Capt. Money's stolen Parkers

[Drew Hause]

To not clutter the other thread, and I think we've discussed this before

Capt. A.W. "Blue Rock" Money and his family arrived in the U.S. in 1890. He and his wife, Emily, had four daughters and two sons, Noel Ernest Money and Harold Bloomfield Money. Capt. Albert established The American “E.C.” and “Schultze” Powder Company, with works in Oakland, Bergen County, New Jersey, and offices at 318 Broadway in New York City.
On 7 October 1891, Lieutenant Noel E. Money (Princess Victoria’s Royal Irish Fusiliers), resigned his Commission and subsequently joined his Father’s business in the U.S.

Capt. Money was 2nd in the 1894 GAH and used his Greener in the 1897, 1898 & 1899 GAHs; a Parker in 1900 & 1901. He purchased a CH Parker SN 87238 in 1897 which he returned for his discount purchase price of $75 in Dec. 1898. He also used a L.C. Smith in 1897 and purchased a Smith A2 in 1901.

His 1901 Smith A2





He later had two Parker pigeon guns stolen.
Reward offered for Parker stolen July 20, 1901; SN 90,635, 8#, 30” barrels.
“Captain Money, of the “E.C.” and “Schultze” Powder Company, New York, is mourning the loss of his Parker pigeon gun, which was stolen February 15 (1902) at Paterson, N. J. The gun was taken from the case and shells substituted, giving it the required weight, so he did not discover his loss until some hours later. This is the second Parker gun Captain Money has lost in this manner.”

I believe this is Capt. Money with a Parker, which appears to have a hand guard.



(Courtesy of David Noreen)
By at least 1912, Captain Money had returned to England and lived out his years there. Harold, who had been a Professional Representative for Winchester, left the U.S. by late 1910 and by May 1912 was managing a rubber plantation in Ceylon. Noel E. Money returned to England at the end of the Boer War. He married Maud Wood and they had a daughter Mary and a son Gordon. He was the land agent for his father-in-law's estates through 1912. In 1913 they moved to Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, where he built the Qualicum Beach Hotel and golf course.

Both Noel and Harold answered the call of King and Country for The Great War. Harold served with the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment and advanced to the rank of Captain. Noel served in North Africa and Palestine with the 159th Infantry Brigade, 53rd Welsh Division. He was a Major when they were in Libya and a Colonel by the time they were in Egypt. By the time they advanced into Palestine with General Allenby, Noel was a Brigadier General commanding the 159th. After the Great War, Noel returned to his family at Qualicum Beach.