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Julius, Churchill Archbishop

Churchill Archbishop Julius
b: 1847
d: 1 DEC 1938
Biography
Free BMD Records show Date Birth Registered December 1847, District: Richmond S, Name: Churchill Julius, Volume: 4, Page: 411
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The district Richmond S is an alternative name for Richmond Sry and it is in the county of Surrey

Free BMD Records show Date Marriage Registered June 1872, District: Christchurch, Names: Churchill Julius and Alice Frances Rowlandson, Volume: 2b, Page: 968a
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The district Christchurch is in the county of Hampshire

Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database shows
Surname: Julius
First name(s): Alice Frances
Date of death: Monday, 30 September 1918
Cemetery: Linwood
Date of burial: Wednesday, 2 October 1918
Block number: 11
Plot number: 4
Age: 72 years
Address: Hackthorne Rd, ChCh
Occupation: Married
Place of birth: India
Years in New Zealand: 22

Evening Post 1 October 1918
Great regret Will be felt throughout New Zealand at the news of the death of Mrs. Julius, wife of the Bishop of Christchurch which took place at her residence in the Cashmere Hills, Christchurch, yesterday. Mrs. Julius is spoken of as "the ideal Bishop''s wife — a lady of deepest human sympathies, and the greatest delicacy and tact. She never spared herself in any way, and those, who were associated with her in her manifold activities bear testimony of the untiring way in which she laboured for any worthy cause." Mrs. Julius was president of the Mothers'' Union, the Girls'' Friendly Society, Hospital Lady Visitors'' Association, vice-president of the Victoria League, and, when the Bible-in-Schools League was an active body, she was its indefatigable head. Her maiden name was Miss Rowlandson, daughter of Col. Rowlandson, of Bournemouth, England, and she married in 1872. Before coming to New Zealand she and her husband were for some time, in Australia. Mrs. Julius leaves five daughters and two Sons, the latter being the Rev. Alfred Henry Julius, Vicar of Akaroa, and Rev. John Awdry Julius, Vicar of Waimate. The daughters are: Mrs. Percy Elworthy (England), Mrs. Arthur Elworthy (Timaru), Mrs. Hansell (Lower Hutt), Mrs. Wilson (wife of the Bishop of Bunbury, Western Australia), and Miss Ada Julius, who is a trained nurse, and who came out from London a little while ago, in order that she might give her mother the very best attention that skill and devotion might compass.




Christchurch City Council Cemeteries Database shows
Surname: Julius
First name(s): Churchill
Date of death: Thursday, 1 September 1938
Cemetery: Linwood
Date of burial: Saturday, 3 September 1938
Block number: 11
Plot number: 4
Age: 90 years
Address: 39 MacMillan Avenue, ChCh
Occupation: Archbishop
Place of birth: England
Years in New Zealand: 49



