angus mc curdy was born in england ,his father was scotish , his mother was from birmingham, he came to NewZealand under contract as a telegraphist and electrian in 1880 , but in 1904 was sacked for secondary enployment activities as a organizer for the new zealand farmers union .
he settled in upper hutt and started to build a twenty roomed house on the opporsite sids if the river to whakatiki st . the land on which he built his house on he named bonnie glen . The house was to be used as a hunting and fishing lodge but the house was never compleated this never adventuated .
his wife mary anne [jones] was born in England on the 21st of july 1866 and she lived untill she was 104 years of age .
Angus mc curdy showed the first motion pictures in upper hutt . he also built his own theater , when he was prevented from using a public hall, the theater was built so fast it was named the record hall .
he was reporter editor and publisher of upper hutts first newspaper , he was the first clerk of the first town board and was the inspector of public nuisances,
he was also responsable for electrity and water being layed on in upper hutt .
in 1926-27 he was upper hutts first mayor , after a break he returned as mayor from 1931 to 1936 .
he died in 1941 leaving four children .
kenneth. never married , lived all his life at bonnie glen
jessie margret , married lenoard john danahay .
donald treasure and sectary of the new zealand forest and bird society
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