Charles William Adams (surveyor)

Charles William Adams (7 July 1840–29 October 1918) was a New Zealand surveyor, astronomer and public servant. He was born in Buckland, Tasmania, Australia on 7 July 1840.[1]

His son, Charles Edward Adams, pursued a similar career as a university lecturer, surveyor, astronomer and seismologist.[2] His daughter, Ella Spicer, and granddaughter, Peggy Spicer, were both painters.[3]

References
  1. Adam, R. S. "Charles William Adams". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. Smith, Warwick D. "Charles Edward Adams". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. "SPICER, Ella Adams née Adams, Eleanor 1876–1956 | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 13 October 2017.


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