Alexander GRANT (1821 – 1893)
Name
Alexander GrantKnown as
SandyGender
MaleBirthdate
19 June 1821Birthplace
Sutherland, ScotlandMarriage(s)
1856
New Zealand
Date of death
21 May 1893Place of death
WaipukurauParents
- John Grant
- Janet Grant, nee Sutherland
Partner(s)
- Jessie Grant, nee Gillies (1829-1881)
Children
- John Alexander Grant (1857-1912)
- Dugald Joseph Grant (1863-1945)
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Biography
Arrived in New Zealand, 1842
Farmed at Manawatu and Wairarapa areas
Bought a property at Takapau and named it “Burnside”, 1854
After death his son Dugald farmed the property until about 1894 when the farm was split up and sold, becoming “Taniwha”, “Belleview”, “Mangapohio” and “Burnside”.
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