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Mrs William Martin (nee Kirkland) and Mr William Martin, Green Island
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DescriptionFramed photographs of Mrs William Martin (nee Kirkland) "Maori" 1852 and Mr William Martin of Green Island ("Philip Laing, 1848). William Martin was Dunedin's pioneer horticulturist. Born Lanarkshire, Scotland. Arrived New Zealand 1848 on the "Philip Laing". Within a short time he was able to buy 186 acres of land beyond Green Island Bush and planted out 10 acres as a nursery, naming it "Fairfield" and leased out the rest for farming. William Martin married Mary Kirkland. They had 3 children. Mary died in 1884 and William married a cousin Janet Thomson in 1885. His two sons also predeceased him but a grandson also William Martin was to become a noted New Zealand botanist. Martin's garden in Fairfield was recognised as Otago's finest for more than 50 years. Martin Road, Fairfield commemorates its site. 
DateBetween 1st January 1880 and 31st December 1883Geo location[1]
DateBetween 1st January 1880 and 31st December 1883Geo location[1] Relates to
FamilyMartin WilliamOrganisationTaieri Historical Society MuseumWilliam & Mary MartinPlaceSt James Place, FairfieldMartin Road, FairfieldPhotographic CollationTaieri Historical Society Photographic Collection
OrganisationTaieri Historical Society MuseumWilliam & Mary MartinPlaceSt James Place, FairfieldMartin Road, FairfieldPhotographic CollationTaieri Historical Society Photographic CollectionContributors
ContributorZelda Matheson
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