Macdonald Dictionary Record: Samuel Beswick

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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 Samuel Beswick. 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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B404
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B404
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B404
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Marks/Inscriptions: B. 404. Beswick, Dr. Samuel M.R.C.S. (1823.-69) was a son of Samuel Bewil f Scarborough, Yorks and of his wife Annie and came out to N.Z. T in the Hampshire with his brother John arriving Co.5.53. He was gazetted a duly Jan. 84 In c e was O queried medical practitioner Ap. 54 he n vas gazetted Deputy Registrar of B. O. + M. for the Kaiapoi dist. Au entry in the journal of C.O. Torlesse mentions that he had paid 8 Dr Beswick £10 beny part of a subscripti r to in duce, to settle at Kaiapoi. Later Beswick refused to attend Alicia in child burth because De. Barker, had been called in. (Torlesse had cause for worry . His wife pr o duc ed thee still born children before one was born also) . Beswick apparently stayed in Kaiapoi for some years . He gave medical ev dence at the inquest on en hag the Kap a swagger, Mar. 60. He was surgeon to No.5 Coy. Canty. Rifle volunteers (the Kaiapoi Co.) He was as good a rifle shot as his brother Joseph . He came high up in all the rifle matches which were the high lights of the volunteer training. Out of for rifles offered over the whole of NZ for D. rifle shooting , he won one and W . H. Revel also of Kaiapoi won one. He resigned his commission in the Kaiapoi LT. 4.2.54 : 14.84.58 : 21.3.60; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 404 Dr. Beswick E. volunteers July 67. He went to the West Coast where he was a coroner and a J.P. When he died at - Hokitika the W. Coast paper spoke of "his professional abilities and urban itty of disposition " In spite of this t does not appear that he had high standing as a doctor. d. at Hokitika 31.10.69. aged 46. dau. Sarah Anne Cockerill marr. as his 2': wile Instin John Aylmer in '69. J.J.A was at that time Warden + R.M. on the Wes toast LT. 19.7.67 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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