John MACFARLANE

1817 - 1884  (67 years)

• Name	John MACFARLANE
  Birth	09 Feb 1817	Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	23 Oct 1884	Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1]
  Burial	25 Oct 1884	Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2]
  Person ID	I19165	NZ Genealogy Project
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2020

  
  

  Family	Catherine CAMERON,   b. Abt 1826, Ockle, Argyllshire, Scotland d. 24 Apr 1908, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1848	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [1]
  Family ID	F6516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 09 Feb 1817 - Port of Menteith, Perthshire, Scotland Marriage - 30 Dec 1848 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Death - 23 Oct 1884 - Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand Burial - 25 Oct 1884 - Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  OBITUARY It is with no little regret that we have to announce this morning the deaths of two of the best known and most respected residents of Canterbury, Mr John Inglis, formerly Chairman of the Board of Education, and Mr John Macfarlane, of Coldstream, Rangiora, two gentlemen whose deaths will cause a feeling of regret among all who had the privilege of their acquaintance during life. The following particulars of their careers will doubtless be read with interest by many. JOHN MACFARLANE. Mr John Macfarlane died yesterday morning, at his residence, Coldstream, Rangiora, after a protracted period of ill health. The deceased gentleman was, perhaps, one of the moat successful of our colonists. He landed in Nelson in the year 1842, shortly after the settlement was formed, and saw some stirring times with the Maoris. He was in the Wairau district at the time of the massacre there, the news of which he was the first to carry into Nelson. After a short stay in that part of the country, he went over to Wellington, where he gained a profitable interest in a run. In the year 1850 he left Wellington for Canterbury, landing at Lyttelton three months before the settlement was formed. After a brief sojourn in the vicinity of what is now Christchurch, he moved to the Northern district, first settling at Loburn, and afterwards at Coldstream, where he resided until his death. He was the first settler to introduce sheep into that part of the Canterbury district, and he confined himself principally to sheep-farming and stock breeding, an occupation which turned out profitable enough to enable him to become the proprietor of some of the finest sheep runs in the Island. He at all times took the deepest interest in stock breeding and agricultural pursuits generally, and on the establishment of the Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association, some sixteen years ago, was elected President, an office which he continued to hold until this season, when he was obliged to refuse re-election on account of ill-health. He was also a member of the Ashley County Council during the time it existed. During the last year or two his health began to fail, and about a month ago his illness assumed a serious character. In spite of medical skill, he gradually sank, and passed away peacefully yesterday morning at the age of 67. The character of the deceased gentleman was of sterling description, his upright dealings and kindly disposition winning for him always the highest esteem of everyone with whom he came in contact. The funeral is to take place at half-past 2 on Saturday afternoon. Source: Lyttelton Times, 24 October 1884, Page 5. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1570] Hugh McPhail, The Blenheim People, (Hugh McPhail, Wellington, New Zealand 2015). [S385] NZ Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, (Ancestry.com). [S753] Papers Past - Lyttelton Times, (Papers Past - National Library of New Zealand), none.