Macdonald Dictionary Record: Thomas Masterton Hardy-Johnston

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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 Thomas Masterton Hardy-Johnston. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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H158
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H158
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H158
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Marks/Inscriptions: H. 158 Hardy - Johnston . Thomas Masterton (1816 -94) was the youngest son of Capt. E. Johnston, R.N. and was educ. at Chelsea . He was appo to the staff of the Ordinance Trig ono meticul survey of Eng. and afterwards served under John Barrow C.E. of Chester and worked mostly in North Wales. Later he worked under Joseph hocke M.P. R.R.S in Parliam en ary sur berks. From '47 - he was under J.K. Brunel . F.R.S. and was engaged in South Devon and Cornwall railway surveys and helped in the G.W. Railway Docks at Plymouth . He surveyed the site of the Royal Albert Bridge Over the Tamar. In '50 he was in Guerin8ey designing improvements in the tidal harbour . In '56 he was nominated for a captain cy in the Turkish contingent serving in the Cr ura and then became engineer to the Madras Rly. Coy. He remained in Inaha till '72. He was at one time acting - chief engineer to the Indian Govt. . He undertook many important works in Travancore . He returned to Eng. on account of his health and came out to N.Z. in '73 landing in Auck and came an to Canty. about '76. He was appointed engineer to the Lakes Forsyth c oiled Ellesmere re d Akaroa Railway Trist. This was a scheme toa line from Little River to Akaroa - came to nothing. Feb. 78. LT. 13.2.78 : 22.4.82 : 25.9.94 : 15.2.96; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: H. 158 He was peoples church warden for Holy Trinity , Avonside Ap. 82. He was sto only in favour of the projected Milford Lagoon Har bour and pooh hov ed Sir John Conde 's report against t. The Milford Lagoon Har bar was part of the Oxford Temuka Railway Scheme which got as far as sheffield. Piles were driven for a Waihi Rly bridge. He became M.R.C.E. '60. He was an invalid in Ch .Ch. fo r the last 2 years of his life. He d. at 103 Hereford St. 2 4.9.94 ag 78. His wife Emma Mary Olivia d. 27.12.28. . daus. 3 sons. eldest dau. Line marr. 15.12.91 Edward only son fudge Thomas H.M.R.C.S. Penelope Eleanor Mary marr. 12.12.8 8 at Avonside Edwin John Owen only som Comm. H.A. Cor R.N. Henrietta Letitia marr. 6.2.96 John Montague 4' son of Edwin Meredith of Leland af, Master ton Ida Gertrude marr. 1900 Paul son of Michael Studholme: they lived Bay of Islands , later Tauranga. LT. 22.4.82 : 25.9.94 : 15.2.96; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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