Butcher and land owner. Born in Cornwall; arrived in New Zealand on the 'Amelia Thompson' with his parents John and Frances Perry; moved from New Plymouth to Masterton in 1860. Pioneer butcher in the area. Married Sarah Dixon (1838-1922), daughter of Charles Dixon. See Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Wellington, Vol. 2). Councillor on the first Masterton Borough Council after it gained Borough status in 1877
Perry, Walter, 1839-1914
[Creator unknown] :[Building allotments for sale, Perry's Block, Masterton] [ms map]. [...
Date: 1900 - 1930
From: W B Chennells :Collection of maps
By: Masterton Public Library
Reference: MapColl-832.4595gbbd/[19-?]/Acc.36547
Description: Cadastral map of subdivision number 21 includes the area on either side of Cornwall Street as far as Chapel Street. Includes numbered sections, some with acreages and some with the value of 85 pounds sterling. Includes the following names - W. Perry, Jackson, Eton, McGregor, Giddings, Nichol, Hyde. Parton, Braggins, Whitton, Murray. A school and fish ponds are marked. Title supplied by cataloguer. See also MapColl-832.4595gbbd/[19--?]/Ac.36561 Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink on dressed linen, scale [1:1 250], 35 x 48.4 cm.
Iorns album 2
Date: Between 1877 and 1886
From: Iorns, Bennett, 1883-1977 :Photographs relating to Masterton and the Wairarapa
By: Wyllie, Edward, 1848-1911
Reference: PA1-q-130
Description: Album created by Joseph Iorns, between 1877 and 1886. The first page consists of a collage of the members of the first Masterton Borough Council after the Council gained Borough status in 1877, including portrait of Robert George Williams, Mayor. The rest of the album consists of caricature photographs, or cartoons, by Edward Wyllie. They depict current public opinion, showing a comic history of the Wairarapa between 1877 and 1886. The cartoons are drawn by Wyllie, or are cartoons taken from published items, with photographed heads of local dignitaries superimposed on the illustrations, and captions relating to local events. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cover decorated with coloured peacock feathers, with a few holly leaves and berries, entitled `Album'; 31.5 x 26.0 cm
[Creator unknown] :Building allotments for sale, Perry's Block, Masterton [ms map]. [19...
Date: 1900 - 1930
From: W B Chennells :Collection of maps
By: Masterton Public Library
Reference: MapColl-832.4595gbbd/[19--?]/Acc.36561
Description: Cadastral map of the area on either side of Cornwall Street as far as Chapel Street of the subdivision number 21. Includes numbered sections with acreages, some marked as sold. Includes the following names - W. Perry, Jackson, Eton, Whitton, Chisholm, Sutton, Sheenan, Murray, Braggins, Proctor, Hyde. Some of these names were added in pencil at a later date. A school, fishponds and Pownall Street are marked. Note on top right corner states: Deposited Deeds Registry Office, HO 213 Quantity: 1 manuscript map(s). Physical Description: Ink and pencil on dressed linen, scale not given, 24 x 51 cm.