Macdonald Dictionary Record: Alfred Rhodes

Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Alfred Rhodes. 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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R165
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R165
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R165
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Marks/Inscriptions: R. 165 Rhodes, Alfred (1818 -1902) was born in London and went to sea when youngs . He first vis it ed N.Z. in '45 in the Ralph Burnell which called at Wgtn and Nelson. Soon after , probably y) he sailed to Lylt in a small schoon er and helped to bing the G ree wood Brothers from Purau to Motunau. Rhodes took stores from Wgtn in the Sarah Jane owned by Fit herbert for the first su very0rs in Otago, and he first entered the Moly neue River from the sea. He He settled in Lylt. and was sent by Capt. Thomas ss weth in a large sealing boat W ith store for Surveyors in the Kaiapoi dist. He went up the Waimak for 6miles and was able to sail most of the way . The Maois helped him and he met with 1r0 difficulties. J. L.B o9s was surveying thoreau and he hadl w ith him Alfred Weston and Charles Denby. He lived at Lylt till 62 and then settled at Leithfield and farmed there. The Sefton Ploughing match of 66 was held son his farm ip and again next year. He went in for buy ing drain and seed . Alfred Rhodes and James Cook watermen bought from Chas. Howard T.S.170 in Lylt. about '60. Cyclop N.Z.11 : Acland: E.H. Andrews: LT. 2 21.9.66 : 19.9.67 : 12.8.93 : 9.5.07.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: alfred Rhodes 2 R. 165 marr. 4. 12.52 Emma Susannah eldest dau. f W. G. Chaney of e. of Lylt. store mason . In 1925 she was believed Ho be the oldest Pilgrim alive. She d. 26. 11.28 ag. 96. 8sons 7 daus. 4 died before him. He d. at Leithfield 2.10.02 99 .84. family. son Wm. Henry b. Lylt '54 d. Amberley 17.12.19 ag. 67. he joined Bean + Co in Amberley in 66. marr. Josephine Enough of Ch.Ch. bur. Balcairn Cem . became a storekeeper in Amberley. dau. Annie marr. 14.10.76 Edward Baker of Kaiapoi Island 3 son Alfred d. at Pahiatua 11.8.93 ag. 24. Nellie Eliz. dau of Wm. Hen. Rhodes marr. Hugh Henry elder son of Hugh Mc Lean of Amberley. Alfred Rhodes d. 20. 6.50 ag 84 d Cem. Linwood ( Isabella 31.10.56 "83 ); Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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