Macdonald Dictionary Record: Charles Edmund Bevan-Brown

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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 Charles Edmund Bevan-Brown. 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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B412
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B412
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B412
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Marks/Inscriptions: B. 412 Bevan.B rowney Charles Edm und (1854- -1926) was born at Camel ford, Cornwall, the son of the Rev. William Roberts Brown , a mister of the hild Methodist Fe Church for 50 years who died in Ch Ch 22.5.85 aged 71. He was educ. at Tennyson 's old School , Lowther Grammar School in hines. From there he moved with his parents to Bristol and went to Bustos GAmmarus School . In '74 he wen a scholarship which took him to Lincoln Coll. Oxford . In 78 he got his B.H. with a 2' class in Lit. Human wres . In 79 he became asst. master at Manchester Grammar School and from there he sent in his application for the N.Z. position for which he was selected fr our a field of 66. The Board was the same which selected his predecess ox Miller and was a distinguished oun Rev.B. Jowett, Master of Balliol Rev. James Wilson of Clitoris n, Sedgwick and Kennaway, N.Z. gent. general . When he came out he found the difference of opinion between miller (his predeces and the Board was still som older ing . some boys had left and gone to X's Coll. The bad times of the 80 's had begun . There were only 7o boys in '86 but in 6l the number had risen to 183 and in '94 LT. 4.5.85; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B.412 C.E. Bevan Brown 2. to +240. His success in building up a school which was under a cloud was remark able- - all the mere so because he did not impress as a strong personality. Si Janes Hight said he was a very undecided man. - was 1 unable to make up his mond However he managed it there was no don bt about his success . When the writer was at X ' Coll in the early 1900'5 the B.H.S. was undoubtedly a better school . They beat cole both in school work and in James. In about 1903 there was a vey Leary snow fall: abort 6 inches was lying all over Ch Ch. A sow balley Alst was anauyed between the two schools on the Collge foot ball ground. B.H.S. arrived i il force and just pushed College of the ground. He was president of the secondary schools conference . He retired in 1920. At thse time he was more or less of an invalid and he lived a retired life for his last 6 years . One of his marn act viles was the young At zeiss League. His school nee name was Balbus - curious bycanda the famous Bus Worthy of " 's Coll also derived his und name from Bulbous. He died while o a visit fo his son R.E. Bevan. Brown. 14.6.1926 aged 71 . 15.6.26 : 6.10.34 : B.H.S. Jubilee No : Si J.Hight.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 412 C.E. Bevan. +rowney 84 He marr. Annie Ellen (1850-1935) educ. at Exeter and Paris ; a French scholar and a ii s1cam and very attached to the ChCh Cathedral. She d. 10 Hackthorne Rd 20.6.35. They lived for a long time in the Springfield Rd. 3 sons. all doctors. . usually known as Fit was a d. stings ed doctor , a strong supporter of the C. of E . and the Cathedral. a lover of native bush and plants and birds (he bought an ace of Kowai Bush) a mountain climber, a lover of the beautiful d.5.10.34 unmarried. Maurice leading puch o . therapist in N.Z. . of Dunedin : midi cal superin tend ent of Oamaru Hesp. retired to love in Ch.Ch - died about 57.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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