John Davies Enys (11 October 1837 – 7 November 1912) was a New Zealand
runholder and
naturalist. He was born in
Penryn,
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
, England to
John Samuel Enys (1796 – 1872) and Catherine (née Gilbert).
He was educated at
Harrow School
(The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God)
, established = (Royal Charter)
, closed =
, type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school
, religion = Church of E ...
, and went to New Zealand in 1861 with
John Acland.
See also
*
Enys family of Enys in Cornwall
The Enys family have lived at Enys, which lies on the northern outskirts of Penryn, Cornwall, since the reign of Edward I, according to the website of the Enys Trust. The 1709 edition of Camden's ''Magna Britannia'' mentioned that Enys was noted ...
References
1837 births
1912 deaths
New Zealand farmers
New Zealand conservationists
People from Penryn, Cornwall
British emigrants to New Zealand
New Zealand people of Cornish descent
Farmers from Cornwall
New Zealand naturalists
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