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Armed Constabulary in Cambridge

On 10 October 1867 the Armed Constabulary Act was passed and the Waikato Militia disbanded. Lieutenant-Colonel William Moule raised two divisions of Armed Constabulary and commanded one himself (No. 4 division) with Headquarters in Cambridge. The other (No. 5…

The first Europeans to settle in the Cambridge area were the 3rd Regiment of the Waikato Militia, during the New Zealand Land Wars of 1860-1866. More and more immigrants were arriving wanting land to farm but…

Historic Cambridge residents with ‘A’ Surnames

Here is a list of all the historic residents whose surnames start with the letter A. ALLEN, ARNOLD & AITKEN are just some of those surnames whose living legacy still reside in our beautiful town. All…

Historic Cambridge residents with ‘B’ Surnames

This is a list of our historic residents whose surnames start with the letter B. BAILEY, BARTLETT, BEERE & BRIDGEMAN are just some of those surnames whose living legacy still reside in our beautiful town. All these residents are…

Historic Cambridge residents with ‘C’ Surnames

CLARE, COLLINS, COWLEY, CRICKET, CUMMINGS & CUBIS. This is a list of our historic residents whose surnames start with the letter C. CALEY Daniel Dan arrived in New Zealand with his parents in 1859 on…

Historic Cambridge residents with ‘D’ Surnames

DAVIDSON, DAVIES, DODDS & DWYER are just some of the historic residents whose family name starts with the letter D. All these residents are founders of our town. DAVIDSON Robert Robert was born in Scotland in…

Historic Cambridge residents with ‘E’ Surnames

This is a list of our historic residents whose surnames start with the letter E. EDWARDS, ELLIOTT & EVANS are just some of those surnames whose living legacy still reside in our beautiful town. All these residents are founders…

Historic Cambridge residents with ‘F’ Surnames

FISHER, FITZGERALD, FORKERT & FORSYTH are just some of those historic Cambridge residents who helped found our beautiful town. A full list of F surnames is below: FARR Alfred Eliah(s) Alf was born about…

Historic Cambridge residents with ‘G’ Surnames

GEORGE, GOODWIN, & GRAHAM are just some of those surnames whose living legacy still reside in our beautiful town. All these residents are founders of our town. Below is a list of our historic residents whose surnames start with the…

Historic Cambridge residents with ‘H’ Surnames

HALL, HALLY, HANNON, HOGAN & HOUGHTON, this is a list of our historic residents whose surnames start with the letter H. HALL Jeffrey On the Cambridge rates assessment list for 1869-70 Jeff paid 2 pence an…