Hi Karen & Lu
Here is a John Henderson who is almost old enough to be James 's Father
He has a brother (and possibly another relative) named James so could have called his eldest son James
Otago Witness , Issue 1161, 28 February 1874, Page 14
THE WILD DEER'S PASSENGERS.
Tho following is the list of passengers who sailed from Glasgow in tho Wild Deer, on the 5th December last:
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Robert Henderson, farmer, 42, Mrs Margaret Henderson 39, Jane 16, Jessie 15, John 12, James 10, Margaret S, Barbara 6, Robert 5, Alexander 4, Annie 2, Mary 1 ;
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Jas. Henderson, smith, 57 ; Mrs Henderson, 56 ;