas: Compositor
  • Henderson, Wm: Engineer

LANCING RD [Edendale, 1909 p.86]

Off Kingsland Rd

  • Taylor, Saml W.: Carrier
  • Wallace, Mrs Sarah
  • Buchanan, Jas: Compositor
  • Henderson, Wm: Engineer

PATTERSON ST [Edendale, 1908 p.86]

Off Kingsland Rd

  • Pugh, Wm: Settler
  • Dempsey, Jno: Ropemaker
  • Loe, Arth: Carter
  • Hayle, Albt: Butcher
  • Kelly, Jno Stewart: Contractor

PATTERSON ST [Edendale, 1909 p.101]

Right side from Kingsland Rd

  • Pugh, Wm: Settler
  • Harvey, Alfd: Labourer
  • Dempsey, Jno: Ropemaker

Left side

  • Williamson, Jno: Bootmaker
  • Loe, Arth: Carter
  • Hayle, Albt: Butcher
  • Kelly, Jno Stewart: Contractor

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