Was Bishop of Ripon, United Kingdom from 1884, and court chaplain to Queen Victoria, Edward VII and George V. His second wife was Annie Maude Gardner, the aunt of actor Shayle Gardner.
Carpenter, William Boyd (Bishop), 1841-1918
Officers' Mess Cigarettes :Shayle Gardner. No. 24, second series [Cigarette card. 1922?]
Date: 1922
From: [Theatre programmes for drama productions in Great Britain some featuring New Zealand performers and producers. 1900-1929]
Reference: Eph-A-DRAMA-GB-1922-01
Description: Cigarette card shows a head and shoulders portrait of New Zealand film and stage actor Shayle Gardner. The verso indicates he was playing in the film "Poetic justice" at the time the card was issued, and had also been in "The land of promise" (stage play 1915), "The wandering Jew" (stage play 1920), and "Cairo" (stage musical, 1921) Verso also mentions that he was the nephew of Bishop William Boyd-Carpenter (1841-1918) because his father's sister (Annie Maude Gardner) was the Bishop's second wife. One of a series of 50 subjects Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Sepia photolithograph on card, 62 x 40 mm.
Atkinson, John :Album of postcards and photographs of New Zealand churches
Date: ca1900-ca1920
By: Atkinson, John, 1947-
Reference: PA1-o-966
Description: Views of Churches in New Zealand, England, the Solomon Islands, and Norfolk Island. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).