Macdonald Dictionary Record: Henry Anderson

Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
 Description
One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Henry Anderson. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
 See full details

Object Detail

Maker
Production place
Christchurch
Collecting unit
Library
Production role
Author
Named collection
G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
Associated person
Related information
Help us transcribe names in the Macdonald Dictionary. Join the Zooniverse crowdsourcing project.
Current rights
No known copyright restrictions
Current rights code
No known copyright restrictions
Other id
A172
138/64
604
A172
Catalogue number
A172
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: A. 172. Anderson, Henry (1835-1913) was born in Stulings hire, Scotland and came out to N.Z. with his wife , Ann g9ed 20 and his child Ame Graham aged 1by the Piet ry , arriving 14.5.59. He l ought some capital with him which he invested till he had time to look round for a farm He bought 155 ac at Yaldhurst 1 which he increased to 222 ac : it was known as oue Tee Farm. He made it into a splendid farm and in '88s he retired in fao of his Sms . An cti in th Lylt Times says that f. Anderson on the Coal Track had two stacks of wheat destroyed by fire - the amount list was not less thin 600 bushes . His man Richard fer e pariah had almost certainly el fire to them. He was sully when the har vest bee was to stopped. io lived for 20 years at bald hist ard then ought a good home ast Fendalton. He found however after four yass lead ke was no outed to n lesinely lefe and he bought Wood lew of 400 acres formerly owned by J.. oss well. He also daught 104 ac at Tai Tape which one of his sons worked . Hoe lived for 15 yeas at Prebbleton.I the Andersons had a golden wedding celebration on 2.9.09 which must have been a year Cale than the due dale. Those present Cyclop. NZ 11L1T.8 3.69 : 24.9.98 : 21.11.98 : 26. 5.02 : 3.9.09 : 26.9.13 : pass list. Ref. Lib.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A. 172 Henry Anderson d G. Witty M7.P. , Alex. Fergus on ChCh. manger of the National included C Bank of N.Z. W. Dunlop , chairman of the Sally e C.C. proposed the toast of the day. She Andersons had refused to accept presents o their 50 ame ever sar4 celebrations .In Sept 19.0 their funds gave themn a party and brought presents which they could not thea rafe. The dale of their wedding was 14.12.57 he d. at Woodlaw, Pub lerone 19.9.13 aged 78 at Thornhill. his widow Anne Duncan on d. 27.7.25 aged 85 They were buried Addn Cem. Family 1sons 3 dau. Mary Brosn sons. William of Ladbrooks marr. only dau of Sam . Nut of Laker Forsyth Hotel 5.6.89. Henry 3 son b. 67 farmed with his father , bought a farm at Ladbrooks d. Sep. 23. James 4 son marr 79.98 Mayor y only dau D. Neave, Sydenham Mrs Henry Andersons sister Jane who aa marr Stewart J. Macfarlane q.v. died d 68. dau Mary Reed marr. 22.5.02 Henry Patterson at Woodlaw 19.1198 aged 6 Springs Rd.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

Colours

Subject Auto Tags

Share

Comments

Can you add to our information about this item? Click Add Comment to share your knowledge and help enrich our collection. Have a question about this item? Please email info@canterburymuseum.com.

Be the first to comment.

To order a copy of this image please contact Canterbury Museum images@canterburymuseum.com

Unless otherwise stated, or an author is acknowledged, Canterbury Museum holds copyright to all information on Collections Online. All efforts have been made to trace copyright holders. Please contact the Museum with any queries on this matter info@canterburymuseum.com

The information on this page was created from historic documentation and may not reflect the best available knowledge about the item. If you have information or questions about the objects on this website, please contact us. Images may be subject to copyright laws and are therefore not of reproduction quality.