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

Rankin, William

Rankin, William , Farmer, “Inglewood,” Waikiwi. Mr Rankin owns from 200 to 300 acres, and has long been well known in Southland as a successful breeder of Ayrshire cattle. He has bred Ayrshire stock since the early sixties, been an importer of prize cattle, and exhibited stock at the first show held at Invercargill. Mr Rankin was born, in 1833, at Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, where he was brought up to farming. He arrived at Port Chalmers by the ship “Strathallan” in 1857, and settled in Southland in 1859, when he took a farm on the Bluff road. In 1863 he purchased his first land in the neighbourhood of Waikiwi. This land was almost entirely covered with bush, but has long since been brought into a high state of cultivation. Mr Rankin served for some time on the Waikiwi school committee, and has been a member of the committee of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Society for many years He was married, in 1861, to a daughter of the late Mr John Bain, and has, surviving, a family of four sons and two daughters.

Gerstenkorn, photo.Mr. And Mrs W. Rankin.

Gerstenkorn, photo.
Mr. And Mrs W. Rankin.

Ayreshire Cattle: Bred By Mr. W. Rankin, “Inglewood.”

Ayreshire Cattle: Bred By Mr. W. Rankin, “Inglewood.”