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

Brown, Francis

Brown, Francis , Farmer, “Sea View,” Waianakarua, Mr. Brown was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1845, brought up to country life, and arrived in Port Chalmers by the ship “Viola,” in 1863. He was for five years in the Taieri and Tokomairiro districts, but in 1868 he came to Kakanui, and for some years was engaged in contract ploughing and other farm work. In 1876 he became a land owner in the Waianakarua district, in which he has continued to reside. Mr. Brown has been a member of the local school committee since 1896, and has held office as one of the managers of the Otepopo Presbyterian Church since 1897. He was married in 1878 to a daughter of Mr. James Knox, of Dunedin, and has five daughters and three sons.