The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameAlfred Buckland
Birth17 Dec 1825, Devon, England
Baptism12 Jan 1826
Death12 Jun 1903
OccupationLandowner, auctioneer, farmer, pastoralist, businessman
FatherJohn Buckland (1781-1858)
MotherElizabeth Mortimer (1798-1828)
Misc. Notes
Name, date and place of birth, date of death, from research file21 in July 2017.

Date of baptism, occupation, date of two marriages, place of first marriage, from:
https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1b44/buckland-alfred

Extracts from above link:
Alfred Buckland arrived at Auckland on the Sir Edward Paget on 18 December 1850. His older brother William Thorne Buckland, who had arrived in 1841, had turned to cattle dealing, and had bought land for himself and on behalf of the government for the settlement of immigrants.
Settling on land bought by his brother at Kohuora, between Mangere and Papatoetoe in south Auckland.
Buckland's splendid Epsom homestead, Highwic, remained in their possession until it was purchased by the Auckland City Council and the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in 1978. It was opened to the public in 1981. During his lifetime Alfred Buckland was widely respected for his openness and generosity of character. His business acumen and initiative made a major and lasting contribution to the development of Auckland and its dependent farmlands.
Spouses
Birth16 Sep 1825
Death12 Jul 1866, Auckland, New Zealand
Marriage26 May 1850, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
Birth1847
Death1932
Marriage1867
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