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. William Stringer was born in 1853, in County Wicklow, Ireland, and from an early age he was brought up to work on the land. In 1876 he arrived at Port Chalmers by the ship “Mauleden” as the pioneer of his father's family. He soon found employment in the Ngapara district, where he was afterwards for some time engaged in cropping and contracting. In the end he decided to settle in the Duntroon district, where he became proprietor of Shelton Farm, named after the manor house of the Earl of Wicklow, under whom he had lived in Ireland. The property consists of 600 acres of freehold and 400 acres of leasehold land, and occupies an elevated position on the hills. Mr. Stringer was an ardent volunteer, and took an active part in the North Otago Mounted Rifles, in which he held the rank of sergeant-major at the time of his death in July, 1896. He was for sometime a member of the Duntroon school committee, and held office as chairman. Mr. Stringer was a Justice of the Peace for about ten years, and was at one time a member of the local Licensing Bench. As a Freemason he was attached to Lodge Oamaru Kilwinning. He was a member of the Waitaki County Council for about eight years. Mr. Stringer was married, in 1882, to Miss Elizabeth Mitchell, of Inchclutha, and left four sons and three daughters. Mrs Stringer was born in Inchclutha, and was educated at Kaitangata and Balclutha. She and her family live at Shelton Farm.