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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Macdougall, William
Macdougall, William, Farmer, Waituna. Mr. Macdougall is a very old settler in the Rangitikei District, having resided there for some twenty years, during the last eight of which he has lived at Waituna. He was born in Argyllshire in the year 1847 and received his education in the Board schools. He then spent some sixteen years in agricultural pursuits in his native country, and in the early sixties came to New Zealand in the ship “West Australia.” Immediately on his arrival in New Zealand he went up to Rangitikei, and after spending some four years on different stations, acquired a property of some 200 acres, where he remained for the page 1261 next twenty years. Whilst on this farm he took great interest in all local affairs, and for a number of years acted as a member of the Rangitikei School Committee and other local bodies. For many years he was a member of the Turakina Rilles, serving the necessary time to entitle him to a grant of land. As a ploughman Mr. Macdougall has been most successful at every show in which he has taken part; in fact, he has never been beaten, and has won competitions in Rangitikei, Turakina, and Wanganui for ten years running. At present he occupies a position on the Waituna School Board, and is also a member of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Society. He has been usually selected as judge for all ploughing competitions since he retired. Mr. Macdougall's homestead on the Waituna Road is a picturesque spot, being surrounded with trees, among which the house—a two story wooden building containing some ten rooms—stands a little distance from the roadway. Mr. Macdougall has named his farm “Dunolly,” and the property is well known as being a really good one. Mr. Macdougall is married to a daughter of Mr. W. Drummond, of Argyllshire, and has a family of four sons and five daughters, most of whom are also settled in the Waituna district.