Harry Burnand

{{Short description|New Zealand engineer and sawmiller}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} [[File:John_Henry_Davis_Burnand.jpg|thumb]] '''John Henry Davis Burnand''' (2 December 1850 – 25 March 1919), known as '''Harry Burnand''', was a New Zealand [[engineer]] and [[sawmill]]er. He was born in [[London]], England on 2 December 1850.<ref name="DNZB Burnand">{{DNZB|last=Stanley|first=R. D.|id=3b60|title=John Henry Davis Burnand|accessdate=23 April 2017}}</ref>

He was an engineer at [[Poro-O-Tarao railway station|Poro-o-tarao]] tunnel from 1887.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/parliamentary/appendix-to-the-journals-of-the-house-of-representatives/1887/II/570|title=Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives {{!}} 1887 Session II OFFICERS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (RETURN OF).|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=2018-03-22}}</ref>

He was a director of [[Ellis and Burnand]] from 1903,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3b60/burnand-john-henry-davis|title=Burnand, John Henry Davis|last=Taonga|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=2020-03-15}}</ref> formed with [[John William Ellis]], which was initially based in [[Ōtorohanga]]. The company had sawmills and logging railways, such as the [[Ellis and Burnand Tramway, Ongarue]], in many surrounding areas. It later became part of the company now trading as [[PlaceMakers]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.placemakers.co.nz/footer-pages/about-us.aspx |title=Ellis & Burnand - constituent of Placemakers |access-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011180817/http://www.placemakers.co.nz/footer-pages/about-us.aspx |archive-date=11 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

His younger son, Harry, was killed in France in 1917 during the First World War.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.forustheyfell.org.nz/soldier/burnand-harry-hamilton-hursthouse/ |title=World War 1 death of Harry Burnand |access-date=24 September 2015 |archive-date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925121256/http://www.forustheyfell.org.nz/soldier/burnand-harry-hamilton-hursthouse/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He died suddenly at [[Mangapehi River|Mangapehi]] and is buried in [[Taumarunui]] Cemetery.<ref name=":0" /> He had been suffering from heart problems.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 Mar 1919|title=OBITUARY. NEW ZEALAND HERALD|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19190327.2.116|access-date=2021-05-02|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref> An obituary said he was 65 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 Mar 1919|title=OBITUARY. WAIKATO TIMES|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19190326.2.22|access-date=2021-05-02|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz}}</ref>

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==External links== Biographies of other Ellis & Burnand directors - *[http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/3v2/valder-henry Henry Valder – Te Ara Encyclopedia of NZ] *[http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=AS19180806.2.55 J W Ellis obituary - 1918 Auckland Star] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20151011180817/http://www.placemakers.co.nz/footer-pages/about-us.aspx Ellis & Burnand] was bought by [[Fletcher Building|Fletcher]], now trading as [[PlaceMakers]]

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