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Birth:  Dec,1853, registered Eastry, Co. Kent.
 

Death:  28 Mar 1930 buried O’Neill’s Point Takapuna Auckland third son of the Revd. Theophilus Peter Norris Hewlett and Emily Elvin;

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Marriage: 25 Feb 1884 chapel Bishops Court by bishop of Auckland,

Ellen McCullough, died 1935 Takapuna buried O’Neill’s Point Auckland

third daughter of John McCullough of Limerick Ireland.

Education presumably with his father at Eythorne Kent

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Baptised: Mangapai New Zealand,

 

Confirmed: Maungakaramea, New Zealand.​

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Positions:

​​Sep 1858 arrived Auckland New Zealand with parents and siblings Avalanche

various occupations including assisting father on development of poor land at Mangapai.

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Jul 1880-1883 College of S John Evangelist Auckland

Grades I II III Board Theological Studies

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24 Feb 1884, deacon Auckland (St. Mark Remuera)

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Mar 1884 appointed Papakura district diocese Auckland

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20 Dec 1885 priest Auckland (St Paul; with W Percival; preacher the Rev’d Charles Boddington SSC.

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30 Jun 1890 resigned Papakura district.

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Jul 1890 licensed to Northern Wairoa district.

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01 Jul 1890 received a preacher’s licence.

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Retirement probably due to ill health.

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25 Apr 1893, licensed to officiating assistant minister S Peter Onehunga, Auckland

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1893, minister residing Spring St Manukau (266)

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1894-1895, vicar Opotiki diocese Waiapu.

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01 May 1896-Oct 1904, vicar parochial district Papakura

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16 Nov 1900-01 Jan 1905, rural ean Papakura

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1901, the Papakura Lay Readers Association was formed for fellowship, discussion and study.

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04 Apr 1904, permission to officiate in the diocese of Auckland.

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13 Sep 1904-1913, licensed curate parochial district Wakefield diocese Nelson.

Retired to Drury south of Auckland

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Final residence: Takapuna, Auckland

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Notes & Sources

In 1935, an organ was given in his memory at St. Andrew Stanley Brook parish, Motupiko, but destroyed in the burning of the church on 05 Jan 1939.

​This document was provided by Ruth Staal, Canada.

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