Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Cranstoun, Alexander , Farmer, Crawford Farm, Edendale. Crawford Farm consists of 240 acres of freehold, and seventy-eight acres held under lease. The proprietor has also 165 acres of freehold at the bush close by. He engages in dairy and mixed farming, and in the season of 1904–5 had fifty cows in milk. Mr Cranstoun was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, in 1854, and obtained early experience of country pursuits in his native shire. In 1878, he came to New Zealand, via Melbourne, and after six months at Oamaru, settled in Southland, where he has since resided, chiefly in the Edendale district. At first he was contracting and farming; but in 1884 leased seventy-eight acres of the Edendale reserve, and subsequently bought 162 acres adjoining. Mr Cranstoun served for a number of years on the Edendale school committee, and was for two years its chairman. He is connected with the Edenendale Presbyterian church, of which he was a deacon for five years. In 1884, Mr Cranstoun was married to the daughter of the late Mr Faulds, of Victoria, and has, surviving, eight daughters and two sons.