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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

Mr. Henry Grainger

Mr. Henry Grainger, sometime of “Willowbank,” Rangitata Island, was born in Yorkshire, in 1835, and came to the Colony in 1864 by the ship “Tipton.” He obtained ready work at farming, and was afterwards employed by Mr. Hoskins, a surveyor. Mr. Grainger first took up land at West Melton, and after selling this property went to Tai Tapu, and, subsequently, to Rangitata Island, where he had about 550 acres. Deeply interested in educational matters, he was one of the originators of the local school, and for many years acted as chairman of the committee. Mr. Grainger was a member of the Wesleyan Church, and superintendent of the Sunday school. He was married at York, had six children, and died on the 28th of October, 1899.