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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. John Wilson
Mr. John Wilson , sometime of Waianiwa, was one of the earliest settlers in the district. He was born in 1825, in Ayrshire, Scotland, where he was brought up as a marine engineer. In 1854 he arrived in Australia, and two years later removed to Southland, landing at the Bluff. Mr Wilson settled in the Waianiwa district, where he bought a section of land and subsequently increased his holding to 800 acres. In the early days he was a member of the Aparima Road Board. Mr Wilson was married, in 1853, to a daughter of Mr James Lindsay, of Renfrewshire, Scotland, and at his death, in 1899, left three sons and four daughters.