Edmund Storr Road in the suburb of Halswell, Christchurch

Edmund Storr Road in Halswell – Named after Edmund Storr Halswell (1790- 1874).Halswell was a member of the Canterbury Association. The street names in the Milns Estate subdivision all have an historical connection with the Halswell area. Named in 1999

A tiny amount of information from the library website. Note Edmund Storr Halswell might have visited Canterbury but he lived in Wellington during his brief stay in New Zealand. He was a busy man while he was he New Zealand. A few entries on Papers Past. He was appointed sub protector of Aborigines a post that he held until he was appointed a Judge. One of the founders of the Masonic Lodge in New Zealand. In 1842 he opened the County Court of the Southern District of New Ulster. He must have still owned property in Wellington after he left New Zealand in 1845 as there was a court case involving his property in Thorndon. Possibly dispute over rents. He was born Edmund Storr Haswell in Wales but he changed his name to Halswell as he decided that he had a connection to a Somerset family called Halswell. There is a Wikipedia page for Edmund Storr Halswell.

There are only 12 houses here built in 2000 and a couple I quite liked. It was a pleasant looking street with a couple of nice gardens but the footpath was only on one side of the road.