Macdonald Dictionary Record: Gerritt, van Asch, Gerritt Van Asch

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George Ranald Macdonald
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1952-1964
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One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for Gerritt, van Asch, Gerritt Van Asch. 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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V10
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V10
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Marks/Inscriptions: V. 10 Van Asch , Gerritt (1836 -1908) was born in Hallan) and educ. there . He started to learn the art of leaching deaf intes when at Rotterdam where he was 18 and it became his fife work. He visite d deaf mute schools in Feared Germany . He went to Eng land in 59 on the mv it tion of some manchester merchant and taught there and then at Barnet, Herts and then in London He received an appointment from the Govt of N.Z in Oct. 79 He came out in the Scottish Prince and selected Sumner as a suitable place for his school. He arrived at Lyt by the Wellington 22.1.80 He rented rooms and land from C .L. Wiggins whis had started a school at Sumner. Fish M.H.R made some antrim s and allegations and a Commissio was set up to investigate. sn consisting of Colborne Veel and another Oct 92. His sy stan worked Solely ly lip. reading no sins nor finger langue e being used The allegations against the Deaf Mutism School Came from a discontented teacher who had been dis moss ed. All things considered the school came out of the enquiry very well . Giving evidence Cyclop N.Z.111: LT. 23.1.80 : 27.8.92 : Oct. 92 : 8.4.99; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: G. van Asch I. 10 Han Asch said there wee 47 pupils at the moment; he and Mrs V. A. had o house near the beach but they hard a bedroom used in the school in t ase was ac necessarily . for one of them to be there. He rented buildings and land from C.C. Wiggins . The girls slept at Beach Glen and were in charge of Miss Funston As a result of the enquiry Mr + Mrs Buttle were appointed to look after the children after s hoot hours , superintend outside w orf and make things more home like for them. Mrs Buttle had spent years in the school before she was marred, and had been beryl succe ss aul. Buttle was a son of the well known Methodist Mister and was to be S.reward, a dire tion was That pictures wer , to be hing in the rooms "to take of the berenson of the Walls. Van Asch went to Eng. and toured Empe in 1906 married 66 Emmeline dau of C. Drury Sunderland. 5 son7s He died in Holland 4.3.08 ag 71 4 daug widow Emmeline Isabella d. Sumner 27.2.22. LT. 24.1.07 : 7.3.08; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: G. Van Asch V. 10 family. Elsie marr. 0.3.99 Joseph Edward son of J Stevens, Cly de. Annie 17.12. keith Warren son Richard Hill Fisher. Mrs T.E. Menlo ve Katherine Lucia marr. 20.12.05 Edward Thos Moule. Miss van Asch. sons Wm Hawkes Bay Arthur Arnold Blenheim Hurry Charles Drury marr. 11.12.06 at Adelaide Blanche Lucy Nethe 2' dau Mrs washington of moorhouse Adelaide. Gerritt Diamond Harb.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer

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