David WHYTE (1837 – 1910)
Name
David WhyteGender
MaleBirthdate
1837Birthplace
Glasgow, ScotlandMarriage(s)
Scotland
Date of death
06 September 1910Place of death
WairoaPartner(s)
- Marion Kay Whyte, nee Bennie (1836-1908)
Children
- Reverend Alexander Whyte
- Elizabeth Whyte
- Annie McFarlane Mossman (1870-1948)
- Hugh Bennie Whyte (1865-1921)
- Walter Whyte
- David Whyte
- Marion (May) King Bennie Whyte (1875-1898)
- Helen Whyte
- Jean Whyte
Biography
Came to New Zealand 1885 with son, Hugh
Bought land at Tiniroto – named it “Abbotsford”
Returned to Scotland and came back again 1889
Lived in Havelock North later in life
Known as the Father of the East Coast Railway – Article about East Coast Railway
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