Henry Goulstone (22 October 1836 – 20 March 1914) was an early British immigrant to New Zealand, where he was a financier and magistrate.

[2] From Melbourne, Goulstone moved on to Queensland,[3] and lived for about three years in a small place called Darling Downs, where he ran his own business.

[5] Their first child, Newton Henry Goulstone, was born on 1 July 1861, at Belgrave Terrace, Sydney.

[6] On 5 August 1861 Goulstone started work at the head office in Sydney of the Bank of New South Wales.

[7] This was to be a short stay as the branch was closed on 7 December 1863, though long enough for Mary to give birth to their second son, William Fitzhugh Goulstone.

While in Napier Goulstone took part in the Anniversary Day Rifle Shooting contest on 16 November 1863.

It is maybe possible that his wife, Mary, stayed by herself in Lyttelton, with friends or relatives, while he continued with his bank work in Auckland.

Firstly, in June 1866, Goulstone donated the sum of two pounds and two shillings to the New Zealand Patriotic Fund.

[16] While in Nelson, Goulstone became a Magistrate, and in such capacity took part in the Annual Licensing meeting held on 20 June 1871.

Goulstone and four other magistrates met to hear any new liquor applications and also to oversee the correct behaviour of the 40 Public Houses that were already in operation in the Nelson area.

[17] Also in his capacity as a Magistrate, Goulstone had had to sit on the jury of the Supreme Court of Nelson on numerous occasions.

To this end the company leased 161⁄2 acres of crown land in this area for a period of 15 years.

He was put in temporary charge of the Balmain branch on 25 April 1878, returned to head office on 7 June, and resigned on 30 September 1878.

During 1883 his wife contracted tuberculosis and died two years later, on 18 August 1885 and was buried at the Symonds Street Cemetery.

[34] Goulstone was not a man who liked to be alone, however, and on 23 December 1887 he remarried, to Mabel Anna Louisa Roskruge in the St Thomas Church, Tamaki, Auckland.

[38] Henry Goulstone spent the last days of his life with Margaret in Park Road, Newmarket, Auckland.

[39] Goulstone left a watch, silver salver and other various pieces of crockery to his three daughters – Amy, Agnes and Rosa.