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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

Dampier-Crossley, John

Dampier-Crossley, John, Farmer, “Brockenhurst,” Woodend. Postal address, Kaiapoi. Mr. Crossley was born at Esk Head, Hurunui, Canterbury, in 1873, and was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch. He was brought up to country pursuits, and became manager of Brockenhurst estate, which consists of 400 acres of freehold, and is used for fattening and cropping purposes. “Brockenhurst” was leased by him in 1895, and in 1902 he bought a block of the late Colonel Fox's estate at Hawarden. Mr. Crossley is a member of the Canterbury and Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Associations. He was married, in 1900, to a daughter of the late Mr. G. W. McRae, of the “Glens of Tekoa,” and has one son.