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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Mr. Francis Golding , Headmaster of the Enfild Public School, was, born at Oakington, Cambridge, England, in 1815. He attended the village school for a time, and in 1852 was brought to Adelaide, South Australia, by his father, who died in April, 1903, in his ninety-second year. Mr. Francis Golding went to school in Adelaide and on coming to Otago, studied at the Tokomairiro Grammar School and at the Otago University for two sessions; indeed, he had the honour of being one of the first students of the last-named institution at its inception. His first appointment as a teacher was at Merton, Otago, in 1873. He was in charge at Merton for five years; and after taking a session at the Training College, Duuedin, he was subsequently for five years headmaster of the public school at Clinton, before receiving his present appointment at Enfield in 1883. Mr. Golding served as a volunteer in the Bruce Rifles, for two years, and as a Freemason he is attached to Lodge Waitaki, New Zealand Constitution, He, is also a member of the Enfield Lodge of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, of which he was secretary for about three years. Mr. page 479 Golding was married, in 1868, to a daughter of the late Mr. William White, of Tapanui, and has three daughters.