Harry Stocker Explained

Harry Stocker (1840 – 22 April 1923) was Archdeacon of Southland from 1885[1] until he retired in 1913.

Stocker was born in Boughton under Blean, educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained deacon in 1868 and priest in 1869. After a curacy in Kingsclere,[2] he came to New Zealand in 1873. He held incumbencies at Springston,[3] Akaroa and St John, Invercargill.[4]

He retired to Merivale, died on 22 April 1923 and is buried in the St Paul's cemetery at Papanui.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p1364 London, Horace Cox, 1908
  2. "Blain's Directory of the Clergy of Dunedin " Copyright the Reverend Dr. Michael Blain, 2003 Reproduced online with permission at http://anglicanhistory.org
  3. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=AMBPA19321125.2.13 Past Papers NZ
  4. Web site: Aitken . Richard . Home- St John's Invercargill, NZ . 2023-12-22 . St Johns Anglican Parish of invercargill . en.
  5. https://stpaulspapanui.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/our-cemetery3.pdf St Paul, Papanui

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