Rev. De Berdt HOVELL (1850 – 1905)
Name
Rev. De Berdt HovellGender
MaleBirthdate
1850Birthplace
Kent, EnglandMarriage(s)
1876
Date of death
04 September 1905Place of death
OrmondvilleParents
- Dr Charles Henry John Hovell (1819-14/3/1893)
- Sarah Becker Hovell, nee Solly (born 1827)
Partner(s)
- Emily Hovell, nee Ffitch (1856-5/12/1929)
Children
- Hugh des Croix Hovell (1877-1887)
- Orioll Hinton Hovell (1878-1912)
- Ivy Blanchflower Fynn (born 1880)
- Rollo St John Hovell (born 1884)
Primary education
King’s School, Rochester, EnglandSecondary education
St Boniface College, Warminster, EnglandTertiary education
St Augustine’s College, Canterbury, EnglandRelated records
Biography
Deacon Bombay Cathedral, 1873
Arrived in New Zealand, 1875
Dean of Cathedral Chapter of the Diocese of Waiapu and Napier Cathedral, and many other church roles
With Father Grogan helped end the Napier breakwater labourers’ dispute, 1896
Member and leader of Masonic Order, Society of Loyal United Friends, and Order of Rechabites
Chaplain of Napier Garrison, and Wellington and East Coast Battalions
Portraits of De Berdt and Emily painted by Lindauer, Woodville, 1896s
Accession number
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