He first came to New Zealand to join the West Coast Gold Rush in the mid-1860s .
Barff was born in the English county of Kent on 5 March 1833 , probably at Lee ( now part of Greater London ) , where he was baptised five months later .
Barff first came to New Zealand to join the West Coast Gold Rush in the mid-1860s .
Barff was born in the English county of Kent on 5 March 1833 , probably at Lee ( now part of Greater London ) , where he was baptised five months later .