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

Tansley, Henry James

Tansley, Henry James , Plumber and Tinsmith, Great North Road, Winton. Mr Tansley's business, which is the only one of its kind in the Winton district, was established in 1897. The premises, which stand on a quarter-acre freehold section, are of wood and iron, and contain a shop and workroom. Mr Tansley was born in 1870, at Milton, Otago, where he was educated and brought up as a plumber and tinsmith. He served an apprenticeship of seven years at his trade, and afterwards worked as a journeyman at Milton and in Dunedin, before founding his present business at Winton. Mr Tansley has been a member of the Winton Rifles since 1903. He was married, in 1894, to a daughter of Mr John Sands, of Gap Road, Winton, and has two daughters.