"Colenso Parade is named from Colenso, a village in Natal where a battle was fought by the British against the Boers in December, 1899. The village itself was named after John William Colenso (1814-1883), mathematical tutor whose arithmetic was familiar to schoolboys in the 'sixties and 'seventies of the nineteenth century. He afterwards became Bishop of Natal, South Africa. Colenso's bold advocacy of the cause of the natives, which was maintained with vigour till his death, earned for him his native name - Usobantu (father of his people)". "Empire Battle Memories" John J Marshall, Belfast Telegraph - Friday 07 March 1941.
Owner: H. K. Matthews four new streets situate off Stranmillis Road - Landseer Street, Elaine Street, Colenso Street, Pretoria Street. Minutes, Improvement Committee, 4th April 1900.