Macdonald Dictionary Record: Thomas McClatchie

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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 Thomas McClatchie. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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G R Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biographies
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Mac51
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Mac51
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Marks/Inscriptions: Mac 50 51 McClatchie , Capt. Th oas J.P. (1833 -1903) was born at Irvine, Ayn shire Where he was educ. He went to sea as a boy in the East India trade and came to N.Z as 3' officer of the Isabella Hercus on '61. He was for many years engaged in coastal Rade and was master and part Owner of the small steamer Avon . He afterwards owned an sailed the S.S. Moa after first sailing her on bohoef o f Miles +o. He then owned and sailed the 3 masked schooner Rifle man. He was in Tara maki in '63 at the time f the mass acce of the Sugar Loaves and afterwards carried n of h des patches to sr Geo. Grey at Wgtn. He was in Tauranga Harbour at the time of the Gate Pah assault. He settled down in Lylt. and built wool sheds and was a part. in the firm of Talbot + McClatchie His shed was 224 feit Cong , 60 Pt. wide with 14It. Walls . He was appointed judge at the Lylt. Regatta 1.1.71 . His schooner As pasi a of 44 tons won the sailing race for craft under 50 tons at the Ly H. Regatta Jan. 71 . The prize was a very fine cut sent out by Shaw , Savill + Co. Capt. Fox gave a party in the Charlotte Gladstone at which the cup was presented. He stood for the Lylt . Br. Coun Sept. 73 and failed to get in . failed again Sept. 76; finally got in Sept. 77 . Candidate agi Sept. 80 and failed. He was elected to the Lylt. Harb . Bd Jan. 84 and again Cyclop N.Z. ii : LT. 15.12.70 : 3.1.71 : 28.7.03 : 14.2.71 : 2.1.72 : 12.9.73 : 28.9.77 : 4.79 : 8.1.84 10.2.91 : 3.1.96 :; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: Mac. Capt.T. McClatchie Feb. . He was coumbe o dore of the Lylt. Regatta of 1900. He had competed in the first Lylt. Regatta of May 51 in a dinghy culling race He had bo been to the Bendigo gold fields 53-4. He was a good athlete in his youth. He commanded the Avon on its first trip up the river see LT. 20. 3. 09. He and John Grubb were executors of James Cook q.v. marr. 16.6.51 Mary dau of A.J. Praised of Wad hurst, Suss ex. He d. 27.7.02 ag. 70 wife Mary d. 25.12.93 ag 59 bur. Linwood Cem. eldest son Thos. marr. Sefton by Capt. T. McClatchie assisted by Rev. Chas Frase 25.12.78 Joanna Clark 2 dau Rev. ) . McIntosh of Sefton. she d. 25.12.93 ag og youngest son Hugh Geo. b. Lylt. 65 , attended Fergusons Sch + Cooks Sch. Ch.Ch. joined firm of Robt. Wilkin 5ho , then staff of v.S.S. Co at Lylt + later at Ch.Ch. marr 6.3.01 Eleanor youngest dau Hugh Brabner . He was shot b. a pea rifle at Sumner whicti brought on locomotor Ata xia + d. 22.12.16 a 51. Youngest dau Mary Anne marr. 30.12.95 Alex. James M.futch . She d. Ch.Ch. 6.8.2. sister of Capt T. McClatchie marr . Peter Cunningham A Lylt 2.10.65; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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