Aylmer St – May have been named after the Rev. William Josiah Aylmer (1802?- 1883). Aylmer was a member of the Canterbury Association 1851-1852. He was also the vicar of Akaroa 1851-1872. His son was John Justin Aylmer (1832-1885). [No Aylmers appear in street directories living in the vicinity of where the street was formed.] First mentioned in The Press in 1901. First appears in street directories in 1903.
A reasonable amount of information from the library website. Past Papers had an ad for a house for sale in 1904. In 1901 there was a tender for the building of a house. Birth and death notices had the street in the suburb of Spreydon.
I searched ancestry websites but couldn’t find any connection for William Aylmer to this area. He arrived at Lyttelton and practically went straight to Akaroa where he had been granted a large tract of land which is now called Aylmer’s Valley. He was minister at Akaroa and is buried at Akaroa. There are many streets in Christchurch named after members of the Anglican church which is a possible reason for the naming. I did find a Richard Aylmer but there was very limited information about this man and where he lived. From the QV website the houses date from 1910 to 2000.
The street runs from Colombo St to Young St and it is a pleasant street. Many of the lovely wooden villas from early 1900s are still standing. I vaguely recall that I had an uncle live on this street. I also had a work colleague from my Barrington Post Office / Postbank days live on this street.. I just can’t remember her name and it was a long time ago.
Lytteltonwitch's Walking the streets of Christchurch Project 