Macdonald Dictionary Record: Andrew Baxter

Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Andrew Baxter. 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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B232
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B232
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B232
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Marks/Inscriptions: B. 232 Baxter, Andrew (1844-1919) was born in Lanarkshire and was brought up on a farm . He and his brother John came out in the David 6 . Fleming arriving in . He worked for ten years in the buist in Banks Pen. In '73 he moved to View Hill, Oxford where he and his brother John had a sawmill in part. They also worked a threshing plant from '77 -94 John Parlane says they used the same engine for both , abandoning their Sa milling in the harves t Season . He owned a farm of 200ac with 120 ac. of Maoi leasehold which he called mountain View . Gillespie says the Bax ter brothers operated the Point sawmill, wes 1 of Mounsey,'s Road for ten years. He continued to farm moun Rain View till 1913. He served fo r thee years on the Ofr East Oxford Sch . Comm. and for ten years on the oxford Rd. Bd. and Co. Coun. He was a member of the Oxford A o. Assoc. He and his wife celebrated their golden wedding in 19.7. marr. in '67 Susan a dau. of A. Brown of Lesmahagor , Scot. widow. Susan d. 4.12.21 at Oxford aged 84 sons 1 dau. he d. at Oxford 8. 10.19 aged 76 Cyclop NZ i1 : John Parlane : Gillespie , Oxford; ver; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: son, Thomas , 28, farmer , b. Akaroa , living East Oxford marr. 7.6.78 Emma Phoebe Jones , 29, of West Melton dau. John Jones farmer + Mary Kale Robinson St. Mathews , Courtenay M.R.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 232. A. Baxter She d.17.9.08 aged 39 ; he marr( 2) Edith Jones of west Melton family. Eldest son Thomas marr. 7.6.98 Emma Phoebe 2' dau. John Jones of West Melton. 2' son Alec. farmed at Oxford Success fully marr. Mis Skurr. William farmed Omihi marr . 10.7.12 Anne Elizabeth ( Bessie) eldest dau J.W. Foster, Rangiora youngest " Francis Brown marr. at East Oxford 16.7.13 Anne Ellen eldest dau H.A. Waterman East orford. another son farmed in omihi Valles.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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