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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Burgess, Frederick

page 1056

Burgess, Frederick, Sheepfarmer, Ngaturi. A son of Mr. Thomas Burgess, of Hampden, Hawkes Bay, Mr. Burgess was born at Hampden in 1863, and was educated at the public school at Havelock, Hawkes Bay. Accustomed during childhood to hard work, Mr. Burgess at the age of eighteen was driving his own bullock teams as a general carrier between the Maraekakaho—the station of the late Sir Donald McLean—and the surrounding townships. In this enterprise Mr. Burgess was particularly fortunate, and when he sold to his successor in 1894, he had every reason to be well pleased with the success of his venture. Some ten years prior to the last-mentioned date he had taken up 600 acre of bush land at Ngaturi, adjoining the farm of Messrs. Milne and Son, and when he relinquished his carrying business, it was with the object of subduing and cultivating his estate. Already it is felled and grassed with the exception of a few acres of shelter, and stocked with 1500 crossbred sheep of the long-woolled varieties, besides about 100 head of cattle. Though Mr. Burgess manages his farm at Ngaturi and engages heartily in actual work upon it, his home is in Woodville, where he has about fifty acres of land on the Masterton Road. In 1882 Mr. Burgess was married to Miss Tyler, daughter of Mr. William Tyler, of Ashley-Clinton, Hawkes Bay, and their family consists of two daughters and a son.

Mr. F. Burgess.

Mr. F. Burgess.