Farmer, born in Caithness, Scotland coming with family to Lyttelton on the ship 'Tiptree' in 1868. Leased 'The Grange' near Oxford in 1892, farming it at least until the 1920s. Client of photographer Robert Percy Moore. See: http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc03Cycl-t1-body1-d4-d17-d2.html
Henderson, Alexander, 1866-
Henderson, Alex, 1866-
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'The Grange' farm and homestead, near Oxford, Canterbury
Date: 1925
From: Moore, Robert Percy, 1881-1948 :Panoramic photographs of New Zealand
By: Henderson, Alexander, 1866-
Reference: Pan-2311-F
Description: Panoramic view looking up an unsealed driveway across a wide paddock in the foreground. Single-storeyed farmhouse mostly hidden in trees is seen in the centre middle distance at the foot of high hills, outbuildings to the left. Small flock of sheep by a hedge on the far left. Trees across the image include bare basket willows and poplars, and coniferous trees around the house. Paddocks seen through trees; hills, in part with pasture and in part snow-capped, in the background. Taken by Robert Percy Moore. Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - "The Grange" Oxford; Marginal notes on negative - Alex Henderson "The Grange" Oxford 1925. 1 oils. 2 B&W. Red roof. Autumn tints; Marginal notes on negative - 11 11 11 [in list formation] Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Panoramic negative 24.7 x 112.0 cm