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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Murray, Alexander

page 1354

Murray, Alexander, Settler, Aramoho. Mr, Murray, who was born in 1826 at Paisley, landed from the ship “Tyne” in 1841 at Pipitea Point, Wellington, with his father, the late Mr. John Murray. He was one of the earliest colonists to acquire and occupy land on the river bank at Aramoho, where he was the first to build a house. His father, who came to the Colony under the auspices of the New Zealand Company, was engaged in sawing timber at Karori for some years, in which work the subject of this sketch assisted till 1851. During that year he walked from Wellington to Wanganui, encountering on the way the rebel chief Rangihaeata, who was on a fishing expedition, and who treated him in a kind and friendly manner. Having purchased land, Mr. Murray settled in the district, and for many years worked his holding as an agricultural farm. When the railway was constructed, a large portion of his estate was taken under the compulsory clauses of the Public Works Act. The progress of settlement has made the remaining thirty-three acres very valuable. Mr. Murray has resided continuously in the district, with the exception of two years spent on the Otago gold fields, where he was unsuccessful. He married a daughter of Mr. J. Cameron, of Morayshire, Scotland, and has three sons.

Mr. A. Murray.

Mr. A. Murray.