More Info →Frederick William Christian

Description

Frederick Christian was Librarian of the Palmerston North Public Library 1923-1933. His wife, Ethel, then became Librarian. The unidentified women are probably two of his eight children, and part of a larger family portrait.

According to his obituary in the Manawatu Standard newspaper, Frederick Christian was born in London around 1869 and was educated at Eton, where he showed a talent for languages and sport, especially cricket. He finally settled in New Zealand after a "life of adventure", including time in Europe, the Americas, Australia and the Pacific Islands. He wrote several publications about aspects of different polynesian languages and cultures. [Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 105, 3 April 1934, Page 2]

Identification

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Date

circa 1920 to circa 1929

Digitisation ID

2007N_L26_PEO_1160

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