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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Mr. Alfred Alsop

Mr. Alfred Alsop, Engine Driver, between Wellington and Paikakariki on the Wellington-Manawatu Railway, is an Englishman. Born in Dartford, Kent, in 1862, he accompanied his parents to Lyttelton in the ship “Mermaid” at the age of three years. He served his time as a blacksmith and engineer at Prebbleton and Rakaia, and joined the Company which he now serves in 1886 as cleaner. Early in 1888 he was promoted to the position of fireman and in October, 1893, having taken the Government certificate as driver he was employed in that capacity. As a Mason, Mr. Alsop is attached to the United Manawatu Lodge, E.C. Palmerston North. He was married in 1888, and has two sons and two daughters.

Photo by Mrs. Herrmann. Mr. A. Alsop.

Photo by Mrs. Herrmann.
Mr. A. Alsop.