Albert Edward Toms was likely born in dwelling #231 - to Thomas and Mary Anne Toms.

Nellie Scott's family lived at the Nevis. They were relations of William Scott of dwelling #79.

Edward (Ted) and Helen (Nellie) may have been married about this time. They may have had dwelling #278 built for them. However there is a building shown on this location on the 1878 map from Prof. Park. No details of this building are known to the author, but it may have been dwelling #278.

Stones directory records Mr A E Toms as a Bannockburn miner. He may have been working as a reefer on the Carrick Range with his father Thomas.

Stones directory lists Mr A E Toms as a Bannockburn miner. The electoral roll records show Mr A E Toms as a miner at the Nevis. It appears that the family continued to live in dwelling #278 and Ted may have worked at the Nevis, returning home in the weekends.

It appears that Mr Toms was still working as a miner in Bannockburn.

Stones directory records Mr A E Toms as a carter of Bannockburn.

Albert Edward Toms was appointed as chairman of the Bannockburn School committee, a position he was also to hold in 1920. His brother Robert then took over the position.

On 11 Jan Robert Edward Milburn Toms died of diphtheria at the age of 11 years. he is buried in the Cromwell cemetery.

Stones directory lists Mr A E Toms as a miner of Bannockburn. This is the last record of ted Toms. It may be that Mr & Mrs Toms left Bannockburn at this time. They moved from Bannockburn to Fairfield, then later to Dunedin.