Douglas John WHITFIELD (1938 – 2019)
Name
Douglas John WhitfieldKnown as
DougGender
MaleBirthdate
1938Birthplace
Hawke's BayMarriage(s)
1961
Hastings
Gwennith Faith Whitfield
23 November 2013
Deidre Whitfield
Date of death
06 September 2019Partner(s)
Children
- John Whitfield
- Melody Whitfield
- Coralie Whitfield
- Ross Whitfield
Primary education
Pakowhai SchoolSecondary education
Napier Boys' High SchoolRelated records
Related collections
Biography
Lived in Pakowhai Road
Apprenticed as a builder after leaving school then went back to farming with his father
Entered into a farming partnership with his father and brother, growing potatoes – JR Whitfield and Sons Limited
Farmed on his own after partnership dissolved in 1987 on his father’s death
Chairman of Potato Committee of the Vegetable Growers’ Federation; Chairman of the Squash Council
May be other children
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