Bowman, Richard, Farmer and Threshing-Machine Proprietor, Cooper's Creek. Mr. Bowman was born on the 18th of May, 1846, at Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. He commenced his career as an engineer, and served as such for two years and a half in Yorkshire. Mr. Bowman arrived in Lyttelton by the ship “Mermaid” on the 15th of February, 1864. He was farming for three years at New Brighton, and removed to Malvern, where he was similarly engaged for eight years. Mr. Bowman was afterwards, for a time, at Riccarton, where he continued his experience in the working of portable engines and threshing-machines. In 1872 he removed to West Oxford, to drive an engine at the sawmill owned by Mr. D. Sladden, and he continued in that employment for ten years. Ultimately he settled on land, and went in for modern machinery, a full plant of which he has since owned and worked for many years. Mr. Bowman farms 310 acres of freehold land in the Oxford district. He served for a time as a member of the Cooper's Creek school committee, and has been connected with the Loyal Oxford Lodge of Oddfellows since 1874. Mr. Bowman was married, in 1874, to a daughter of Mr. A. Smith, of Oxford, and has had five sons and six daughters, of whom one son and one daughter are dead.

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Mr. And Mrs R. Bowman.

Harle, Thomas, Farmer, Cooper's Creek. Mr. Harle was born in the parish of St. John Lee, near Hexham, Northumberland, England, in 1836. He was brought up to country life, and was farming for some time before he left England for Lyttelton by the ship “Matoaka,” in 1861. Mr. Harle was employed for nearly twenty years on the Mount Pleasant station on the Port Hills. Lyttelton. In 1882 he settled at Cooper's Creek, where he bought a property of 313 acres; twenty-five acres open, grassed, native bush; one hundred acres drained swamp, and the balance mixed grazing land. Mr. Harle has been a member of the Oxford Road Board for several years, part of the time as chrirman, and was also for many years a member of the View Hill school committee and of the View Hill library committee. In 1865 Mr. Harle was married at St. Michael's church, Christchurch, to Jane, second daughter of Mr. William Fenwick, of Kirkharle, Northumberland. Four sons and four daughters have been born of the union.

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Mr. T. Harle.

Jensen, Anders, Farmer, Cooper's Creek. Mr. Jensen was born in Denmark, in 1853, and brought up to a country life. He farmed for a time on his own account before coming to Wellington by the ship “Halcione.” in 1873. After four years' experience of a digger's life on the West Coast, Mr. Jensen settled in West Oxford, where he went heartily into pioneer work as a sawmiller, and also in cattle dealing, bullock driving and sheep-farming. He has been successful in most of his undertakings, and owns a fine farm of 603 acres of freehold, in three different blocks. Mr. Jensen has served on the local school committee. He is a director of the Central Dairy Company, Limited, and expects to milk forty cows in the season of 1903. Mr. Jensen was married, in 1884, to a daughter of the late Mr. F. Rossiter, of Dannevirke, and has two sons and six daughters.

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Mr. and Mrs A. Jensen.

Farmer, Cooper's Creek. Mr. Lilly was born in Suffolk, England, in 1839, and followed farming until he left for Lyttelton in 1865 by the ship “Glenmark.” He found employment at bushwork and road contracting, and was one of the first to settle at Woodside. Mr. Lilly at first leased his land in 1868, but has since bought it. He has twenty-five acres which he uses as a dairy farm. Mr. Lilly was for five years a member of the Woodside school committee. He was married, in 1859, to a daughter of the late page 509 Mr. A. Jones, of Rangiora, and has five sons and four daughters.

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Mr. and Mrs J. Lilly.

Marsh, Robert, Farmer, Cooper's Creek. Mr. Marsh was born in Nottingham, England, in 1840, and went with his parents to France, where he stayed for six years. He then returned to Derbyshire for three years, and came to Lyttelton in 1851. After being for some time in the Lincoln district he was for six years on the station of Mr. Higgins, at West Eyreton. In 1857 he went to Oxford, and became a pioneer settler at Woodside. He started farming in 1860 on twenty-five acres of bush land, which he has cleared and cultivated. A well grown border of trees, planted by himself, surrounds his pleasantly situated residence. Mr. Marsh drove the first bullock dray over Porter's Pass to Craigieburn, in 1859, and was driving on the road for three years, during which he had many difficulties to contend with, having in several places to put his load all on one side to keep the dray from tipping over. Mr. Marsh was a member of the Woodside school committee for fifteen years. He was married, in 1863, to a daughter of the late Mr. Abraham Jones, of Rangiora, and has had six sons and six daughters. One son and one daughter are dead.

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Mr. and Mrs R. Marsh.

Taylor, Robert, Farmer, Cooper's Creek. Mr. Taylor was born in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1853. He was brought up to a country life, and came to Lyttelton by the ship “Cicero,” in 1877. For a time he resided at Papanui and was afterwards at Templeton. In 1886 he removed to Cooper's Creek, with which he has since been prominently connected. With his brother-in-law, Mr. J. Vallance, he farms 169 acres of freehold and 150 acres of leasehold bush land. The farm has been greatly improved, and a considerable portion of it has been stumped. Mr. Taylor served for a number of years on the local school committee. He was married, in 1880, to a daughter of Mr. J. Vallance, of Sefton, and has had three sons and five daughters; two of the daughters have died.

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Mr. and Mrs R. Taylor.