Macdonald Dictionary Record: John Aiken

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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for John Aiken. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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Library
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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A50
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A50
Catalogue number
A50
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: D. 50 1918) in 56 Aiken John arrived in Nelson from Scotland and joined the form of Nathaniel Edwards + Co. as accountant and remained with them till 1873, the fam later consisted of Nathaniel Edwards , George Burnett, John Aken and John Connally (qv.J. Edwards , an early surveyor , a merchant. D. H.R and Legislative comncilloer withdrew from the ferm in ly7 and died in '80. Geo . Bennett was a London partner. The other two partners John Aken and Jon Connally started in ChCh in '73 . Geo. Bennett remarried their London partner till Nov. 86. John Arken retried fr oun the form in '87 in 99 and went to England and stayed there for five years. married in '61 Celia dau of Joseph Garrard of Har wick , Essex . She had arrived in Nilson in '59 with her brothers Joseph and Jacob ( later the Hon. Jacob Garrard of Sydney) . She and her husband lived in Ch Ch 1899 when they left fo or England . They returned to N.Z . in 1913. She ate voted a large part of her time to Reene Work and was first President of the + Finale Refuge in ChCh. Lady Kinsey was her sister Geo Arken of Nelson (father of John ' ? ) Robert Stile Aken of Woo doomed Plantation , Arens land who manned Annie Jones at his home 19.12.67. also a dau. Margaret Russell who mar. Frederick Wright of Riversdale, Dunsandel. "John Arkan died Sumner 9.4.18 L.T. 27.10.76 : 16.11.77 : 1 12.86 : 19.4.18 : 17.119 : 21.12.67. wife d. 16.11. 19. aged 80.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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