Rev. David SIDEY (1827 – 1914)

Name

Rev. David Sidey

Gender

Male

Birthdate

04 January 1827

Birthplace

Pitcairngreen, Perthshire, Scotland

Marriage(s)

1858
Fife, Scotland
Cathrine Sidey
01 July 1868
Edinburgh, Scotland
Agnes Sidey

Date of death

25 July 1914

Place of death

Napier

Parents

  • James Sidey
  • Margaret Sidey, nee Mc Naughton

Partner(s)

  • Cathrine Sidey, nee Thomas (1830-1864)
  • Agnes Sidey, nee Hay (1829-1894)

Children

  • James Sidey (1860-1937)
  • Thomas Sidey (born 1861)
  • Margaret Lambie (1863-1914)
  • Isabella Sidey (1871-1925)
  • David Sidey (1873-1960)

Primary education

Redgorton Parish School

Secondary education

Perth Academy

Tertiary education

University of Edinburgh

Biography

Reverend, Doctor of Divinty
Arrived in New Zealand on “Caduceus”, 1872
Came to Napier shortly after to take charge of Saint Paul’s Presbyterian Church
Moderator of the General Assembly, 1878
Clerk and Treasurer to the Presbyterian General Assembly of New Zealand, 1884
Member of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board, 1878 then Chairman, 1892-1902
Secretary to the Napier High School Board of Governors, 1888-1913
New church hall in Napier South named “Sidey Hall”, 1914
First three children born to Cathrine

Accession number

682922

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