Richard Barton
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Richard Barton was the first European resident of Trentham, Upper Hutt, in New Zealand. He was born in Newport, Isle of Wight, England.
Trentham Hall, where Richard was Superintendent for the Duke of Sutherland
View of the Barton Manor in 1933. Caption underneath reads: "The Manor House, Trentham, home of the Barton family from 1842".
Richard Barton's Grave at St John's Church, Trentham
Upper Hutt
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Upper Hutt is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area.
Upper Hutt, view towards city centre.
Upper Hutt Blockhouse was built as part of a stockade in 1860, during the New Zealand Wars.
Orongomai Marae is named after the Māori name for the area, meaning place of Rongomai.