Macdonald Dictionary Record: Andrew David Mason Allan

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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 Andrew David Mason Allan. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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A90
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A90
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A90
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: A. 90 Allan, Andrews David Mason (1835-1901 . In 1859 he was working dt int yl the hirin Baule of Asst.lia He married in Ly tt in '62 Annie Malyon on He was p moved to ChCh and she dred in the V.B.A. bank house in Cashel street in '64. A year later he marr . Matilda Catherine . a An ilan. of C. E. Damp ter. Dampier took p into partnership and various notices appeared in the papers over his name which he no doubt signed on behalf of the partners. Among there were r sale the house and land e at Ch.Ch. (Inay Heathcote ; also the Wharf auld Stores ( ChCh Quay was one of Dampier s original selections) ; shearing will start at Esk Head 26. 12. 68 (Esk Head was Dampier,s Station ; Ck Head was itself was advertised for sale Feb 71 - 20000 ac. 4500 sheep. on ag6 C.W. Allan ; Croslegh Dampier - Croslegh was the buyer at £4000. In Ap. 71 A. D Allan advertised the building kroenke as Northlands at Saltwater (rah . he partner ship had been dissolved in Aug. 69 and he went to live at Little River soon after wards . He had bought the property mown as Waira (later bought by the Hon. Wm. Montgomery . He gave the section on which the old school was built. He used to wre Angry letters to the papers about the stale of the road round Lake James Buller Letters Turn. Lil. : Acland : L7 3.11.68 : 4.10.6 : 7.12.68 : 20.8.69 : 24.2.71 : 1.3.71 : 29.4.71 : 7.2.72 : 5.3.72 : 7.10.73 : 5.12.59 : 23.10.78 : 22.9.84 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: R. 90 A.D.M. Allan. 2 Forsyth. When the lake was high the road was covered and it was usually in a verg bad state He was Chair man of the Little River Ra. Bd. Feb. 72. He was judge at the Little River r aces in Mar. and neat year was President of the Little River Auckland Club. In Oct. 78 he advertised for sale his oropi ty "Waireia " of 724 ac. but it was not sold . In Jan. 80 he cut ut. into sections a pert of his property in the village of Little Weed t Catalonia River And, some of them Sold for o . The railway seemed to be Certain to reach Lille River soon . It was surveyed as far as Akaroa. Later he sold Waireia and bought the Earl of pantry 's place at French Farm . kan own as Te Ran tahi He died there 25.10.01 aged 66o. marr.i Annie Honey Malyon Sister R.H. Malyon 23.9.62 at Holy Trinity , Lylt. Rev. Fian ad Knowles . she died in the bank house ChCh 17.7.64. marr. 2 - Matilda Catherine younger dau C.E.Dampier 31.10.65 at Rang io2g by Rev. B.W. Dudley. She d. at t art ahi 6.2.01 ag. s bur. Wainui Cem. sons. Leslie, Burned in same plot, Barbadoes St. Chums Montgomery. is Agnes Allan died 4.1.7. aged 77. He was a friend of the Rev. James Buller probably his mother over. who used to Visit him at Lylt. Allan later had Holy unity M.R. : ChCh C.C Burial Registers property in Hawkes Bar and Falkland Islands.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: a property in Little River , lately being.ry to A.A. M. Allan and of 365 aces was bought by John Reed in '91 N.Z. Cyclop 1; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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