Rev. John Alexander ASHER (1864 – 1948)

Name

Rev. John Alexander Asher

Gender

Male

Birthdate

08 July 1864

Birthplace

Invercargill

Marriage(s)

28 March 1891

Date of death

16 March 1948

Parents

  • William Asher (1833-1918)
  • Eliza Maria Campbell Tulloch Asher, nee Harrold (1834-1907)

Partner(s)

  • Jessie Asher, nee Kitchin (8/10/1864-30/9/1929)

Children

  • John Alexander Asher (18/1/1892-1965)
  • Maida Isobel Watters (1895-1972)
  • William Gordon Asher (9/9/1898-1980)
  • Gwendolen Roberts Asher (1900-1900)
  • Ngarrurd Ethel Asher (born 1901)
  • James Kitchin Asher (1903-1949)
  • Harold Hossack Asher (1906-5/11/1971)

Secondary education

Invercargill Grammar; Otago Boys' High School

Tertiary education

University of Otago

Biography

Otago University Bachelor of Arts, 1886
Presbyterian Minister at Gore, 1890-98; St Paul’s, Napier, 1899-
Member of Hawke’s Bay branch Navy League and Ministers’ Association
Napier Boys’ High School Parents’ league
New Zealand forces chaplain from 1919

Accession number

556374

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