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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Stevenson, James

Stevenson, James , Farmer, “Takiroa,” Duntroon. Mr. Stevenson was born in 1843, in the parish of Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland, and emigrated to Queensland by the ship “Ariadne” in 1859. After seven years of bush life in that colony, he was attracted to New Zealand by the West Coast diggings, and about a year later removed to Otago. He was engaged in farm work at the Taieri for a short time, before removing to the Waitaki district, where he has been employed largely in connection with the Otekaike station since 1872. Of late years Mr. Stevenson has adopted the calling of a wool classer, in which he has found employment not only at prominent stations in Otago and Canterbury, but also in New South Wales. He acquired “Takiroa” in 1894. The property, which has a good homestead, consists of 600 acres of leasehold land, on which 500 sheep are depastured. Mr. Stevenson served for a number of years on the Duntroon school committee, and has been an elder in the local Presbyterian church since 1897. He was married, in June, 1878, to a daughter of the late Mr. John Buchanan, of Dunedin, and has two sons and two daughters.

Mahan and Muir, photo. Mr. J. Stevenson.

Mahan and Muir, photo.
Mr. J. Stevenson.