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John Sansom

John Sansom

Item Type: PersonName: John Sansom Date: 1854-1918 Biography: John Sansom was born in London in 1854. He came to New Zealand with his parents on the 'Ashburton', arriving 15 January 1858. The family first went to Kaiapoi, then to Rangiora where John finishe...
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Thomas Keir

Thomas Keir

Item Type: PersonName: Thomas Keir Date: 1837-1911 Biography: Thomas Keir, a carpenter by trade, was born in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1837 and came to Lyttelton on the Mermaid in 1864. It was on that ship thathe met his future business partner, Hugh Boyd. A...
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Charles Ivory Jennings

Charles Ivory Jennings

Item Type: PersonName: Charles Ivory Jennings Date: 1860-1947 Biography: Charles Ivory Jennings' parents arrived in New Zealand from London in 1857 to join other family members already in Rangiora. His father, Charles Sr, was a carpenter and became the settlement's fi...
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Luke Hunnibell

Luke Hunnibell

Item Type: PersonName: Luke Hunnibell Date: 1838-1913 Biography: Luke Hunnibell, with his wife Sarah and two young sons, arrived in Lyttelton in 1864 on board the Bellissima. They came from Ipswich in Suffolk, England. They made their way to Rangiora and Luke ...
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George Cone

George Cone

Item Type: PersonName: George Cone Date: 1842-1898 Biography: George Cone was born in Aldham, Suffolk, England in 1842 and was educated at the Parish School. He came to New Zealand with his parents, William and Caroline, on the 'Bangalore', landing in Lytte...
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Edward Good

Edward Good

Item Type: PersonName: Edward Good Date: 1875-1918 Biography: Edward Good was born in Shropshire, England in 1819. He married Sarah Walker in 1849. He and his wife and son, Edward Richard, came to Lyttelton in 1855 on the Royal Stuart. He settled in Rangior...
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Hugh Boyd

Hugh Boyd

Item Type: PersonName: Hugh Boyd Date: 1843-1924 Biography: Hugh Boyd was born in Ayshire, Scotland in 1843, and arrived in Lyttelton on the Mermaid in 1864 with his parents. He had relatives already in Rangiora, so he settled in the district and commence...
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George Blackwell

George Blackwell

Item Type: PersonName: George Blackwell Date: 1840-1914 Biography: Of those who took part in the development of Kaiapoi, none left a more enduring mark on its history than George Henry Blackwell. George Blackwell was born in Leamington, Warwickshire, England, in...
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John Johnston

John Johnston

Item Type: PersonName: John Johnston Date: 1840-1915 Biography: John Johnston was born in Aberdeenshire in 1840 and came to New Zealand in 1859 with his father, William Johnston, aboard the ship &Mystery.
In 1863, John Johnston moved to Rangiora and set up i...
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Hector McAllister

Hector McAllister

Item Type: PersonName: Hector McAllister Date: Between 30th October 1916 and 26th March 2005 Biography: As the last Mayor of Kaiapoi, Hec McAllister fought against the amalgamation with Rangiora in the 1989 local body restructuring. The proud fourth-generation son of Kaiapoi thought amalgamating th...
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James Wylde

James Wylde

Item Type: PersonName: James Wylde Date: 1825-1908 Biography: Of the early settlers in Kaiapoi in the 1850s, James Wylde was perhaps the most energetic. Not an inspiring figure to look at, and impeded by a stutter, Wylde nevertheless fought more for Kaiapoi...
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Henri Trousselot

Henri Trousselot

Item Type: PersonName: Henri Trousselot Date: 1860-1926 Biography: "The life story of the late Mr Henri Trousselot is one of the most remarkable and romantic ever told. Born 66 years ago in St Hillier Jersey, Channel Islands, the son of a clerk, he was constantl...
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John Horrell

John Horrell

Item Type: PersonName: John Horrell Date: 1896-1987 Biography: John Eura Horrell was born at Horrelville in 1896 and raised on land settled by his grandfather, John Horrell. Horrell Sr had arrived in Lyttelton on the Charlotte Jane in 1850. The Horrelville a...
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Charles Torlesse

Charles Torlesse

Item Type: PersonName: Charles Torlesse Date: 1825-1866 Biography: Early Life
Charles Obins Torlesse was born in 1825, in Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, England, the second child and eldest son of Reverend C.M. Torlesse. His father was Rector of the parish, and his...
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Marmaduke Dixon

Marmaduke Dixon

Item Type: PersonName: Marmaduke Dixon Date: 1828-1895 Biography: Marmaduke Dixon was born in 1828 in Caistor, Lincolnshire. Holton Park, the family seat for four hundred years, was situated in the fen country. Marmaduke was delicate as a boy and as the fens we...
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Howard Kippenberger

Howard Kippenberger

Item Type: PersonName: Howard Kippenberger Date: Between 28th January 1897 and 5th May 1957 Biography: Howard Kippenberger was born at Ladbrooks, south of Christchurch, on 28 January 1897, to parents Karl Kippenberger and Annie Elizabeth Howard. His father was a head schoolteacher and local Method...
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Marmaduke Spencer-Bower

Marmaduke Spencer-Bower

Item Type: PersonName: Marmaduke Spencer-Bower Date: Between 13th April 1905 and 27th February 2004 Biography: Marmaduke Spencer-Bower and his twin sister Olivia were born on April 13 1905, in St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England, to Rosa and Anthony Spencer-Bower. Rosa was a daughter of early Canterbury se...
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Henry Blackett

Henry Blackett

Item Type: PersonName: Henry Blackett Biography: While C O Torlesse has the distinction of establishing the Rangiora settlement, Henry Blackett was probably the most significant individual in consolidating the future of the town. Blackett was u...
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Herb Foley

Herb Foley

Item Type: PersonName: Herb Foley Date: Between 7th June 2009 and 16th July 2009 Biography: Herb Foley exhibition in the Chamber Gallery, Rangiora, 7 June - 16 July 2009.
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John Golding

John Golding

Item Type: PersonName: John Golding Biography: John Golding (1858 - 1920) was a well-known Rangiora builder and contractor who built a lot of buildings in Rangiora between 1880 and 1920 many stores, cottages and stables some of which are now ...
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Railways

Railways

Item Type: CollectionCollection: Railways
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Community life

Community life

Item Type: CollectionCollection: Community life Keywords: Waimakariri 2000 project
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Rural life

Rural life

Item Type: CollectionCollection: Rural life
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Industry and business

Industry and business

Item Type: CollectionCollection: Industry and business Keywords: Waimakariri 2000 project
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