Marks/Inscriptions: M 322 Mellish, George Lilli - (1834-81) was born in Englan ( Acland say s Jersey ) and was educated at Exeter College and Pembroke College , He rowed in the Oxford boat in 54 , a year in which they beat Camb When the Grin can war broke out he received a commission in the 44 Reg.t. with which he s served before Sebastopol. After the war he came out to Aust. in 57. Scholefield say s he arrived in N.Z . in 58 but his name appears in the pass list , cabin, of the Clontarf 11.3.60 which is seepage probably the dat of his arrival . He married in '61 and Acland says he took up Run 386 part of Upper Lake Heron and in '62 sold to Capt. Harding Probably the bad snow of '62 was too much for him on the out break of the Waikato war he received a captains commissi in the 4 Waikato Ret. He was in te charge of the camp at Ducking and later was in command of Galloway s Redoubt. In 65 he was appointed R.M. at Picton and July 68 was transferred to Kaiapoi from where he also attended to the Court at Rangiora. Chudleigh had stayed with the Mellish is at hake Heron and described Ms M. as 1a most lively person , Sings and plays very malyon and paints very well. "The Mellish 's were without servants Scholefield i : Acland , P. 30.12.81 ?: LT. 27.8.59 : Hist. Canty Coll : Chudleigh s Dray; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: G.L. Mills M 322 in that lonely station . They lived at Ask eaton when they were at Kaiapoi formerly belonging to one of the Beswick brothers. He was elected a member of the Canty Philosoph Soc. Dec. 68. He took an active part in rowing at Kaiapoi and acted as cach which evidently he was well qualific ( to do. Kaiapoi was second only to Ch.Ch. as a centre of rowing and had the best water in the Provin ce. Mrs Mellish christened the new boat of the Kaiapoi Boating Club ' The Pere and champagne was drunk out of pewter ing s which which had been won as rowing prizes Nov. 71 ."It was rowed away by Jameson, C.E. Dudley, W. Burnip and H.J. Wood. Mellish war spoken of as a good and experienced coach. He was elected to the Kaiapoi Sch. Comm. Oct 74. He judged at the Ch.Ch. Rose show Dec. 74 . He had ist been transferred to Ch.Ch to take the place of C.C. Bowen . Caleb Whit for d succeeded him at Kaiapoi . He was elected a Gov. of Canty Coll Sept. 75 He was a lay in ember f the synod in 75. He was a member of a Synod Comm. that was erasing into Synod frances and they called Willock the bursar to give evidence. Willock was very angry at his R.M. manner and said he had ben treated as though he were a LT. 14.7.68 : 3.12.68 : 25.3.69 : 22.11.71 : 4.12.71 : 26.1.72 : 25.11.73 : 13.10.74 : 4 :12.74 : 18.12.74 W5.9.7; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Mf 322 3 drunKen old rowdy. He was gazetted R.M. at Ashburton Ot 76 but this was cancelled He was to be transferred to Timaru Oct. 80 but this move never came . He was ill at the time. In 81 his duties were taken by ( roster of . for about 6 mon thse . He never recovered. He lived at Han sons Lane in the s0's ; this was then a fashionable quarter . Col Packe lived at The Greys on the Ricc. Rd corner and Turrell school Midmonth was further south in Han sons Lane A brother Alfred Lilly was in Canty for a time. Teschemakers Journal 18.4.60 mentions " the tuo hessrs M ellish called here for an hour to alfred Cook at Locke harts country M A.L. Mellish sold his furniture and left 2 sons at Xs Coll. for Eng. Feb. 69. William John Mellish regis ted at) title to part R.S. 156 Jan 72. He d. 29.12 . 81. ag. 47 at Arm agL St. Re. cate of arrival , he was chosen as adjutant to the Canty Rife Corps marr. 10.10.61 at Francis Jollies house by Rev. Cr oas dailey Bowen in 's Georgina eldest dau of Rev. George Port Cooper of yeti ster Dorset. wits: Edw. Cooper, charlotte oort widow d. London 15. 1.01. Isabel Harley. LT. 16.10.76 : 9.10.80 : 8.9.81 : 8.10.81; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: G.L. Mellish. 4 of 322 famille sons. Wm. Edward Educ. X's Coll 74-80: Lieut X's Coll Rifles ; adjutant 5 Canty Batting . He was a good athlete and a good sh ot. was a barr. + sol. accidentally shot at Palm. North 19.2.91. Robert Walter educ 's Col 84-82 Frank educ X's Col 84-89 . Engineer H.P. Water supply Ch.Ch. d. 11.7.45 ag 74. sons of Alfred Lilly Mellish Robert Walter educ. X's Coll 81 -82 Intelligence officer 4 Scottish Rifles S.A. War 1900 O1: Orange River Colony Operations, Queens Medal 4 class; Major 4' scottish Rifles 1914 War. Judge at Alder ney , Channel Is. Dred at sea May '38 ag 69. Charles Henry - educ. X's Coll 81- . Lieut. Ye o maury S.A. war lived at Burde Cornwall G.L. Mellish elected member Ch.Ch. Club 175. his son Frank ag. 8 drowned in Waimak while fishing firm a punt. Nov. 73 LT. 25.11.73 Xs Coll sch. hist : Ch. Ch Club Mints.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer