Macdonald Dictionary Record: Andrew Aitken

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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
Description
One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Andrew Aitken. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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A59
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A59
Catalogue number
A59
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Marks/Inscriptions: A. 59. Ant ken, Andrew (1828 -93) born in Dumbarton shire, Scotland and brough up to farming. He arrived w ith his wife and 3 ch. in the Lancashire Witch 10 .10.63. He deser bed himself as a ploughman in p the passenger list. They went to p Opuha Station ther owned by livin . Hi brook and later by the Hon. T.H. Wigley . Later on he bought 2 5 ac. at Opihi and lived there till his death. He was a member of the Opihi Sch. Comm. married in '57 a dau. of R. Muirhead of Dumbarton 8hire. he ref e family of 7 sms audley 3 dau. died 7 . 93. Cyclop N.Z. 11 : LT. 15.10.63; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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