Macdonald Dictionary Record: Frederick Augustus Bishop

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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 Frederick Augustus Bishop. 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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B465
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B465
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B465
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 465. 94 Bishop. " Frederick Auguste (1818-18) was the Young ist son of Angles Bishop , distillery of Maid stone Kent and his second wife Mary Ann Benchley. Two of his sisters came out with their brothers , they grossly understated their ages as 23 and 17 . they were actually 40 and 36. Mrs Godley mahesh same very unkind remarks about them " two mag inf cent ladies of a certain age" I was considered the thing to scold at maiden ladies who had failed to find a husband a hundred years ago . In 1854 F. a Bishop and Joseph Dann joined in a grocers shop which was fert at the comer of Oxford Ter acc and Cashel St. Later T.1 and his b other e bought Ac ports building on the comer of Anagram + Colombo Sts. Finally the F s moving to the present site further c Anna9h St. e Bishops 1 g to (1 n along ella groceries Bishop and Darn began to sell wines and spits, and finally dropped the groceries and an fined their business to wm.es and spits This was in . Danne left Canty. in 64 and E.B. then joined his brother F.A. E.B retired in 79 . To conclude the story of Bishops + Co one of the oldest business in ChCh. - Fred. Chas. son of P.A. took over the bres mess in 94 in '87 and Maitland Gardner followed F. C. Bishop . George James Taylor S. Brice; fam. inf. : 6.7.59 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 465 F.d. Bish of was stork man till '77 and then was succeeded Cy his son Georg; Maitland Gardner retired in 199. A E. Preston, an importer of Aust. wines was in the firm from '93 . Finally F.C. Bishop sold the good will to Resha ne and Myers. Two sons of Myers now carry on the business very cap ably. F.A. Bishop was elected an officer of the Fore Police May, 69 and was appointed Fire Ins pec or, (E. Head of the Fir Police , Sept. 71. Bishop + Co built new hiding on the Anach Colombo St comer in Feb. 82 marr. 6.7.59. Mary Francis Eldest dau of Chas Kiver of Ch Ch at Akaroa. by Rev. O. Mathias He d. 16.10.94 aged 76. family. sons Fred. Chas. Benchley b63 d. Canner Sq. 18.4.23. aged 59. colour seig in Volunteers ret. 1911 as mayor . Hon. Librarian ChCh Musical hinson Pres. Ch Ch Bowling Club. Angles Vallance educ. X's Coll '79 - a chemist member Ch Ch Bowling Club a leading playa of NZ - singles champion of his club. d. Watters Edward. Deacon marr. 7.11.99 Ethel Trethewey 2' dau) . Terras Bell he was a barr. + sol . d. 10.11.36. only one marred. LT. 15.5.69 : 22.6.69 : 5.7.70 : 25.9.71 : 4.1.79 : 24.2.82 : 27 .11.99: 19.10.94.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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