Henry was a brother of the Reverend John Weir and came to New Zealand on the ship Conference on November 27 1856, travelling with his older brother Alexander.
He married Mary Jane and they had a son, Walter Henry and a daughter, Florence Mary. Mary Jane died in 1877 aged 25 years and Henry died at his residence on Hoon Hay Road, Spreydon aged 48 in 1883.
He settled in Halswell and farmed in the district for many years. He had had a farm in the Spreydon district, containing 56 acres of excellent land, well watered, within three miles of Christchurch (announced after his death in the newspaper).
He was a member of the Spreydon Road District Board.
His son, Walter Henry, was "an old and highly respected resident of the Halswell district" when he died aged 58.
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