Macdonald Dictionary Record: Richard Alfred Barker

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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 Richard Alfred Barker. 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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B140
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B140
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B140
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Marks/Inscriptions: R. 140 Barker , Richard fred (1846 -91) was born 1.7.46 at Rugby the eldest son of D. Barker . Dr. Barker sa ed in a letter "my eldest bey Dickie is going " up to morrow on an excision to Lake Coleridge with a friend of une who has the me of my run thee. I have purchas ed a good photo graphica lens for Views (find would be G.C E. Ross) . In another letter dated 10.8 Sp ealing of Cask of servants " Lately Shave had , during the illness of om Cook , to ruse every morning and , assisted by Dicke , sweep the rooms, light the fires and lay the break fest in self ' (something mu sul for a Victorian husband.) In 64 Deek was all alone at Mt. Aged s for a time. In '65 he and his brother Sam went down to Dr Bankers farm , Ohapi ) do they best they can with i Theis arrangement did not last very bing. Sam and Dich fund they could not work together successfully but they remained good friends. Sam starch ont on his own and Dick remained for the rest of his life at Ohapi. He never married . He was silent, rather in sociable . After De. Backers death , Ohapi was divided into twelve sections and w ith reserve of the full value put up for auction . There were no bids and the brothers proceeded to Dr. Barker 's Letters; Francis Barker 's Jornal ; fam. inf : X Coll sch. List; Cyclop t. M. LT. 1 oly; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 140 Richard Barker. A. divide the place among them selves . Drie bought Sections 1,2, and 1 2 C1aka he) This was the upper end bounding on the Orari River and it had most of the ina foremen s. He retained the name of Ohapi for his farm. Later the broth s met again or a final division of then fathers estate and drew lots tor the right to the first selection. Bich drew first parch and selected the town puert between Cathedral Square + Oxford Terrace, It was cut up and sold in sections for £ 18020. ick took a considerable part in beal affairs in Canty. He was an original member of the Bd. of Conservators S. Canty. dist. - appointed by the s peine dent June 72. He was a member of the Timaru Harb. Bd. in 79, and of the Sault Canty Bd. of Educ. In Jan 80 a meeting was held at his house to form a Beagle Club. Offers elected were Pres. W. Postle harte; Vice Pres. Thos. Hardcastle; Sec. + Treas. E.R. Guiney. Master R.A. Barker ; comm . W. Rolleston , A.E. Cox. Francis Barker, Sealey , W. deCen zie , De. Hayes. His brother Arthur later hinted this pack. He was elected to the Geraldine C.C. Nov. 84 . He was ill in Feb. 9.1 with scarlet fever. Later he was ill again . It was said that us. one treated him but this was later contradicted. Dr Fish saw him LT.8.4.70. LT. 22.6.72 : 22.7.79 : 27.11.84.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 140 3. His housekeeper mr sed him and Gooch the farm book keeper also halted . At the time of his death he was a member of the Timaru Harb. Bd. having been ra elected a few days before. He d. 4.11.91 aged 45 + was buried al Temuka by the side of his sister Mary. He left his brother Sam an marne of ( (000 a yer for his Ak. after his death the capital was to go to build a ward in the Timaru Hosp The balance was Equally divided between his brothers and Sister The brothers wen given the right to purchase a part or the whole of Ohapi at the Valuation which was a moderate ine . Francs was the only one to exercise the right and 4e he did well out of it. In Ap. 74 the imported into Canty. some of Dr. Webster s famous Romney s from Otago. He was educ. at X's Coll 53- 62 and was ho 18 on the shoot list LT. 14.4.74.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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