Dates

• Existence: 1810 - 1901

Biography

Mr. Joseph Price, sometime of Kelvin Grove, Price's Valley, Little River, was born in 1810 at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. When thirteen years of age he went to sea in a trading vessel, plying between England and France; and, six years later, sailed for the colonies. For some years he was engaged in trading along the coast of New South Wales, but afterwards entered the New Zealand waters, where, until 1852, he was employed almost continuously in the whaling trade. He lived for a time with Māori at Kaiapohia Pa and was there when Te Rauparaha made his famous raids in 1830 and 1831. In the latter part of 1852 he commenced farming in Price's Valley, Little River, where he secured a run of about 2550 acres, afterwards known as Kelvin Grove, which he continued to work until his death in June, 1901. Mr. Price was for a considerable time a member of the Little River Road Board. He was married in 1848, to Miss Jane Scott, of Sydney, and left a family of six sons and five daughters. His widow, who was one of the oldest residents in the neighbourhood, still occupied the homestead; but the estate was let to Mr. W. Birdling.

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