Macdonald Dictionary Record: Arthur Charles Newton

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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 Arthur Charles Newton. 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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N78
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N78
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N78
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Marks/Inscriptions: N 78. Newton , Arthur Charles (1850. arrived in N.Z. in 70 or 71 , marr. in N.Z. returned to Eng and came back to N.Z. When he first came to N.Z. he went to the Dickens at French Farm as a cadet. He lost what money he had. He went in to part. with A man called Bryce Bain ; they called themselves Bain + Co and they had an idea for ice making machinery . Later he was a iranian. He was the son of the Rev. Wm. Newton of Brad war dine. Hereford sh marr. 12.5.75 at St. Lukis Rev. E.A. Lingard Mary Kate de Ren2y eldest dau Geo. Gordon , Town Clerk of Ch.Ch. witness Geo. , Charlotte, 1 Thos Gordon ; T. D. Condell ; A.C. Champion. He described himself as wine merchant in the marr re9. He d. at his home North Belt 27.6.88 ag 35 family. eldest son d went to Eng. 8' son Wm. Gordon Hand Lewton educ. X's Coll 90.92 Barr. + Sol. Pub. Trist Office l, Deen Wgtn . marr. 3.4.07 Eleanor Beatrice Orbell f Stratford d. D :8.7.51 ag 74 es of S 2' son Geo. Gordon marr. 7.4.08 Emma 2' dau. Wm. de Ren2y of Hennington , Winchester S. Canty. marr. 2 Jessie Olive youngest dac of Frank Jacks on of Pleasant Pout 23.6.20. Dr. C.T. Hand newton marr. Alice Spooner dau G.W. Sp oner 2 les + munce or R.B. Harman. fam inf. LT. 1.9.75 : 4.7.00 : 14.4.08.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Arthur Chas Newton N. 78 fam ly dau Mary Georgina marr. Lord Rutherford. Their dau. Eileen married si Ralph Fowler, Professor of Mathematical Physics at Camb . Univ. Lady R. helped in the arrangement + classification of her his bands papers. She knew most of the leading scientists of Europ and America in her Cam b. days. Hey grandson Peter Fowler was lectures in Physics at Bristol Univ. .A younger brother was a qualified engineer, a grand dau. was lecturer in genetics at Edi. Inv. an other grand dau. was a qualified doctor. Lady R. was intensely interested in unse + garden ing . She d. Ch.Ch. Nov. 53 The name Hand . Bishop Newton of Bristol + tean of St. Pauls marr. a widow of O Clergym an who had 2 children. The Bishop died Without wie. He left money to his step children whose name was Hand provided they took the name Lewton . Some of the descendants have used both names , some not. Dr Hand Newton has the deed signed by Geo ti in 1806.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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