St David’s Anglican Church,
Raincliff, South Canterbury, New
Zealand
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In Loving Memory of
EDWARD JAMES GOULD
Died February 2nd 1932 aged 52
also his beloved wife
ETHEL MAUD
Died July 9th 1954 aged 73
also
Pte. HENRY AUSTIN GOULD
Died El Alamein July 8th 1942 aged 24
also loved daughter
ALICE MAUD
Died 27th December 1982
Aged 71 years
With love we remember
STANLEY COLIN GOULD
Loved husband of the late
WINIFRED IRENE
11th February 1991 Aged 77
In Loving Memory of
KEITH ALEXANDER GOULD
Died May 11th 1970
Aged 60 years
also Loved Brother
NOEL
Died April 7th 1972
Aged 63 years
At Rest
IVY DOROTHY HANNAM
1907 – 1995
Remembered with Love
CHARLES ALBERT GOULD (of Arundel)
15-8-1915 - 11-12-1996
Husband of FAIRLIE
In Loving Memory of
GEOFFREY GORDAN RICH
1889 – 1975
SYBIL RICH
1900 – 1994
To the infant daughter of
SYBIL & GEOFFREY RICH
1935
In Loving Memory of
EDWARD
Beloved husband of
MARY ANN PARR
Died Oct 28th 1952
Aged 72 years
Also
His beloved wife
MARY ANN PARR
Died Nov 22nd 1924
"I know that my redeemer liveth"
In Loving Memory of
BEATRICE MAY BAXTER
24-7-1913 - 2-10-1993
Dearly loved wife of
ALFRED ERNEST BAXTER
of (Glengarth) Raincliff
In Loving memory of
JEAN RILEY
nee PROVERBS
Born 25th January 1936
in South Elmsall, Yorkshire, Eng.
Died 6th October 1989
also her dog Florrie
In Loving memory of
EMMA CHAPMAN
Died 4th Sept 1971 aged 65
Sadly missed
In Memory of
C. AMY BARTRUM
born Helmdon Rectory, Northamp, Eng
Fell asleep March 24th 1907
Aged 50
"Her children rise up and call her blessed"
Also of BENJAMIN P. BARTRUM
Who died August 14th 1910
Aged 55 years
also
CHARLOTTE AMY DOROTHY STOCKER
Eldest daughter of
BENJAMIN PACKER BARTRUM
and CHARLOTTE AMY BARTRUM
born 28th November 1883
died 11th July 1971
13. In Loving Memory Of
BERNIE CHRISTEY
31 -1 -1926 9 - 7 - 2003
A Loved Husband
Dad & Grandad
Farmed in this district
For 50 years
At rest now on Mt. Gay
14. With Love We Remember
FAY STAFFORD SHEARS
19th August 1925 - 24th June 2004
Loved Wife of
BENJAMIN JAMES SHEARS
Treasured by children
Karen & Phillip
Loved by grandchildren
Kendall, Klara, Daniel, Sarah & Alison
Until then ……
Photograph, above, and transcription courtesy of Clive Callow
Raincliff, NZ.
December, 2000
in 1903. He had married Frances Emily Tripp d/o Charles George
Tripp. Their son Norman Hope
(1883-1961) and daughter-in-law Esther
spent a lifetime in the Mackenzie. Arthur had purchased Richmond Station in
1880 and sold it in 1897 and the family went to England returning in 1903. Part of the land was set aside for a graveyard and there was ample room for tying up horses and buggies etc.
Previous to 1907 services during the 25 years before held
were at Mt. Gay, in the School and at Hazelburn. The
church cost about £344 and was consecrated by Bishop Julius. The
Parish Vicar at the time was Rev. Hinson. Mr J.S. Turnbull was the
architect. Golden jubilee
was held 10 March 1957. Regular service now ceased, 2000, and care and maintenance taken over by Anglican Youth Camp Board.
There is one stained glass window in the church "Flowers", kowhai,
white violet, and mountain daisy, created in 1968 commemorating Edward W.
and Lucy A. Inman, the second couple married in the church. There is another St David's Church in the area, the
one behind Cave.Otago Witness, 11 September 1907, Page 71
A very fashionable wedding took place at Raincliff on August 20, when Miss
Edith Hope, daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Hope, of Raincliff Station, and
great-grand-daughter of the late Bishop Harper, was married to Mr Charles M.
