John Russell (priest, born 1868)

John Delacourt RussellUniversity of Wellington (b Hendon 1868 – d Riverton 9 February 1949) was the Archdeacon of Oamaru from 1915 until 1928 when it was renamed the Archdeaconry of North Otago,Archdeaconry re-named North Otago, 1928: Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p 1931 Oxford: OUP, 1929 serving a further 16 yearsLondon Gazette until his retirement in 1944: a total of 29 years.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1948 p1145 Oxford: OUP, 1908 until his death on 9 February 1949.Papers Past NZ

Russell was ordained in 1893. He was Curate of St. Stephen the Martyr, Ōpōtiki. Later he held incumbencies at Bulls, PetoneD. Russell Hutt City Libraries and Oamaru."Blain's Directory of the Clergy of Dunedin " Copyright the Reverend Dr. Michael Blain, 2003 Reproduced online with permission at

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