Marks/Inscriptions: A.69 Aldred Rev . John (1818 -1894) He lef journal which is the Turn bull Lilian from which some of the following information has been taken . He was born 12.2.18 at tilton a village in Suffolk " spring from parents, strangers and enemies to God"; he was brought up by his grandparents in the Established Church. From his boyhood he was possessed with a desi e to preach the Gospel . He was also a great reader. once by chance he attended a Wesley an Service and from thet moment kenai that he had found some thing which up to then he had felt was lacking, He embarked f ron Bristol in the mission 74.9.39 big Triton of 14 tons; travelling by Ler as well weheka Buddle and Turton and their wives , and Smallest and Buttle were also on board. The Triton reached Ho ranga, the mission headquarters on. 7.5.40 ; so the voyage was one of nearly seven months Aldred and others went on to Kawhia where they were nearly driven Ashore. He found very litter difficulty in learning the Mari language At this time he and Ironside Buddle rn ing made an overland jour ney to Wanganui - a veri , considerabl undertaking , at that , Time . He was the first Wesley An minister app outed to Wgtn t Tears path; and arrived 2.40 : and the area he was responsible for included Poi ina and War rara pa. He and Budden made F Maori con verts during thus Journal Turn bur Lib. : Macmillan : Canty Times Jubilee No . 1900 : obit notice P. 15.1.94 . S. Bucs :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: v. John Aldred. and was the first tian minister to do5o. A. 69. Rev. ) Pine. He made a trip to the Chatham Islands in '42. He sod that when he larded ther He stayed there for thrse months and did much useful work. He took the of his Marri converts with im. He said that when he anted there there were 600 Maoris and 300 Mori or,'s . Drunkenness formed their chief rel ana tion, white men tra ding Spirit for pigs and potatoes. While he wes there, he con vented tom re . He was sent to Nelson and arrived there shortly before the Wairrai massacre . In '49 he was transferred to the Hutt and while there married a dau. of the Rev. Walter Lawry , superintenden t of Wesleyan Missions in N.Z. From the Hulton he came to Canter bury he landed from the Duke of Portland 27.3.54. He was the first regular Wesleyan uniter to be stationed in Canty. Aa small church was built at Lylt, where he lived for some years, on a hillside site on the Western End of Norwich Quay; but a better sits , next year was forid 4 Sl He +sed to give regular ostin bon a the Maoi langage and a new chapel was built and opened in March. 55. In '58 the Maoris of the Peninsular had got together a fund amounting £180 for the purchase of machinery a mill at Port Levy and this they get rusted to John Aldred. He used to give instruction to a large class Pane: LT. 8.4.54 : 7.3.55 : 8.8.55 : 1.6.59 : 24.6.57 : 14.5.67 : 18.4.89 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: g. Rev. John Aldred S. of various denominations A.69. R in the Maori language and some o f his pupils were other clergy. when he arrived in Canterbury he wrote 11 High Church sen here very rife and ie have many foes. He covered a wide Stretch of ground riding as far worth as Kaikoura and as far South as Moeraki in both cases to attend to the wants of Maoris. He pe joined 305 Maori and European baptisms ccd married 63 couples . He was one of the trie encrusted - d born mssunari . on the Easter Sunday after he arrived the well Wesleyan Church in High Street was opened - due in part to the generosity of John Broughton. It was 35x20 and was one of Largest buildings in Ch Ch at the time. When the Wesley aus of Kaiapoi were raising funds to build a chapel and after various efforts, were still dirt Aldred came to their ass lance and advanced them £145 free of interest. Some yeas afterwards they were still in debt and held a big tea meeting to raise morey . He then reduced their indebtedness to him to £1go . He built ia his first house in ChCh in 57 in Durham St. North, Later he bilt another house in Springfield Road Here he was hear his freed George Gould whom he converted to the Wesleyan Church. From '19 to 62 he was stationed again lhe at the Hutt. In bly he lent to Dungeon . While udon to one of the gold fields he had a; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: F 69 Rev. John Aldred Hey severe fall fam his hise and sustained an injury from which he never really revered. After this time he only did relieving work; and he continued to tale a keen inter est in the British and - n Bible Soc. Foreign t. Does He continued to preach regularly - always walking to the church. When he was at Kaiapoi Chas Sidey and Wm. Norman used to attend his services . He mentions a hells lst preacher at Kaiapoi calle ot Turnbull Boyd. Aing his dest friends were Various members of the Gould family and in particular Hannah Lewis first wife of George Gould . He buried their first dau . Sandh ; and he also married Anne sister of Geo. Gould to David Lewis . oue of his fist du hes when he reached Canterbury was to bury Mary Ann the fist wife of Isa Philpott who died in July 54. He was an origin l trustee of the ChCh Mechani X's Institute. He was no less a devout and good man than marry other Wesley an ministers; but he inspired a wider feling aong many members of the community outside his own Church . It cemet be doubted that he inspired a feeling of love am ing many people and this was because e his own approach was always that of love of his fellow man . He was cour pet by Jacking in that narrowness which w often foudy in religious; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A.6l . Rev. John Aldred p5. Ellin seas t3; and his characte was marked by gentleness and understanding which gave him as many converts as the more militant and fiery methods of other preachers. Dean Harper used to have d say inf, ' There are only . three men in ChCh that I take off my hat to - .He Bishop, Judge Johnston and the Rev. John Aldred" It would seem also that his reading was wider and that he could hold i his place in meeting of Warred men when the conversation never touched subjects of religion. It also seemed that he was not averse to the comforts of civilisation. His smart Carriag e and horses were well known in ChCh. Thos. Russell educ.X's Coll 6- 81 Mutual Life Ins o: Sec. family son Wm. Arthur 19.v. : Anted Cricket Club. marr. 7.6.94 Filan Hope Cross ton. daus. Mini marr. 4.11.79 Rev. H.J.C. Gilbert 19v.) who had been a Wesleyan and later joined the C. of E. She was b. 1850 d. 1933. Farmyard Louisson marr. 10.4.89 Robert Wm. son of R.W. England. Alice Mande marr. 17.5.92 Alfred Garland of Waimate eldest son of. Edward Garland of Heathcote she d. 17.4.93 ag. 3 Sunna Allen mansfield marr. 6.4.80 Rev. J. A.Luxford, a wesleyan instr Thos. Russell youngest son b. 17.3 d. 12.10.02. both bur. Linwood Cem. He dred at S pring field Road 14.1.94 aged 75 + Wall His wife, Mary Australia , dau Rev. b Valer lawry d.1 12.7.03; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer