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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]

Farmers

Farmers.

The Bungalow,” Selwyn, is one of the oldest estates in the Ellesmere district. It was founded in the fifties by Mr. H. Washbourne, who recently gave up the management to his sons, and now lives in retirement on the property. The change from a flax and tussock covered tract, haunted by wild pigs, to a well cultivated farm, has been gradual but complete. The homestead is prettily situated in the forks of the river Irwell.

Mr. Thomas Washbourne, with his brother, Mr. William Washbourne, has managed the farm since 1899. He was born in 1868, and after leaving school assisted on the farm, thus gaining an intimate knowledge of all farming matters. He is a shareholder in the local creamery, and a member of the Canterbury and Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastoral Associations.

Washbourne, Henry John, Farmer, “The Bungalow,” Gelwyn. Mr. Washbourne was born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1838. He was brought up to farming, and belonged to a family whose members had been farmers for generations in their native county. Mr. Washbourne arrived in New Zealand in 1850 by the ship “Sir George Seymour,” and was brought out by his father, the late Mr. Henry John Washbourne, who became a prominent colonist, and died at his residence, “Brockworth,” Riccarton, in 1898, at the advanced age of eighty-two. Mr. Washbourne first worked on his father's farm at Riccarton, but when nineteen years of age he went to Selwyn to manage a large run for his father; and later on, he and his brother, Mr. Edward Washbourne, carried on extensive cattle farming operations on their own account. On the dissolution of their partnership Mr. H. J. Washbourne devoted himself to general farming, at the “Bungalow.” He has been very successful as a breeder of cattle and sheep, particularly of fat sheep, and has taken many prizes at the various agricultural and pastoral shows. He is a member of the Canterbury and Ellesmere Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Mr. Washbourne is married and has eleven children.

Wrigglesworth and Binns, photo.Mr. H. J. Washbourne.

Wrigglesworth and Binns, photo.
Mr. H. J. Washbourne.