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General First nameJames Buchanan
LastnameMacFarlane
GenderMale
CountryNew Zealand
Date of birth1857-04-07
Place of birthGlasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death1939-11-05
Place of deathEpsom, Auckland, New Zealand


About

Although born in Scotland, James Macfarlane emigrated to New Zealand in 1876 and became a successful commission merchant and grain broker. In 1890, he married Edith Mary Durrieu, a native of Torquay, Devon, England. Like him, she also took part in some lawn tennis tournaments, as would at least two of their five surviving children, Marjorie and Marion. Marjorie Macfarlane became one of New Zealand’s top female tennis players of the 1920s and 1930s, and notably won the women’s singles title at the New Zealand Championships in early January 1929.

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Archive statistics Career1888 - 1893
Tournament wins0
Matches5
Match wins2


Tournaments New Zealand Championships - 1893 Auckland - 1890 Auckland - 1888