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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Pybus, John B.

Pybus, John B., General Storekeeper, Rata. Born in London in 1853, Mr. Pybus is the eldest son of Mr. John Pybus, John B. Pybus of Ladbrooke Grove, London. After a thorough education at King's College, London, he entered the office of a broker on the Stock Exchange, with whom he remained over five years. Hearing so much of New Zealand, he resolved to seek his fortune in this paradise of the Southern Hemisphere, and landed in Wellington in 1877. Finding nothing of a paradise in the Empire City, he removed to the country, and was engaged in various occupations in the Manawatu until going into business at Halcombe as a general storekeeper. Here he remained for over sixteen years; then, selling out at Halcombe, he bought Mr. A. Bell's store at Rata, where he has been engaged ever since, conducting a most successful business. In 1881 Mr. Pybus married a daughter of Mr. J. Nicholls, of Richmond, England, and has one son. During his four years' residence in Rata, he has made himself very popular, all regarding the genial storekeeper as a straightforward and kindly man. For ten years he has been a Mason, and also takes a keen interest in football and cricket.