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Rev John Waterhouse

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Rev John Waterhouse

Birth
Rawdon, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Death
30 Mar 1842 (aged 52)
Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia
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Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia Add to Map
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A Methodist minister for many years in England, in 1838 the missionary committee appointed him as superintendant of the missions in New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), New Zealand, and the Islands of the South Seas. He arrived in Hobart Feb. 1st, 1839, accompanied by his wife and children, and five other young ministers and their wives. By all accounts he was highly regarded in that capacity and beloved by all who knew him. There is a monument to him in front of Wesley Church, Melville Street, Hobart.
Interesting info from a a brochure published at the time of the unveiling of the monument:
"The remains of Rev. John Waterhouse lay in an old cemetery at West Hobart, Tasmania, long since closed, and the monument over his vault had suffered considerably from the ravages of time; furthermore, rumours were abroad that it was likely that the municipal authorities would resume the cemetery, remove the bodies interred there, and prepare the land for building purposes -- this was actually done shortly after the erection of the obelisk mentioned below.
"Under these circumstances it was decided to erect a more enduring memorial in the form of a granite obelisk, suitably inscribed.
"This has been done, and with the permission of the trustees of the Melville Street Church, Hobart (the first service in which was conducted by Rev. John Waterhouse in 1840), the monument now stands in the spacious grounds in front of that building.
"His remains and those of his wife now rest in the beautiful cemetery at Cornelian Bay, near Hobart."
A Methodist minister for many years in England, in 1838 the missionary committee appointed him as superintendant of the missions in New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania), New Zealand, and the Islands of the South Seas. He arrived in Hobart Feb. 1st, 1839, accompanied by his wife and children, and five other young ministers and their wives. By all accounts he was highly regarded in that capacity and beloved by all who knew him. There is a monument to him in front of Wesley Church, Melville Street, Hobart.
Interesting info from a a brochure published at the time of the unveiling of the monument:
"The remains of Rev. John Waterhouse lay in an old cemetery at West Hobart, Tasmania, long since closed, and the monument over his vault had suffered considerably from the ravages of time; furthermore, rumours were abroad that it was likely that the municipal authorities would resume the cemetery, remove the bodies interred there, and prepare the land for building purposes -- this was actually done shortly after the erection of the obelisk mentioned below.
"Under these circumstances it was decided to erect a more enduring memorial in the form of a granite obelisk, suitably inscribed.
"This has been done, and with the permission of the trustees of the Melville Street Church, Hobart (the first service in which was conducted by Rev. John Waterhouse in 1840), the monument now stands in the spacious grounds in front of that building.
"His remains and those of his wife now rest in the beautiful cemetery at Cornelian Bay, near Hobart."

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  • Created by: Julia L.
  • Added: Mar 26, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67484741/john-waterhouse: accessed ), memorial page for Rev John Waterhouse (10 May 1789–30 Mar 1842), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67484741, citing Cornelian Bay Cemetery And Crematorium, Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia; Maintained by Julia L. (contributor 47468380).