Ormsby, of South Canterbury, son of the late Mr Arthur Ormsby, of Timaru.
The pretty little church had been beautifully decorated with lycopodium
ferns and arum lilies by the employee's on the station. The ceremony was
performed by the Ven. Archdeacon Harper, of Timaru, the bride's great-uncle,
and the bride, who was given away by her father, wore a trained gown of rich
ivory satin draped with old lace. The bridesmaids — Misses R. Hope,
Geraldine Tripp, and little Misses Vera Hope and Hilda Pinckney — were
frocked in white silk relieved with belts and sashes of gold-coloured satin;
and their hats were of cream straw trimmed with ostrich tips and white
roses. After the ceremony Mr and Mrs Hope held a large reception at
Raincliff. Mrs Hope was wearing a beautiful gown
of grey chiffon taffetas, with bonnet to match. Among the guests were Mrs
and Miss Elworthy, Mr and Mrs Arthur Elworthy, Dr
and Mrs Hislop, Mrs and Miss Tripp, Mr and Mrs
Howard Tripp, Mr J. M. Tripp, Mrs Wigley, Mr and
Mrs M. Harper, Mr and Miss Malingy Mrs and Miss Bradshaw, Mrs Arthur Turner,
Mr and Mrs Carter, Mr and Mrs D. Macfarlane, Mr and Mrs Pygott, Dr and Mrs
Burns, Misses Howel1, Wright, Scaly, Marchant, Dennistoun, Preston, Cornwall
and Barklie. The bride's travelling gown was of brown tweed, and hat to
match, with crimson roses.
The Timaru Herald
Thursday, 4 January 2007
St David's Church, Raincliff, will be 100 years old in March and to mark the occasion the site is getting a new wall and plaque. "There was just a wire fence here," said retired builder Richard Earl, from Pleasant Point, who was working on the metre-high, 30-metre long construction yesterday. So far he has spent about three weeks piecing together rocks from nearby paddocks and rivers to form the boulder barrier. Another week's work would see it finished, he reckoned. While the riverbed rocks were clean and weathered, those from the stone-picking piles in the paddocks had to be scrubbed by volunteers to keep the wall's appearance consistent. Two donated gates, one for pedestrian access, and one for vehicle access, will be hung, and a brass plate fitted prior to an unveiling ceremony planned for mid-March. Fund-raising events had helped pay for materials, including concrete footings and steel reinforcing rods, said Cliff Robinson, treasurer of the Raincliff Trust which leases the church. "It was built in 1907 and was opened in March of that year. (The wall) is to celebrate 100 years of the church's involvement in the district. The local community decided a stone fence would be a very appropriate way to mark the occasion and make a tribute to the settlers of the area," he said. In order to help with the church's history, Mr Robinson said the trust would like to hear from anyone who, or whose family, had been associated with St Davids over the past century.
Parr, Edward J. The Raincliff Story : being a review of Raincliff Station, its several owners, partition in 1901, and subsequent owners to 2000 / by Edward J. Parr, David G.R. Reynolds. 2000. 417pp Contains two pages on St David's with a photo taken soon after completion 1907 and covers details of construction and donated items and a devoted to the marriage licences of the people who are mentioned in the above book. The furnishings of the Church are almost all given in memory of former parishioners. Mr Aurelius Purnell donated the fine plate and brass eagle lectern in memory of his wife who had died as a young woman at Raincliff Station. Purnells had purchased Raincliff from Burke.
Florence Carter and Olwyn Oliver "St David's Church - Raincliff Parish of Te Ngawai 1907 - 1987 " held in archive of the Diocesan Board,
Christchurch."
St David's Church Raincliff, 1907-2007 / Florence Carter & Clive Callow.
Author: Carter, Florence, Callow, Clive, Oliver, O. P. (Olwyn Pearl), 1926-
Edition: Reprint. Imprint: [Timaru, NZ]: The Centennial Committee, [2007]
Notes: Original publication edited by O.P. Oliver. Contents: St David's
Church, Raincliff 1987-2007 ; Monumental inscriptions, St David's churchyard
; Extracts for the Raincliff [St David's] Church, register of services
1883-1986 ; Extracts from the Raincliff Ladies' Guild minute books 1954-1998
; Available baptism, marriage, burial registers 1907-2007 and Centenary
celebration coverage. Timaru Public Library has a copy.
