Macdonald Dictionary Record: Archibald Fullarton

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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 Archibald Fullarton. 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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F392
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F392
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F392
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Marks/Inscriptions: F. 392 . Fullarton, Archibald (1832- he visited the Canty Exciton in Mar. 07 and when interviewed (LT. 23.3.07) said that he lived at Port Chalmers and that as far as he kanew he was the sole survivor of the crew of the survey Ship Acheron. He had joined the Acheron 24.10.48 and came to N.Z . in her. He remembered the names of the varies officers after whom various points were named. He sand lat besides the Deans's there lived a shepherd "behind the hell " He returned to Eng. in the Ha vann ah , o 22 an frigate, and served through the Chinea in the Rodney. Then he joined the guin boat Fervent and afterwards changed to the Nile and then went to the Victorian gold. fields, He became a pilot at Port Chalmers . He called his cottage Rodney Cottage. He went to Auck. in May '08 to celebrate with his married dau the b 60n anniversar of his arrival there in the Acheron. The Fullarton family belong to the Isle of Array and held lands there granted them by Robert the Banc. Major Archibald Fullarton was the head of the family and died 2.1.1860 LT. 18.5.08. Landed Gentry.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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