Henry Chidley Reynolds
Henry Chidley Reynolds (26 May 1849 – 19 September 1925) was a New Zealand farm manager, butter manufacturer and exporter. He was born at Beeny, St Juliot, Cornwall, England, in 1849. He began manufacturing butter in 1886 and soon adopted "Anchor" as a brand name. After his butter won an award at the Centennial International Exhibition in Melbourne he began exporting butter to England. Because of financial difficulties he sold his business to the New Zealand Dairy Association in 1896 and the association adopted the "Anchor" brand.[1] Most of the Pukekura factory was demolished in 1981, leaving only a storage shed,[2] but the site is marked by 2 roadside plaques.[3][4]
His parents were William and Elizabeth (nee Chidley) Reynolds.[5] On 15 April 1879 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Captain William Steele[6] (1831-98)[7] He set up the butter factory with his brother, Richard (1853-1928).[8] In 1903 he was running a butter factory at Tandil[9] and set up River Plate Dairy Company.[10] He died, aged 76, of heart failure at Honor Oak Park station and was survived by Dorothy Kathleen,[11] his daughter, William, his son, and his wife.[12] Elizabeth died on 6 October 1936 at Santos,[13] or possibly in Argentina.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ Doolin, E. R. "Henry Chidley Reynolds". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Waipā heritage trail" (PDF). Waipā District Council. 2008. ISBN 978-0-473-14254-4.
- ^ "Protecting the origins of a kiwi classic". Fonterra. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "106 Maungatautari Rd". Google Maps. October 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "W & E Reynolds". eHive. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Marriage. Waikato Times". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 19 April 1879. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Death of Captain Steele. Waikato Argus". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 22 September 1898. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Obituary. Te Puke Times". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 February 1928. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Local and general. Wanganui Herald". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 9 May 1903. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "E. R. Doolin. 'Reynolds, Henry Chidley', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1993, updated June, 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, (accessed 4 May 2024)".
- ^ "Mr H C Reynold's death. Waikato Times". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 November 1925. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Obituary. Waipa Post". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 24 September 1925. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "Obituary. Evening Post". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 26 November 1936. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Banks, Amy (2 May 2017). "Historic Cambridge residents with 'R' Surnames". Cambridge Museum. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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