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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Argyle, John , Farmer, “Lyndhurst,” Mataura. Mr Argyle was born in May, 1833, in Derbyshire, England, where he was educated, and learned the trade of a blacksmith. Till 1865, he worked at his calling, but embarked in that year on the ship “Echunga,” for Port Chalmers. After being a short time in Dunedin and Timaru, he settled in the Taieri, where he was in business as a blacksmith for twelve years. Mr Argyle then took up land at Otama, and farmed at that place for twenty-four years, and also worked at his trade. Having sold out, he bought 217 acres at Mataura, in 1902, and has since resided on this property. Mr Argyle visited the Cape of Good Hope in 1859, and a few years later spent a winter in America; but returned to England before he decided to become a colonist in New Zealand. He was married, in 1855, to a daughter of Mr Joseph Jacques, of Willoughby, England. Mrs Argyle died at Otama, in 1900, leaving three sons and three daughters.