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

Mr. Alfred James Samuel Headland

Mr. Alfred James Samuel Headland , J.P., who is a Trustee of the Oamaru Hospital Contributors, was born in 1831, in London, where he was educated and brought up as a compositor. In 1858 he landed in Port Chalmers, from the ship “Agra, and three months later settled in the Oamaru district, where he was for a short time engaged in pastoral pursuits. Mr. Headland established himself in business in Thames Street in 1866, and the beginning then made has grown into his present connection. Mr. Headland was a member of the Borough Council for about six years, and he has for a long time been connected with the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, as a member of the committee. He was married in 1854 to a daughter of the late Captain Havelock Huntrods, of Sunderland, and has four daughters and three sons.