Macdonald Dictionary Record: George Rhodes
Maker
George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
Description
One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for George Rhodes. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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R168
Marks/Inscriptions: 2 R.168 to be right. He marr. in 54 and tock his wife down son afterwards. Mrs Rhodes took as Compan won and maid Sarah McQueen dau. ) Archibald McQueen of McQueen.s Valli. Mrs Rhodes was the 2 white w oman to make her home in S. Canty ; his Wm Hornbrook was the first. Her first house was on the beach a hut of watler and slab. He second was the slab an d cot hut still standing in the Levels garden. The present Levels house first stage) was built in '62. George Rhodes went for a trip to Eng and returned by the Royal Start with his wife and 3 ch. 8.10.61. As soon as Timaru started to grow George Rhodes took an active part. He was a J.P. and one of the first O hunch wardens of S.Mary's Church. He took helped to form the Mechanis Inst. marr. 31.5.54 Eliz. dau of John Wood of Ho d so , Ret ford, Nots. He got a chill while washing sheep at Purau and died in a pew days 18.6.64 His brother Robt Heaton got back from Eng. just in time to attend Georg 0's funeral. Georges death broke up the partnership and the Levels had to be sod. 9000 ac of the Levels was reba ned and the; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: R. 168 balance was sold to the Canty + Otago Land Assoc. which was Canty + soon afes wards merged in the N.Z. and Aust. Land Co. The Coy. for chol ded 86000 aces and started to sell off land in the 80s. . He was one of the Stewards at the S. Canty Race meeting held at Orari in '59. family. Robt Heaton b. 57 d. 1918 marr Jessie Bidwill Arthur Edgar G raven or b. 59 d. 1922 marr. Rose Moor house. Ada Arowhenua marr. Michael John Godby. 10.8.81 George Hampton b. 62 d. 1914 murr. Henrietta Thierens Ernest Timaru b. '63 d. 94 marr. Mildred Hackworth. His widow marr. '67 Arthur Perry. 1.Arthur Cecil, 68 . 69. family. . Ellen Laura Amy marr Geo. Edward Rhodes of Meadow bank. 3. Franks Churchill" Mand Done1ly. 4 Walter Dymock 72 Marie Cust elaine Percy Lyttelton 75. Geo Rhodes and his wife gave new Year Fete + picnic for Timaru Chuildece 3012.62 : over100 ch. came in days.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
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