Wellsford

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Location: New Zealand

Surname/tag: Albertlanders

Profile manager: Valerie Willis

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How the town of Wellsford was named

Wellsford was founded by settlers from Port Albert, looking for petter land than their original settlement on the Kaipara Harbour offered.

The new town of Wellsford is said to be an acronym made up of the first letter of the surnames of several of the district’s pioneers: - ^[1]

W... for Worker, White and Watson

L L ... for Levet and Lester;

S... for Scott, Stark and Stewart

F... for Foster

O... for Oldfield

R… for Ramsbottom, Rushbrook and Rishworth

D... for Dibble.

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Mr. Dibble's house, Wellsford

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