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George Adam Kissling
Born(1805-07-03)3 July 1805
Died9 November 1865(1865-11-09) (aged 60)
OccupationMissionary
SpouseMargaret Moxon (married 1837)

George Adam Kissling[1] (3 July 1805 – 9 November 1865)[2] was the second Archdeacon of Waitemata.[3]

A German Lutheran missionary, he married Margaret Moxon on 3 July 1837 at Islington. He was ordained an Anglican priest in 1841 and the following year emigrated to New Zealand.[4] They were sent by the Church Missionary Society to work at the Kawakawa (Hicks Bay) Mission from 1843 to 1846.[5][6][7]

George Kissling's ill health resulted in a move to Auckland.[8] George and Margaret Kissling opened a Māori girls boarding school in Kohimarama.[9] He taught students of theology at St John’s College, including Riwai Te Ahu.[10] In 1859 he was appointed Archdeacon of Waitemata.

George Kissling died 9 November 1865.[11]

References

  1. ^ NTETC
  2. ^ Nat Lib NZ
  3. ^ "The Clergy List" 1864 p267
  4. ^ Wife's biography
  5. ^ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, August 1844". Formation of a Station at Kauakaua, Hick’s Bay. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  6. ^ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, January 1845". Missionary Tour in the Eastern District of New Zealand. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  7. ^ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, August 1846". Influence of a Missionary in Reconciling Contending Parties of New Zealanders. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  8. ^ "The Church Missionary Gleaner, July 1851". New Zealand Welcome. Adam Matthew Digital. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  9. ^ Stanley, Joan C. "Margaret Kissling". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  10. ^ Hadfield, Octavius (1902). Maoris of by-gone days: Rev. Riwai Te Ahu. London : J.H. Shears, digital publication: Early New Zealand Books (ENZB), University of Auckland Library. pp. 15–18.
  11. ^ "Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific" (PDF). 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.