Macdonald Dictionary Record: Dean Walter Harper

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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 Dean Walter Harper. 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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H196
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H196
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H196
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Marks/Inscriptions: H. 196 Harper , the Rev. Dean Walter (1848- 1930) was the 14' child of Bishop Harper and was born at Stratfield Mortimer, Berks and came out with his parents in the Egmont arriving 3.12.56 . He behaved very badly in church when his father was installed Xmas Day '56. He was Hood educ. X's Coll '57 -68 and was Head of the school won Buller + Reay Scholarship '66 : played for St 64-66 -67 (Capt.) and for 2v capt. B3.19 75 3 , M.A. 75 Trinity Coll, Oxford . He was curate of Babington Cheshire 73-75 and married there. ordained Prest 75 by Bishop of Chester He came out to N.Z. and was vicar of Ellesmere 76-82 and vicar of St. Michaelis - . He was principal of the Upper Dept. X's Coll in 93. He was sub. dau in 93 and Dean o Ch.Ch. 1901-13. He was a Fellow of X's Coll 85-1920 : Sub. Warden X3 Coll '98 -1919 : mem be Canty. Coll Bd. 95-97. 27.9. 2 marr. '75 a dau. of T.A. Hope of Babington , Cheshire, She d. 1880 and the parishioners of Ellesmere put a window in St. James's Ellesmere in her memory. marr. (2) 23.1.19 Sibila Ross, she d. 28.5.34 He d. at Ch. Ch . 6.1.19 30 He was a good preacher and a very good- looking man - sce photo Cyclop N.Z. Stephen Parri X's Coll Sch. List : cloo N.Z. 11 LT. 17. 12.63 : 13.12.66 : 11.1.82; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: H. 196 Dean Harper family. son Maurice Cecil educ. X's Coll 86-94 . Lower Lake Herm station : farmed near monie Timaru; Ret. to Timaru d. 1960 marr dau. of C.N. Orbell. dau. Emmitt marr. )Hugh Mand Reeves son Wm. Reeves marr. 12) Leopold G. W. Acland. she. d. 1960 Ethel Hope marr. Cuthbert Gresson of Timaru. E.A. worthy of X's Coll wrote f Walter Harper, He is about as ince a fellow as one would wish to meet and reads tremendously ; he was with oue for more than 2 months and never mose a day, Coming in all sorton of weather. He might do well at Oxford. Then he left Collins and took lodgings with a dear of old lady, Mrs Adams at the East end of Glos. St. She came oat as matron and you (selfe) gave into her charge an interesting widow who afterwards became no bete than she should be ' Selfe Papers , Hooker Lib. ) X's Coll Sch fist; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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