Descendants of Andrew Gawn, Halftown, Co. Antrim:
Born 1777
| Whilst living at Deerpark
Robert became interested in breeding Clydesdale horses and
won many prises at shows throughout Otago and further
afield. His most famous horse was Lord Salisbury. As a breeder of Clydesdales he was well known throughout the Dominion, and he was one of the most successful exhibitors in Otago for many years. He laid the foundation of his stud with the celebrated Clydesdale, Lord Salisbury, which he purchased from the late J. F. Kitching, of Moa Flat, Central Otago; together with the imported mare Scotch Annie and her two daughters, Nellie Ivanhoe and Maggie Bell. No Dunedin or Taieri show for years was complete without the exhibition of Lord Salisbury, who was retired from the ring unbeaten champion.
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