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

Hollow, William

Hollow, William , Farmer, Clifton Farm, Alma. Mr. Hollow was born in Cornwall, England, in 1852, and was brought up as a miner. He landed at Port Chalmers by the ship “Jessie Readman” in July, 1874, and settled in the Oamaru district, where he found employment in country life. He was subsequently engaged on the staff of the Oamaru Corporation gasworks for seventeen years, and only left with a view to benefit his health by a change of occupation. In 1898 Mr. Hollow leased Clifton Farm, a property of sixty-four acres. Mr. Hollow has been a member of the Order of Oddfellows since 1892. He is a member of the Totara school committee. Mr. Hollow was married, in 1875, to a daughter of the late Mr. John Dale, of Cornwall. At her death, ten years later, Mrs Hollow left three sons and three daughters. In 1886 Mr. Hollow contracted a second marriage with a daughter of the late Mr. William Row, of Cornwall, and has one daughter by this union.