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

Chartres, William

Chartres, William , Farmer, Murray Creek Farm, Mossburn. Mr Chartres' farm is opposite the Murray Creek siding, on the Mossburn line. It consists of 860 acres, on which he conducts mixed farming. Wheat, barley and oats are grown, but sheepfarming is the principal industry. Mr Chartres was born in Berwickshire, Scotland, in 1853, and brought up to farming. He came to New Zealand in 1875, engaged in general farm work for a couple of years, and then started contracting and waggoning, which he carried on until 1899. Murray Creek Farm was taken up by him in 1886, and he has since brought it into full cultivation. In 1879, he married a daughter of the late Mr McIntosh, of Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, and has three sons, who are engaged in agricultural and pastoral pursuits.