Macdonald Dictionary Record: Arthur Phelps Hopkins

Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Arthur Phelps Hopkins. 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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H743
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H743
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H743
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Marks/Inscriptions: H. 743 Hopkins , Arthur Phelps( ) was a son of a Devonshire schoolmaster. He went to sea and left his ship at Auck. and went into Firth s Flour hill. He came to Ch.Ch. and joined the stat of the Canty Froze feat Cor. at Belfast He rose to be works manager and later superintende the three works . He was fond of cricket and had a lot of sons ; trey could make up something approaching a family cricket team. He always wre a straw boater Ond a white cricket shirt. A ter Wey mouth left the C.F.1 (o which he wes the original Sec. ) Sir Geo Clod, then chairman of the Board, had to Jake over some of the functions of a manag ing director and he relied greatly an Hopkins for technical advice. Hopkins wrote a beautiful hand. He was the son of Samuel Hopkins. schoolmaster and of his wife Anna Marguerite Richards marr. 19.7.81 at Holy Trinity, Avon side by Rev. W.A. Pascoe Mary Eliz. eldest dau Richard Seymour Kelly. family. Harold Arthur Phelps edu . X's Coll 95-99 : somes Scholar 95.7.9 : L.L.B. 1910 Barr. + Sol. Westport s Hamilton marr. 29.12.09 Henrietta May youngest dau 1 W.J. Olliver of Ch.Ch. He d. 25.6.19. LT. 12.8.81 : 29.1.10 .C.F.M. in; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A. H. Hopkins H. 743 family. William Phelps educ E. Coll o1-04 ; Somes Scholar O1-03 : Solicitor N.Z.10 . Barr. N.Z. Sol. Thome , Thorne + H Hopkins . Pukekohe d. 12.12.41 Vivian Phelps Educ. X's Coll 06.07 : clerk D.N.Z. Ch.Ch , Lieut N.Z. Rifle Bde 1914war . killed in action 21.3.18 an France, Berkeley Phelps. educ. X's Coll : played for 21 - X5 . Lieut N.Z. Mache ( ne Gun Coup. Solicitor. Pub . Trist office . Whanga rei. Courtenay Phelps educ. X's Coll. Dip. Banking 1930. Managa National Bank. Takapu na. Geoffrey. X's Coll ch. hist.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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