Macdonald Dictionary Record: Francis Digby Spencer Neave
Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
Description
One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Francis Digby Spencer Neave. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Marks/Inscriptions: H.D.S. Loaves 2 N. 28 in the Ilan Rd. in 86 now part of the new Canty. V ) block an ty University and long known for a magnificent clump e black poplars. The second part o f his life now began - his business life for which he appeared to have a more natural aptitude than for farming. In the world of affairs he was chairman of directors of ward + Co and chair man of directors of N.Z. Farmer s Co-op. Assoc. He was also a director of the Permanent Building + Investment Soc. He was a Fellow of X's Coll and a Gov. of Canty Coll 87-97. He was a conservatio old fashioned ian as were all his family. He always wore a twee d tail coat and a coloured how ter hat, grey ve brown . He once saw some of these for sale at a shilling each and he bought the whole lot. He was a great friend of John Holland Baker, chief surveyor of Canty who lived next door to him in Ilan Rd. Baker said him " for one of his class, p ron ging ald outlook he had an extra or din ary business ort Lock faculty and a remarkable power of fore sight. He seemed to know by instinct when to bry + When Fo sell. under his chairm ans hits the farmers Co-op grew into a powerful organ isa tion . et he was always an uncoprom is ing conservative . He always wore a suit of the same cut. Colour + material.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: N. 28 F.D.S. Leave He had A sons and 3 daus and he had an enormous a family buggy made in which he could take his whole form ilya out for a drive. When they were grown up and scattered he still used) He was a good and loyal friend, A man whose Advice could always be Trusted wars elected a mem be of the Ch.Ch. Club in ' The Neaves family house was Dagn amn in Essenes and they moved from there to Gide a Park. at D marr. '69. Eliz. Marianne Cormacks ; they were an Irish family. She was born in Jaded , as he was , and in the Same year. Her father wes Henry Cormac of Bombay. She was b. 3 45.2. 42 + d. Okoroire 16.11.22 family sons, 3 daus bur. Rec. Cm He d. 7.10.13 ag 71 Henry Everard , Educ. X's Coll 85.88: passed out of Sand hurst 1 st class. Capt. T t Batti Royal Warwick chi ie Ret. Killed Bel gann India 8.9.02 ag 29 Francis Dialysis educ. X 's Coll 87-93. farmer, Spreydon, d. 9.9.4 marr. 20.9.10 Ethelbert a only dau. Edward washbourn, howe Ricc. photo Keele b. 72. educ. X's Coll s 88-94 . L.L.B.N.Z2 : private s3 Ren foremen ts N.Z.F F 1914 war Fellow X's Coll 1921. . Bar. + o. : partner Lane , heave + Wanklyn took his life in depths of shirts 1931 because he was worried over the affairs of his clients. 5.2.31. Arthur Cormac educ. X's Cole 89.-96 Lieut (des patches) s Yorks Reg.t. S. A. War : killed in Action Pearde berg 19.2.190 0 Ch.Ch. Club. Mis. : X's Coll Sch. List . Ricc Cem. M.I.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: F.O.S. heave 4 N. 28 son Everard Algies educ. X's Col 90-96 . 2v. 95-96. O.B. Cham psion Cup '96 Agent Vancouver B.C. marr. 1 son 1 dau. daus. Adelaide Constance b. Eng d. 1949 at Okoroire unmarried Anne Eleanor b. at sca 48 Ali Mary marr. Percy Acton Adam of Clar ence Reserve . lay family. memorial windows in X's Coll Chapel to 2 sons killed on service. X's Col Sch. ist.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
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