Macdonald Dictionary Record: Charles Gale

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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 Gale. 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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G11
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G11
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G11
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Marks/Inscriptions: G. 11. Gale, Charles (1841-1911) wes born in Somerset according to the Marr. Reg at Winter combe and according to his tombstone. He served his apprentic hip as a blacksmith and in '62 came out to Victoria by the City of Melbourne and soon after went to the Ovens god fields. After 2 years there he went to Victoria and worked at borer making and they he went to Newcastle and worked for a mining Coy. He sailed for N.Z. and landed at Auck. in ' 5 and soon went to the West Farmed Coast gold fields. He then came to Canty. kot for tims at Lincoln and afterwards for 4 years at Greendale. He then bought a farm at Longbeach where he stayed till 84, when he bought 150 ac. at Mayfield . Later he added a further 300 ac. to it. He was a son of Thos Gale of Somerset and of his wife Mar Marsh. marr. 2.3.91 Ellen Husband b. Steerer , Lindon , living Willowby dau Peter H and Ann Thompson - marr. at St. Andrews . Tinwald. He d. 26.7.11 ag 70 she d. 10.11.23 ag. 60 Cyclop N.Z.1 : LT. 27.7.11 : 12.11.23; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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