The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Ballantine, James
Ballantine, James
, Farmer, “Greenburn,” Seaward Downs. Mr Ballantine was born in 1838, in Lanarkshire, Scotland. He was brought up to country life from his earliest years, and succeeded his father, who was farming in Lanarkshire. In 1886, he sold out to come to New Zealand. He arrived in Dunedin, by the s.s. “Rimutaka,” and worked for two years at Edendale, before settling at Seaward Downs. Mr Ballantine's farm consists of 202 acres of freehold, and was
in a rough condition when he bought it, but has since then been very much improved by its owner. Mr Ballantine engages chiefly in dairy farming, and had twenty-eight cows in milk in the season of 1904–05. He has been a member of the Seaward Downs school committee since settling in the district. Mr Ballantine was married, in 1877, to a daughter of the late Mr James McMillan, of Argyleshire, Scotland, and has, surviving, eight sons and five daughters.
Gerstenkorn, photo.
Mr. And Mrs J. Ballantine.