Aaron Ayers arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand, from England as a newly married man in his mid 20s. He was a hairdresser and tobacconist for two decades before entering the auctioneering business. H
Aaron Ayers wearing the mayoral chain
Ayers, Beauchamp & Co auction building in Cashel Street
The headstone of Aaron and Isabella Eliza Ayers at Linwood Cemetery
Henry Thomson JP was a 19th-century Mayor of Christchurch and Member of Parliament for the Christchurch North electorate in Canterbury, New Zealand.
Portrait of Henry Thomson
Henry Thomson's grave at Linwood Cemetery