Wiltshire, George

Listed under Taita
NZPO 1880 - 81 Wiltshire George, hotelkeeper

Evening Post 31 December 1878
TRAVELLERS'' REST HOTEL AND HONEYMOON COTTAGE, Taita.
GEORGE WILTSHIRE, late Head Waiter of the Club Hotel. Masterton, begs to inform the citizens of Wellington, the inhabitants of the Hutt Valley, and travellers, that he has taken the above well-known establishment from Mr. W. Prosser, and has laid in a stock of superior Wines, Beers, and Spirits The Taita forms one of the most beautiful drives out of Wellington, and the Hotel and Cottage afford every convenience for the accommodation of visitors.
Parties visiting the Taita on Sundays may rely on being always able to obtain a really first-class dinner and, generally, Mr. Wiltshire will spare no effort which a loug experience in first-class hotels can suggest to promote the comfort and enjoyment of those who may favor him with their patronage.

Evening Post 3 May 1881
Mr George Wiltshire, a steerage passenger by the Tararua, who was among those drowned in the disaster, formerly kept the Travellers'' Rest Hotel, Taita. He was on his way to Melbourne to take charge of a hotel belonging to his wife''s sister, whose husband had lately died. He leave a wife and four children in Wellington.