Macdonald Dictionary Record: William Gordon Rich

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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 Gordon Rich. 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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R187
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R187
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R187
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Marks/Inscriptions: R. 187 Rich, William Gordon (1829-1912) was the 3 son of Rev. John Rich vicar of Ivnghoe, Bucks and was born 28, 29. He was educ. at Westminster of which he was head boy and he s stroked the Westminster boat in the annual race against Eton. He ent to Christ Church , Oxford in '48 and stroked the Oxford Boat and was president of the Oxford. Liv. Boating Soc. He won many races at Henley; one was a pair in which he owed with John Studholme He took his degree and deeded to 9o to to N.Z . he brought letters of introduction to Col. Wynyard , Acting. Gov. He spent some tines in Auck. and then went down to Whang are in a Maori canoe. Later he visited Wgtn. and Nelson . He worked on Duppa 's station at Nelson and was put in charge of the woodshed at shearing time. He joined Edwin Rich and W.H. Teschemaker in their drive of shep rone Nelson to the south He came on to Ch.Ch and took a in a 1 5 ton cutter to Dunedin and made his way on passage i to the Bluff and Colac Bay He was some of the time accompanied by a Maori sorties alone. He returned to Dunedin and 71 boy, Walked to Ch.Ch stay ing with Edwin Rech (brother ?) and W.H.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: R. 187 Teschemaker at Kauroo Hill on the Way. Then he returnees south took up Wairuna Station and stocked it with ewes from Johnnie Jones at f 2 a head. He and Geo. Steele drove the sheep fr om Waikouaiti. They had to fey the sheep over the Chi ther in a small boat with their legs tie d. In 60 he bought Merry Creek Station, After gold was ford He sold out and went back to Eng. In 67 back in N.Z. , he i ent into part. with David Maitland in the Ere burn Run , which they sold to the Mt Ida Coy. in 75 After an other trip to Eng he bought in 78 Toi Toi Station which he held till 1900 when it was subdivided and sold. He retired to live in Ch.Ch. He was a man of cultivated m ind and wide Know ledge . He was interested in British polities and in Athletics and was Well- informed on both subjects. marr. Feb. 56 Maria Stuart only dau. of Joseph Maitland of Crescent and Hell End Stations. He d. Worc. St West. 6.7.12 ag 84. daus. Mrs Vernon She was b 27.8.33 d. 8. 12.14. Moore sons Maitland Gordon qv. Haswell E.W.G. died. LT. 9.7.19 12.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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