George Kissling

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

George Adam Kissling
Born	3 July 1805
Died	9 November 1865 (aged 60) Parnell, New Zealand
Occupation	Missionary
Spouse(s)	Margaret Moxon (married 1837)

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]

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.