Macdonald Dictionary Record: Rockwood Comport 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 Rockwood Comport 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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B466
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B466
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B466
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: D. 466 Bishop, Rockwood Comport (1847-1925) was born in Berm ond sey, London 16.9.47 the second son of Char les Welling ton Bishops H6.9.47 and was christened al St. James's , Berm ond sen The sponsors were Mary Swift Warbur ton. Wm. N. Warburton, J.de D. Rockw ood Lockw o0d, ad came out with his parents in the Charlotte Jane in 1850 . He was edie at X's Cull and was No. 48 on the School hist. He was given a business training in Aust. His first job was with a land + estate agent and survey . He was clerk to H.E. Alport the anetineer in '63. He was seven years on the W. Coast gold diggings and was then employed in the Justice Dept. He returned to ChCh in e and went into part. with his father as accountants and comm. agar 's. His father succeeded E.C.I . Stevens as sec. to the Ch Ce Gas Cor. and Rock erad succeeded him when he died. He was an offe cer and treas wer of the ChCh Fire Plie Sep t. 76 and in 178 aas Sel. as well. He was elected to the ChCh CC. Nor. East hard in Sept. 79. In July 85 he was promoted to be Lieut. of lhe City Guards. and was Cater Capt. He wrote an account of the Aty first Guards. He was Mayor 7 New Brighton and was e elected. Cyclop NZ 11 : X's Coll Sch. hist : X's Coll Reg. Aug. 25. LT. 25.9.78 : 12.9.79.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: B. 46 R.C. Bishop. Bs For the last ten years of his life he was general manager of the ChCh Gaseous . He was pres. of the Industrial Assoc . of Canty; of the Linwood Fop fall Club; of the Richmond SWimming Club. of the NZ. Cyclists Touring Club of the New Brighton Tennis Club. and of the ChCh Cycle CAli. He was a prominent Mason. He was one of the original members o f the Incorp Inst of Accountants of N.Z. e was a great man at or paris ing early settlers functions . He used to describe Victories Square when its was market Square and was the general place for Watering stock. He described forming cashel St by working bees. 26 a day was paid if a man could not afford to pay work for nothing . He or gan used the Jubilee Pressing of 1900 from Moorhouse Av to the Muni p a l Chamber in Manchester Str marr. 1 . Elizabeth Josephine Carew .She d. New Brighton 20.5.97 aged 46. . Anni Chung h am 5.3.03 . Slee d. C amb. Terr 3.1.07. aged 51 Louisa J. Lewis, 4.10.11. He d. ChCh 8.7.25 aged 79. LT. 15.7.85: 1.1.86 : 21.5.97; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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