Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mead, John James, Builder, Epuni Street, Wellington. Though in business for the past twenty years, Mr. Mead has never contracted for buildings. He confines his operations to building his own properties. Born in 1852, in Derby, England, where he was educated and apprenticed to the building trade, he came to New Zealand in 1875, and settled in Wellington. Mr. Mead is a member of the Manchester Unity Order of Oddfellows, having joined at sixteen years of age, as a member of the first juvenile lodge started in Derby. He is married, and has two children.