Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1897, Wellington

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Howell, William, Sheepfarmer, Wharemanuku, Paraparaumu. The son of the late Mr. John Howell, the subject of this notice was born on board the ship “Lord William Bentinck” while passing through the Bay of Biscay on her way to the Colony in 1811. Mr. Howell was brought up to a country life, and become one of the first settlers in the Horokiwi Valley. When he came to Wharemanuku in 1878, the estate of about 2000 acres, which he acquired, was all swamp and scrub. Considerable improvements have been effected in the property, which now carries 2000 sheep. Mr. Howell was for some time a member of the local school committee, and generally takes a great interest in the district. In 1866 he was married to a daughter of the late Mr. John Gilbert, of Edinburgh, tailor, and has six sons and six daughters, his grandchildren numbering half a dozen.