Robert Maunsell (missionary) explained

Robert Maunsell
Birth Date:24 October 1810
Birth Place:Milford, near Limerick, Ireland
Death Place:Parnell, New Zealand
Spouse:Susan Cherry Pigott
Occupation:Missionary
Nationality:Irish

Robert Maunsell (24 October 1810  - 19 April 1894) was a New Zealand missionary, linguist and translator. He was born in Milford, near Limerick, Ireland on 24 October 1810.[1]

Life

See also: New Zealand Church Missionary Society. Robert Maunsell joined the Church Missionary Society and arrived in the Bay of Islands in 1835 and was appointed to Te Waimate mission,[2] and he was sent to established the Manukau mission station that same year;[3] where he operated a school.[4] [5] From 1849 to 1865 he worked at Te Kohanga Mission near Port Waikato,[6] [7] [8] including during the Invasion of the Waikato, which was the response of the colonial government to the Kingitanga Movement.[9]

After 1844 the Rev. Robert Maunsell worked with William Williams on the revision of the translation of the Bible into the Māori language.[10] [11] William Williams concentrated on the revision of the New Testament; Maunsell worked on the revision of the Old Testament, portions of which were published in 1840 with the full translation completed in 1857.[2] [3]

In 1845 the Book of Common Prayer was translated by a committee comprising William Williams, Robert Maunsell, James Hamlin and William Puckey.[12]

He was Archdeacon of Waitemata from 1868 to 1870;[13] and then Archdeacon of Auckland until 1883.

He died on 19 April 1894 at Parnell, New Zealand.

Relevant literature

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific. 2015. 12 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Transcribed by the Right Reverend Dr. Terry Brown Bishop of Malaita, Church of the Province of Melanesia, 2008 . Untitled article on Maori Bible translation. 10 November 1858. The Church Journal, New-York . 30 November 2014.
  3. Book: Rogers . Lawrence M. . Te Wiremu: A Biography of Henry Williams. 1973 . Pegasus Press .
  4. Web site: The Church Missionary Gleaner, September 1847. Death of a Pious Child in New Zealand. 16 October 2015 . Adam Matthew Digital.
  5. Web site: The Church Missionary Gleaner, April 1852. Native Institution at Waikato Heads (part 1). 18 October 2015 . Adam Matthew Digital.
  6. Web site: The Church Missionary Gleaner, March 1853. Native Traits and Gospel Influence. 18 October 2015 . Adam Matthew Digital.
  7. Web site: The Church Missionary Gleaner, June 1853. The Native Institution at Waikato Heads (part 2). 18 October 2015 . Adam Matthew Digital.
  8. Web site: The Church Missionary Gleaner, October 1859. United Meeting of the Schools in the Waikato District. 24 October 2015 . Adam Matthew Digital.
  9. Web site: The Church Missionary Gleaner, March 1864. The War in New Zealand. 24 October 2015 . Adam Matthew Digital.
  10. Book: Williams . William . The Turanga journals, 1840–1850. 1974. F. Porter (Ed) Wellington . 44.
  11. Book: Williams . William . The Turanga journals, 1840–1850. 1974. F. Porter (Ed). 314 .
  12. Web site: New Zealand Mission. 364–373. 1845. Missionary Register. 12 December 2015.
  13. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/1m28/maunsell-robert TEARA

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