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Death On The Bridle Path
“…unusual fatigue, to which, in his praiseworthy endeavors to find a suitable spot on which to locate his family, the deceased had exposed himself…” The Lyttelton Times January 1851 John Williams was painfully aware that he, his wife Isabella and their 7 children only had a few days of grace at their first Canterbury lodgings …
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Godley On The Move
John Robert Godley, Canterbury’s Founder was always a man on the go…in more ways than one. The Godley Statue was unveiled on the 8th August 1867, six years after Godley passed away from illness in London. From 1904, talk of moving the statue began to circulate as a tram shelter was needed. It wasn’t until …
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Cyrus Davie (1821 – 1871)
Cyrus Davie (1821 – 1871) Died of old age Place of Death: Christchurch * Missed the sailing of the ‘Randolph’ so sailed on the ‘Sir George Seymour’ and swapped ships mid journey. Buried at the Barbadoes Street Cemetery, Christchurch. The story of Cyrus Davie: http://www.peelingbackhistory.co.nz/cyrus-davie-1821-1871/ Photo taken by Annette Bulovic
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Bishop Henry James Chitty Harper (1804 – 1893)
Christchurch Cemeteries: Filling You In On Our Buried Past – Bishop Henry James Chitty Harper Date and Place of Birth: 9th January 1804 at Hampshire, England Date and Place of Death: 28th December 1893 at Bishopscourt, Christchurch. Roles in Early Canterbury and New Zealand: * 1st Anglican Bishop of Canterbury – 1856 to 1890 * …
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