James Stanistreet LARGE (1836 – 1924)
Name
James Stanistreet LargeGender
MaleBirthdate
05 December 1836Birthplace
Manchester, EnglandMarriage(s)
1863
St Paul's Church, Napier
Date of death
20 August 1924Place of death
NapierPartner(s)
- Elizabeth Large, nee Ferguson (21/3/1835-13/7/1929)
Children
- Lillie Polglase (1864-1944)
- Ernest Hadfield Large (1866-1867)
- Harold Large (1869-1857)
- Amy Hadfield Hutchinson
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Biography
Arrived in New Zealand on the “Commodore Perry,” 1862
Came to Napier, 1862 and worked for Mr John Dinwiddie, cabinetmaker
Opened his own cabinet making business
Went into partnership with Townley, 1867, “Large & Townley,” (cabinet makers and upholsterers)
On Napier Borough Council, 1883
Founder and member of Hawke’s Bay Children’s Homes management and trustee of the France Trust
Member of Napier School Committee and Chamber of Commerce
Justice of the Peace
Accession number
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