Canterbury farmer and runholder. Born Lincolnshire. Apprenticed as a seaman; gained master's ticket. Came to NZ in late 1840s; settled on leasehold run between Waimakariri and Eyre rivers, 1852. Married Eliza Agnes Wood ion England 1859. Returned 1860, and built a homestead `Eyrewell'. Introduced to Canterbury the three-furrow plough, the straw elevator and the slip-gate for drafting sheep. Possibly first Canterbury farmer to export frozen lamb carcasses to England. Six children - Marmaduke John (Duke), Richard, Rosa and Catherine. In 1892 freeholded his estate totalling 16,000 hectares; on his death divided between his children. Duke, Eyrewell block; Richard, Holton block; Rosa, Claxby block; Catherine's block was sold to Duke. [Ninety-nine years - Some memoirs' by Marmaduke Spencer-Bower, ca 1999]
Dixon, Marmaduke, 1828-1895
Property valuations
Date: 1895-1897
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 77-248-16/5
Description: Some names and places entered in relevant fields. Includes Plan of Patoa Settlement, Ashley County, 1895 Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Richard Marmaduke Spencer-Bower - Claxby, Rangiora
Date: 2005
From: New Zealand Century Farm and Station Program :New Zealand Century Farm and Station Award applications
Reference: MS-Papers-8640-03
Description: Papers include: Drawing of The Homestead, Claxby, 1991 (on postcard); pages copied from `Ninety years - Some memoirs' by Marmaduke Spencer-Bower, ca 1999 which cover the history of Claxby. Claxby has been farmed by the Dixon family since 1852 when Marmaduke Dixon took up 6,480 acres between the Waimakariri and Eyre Rivers. In 2005 the property was owned and farmed by Richard Marmaduke Spencer-Bower and his wife Margaret. Richard is the great grandson of Marmaduke Dixon and son of Marmaduke Spencer-Bower. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Papers re estate of Marmaduke Dixon
Date: 1895-1896
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 77-248-16/2
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence
Date: Apr-Jul 1871
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-061
Description: Includes telegram from [?] Garnack, Temuka; and map described under Illustrations below Quantity: 1 folder(s). Map showing Hall's property on Ferry Road; Junction, Falsgrave and Union streets, and the Town Belt
Dixon, Marmaduke, 1828-1895 : Papers
Date: 1876-1886
By: Dixon, Marmaduke, 1828-1895
Reference: MS-Papers-1592
Description: Notes on meteorology, especially in NZ and California. Correspondence with James Hector re publication of lecture on climate in Canterbury in Transactions of NZ Institute Quantity: 1 folder(s) (11 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holographs
Correspondence
Date: Aug 1892
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-188
Description: Corrrespondents entered in the Name field; includes letter relating to baby farming; and letter from Broken Hearted Mother relating to the Marriage Bill Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level list available.
Correspondence
Date: Jan-Apr 1885
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-118
Description: Identified correspondents entered under Name below; also includes letter in French; part of letter written at Conical Hall, Waipahi, Otago; letter from W [?] Kemmis, Las Rosas, Canade de Domez Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters and biographical data for Who's who in New Zealand and the Dictionary of New Ze...
Date: 1890-1954
From: Scholefield, Guy Hardy, 1877-1963 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-0212-C/03B
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (29 letters). Physical Description: Holographs and typescripts Finding Aids: See inventory for a detailed listing of the letters in this folder.
Correspondence
Date: Jul 1891
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-178
Description: Most correspondents identified and entered in the Name field; also includes a telegram from Murphy, Christchurch; Mr Holme's memo (private and confidential); a petition from Ellesmere village settlers signed by James Foley, Thomas Irvine, James Wilks, Thomas Ives, William Charles Angus, Joseph Foley, Richard Weals and Joseph Clarkson, E S Coster, [?] Lyttelton, George [?] Weather, William McAllan and C A C Hardy; and circular proposing to establish a club `for the purpose of advancing Corinthian yachting', singed by Robert J Scott and Thomas Maude. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence
Date: Jan-May 1877
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-083
Description: Most correspondents identified and entered under Name below; includes letters to Mrs Hall and some letters written in 1876 and 1887. Notes, including one re court sitting at Malvern. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence
Date: Jul-Sep 1883
From: Rolleston, William, 1831-1903 : Papers
Reference: 82-355-04
Description: Identifiable correspondents entered in name field Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence
Date: Nov-Dec 1884
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-115
Correspondence
Date: Sep 1892
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-189
Description: Correspondents entered in the Name field; also includes letter from Maxwell [?] Berry, Sydney Quantity: 1 folder(s). Finding Aids: Piece-level list available.
Correspondence
Date: Jun-Sep 1877
From: Hall, John (Sir), 1824-1907 : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-1784-084
Description: Includes parts of several issues of the `Lyttelton times' (Sep 1877); identified correspondents entered under Name below. Also includes telegram from Thos [?] Hoskinge, Dunedin, to J Fountain, Hororata; and letters to [?] D'Ogley; [?] Clark, Writtle; and [?] Meddings, Christchurch, regarding work. Quantity: 1 folder(s).