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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
McQuillian, Henry
McQuillian, Henry , Farmer, “Burnbrae,” Te Tua, Mr McQuillian was born, in 1845, at Loch Leven, Kinross, Scotland, where he was educated and brought up to farming. At the age of sixteen, he entered the employment of the North British Railway, and afterwards became guard in that service. At a later period Mr McQuillian came out to Queensland, and resided at Rockhampton for six months. In 1885, he arrived in New Zealand and joined the New Zealand railways, where he was soon promoted to the position of guard. Mr M-Quillian performed the duties of guard between Invercargill and Orepuki for fourteen years, when he resigned owing to ill-health. In 1889, he bought land at Pahia, and two years later purchased his property at Te Tua, where he has resided since November, 1900. Mr Quillian is chairman of the Te Tua branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union, and was for some time a director of the dairy factory. He married a daughter of the late Mr David Rintoul, of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, but his wife died in August, 1903, leaving three daughters and one son.
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Mr. H. McQutllian.
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The late Mrs H. McQuillian.