The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Mr. George Francis Watson
Mr. George Francis Watson , Proprietor of Erne Hill Estate. was born in 1858, in Invercargill, and was educated at Christ's College, Christchurch. He was engaged in mercantile pursuits in Invercargill for some years, and purchased Erne Hill on the 1st of January, 1900. Mr Watson was married, in October, 1901, to a a daughter of the late Mr Neil Ferguson, of Invercargill.