Macdonald Dictionary Record: David Graham

Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for David Graham. 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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G319
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G319
Catalogue number
G319
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: G.3.19. Graham , David (1838 -1917) was born near Riponui Yorks and learnt the trade o y a wheel wright til he was 22. After 3 years at Leeds , where he married he decided to emigrate to N.Z. where he landed in '64. ( according to Cyclop NZ. by the British Empire ; but his name is not in the pass. list , but in in the Devonshire which arrived a few weeks lter ). Hesetted in the Rangiora dist. and bought land at South brook where he lived for 15 years. He took an active part in building a Wesleyan Church and a district school (He was chairman n of the Sch. com m. Mar. 73. He then sold his son all farm to Steggall the miller and bought a larger one at Horrelville Where he lived for 5 years . He leased this farm to his son Arthur who married in and he leased Bet hanger, J.C. Bays farm and worked t for 4 years. In '85 he built a comfortable house in King St. Rang rosa where he lived till 1901 . But having bought a farm on the Woodend Road, he sold his house and built a new ore on the farm. He was for 5 years a member of the Rang. B.or. Coun. In addition to farmin he dea lt in stock and had a bacon factor 4. In 1909 he built an other house on Rang. East Belt where he lived to the end of his life. He spoke at the Woodend - Wes. Chapel Ann iverson y tio celebrate the 4 A universe Dec. 68 Cyclop N.Z. ii LT. 18.3.73 : 25.10.64 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: G.419 D. Graham. 2 marr. (1) Mary Ann Hutchins on of Rison Yorks in '60. She d. ' 5. at Bet hang or (2) Sarah dau . of Joseph Thompson schoolmaster who lived to be '94. and died at David Grahams house 4.7.94 Sarah d. 17.2.17 ag. 82 she was a great worker for He d. 29.8.17 ag. 78 at East Belt Rang. the Wes. Church. son Arthur marr. 7.12.85 Mary Migden dau John eden of Somerset. he was a lola preacher + truste of Meth, Church Rang.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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