Son of Michele Cimino (1788-1840) & Anna Soldano

Salvatore was a Ships Owner and Captain

He married Rebecca Wright (1812-1861) in Wellington

their known children

1837 - 1890 Priscilla Cimino (sister Mary Agatha)

1845 - 1855 Catherine Ann Cimino

. died during the great 8.2 Wairarapa earthquake

1854 - 1934 Salvatore Cimino (+Thomas)

1861 - 1890 Catherine Ann Cimino

In 1848 Salvatore was a Grocer from Italy when he was Naturalised in Wellington. He was Wellington's first Italian resident. The family were made honorary members of the Ngāti Raukawa tribe.

Salvatore next married Margaret Hickey (1833-1883) in 1862

known children

1863 -1950 Mary Catherine Cimino (+Fisher)

1865 - 1936 Annie Cimino (mother Mary Ligouri)

1869 - 1946 Brunetta Lucia Cimino (+Bunny)

1872 - 1969 Margarita Cimino

. NOTE . Salvatore employed Pietro Corrado for a time in 1875-76, to teach his children the Italian language

Wanganui Herald, 12 Aug 1899 At 11 o'clock last night Mr Salvatore Cimino, one of Wellington's original settlers, passed away at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr G. H. Fisher, in his ninety-first year. The early portion of Mr Cimino's life was one of adventure. Born in Capri, on the coast of Italy, and the third son of a captain in the Royal Italian Navy, the young Italian came to New Zealand in 1840 on the vessel by which Dr Featherston came to the colony (the Olympus). Being a skilled seaman, he soon obtained a cutter known as the 'Fidele', and in her, cruised along the West Coast of this island, supplying settlers and natives with stores from Port Nicholson. Later on he sold the Fidele, and became the possessor of the 'Fly', which soon had the reputation of being the smartest sailer along the colony's coast. Mr Cimino traded to Lyttelton with her, and from his first trip established records in that the cutter frequently left Wellington, landed a cargo at Lyttelton took on board another load and was at anchor in Port Nicholson again within eight days, the owner clearing £300 (equivalent n 2012 of $54,500) as a result of one such voyage. That was in the fifties when the voyage to Lyttelton and back frequently occupied some sixteen days.

Mr Cimino afterwards set up business in Wellington but retired from active commercial life twenty years ago. Up till twenty-five years ago he was also for some ten years a partner with Mr John O'Meara in pastoral pursuits, first on Kapiti Island and later in the Wairarapa.

He was twice married, first to Miss Wright, who predeceased him by forty years, and afterwards to Miss Hickey who died a few years ago.

Mr Salvatore Cimino (Manager for Messrs. Chas. Begg and Co.) and a daughter were the offspring of the first marriage. Miss Cimino died whilst yet a girl from shock received during the great earthquake of 1855.

Of the four daughters by the second marriage, Mrs G. H. Fisher (George Henry, who married Margarita Cimino in 1896), Mrs William Fisher (daughter-in-law of Mr George Fisher, M.H.R.) (William George, who married Mary Cimino in 1896), Mrs E. P. Bunny (Edmund Percy, who married Brunetta Lucia Cimino in 1892) and Sister Mary Liquori (of St Mary's Convent) are all resident in Wellington.

Mr Cimino, despite his great age, was to be seen about town until a fortnight ago, and he passed away peacefully in the presence of his family, after an honoured and respected life

one of Savatore's grandsons, Francis Athol Cimino, Private 8/2261, was killed in action in Gallipoli