Owned land at Solway, near Masterton, and Waikaraka, near the coast. Married Helen Gordon in 1872. See `Tawa Flat and the Old Porirua Road' by A H Carman, p 83. Councillor on the first Masterton Borough Council after it gained Borough status in 1877
Donald, David, -1933
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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
Manuscript
Valuations
Date: [1880-1900]
From: Muir, William McIntosh, 1843-1927 : Papers relating to his business
Reference: MS-Papers-6219-05
Description: Comprises valuator's reports by Muir for properties in Wellington, Hawera, Poverty Bay, Waikaraka, Masterton and Koromiko Quantity: 1 folder(s).