On 20 September 1881, he married Bessie Chamberlain of Hadstock Estate in the Ellesmere district near Christchurch.
After some time spent in looking around the country, he chose land near Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora and became a farmer.
It lies partially in extreme southeastern Selwyn District and partially in the southwestern extension of the former Banks Peninsula District, which now (since 2006) is a ward in the city of Christchurch.
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