back once again to Nelson where in 1870 he was employed as a post office clerk until he retired in 1874. Wakefield died of a heart attack in Sumner on 23 December 1875. He is buried at Barbadoes Street Cemetery. His son Edward Wakefield was a New Zealand politician and journalist. References Review of book in NZHerald 1807 births 1875 deaths New Zealand surveyors New Zealand farmers British military personnel of the Crimean War Burials at Barbadoes Street Cemetery Felix