Alfred Buckland
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Alfred Buckland (17 December 1825 – 12 June 1903) was a New Zealand landowner, auctioneer, farmer, pastoralist and businessman. His house, Highwic, is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category I structure, with registration number 18.[1]
Buckland was born in Newton Abbot, Devonshire, England on 17 December 1825.[2] His mother was Elizabeth (née Mortimore) and his father was the broker John Buckland. William Buckland was an elder brother who had arrived in Auckland in 1841 via Adelaide.[2][3] Frank Buckland and John Buckland were his nephews.[4] Their sister (his niece), the artist Bessie Hocken, was married to Thomas Hocken.[5]
