The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Canterbury Provincial District]
Mr. Charles Tapley
Mr. Charles Tapley, Proprietor of “Ellerslie” Boarding House, was born in Cheshire, England, in 1847, educated in his native place, and afterwards trained as a butcher and cattle dealer. He arrived at Lyttelton in 1880, and spent the two succeeding years at the butchering trade at Akaroa. After that he tried farming, but remained on the land only a few months. In 1883 he commenced business as a butcher in Lyttelton, and continued to trade there until 1890, when he took possession of “Ellerslie.” Mr. Tapley was married in 1885 to Miss Bowley, of Teddington, and has one son and one daughter.
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Mr. C. Tapley.