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

Beaven, Alfred

Beaven, Alfred , Farmer, “Brooklyn,” Waianiwa. Mr Beaven was born in Herefordshire, England, in 1840, educated in Gloucester and Worcester, and was brought up to a country life. He arrived at the Bluff in February, 1863, by the ship “Sir George Pollock,” the first direct ship from London to that port. Within six months after his arrival, Mr Beaven settled in the Spar Bush district, where he leased 364 acres of land, of which he has since acquired the freehold. Five years later he purchased “Brooklyn,” a property of 216 acres of freehold, to which he has since added a further 520 acres. Mr Beaven owns a stud flock of Border Leicester sheep, from the best colonial and imported strains. In 1876, Mr Beaven visited the Old Country, and on his return brought out a bull and two heifers of the Shorthorn breed, with which he laid the foundation of a herd of Shorthorns, which have taken many prizes. For a number of years he was a director of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association, and was one of the early directors of the Southland Frozen Meat Company. Mr Beaven is interested in the temperance movement, and was a member of the Good page 922 Templar Lodge at Wallacetown — the second lodge established in New Zealand. Since his arrival in the colony, Mr Beaven has enjoyed good health, which he attributes to the fact of his
Gerstenkorn, photo.Mr. And Mrs A. Beaven, And Mr. J. Beaven.

Gerstenkorn, photo.
Mr. And Mrs A. Beaven, And Mr. J. Beaven.

having been a total abstainer and non-smoker. He was married, in 1862, to a daughter of the late Mr James Gregg, of Herefordshire, England, and has one son.