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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Taylor, Owen , Farmer, Caroline. Mr Taylor has a farm of 600 acres, about four miles from Caroline siding. He was born in Monmouth, Wales, England, in 1862, educated there, and in 1875 came to New Zealand with his parents, in the ship “Soukar.” The family settled at Waimate, Canterbury, and after some time Mr Taylor started there in dairy supply work. After spending some years in general farm work, he took up 340 acres of his present holding in 1888, and added the remainder later on. As he has a considerable extent of valuable bush on his farm, Mr Taylor engages extensively in the firewood trade, and carts to the railway with his own teams. He was for some time a member of the local school committee, and is on the committee of the Dipton Anglican church. In 1883, Mr Taylor married a daughter of Mr John Corkhill, contractor, Waimate, and has five sons and one daughter.