George York (priest)

George William York (13 December 1858 – 11 October 1944) was a New Zealand Anglican priest from the 1880s onwards.[1]

The Venerable

George York
Archdeacon of Marlborough
In office1919–1930
Other postsArchdeacon of Māwhera
(1903–1919)
Orders
Ordination1885 (deacon)
1887 (priest)
Personal details
Birth nameGeorge William York
Born(1858-12-13)13 December 1858
Nelson, New Zealand
Died11 October 1944(1944-10-11) (aged 85)
Stoke, New Zealand
DenominationAnglicanism
Spouse
Lillian Petrie
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(m. 1900; died 1923)​
RelativesJoseph Petrie (father-in-law)

Early life and family

York was born in Nelson in 1858, the son of Thomas York, a builder and later farmer at Bishopdale, and Emma York (née Edwards).[2][3][4][5]

On 7 February 1900, at the Holy Trinity Church, Greymouth, York married Lillian Petrie, the daughter of Joseph Petrie.[6][2][7] Lillian York held a diploma as an Associate of tahe Royal College of Music, London, and was the organist at Holy Trinity, Greymouth.[8]

Career

York was educated at Bishopdale College; and ordained deacon in 1885, and priest in 1887. After curacies in Lyell, Brunnerton and Dunedin, he held incumbencies at Greymouth, Māwhera and Marlborough. He was archdeacon of Māwhera from 1903 until 1919; and archdeacon of Marlborough from 1919 to 1930.[9]

Later life and death

Following his retirement, York moved to Riccarton, where his assisted his brother, Reverend Herbert York, for nine years, before going to live in Nelson.[10]

York died in at his sister's residence in Stoke on 11 October 1944, aged 85,[11] and was buried at Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, alongside his wife, who had died in 1923.[12][13][7] A memorial service was held at St Peter's Church, Upper Riccarton, on 22 October.[10]

References
  1. "Harvest of Grace: Essays in Celebration of 150 Years of Mission in the Anglican Diocese of Nelson" Bester, R (Ed) p105: Nelson, New Zealand; Anglican Diocese of Nelson; 2010 ISBN 9780473177775
  2. Scholefield, Guy H., ed. (1924). Who's Who in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, 1925. Masterton. p. 239.
  3. "Death of Mr. T. York". Greymouth Evening Star. 14 April 1904. p. 3. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. "Untitled". Grey River Argus. 8 April 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  5. "Women's corner". The Press. 16 June 1919. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. "A pretty and popular wedding". Grey River Argus. 8 February 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. "Personal". Feilding Star. 30 July 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  8. "Ecclesiastical". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland provincial districts]. Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company. 1906. p. 561. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  9. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1938 p 1503: London, OUP, 1938
  10. "Memorial service". The Press. 23 October 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  11. "Deaths". The Press. 16 October 1944. p. 1. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  12. "George William York". Marlborough District Council. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  13. "Lillian York". Marlborough District Council. Retrieved 29 September 2020.


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