- John
Deans (4 May 1820 – 23 June 1854) was,
together with his
brother William, a
pioneer farmer in Canterbury, New Zealand. He was born in Kirkstyle, Riccarton...
- land on the
Canterbury Plains had been
taken up already.
Established runholders did not take them seriously, and some
laughed at them for
wanting to take...
-
September 1889), also
known as
Ready Money Robinson, was a New
Zealand runholder and
member of the New
Zealand Legislative Council.
Robinson was born in...
- land on the
Canterbury Plains had been
taken up already.
Established runholders did not take them seriously, and some
laughed at them for
wanting to take...
-
offer by
George Gray Russell. Russell's
business was
lending money to
runholders,
shipping their wool and
acting as a
shipping agent.
Russell also acted...
-
Thomas Henry Wigley (1825 – 17 June 1895) was a
runholder in New Zealand. Born in England, he came to New
Zealand via
Australia in 1860. He was a member...
- Land fell to half its
former value and was
impossible to realise, many
runholders and
businessmen were
ruined and the
working classes were
unable to purchase...
-
Thomas Rowley and one
brother emigrated, and he
became a
significant runholder. He
later started acting as an
agent for
absentee landowners. He briefly...
-
derogatorily known as
Scabby Moore, was a Manx
settler of New
Zealand and
runholder.
Moore was born at
Billown Mansion near Castletown, Isle of Man on 12...
-
Tamahau Mahupuku 25 Sep 1840 14
January 1904
Tribal leader and
major runholder.
Founder of the
newspaper Te Puke ki Hikurangi.
Maata Mahupuku 10 April...
