Alfred Fitchett Explained

Alfred Robertson Fitchett (1836 – 19 April 1929)[1] was the Dean of Dunedin[2] from 1894 until 1929.[3]

Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, in 1836,[4] Fitchett was ordained in 1879, and graduated MA from the University of Otago in 1882.[5] He was Vicar of All Saints' Church, Dunedin for 49 years, he continued at All Saints as well as being Dean: he was also Archdeacon of Dunedin from 1915 to 1919.

In the 1928 King's Birthday Honours, Fitchett was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George. He died in Dunedin on 19 April 1929,[6] and was buried in the Dunedin Northern Cemetery.[7]

His son, William Fitchett, was Bishop of Dunedin from 1934 to 1952.[8] His daughter, Margaret Fitchett, was an artist.

Notes and References

  1. http://northerncemetery.org.nz/burial/14737/bio Northern Cemetery
  2. http://newsimages.worldvitalrecords.com/books%5C2009JUN14%5CCDAustraliaAU2133-3_SydneyDiocesanDir1919%5C70.pdf WVR
  3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929–30 p439 London: OUP, 1929
  4. News: Obituary: Dean Alfred Robertson Fitchett . 20 April 1929 . The Press . 9 October 2017 . 20.
  5. Web site: New Zealand university graduates 1870–1961: F . Shadows of Time . 9 October 2017.
  6. News: Deaths . 20 April 1929 . Otago Daily Times . 9 October 2017 . 12.
  7. Web site: Cemeteries search . Dunedin City Council . 28 September 2021 .
  8. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1951–52 p1954 London: Oxford University Press, 1951

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