The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]
Mr. William Brown
Mr. William Brown, Junior Partner, is a New Zealander by birth and a son of the late Mr. W. J. Brown, of Waiapu, Bay of Islands, where he was born in 1850. He followed the trade of a ship-builder under his father, afterwards trading in his vessels with coal and produce to the South Sea Islands. When twenty years of age he joined Mr. Lane in establishing their present business. Mr. Brown is associated with the order of Rechabites, and is married to a daughter of the late Mr. William Lane.
Mr. W. Brown.