Born: 14 September 1833, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 17 January 1913, (aged 79), Wanganui, Manawatū-Whanganui, NZ
Arrived in New Zealand early in 1840 on the "Bengal Merchant". They landed at Petone, then settled in Wellington
In 1851 went to Australia and spent two years on the goldfields. He returned to New Zealand in 1853, settling at Brunswick, near Whanganui, where he farmed for the next 50 years. Even after he sold the property and moved into Whanganui in 1903,
Bryce entered local politics in 1859 and served on various road boards. He was elected to the Wellington Provincial Council in 1862 as member for Whanganui and Rangitīkei
