The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The Rev. John Steven
The Rev. John Steven , Minister in charge of the Presbyterian Church at Papakaio, wan born in 1844, in Ayrshire, Scotland, Mr. Steven was educated at the Otago University, and studied at Theological Hall, Dunedin, He was ordained on the 19th of August, 1875, Mr. Steven was married in the same year to a daughter of the late Mr. Kerr, of Ayrshire, and has two daughters and one son.