Alfred Barker (doctor)

Alfred Charles Barker (1819–1873) was a New Zealand medical doctor and photographer.

Alfred Barker
Born
Alfred Charles Barker

(1819-01-05)5 January 1819
Hackney, London, England
Died20 March 1873(1873-03-20) (aged 54)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Other namesSyphax
Occupation(s)Doctor, Photographer
RelativesEsther Hope (granddaughter)

Barker was born on 5 January 1819 at Hackney, London in England. Barker was the fifth child of Joseph Gibbs Barker and Sarah Pritchett Bousfield. He studied medicine at King's College, London.[1] He and his wife Emma (née Bacon) arrived at Lyttelton on the Charlotte Jane on 16 December 1850 and settled in Christchurch, where they had five children.[1]

Barker died on 20 March 1873 and was buried in the Barbadoes Street Cemetery.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Turner, John B. "Alfred Charles Barker". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Dr Alfred Charles Barker, photographer, 1819–1873". Christchurch City Libraries. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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