John Nairn was a Nurseryman and Orchardist. Photograph taken at the Nairn house, College Street, now the site of Nairn Crescent in Palmerston North. From left: Mrs Annie Jane Nairn (nee McDowall); Irene May Nairn; John Nairn; Stanley McDowell Nairn; Maggie McDowell (later Mrs Mark Cossar of Feilding), sister of Annie Nairn.