Macdonald Dictionary Record: William Neeve

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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 William Neeve. 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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N38
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N38
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N38
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Marks/Inscriptions: N. 38 Neeve , William (1831-76 w as a timothy and while smith and came out in the Philip Laing arriving at Wgtn nd trans ferrie to the schooner Mary Thomas and arriving. at Lylt 29.12.56. With him were apparently s st pba ly Ann + Julia Neeve pres P his Kister. He was a son o Jonny and Ann Neeve . He set up his shop in Colombo St near the ( Sloss (ros roads. He w as one of the Stewards of the Anniversary Ball of '59. He was a member of the Comm . of the Mechani s Inst. 60-64. He designed and fabricated the t silver trowel with rory handle with which the foundation of the Prov. Coun. Cham Buildings were laid . Later he became a general importer s pec1als ing in non ion gery and farm in palemon ts In '67 pac had arr i. polemi depot in Glos. St. He stood for a vacancy in the ChCh. but with drew a few days before the election . Sept. 67. He had a large sale of surplus stock cp. 73 and soon after sold his business to J.H. Spencer marr. 19.3.60 Mary Eliz Baldwin sister or dau. of Joseph Baldwin in : she was a relation of the Baldwin s , famous ion founders of Eng and therefore of Stanley Baldwin. Ste may have brought him some money. He bought a fine property west of Waikari out of Horsley Down which he called Astro . His wife d. at Astrop 8.12.02 ag 67 He d. 1.10.76 ag 45 LT. 29.12.56 : 9.1.58 : 7.12.59 : 1.7.60 : 29.6.61 : 5.8.63 : 1.4.67 : 14.9.67 : 18.4.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: N. 38 Wm. Neeve. 2 family only dau. Alice Mary marr. 17.3.8 at Astrop James Douglas of Timber dean soto) shotover Waikari. - 4 sons Dover Tinges. sons James educ. X's Coll. 71-76 marr. 4.5.9. Edith Emma 3' dau. of Thos. papprill of Ch.Ch. He d. 11.1.33 . He was farm spector for Church Property Trees. Wlliam Junr educ. X's Coll '78-80 X's Coll marr. 22.8.03 Lilli an 2' dau Thos Papprill , solicitor of Ch.Ch. Wm. + James farmed Astro in part. and sold out to a syndicate in about 1905 at a high price - about E30.per ac. James Little of Corriedale fame leased Allandale from Grays state and then bought a part of t and called it Dali ny Park . The part ut of il of Allandale left. barring a section bought F.D. Dalziel was bought o leased by Wm. Level Junr. t Amn outed to 1700 ac. He sold 600 ac to Barnett an d then got t bach on his hands. Then he sold it to a returned soldier , called Foster from Omihi. 1060 ac. remaining of Allandale were sold to Tanner an Auck. hardware merchant f . an acre by. Allan Wm. Papprill Neve a son of Wm Jun.v. A. W.P. Neeve retired to live at Amberley. Minson later bought W the business which ot had been Wm. Nees fame inf. X S Col Reg.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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