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

Grey, William John

Grey, William John , Farmer, Hill Farm, Tuatapere. Mr Gray was born, in 1861, at Stirling, Otago. He was educated at Stirling and Wild Bush, and was brought up to farming by his father, the late Mr George Grey, who was one of the old pilgrims who came out by the ship “Larkins” in 1849, He was afterwards in partnership with his father, and on the latter's death, he managed the farm for some years on behalf of the family. In 1893, Mr. Grey bought 290 acres of freehold at Tuatapere. The land was then covered with dense bush, but 120 acres have since been cleared, and sixty acres ploughed. Mr Grey conducts a dairy farm, and supplies milk to the Te Tua factory, in which he is a shareholder. He was at one time a member of the Riverton Rifles for several years. In 1894, he was married to a daughter of Mr S. J. Stuck, of Orepuki, and has one son and two daughters.