James BULL J P [2227]

  General Notes:

Name: James Bull J P
Birth Date: 13 Aug 1866
Birth Place: Bulls, New Zealand
Residence Place: Hunterville, New Zealand
Spouse: Esther McKelvie
Spouse Gender: Female
Father: James Bull
Mother: Christina Bull
[Christina Scott]
Spouse Father: John McKelvie

Name: James Bull
Marriage Year: 1891
Marriage Place: New Zealand
Spouse: Esther McKelvie
Relation: Bridegroom
Folio Number: 2228
Notes: McKelv

In 1920 James was a Legatee in the Will of his father James Bull, he was left shares in the Mirimar Land Co. He was also forgiven a mortgage to his father provided he made payment of £6000 to his fathers Executors in London.

Name: James Bull
Birth Date: 1866
Death Date: 4 Sep 1946
Death Place: New Zealand
Cemetery: Rangatira Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Marton, Rangitikei District, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Spouse: Esther Bull
Children: Clarence Leighton Bull
Lindsay Kingscote Grenville Bull
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/mem...

BULL, James. J.P., N.Z.
Sheep Farmer of "Makaraka" station, Hunterville, N.Z. Chairman Hunterviile Patriotic Soc; Vice-Press, Marton Jockey Club; Life Member, Rangitikei Racing Club; Hon. Life Member, Hunterville Returned Soldiers' Assoc.; Life Member, Manawatu and Wanganui A. & P. Assocs.; represented Rangitikei on Licensing Committee for eight years; Pres., Rangitikei Hunt Club, and Member for fifty years. Born : Bulls, N,Z., Aug. 13th, 1866. Son of James and Christina (nee Scott) Bull. James Bull arrived in N.Z. in 1856, subsequently banker and storekeeper and gave his name to the town of Bulls.
Christina Scott was the daughter of Thomas Scott, one of the earliest pioneers of Rangitikei; arrived in N.Z. in 1837, subsequently of Scotts Ferry. Educated: Wanganui High School and Wellington College. Served five years with Rangitikei Cavalry as Lieutenant.
Married: Esther McKelvie, daughter of John McKelvie of Edinburgh, Scotland, who journeyed to Aust. where he spent several successful years in contract work in connection with the gold diggings. In 1855 he arrived in the Rangitikel district, subsequently taking up the well known property "Flock House." Issue: Four sons; Lindsay, of "Romany," Silverhope, served in the Great War with the Wellington Manawatu Mounted Rifles as Lieutenant James Melville served with the Main Body of N.Z. Forces, killed on Gallipoli, Aug, 9th, 1915; Allan Russell served with N.Z. Forces during the Great War; Clarence Leighton, and two daughters, Gwendoline Grace (Mrs. W. B. Glasgow, of Waitara) and Christina Muriel (Mrs. Leslie Kellick of Mangamahu). Clubs: Wanganui ; Past-Press, now Committee Mem., Hunterville Club. Creed: Pres. Recreations: Has met with much success as racing owner; horses that have successfully carried his colours are: "Orlando," The Native," "Master Lupin," "Ngata," "Omaha," etc.
Home address: "Makaraka" station, Hunterville, N.Z.
Ref: New Zealand, Who's Who

  Research Notes:

Image courtesy S A Lawrence website Ancestry - 2018

James married Esther McKELVIE [2393] [MRIN: 730], daughter of John McKELVIE [28009] and Selena Elizabeth AMON [28010], on 23 Sep 1891 in St John Willis St Wellington NZ. (Esther McKELVIE [2393] was born on 8 Dec 1865 in Bulls NZ, died on 13 Mar 1943 in Mangamahu Hunterville NZ and was buried in Rangitira Cemetery Hunterville NZ.)