Appo Hocton
Appo Hocton (c. 1823 – 26 September 1920), with a birth name of Wong Ahpoo Hock Ting or Wong Ah Poo Hock Ting, his Chinese name was 王鶴庭，was a Chinese-born New Zealand servant, landlord, carter and farmer. Born in about 1823,[1] he was the first recorded Chinese emigrant to New Zealand, arriving in Nelson on 25 October 1842.[2]
Hocton purchased land in Nelson's Washington Valley, where he built eight cottages, four of which still exist today; they are located at 40 Washington Road, and nearby at 16, 38, and 40 Hastings Street.[2]
In 1876 Appo Hocton moved to onto a 485-acre block of land near Brandy Creek, after clearing the land Appo farmed cattle and sheep.[3]Appo died on the 26 September 1920 at the purported age of 103. He was buried at Dovedale Cemetery although some believe he was buried behind his home at .
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- ^ Malone, C. B. "Appo Hocton". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Appo Hocton, Nelson 055". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Stade, Karen (2010). Appo Hocton : Wong Ah Poo Hoc Ting : New Zealand's first Chinese immigrant, Nelson, 1842-1920. Nelson Provincial Museum. Nelson, N.Z.: The Nelson Provincial Museum. ISBN 9780473161989. OCLC 574619486.
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