James Herries Beattie (known as Herries) was born in Gore in 1881, the son of Scots immigrants James Beattie and Mary Roden, who arrived in Otago in 1862.
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James Herries Beattie (known as Herries) was born in Gore in 1881, the son of Scots immigrants James Beattie and Mary Roden, who arrived in Otago in 1862.
John Roberts was born at Selkirk, Scotland in 1845. As a young man he worked for his fathers factory of George Roberts and Co., woollen manufacturers, until 1864 when he left for Melbourne.
Watson Shennan was one of the first and most influential runholders in Central Otago. He was born in Scotland in 1835, the son of Robert Shennan.