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

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

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

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Lindsay, James , Farmer, Weston. Mr. Lindsay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on the 4th of April, 1834. He was brought up to country pursuits, and came to Port Chalmers by the second trip of the ship “Wellington.” in February, 1879. Mr. Lindsay settled in North Otago, and was farming on his own account at Totara for about twenty years. Having sold his estate, he bought land at Ardgowan, but he resold it within a twelvemonth. In May, 1902, he purchased four acres of land at Weston, on part of which his residence stands. Mr. Lindsay has served as a member of the Totara school committee for about six years. He was married, in 1858, to a daughter of the late Mr. James Ferguson, of Lanarkshire, Scotland, and has had three sons and six daughters; of the daughters, two are dead. In the year 1903, Mr. Lindsay had twenty-nine grandchildren.