Macdonald Dictionary Record: George Grant

Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for George Grant. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Christchurch
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Library
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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G350
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G350
Catalogue number
G350
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: G 350 Grant., Rev. George ( 1869) arrived with his young wife by the Mary Ann 21.10.62. They were the only cabin passengers. He had come out in response to a request by the settlers of Akaroa, Pigeon Bay , Duvauchelles and Waning who had banded to gether and mmunicated with Dr. Bonar in Scotland. Ebenezer ay advanced £o 100 to pay his his passage, and the Banks Pen. presby eras had guaranteed £ 250 a year and a manse, After o year two years a call came from Ch.Ch and John Anderson came over personally to put their case to the Peninsular presbyterians and they no ly consented to let him g0. The St. Andrews congregation had split over the question of the Rev. Chas Fraser and his various issa oppose failings. He seemed to be not at all darned by the theories of Darwin and in money matters he was lac in a way that housed his Scotch parishioners. The Ch.Ch. Comm. at which it was decided to form a second congregation was pess consisted of J.J. Maephe i son , W. Wilson, D .M. McKay, J.C. Aikman, Robert Symin ton, Douglas Graham , John Anderson J.C. Angus , W.W. Bugler , Andrew Ritchie J.D. Feng using . Thos. Wilson, W.H. Mai , Thomas Owen, John John son, Andrew Duncan J.D. Macpherson and D. M.McKay were joint treasures and Andrew Duncan was sec. Guthrie Hay : LT. 22.10.62 : St. Pails Jubilee Sor vein : St. Andrews Centennial Hist. L.T. 24.5.67 : 6.11.12 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: G. 450 The two prime movers were John Anders on and Wm . Wilson. The Rov. George Grants stipend was to be £350 a year. and he was inducted in the old Town Hall 20.4.64. The first church of St. Pauls was built in Lichfield St. near Madras St and was opened 19.5.67 almost free of debt. -500 had been realised by a bera organised by S.C. Farr and Dan Ree. E. John Miln of Halswell also took a part. St Pails was the first Presby. church in N.Z. at which a haro un was used. Grant was a delicate man and the work in Ch.Ch. was too much for him . He resigned and set sail in the Matoaka in Dec. 68 which was lost and never heard of again. Those who split a way were J.D. Macpherson ) hearers J.D. Macpher son . Andrew Ritchie D.M. McKay ) Wm. Wilson D. Ferguson Andrew Duncan Sec. D.M. McKay Thos Wilson J.C. Aikman J.H. Main or Mein Rot. S Thos. Dwn 6t Symington Douglas Graham John Johnston John Anderson Andrew Duncan J.C.Augus W.W. Bugler; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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