Macdonald Dictionary Record: George Bedford

Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for George Bedford. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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Library
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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B300
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B300
Catalogue number
B300
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 300 Bedford, George ( 1842 -1922 ) was born at Beckham stea , Herts, wrent Eng. and was Edie. partly i Herts and partly in London + where he when he was rinse. He came out to N.Z. on the maiden voyage of the Mystery in '59 and worked on Ford and newt ons Ashfield station in 8. Canty. r four years. He went to the Gabriels Gully rush and after Si mon thse returned to Canty and went into partnership with Wm. Heyward as +ensues of the + Miners Ams Hotel on the West Coast Road. from 64 - 66. I0aps They diss. part. 8.2.66 and in '68 he bought land at Courtenay and later increased it to 800 acres . He called his farm "Apsleay" He had been postmaster at the Coal Track cas the road was then called) He was A member of the boul Rd. Bd. ande Sch. comm . He was for 14 years chairman of the Domain Bd and was see . and later pres. of the Courtenay A. + P. Assoc. He was Got. land valer for the dist. for more than twenty years . He served on the selwyn n C.C. the Malvern C.C. the Selwyn Planta hon Bd. When he bought a hew bit of land all his neighbours turned out with their teams. Cyclop N.Z.iii LT. 29.12.66 : 5.11.6 : 14.6.89 : Popple Malvern Co.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 300. Eighteen teams were o1 the ground and they had plough ed 24 ac. by the evening . He turned on good lucha and every one was happy. marr. 21.11.64 at St. Luke's by the Ver. Archd. Jacobs Fanny dau of H.A. Smith a Revelers of ChCh. She d. at Kirwee 8.7.16 aged 81 family 4sus He d. 30.5. 22 aged 80 - buried at 7 daus. Courtenay. LT. 10.7.16 : 3.6.22.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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