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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Mr. John James Pilkington

Mr. John James Pilkington, Headmaster of the Porirua Public School, hails from Bridgeworth, Shropshire, England. Born in 1853, he was educated at the local grammar school. Coming to Wellington in 1874, per ship “Langstone,” shortly after arrival he joined the Wellington Education Board as assistant at Thorndon School. Subsequently he was successively headmaster at Upper Tutaenui, Masterton, Wainui-o-mata, and Taueru, being appointed to Porirua in 1890. Mr. Pilkington was married in 1881 to a daughter of Mr. W. Luxford, of Wellington.