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Charles Wesley Turner

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Charles Wesley Turner

Birth
Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia
Death
26 Oct 1906 (aged 72)
Christchurch, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
Burial
Papanui, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand Add to Map
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He was born in Hobart in 1834 and went to Lyttelton in 1857. He co-owned Peacock's Wharf at Lyttelton, helped establish the New Zealand Shipping Company. He built a bonded store, warehouse and office on the corner of Cashel and Oxford streets in October 1875. He built a house, Fassifern, on Papanui Road.


Charles Wesley Turner (1834-1906) Founder of NZ Shipping Co.

• Arrived in Canterbury in 1857, the son of Reverend Nathaniel Turner, pioneer Bay of Islands Methodist missionary.

• Was 3rd owner of the City Mill, on the Avon River Island opposite the old Public Library.

• Attended Durham St Methodist Church.

• Worked with Robert Heaton Rhodes to found the NZ Shipping
Company and was its largest shareholder.

• Owned 10 acres between Papanui Rd and Winchester St.

• His eight sons attended Christ's College.

• Married Emily (1837-1881) who died at 44 after having 13 children.

• Two daughters, Edith (1861-1921) and Adeline (1860-1938) are buried with their parents.
He was born in Hobart in 1834 and went to Lyttelton in 1857. He co-owned Peacock's Wharf at Lyttelton, helped establish the New Zealand Shipping Company. He built a bonded store, warehouse and office on the corner of Cashel and Oxford streets in October 1875. He built a house, Fassifern, on Papanui Road.


Charles Wesley Turner (1834-1906) Founder of NZ Shipping Co.

• Arrived in Canterbury in 1857, the son of Reverend Nathaniel Turner, pioneer Bay of Islands Methodist missionary.

• Was 3rd owner of the City Mill, on the Avon River Island opposite the old Public Library.

• Attended Durham St Methodist Church.

• Worked with Robert Heaton Rhodes to found the NZ Shipping
Company and was its largest shareholder.

• Owned 10 acres between Papanui Rd and Winchester St.

• His eight sons attended Christ's College.

• Married Emily (1837-1881) who died at 44 after having 13 children.

• Two daughters, Edith (1861-1921) and Adeline (1860-1938) are buried with their parents.

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