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This may be Mr John Jarvis. According to his obituary, he was "one of the oldest settlers of the Manawatu" and "most prominently identified with the Manawatu and West Coast A&P Association and with pig and poultry breeding associations." He came to New Zealand in 1874 from Kent with his wife and three children, though only two of the children survived the trip. His family expanded to eight children in subsequent years. He farmed in Rongotea until 1911 when he moved to Palmerston North. He passed away in 1925 at 80 years of age.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014P_Rng68_007666
Title
Te Raka, Home of Mr Jarvis
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Rng 68
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Rongotea
Date
circa 1900 to circa 1909

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library

Taxonomy

Tags
cottage,
houses,
rongotea,
rural towns and life,
settlers,
tennis,
Community Tags

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