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

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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Mr. James Findlay , J.P., who represented the Moeraki riding on the Waitaki County Council for nine years, resides at Hill House Farm, Hampden. His property consists of 280 acres of freehold land and 120 acres of leasehold, on which he runs sheep and keeps a dairy farm. Mr. Findlay was born in 1836, at Grassyards farm, Fenwick, Scotland, where he was brought up by his father to country pursuits. He arrived in Port Chalmers, in 1862, by the ship “Grassmere,” and after living two years in the Taieri district, he settled at Hampden, and purchased the first part of his present estate, which he considerably increased afterwards. In the early days he was a member of the Hampden Road Board and school committee, and he has been chairman of the Waianakarua school committee since its inception. Mr. Findlay was married in 1862 to a daughter of the late Mr. John Paton, of Hill House Farm, Kilmarnock, Scotland. Mrs. Findlay died in 1885, leaving five daughters and three sons, and there are now nine grandchildren.