Benjamin Ashwell papers.

Collection

Identifier: MSS-Archives-A-172

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains a photocopy of a transcript of the letters and journals of the Rev. Benjamin Ashwell, of Kaitotehe, to the Church Missionary Society, 1834-1869. The work of the Mission is described, as well as native disputes, the King movement and the Maori wars of the 1860s.

Dates

1834 - 1869

Creator

Ashwell, B. Y. (Benjamin Yate) (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Not restricted.

Biographical / Historical

Benjamin Yate Ashwell (1810-1883). Ashwell joined the Church Missionary Society in 1831 and came to New Zealand in 1835, he served first at the Bay of Islands, then at Waikato Heads, and in 1842 went to Kaitotehe, opposite Taupiri. Ashwell was ordained in December 1848 after attending St John's College, Auckland. Ashwell was married twice and died at Remuera in September 1883.

For further deatils see: ASHWELL, Benjamin Yates, from An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock, originally published in 1966. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 22-Apr-09 URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/1966/ashwell-benjamin-yates/1