Evening Post 2 September 1938
GREAT CHURCHMAN
DEATH IN 91ST YEAR
ARCHBISHOP C. JULIUS
BELOVED CLERIC
The death of his Grace Archbishop Churchill Julius, formerly Primate of New Zealand and Bishop of Christchurch, is reported in a Christchurch Press Association message. He would have been 91 next month.
Archbishop Julius was a virile figure in the life of the Church. He was described as an inspiration to members of the Church and an ornament to the clergy, one whose work and personality not only made him well known in this country and beyond but which made him also beloved of all who came into contact with him. He will be missed, in Christchurch particularly. FIRST ARCHBISHOP.
Forty years of the Archbishop''s life were spent in England and then he sailed in the barque South Australia for Melbourne. After a period as dean and vicar of Ballarat, he accepted the Bishopric of Christchurch, and was consecrated on May 1, 1890. His Grace was first Archbishop of New Zealand. At the General Synod in 1922 he was unanimously elected Primate. On that occasion Bishop Averill, as senior Bishop — now the Primate and Archbishop of New Zealand —congratulated Bishop Julius. He mentioned that Bishop Julius was the thirteenth Bishop according to consecration in the whole Anglican Communion. He thought the Church should fall into line with other communities and call their Primate an Archbishop. A few days later Synod passed a Bill altering the title of Primate of New Zealand to Primate and Archbishop. Archbishop Julius was for 35 years Bishop of Christchurch. He retired from that office on April 20, 1925. In the preceding October his announcement to the Synod of the Christchurch Diocese of his decision to retire was received with surprise and regret, being unexpected by either the clergy or the laity. "Perhaps," said his Grace, when announcing his decision, "the resignation of office when the infirmities of old age become manifest, and before they begin to infect the life and well-being of the Church, is not the least of services which we can render to our Master." Afterwards Dean Carrington, addressing the Archbishop, said: "You spoke of failure, but the failure is not manifest to your friends. Mentally, your eye is not dimmed, nor your natural force abated, as far as we can see."
As an indication of the respect and esteem his Grace earned during his long term of office a public farewell was accorded him in the King Edward Barracks, Christchurch. At this function, civic as well as the Church authorities of the different denominations were represented. Although he had retired from office, his Grace continued to take a very active interest in the affairs of the diocese, and his services as a preacher were constantly sought.
HIS PLACE UNIQUE.
Until the end Of last year he took two services a week, one at Cashmere and one at the Cathedral. His place in Christchurch was unique; it was equally so in the history of the Anglican Church in New Zealand. He was the oldest living prelate of the Anglican Communion and its senior bishop in respect of consecration.
On October 15 last year when his Grace celebrated his ninetieth birthday, the members of the Christchurch Synod were his guests. The event was made the occasion for paying further tribute to the qualities of this great churchman.
His Grace was wont to call himself "an old stick," but he was never regarded as such. His wide outlook and tolerance, his literary gifts, his personality, the rich ringing voice which made him an outstanding orator, and many other assets, distinguished him. He did not live in the past, except from the point of view that the past gave him the experience on which to draw. His Grace also possessed a happy ability to make everything he said interesting, and was richly endowed with the gifts of humour and enthusiasm. His pipe was a friend. He smoked assiduously, but during the war years, though he loved his pipe dearly, he gave it up as an example to others at home to make some sacrifice.
His Grace was unfailingly gentle and gracious in manner and speech. As an orator he made a name for himself; just by his manner of delivery he was able to move people from laughter to tears in a moment. His personality was magnetic, with both adults and children.
It was given to his Grace to live under five monarchs. Apart from witnessing amazing changes wrought by the developments of modern science, he made use of the improvements, particularly in the sphere of aids to locomotion. In his work he used every new means of locomotion as it came in, save the aeroplane, which arrived just too late for his active episcopacy, but nevertheless he flew.
A HANDY MAN.
His Grace was a firm believer in the old adage that Satan finds some mischief for idle hands to do. That to some extent, perhaps, explained his workshop, which has been described as being one of the best-equipped private workshops in Christchurch. One of his interests lay in clocks and he Was known as an expert in repairs. Another interest was radio. He built himself a nine-valve wireless set, although only a few weeks before his knowledge in this direction had been by no means complete. Electricity was an old love. He equipped his home with a complete set of bells. In other parts of the house there was other evidence of his handiwork. Anything mechanical fascinated the Archbishop, and it would seem that his mechanical gifts have been passed on to one of his sons, Sir George Julius, who is known throughout the world as the inventor of the electric totalisator.
WHEN THE RATS GOT IN.
Referring in an article in the "New Zealand Herald" to Archbishop Julius''s mechanical ability, Archbishop Averill writes: "His clock hospital'' was always a feature of Bishopscourt, and his visits to country parishes were eagerly anticipated by those whose clocks had ''gone back on them.''. After the session of General Synod in Auckland in 1922, the year in which Bishop Julius was unanimously chosen as Primate and Archbishop, I invited him to spend a week at Paihia in order that he might have a rest after his strenuous labours; but he devoted the whole of his resting time to renovating the old organ in the Paihia Church and mending bellows,'' which had suffered extensively by the incursion of rats into the church." In concluding his tribute Archbishop Averill states: "It is 67 years since he was ordained and 48 years since he was consecrated bishop, and his passing has removed from the ranks of the Church militant a man of unique personality, remarkable gifts, and most lovable disposition. While we sincerely mourn his loss we cannot but thank God for his wonderful life and service and pray that he may be rewarded with Thy saints in glory everlasting."
One exploit of the Archbishop which will be recalled by his death will be his ascent on one occasion to the giddy heights of the Christchurch Cathedral in a chair to inspect the spire, which had been damaged by an earthquake, just fifty years ago.
Archbishop Julius was married in 1872 to the daughter of Colonel M. J. Rowlandson. She died in 1918. Of the next generation are two sons and five daughters, the latter being Mrs. A. S. Elworthy, of Holme Station, Timaru; Mrs. P. Elworthy, of Gordon''s Valley, South Canterbury; Mrs. A. Hansell, wife of Archdeacon Hansell, of Wellington; Mrs. Ethel Wilson, whose husband, the late Rt. Rev. Cecil Wilson, was Bishop of Bunbury from 19117 to 1937; and Miss Ada Julius, of Christchurch. The elder son, Sir George Julius, is chairman of the Australian Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The younger is the Very Rev. J. A. Julius, Dean of Christchurch.
The funeral is to take place tomorrow afternoon. A choral service will be held in the Cathedral at 2 o''clock, and the interment will be at the Linwood cemetery. The body will be taken privately to the Cathedral today, and it will lie there under a watch kept by the Sisters of the Community of the Sacred Name, which was established in Canterbury many years ago by Archbishop Julius bringing to New Zealand Mother Edith, the first Mother Superior of the community. Holy Communion will be celebrated by Bishop West-Watson at the Cathedral at 7.30 a.m. tomorrow, and his Lordship will preach at the commemoration service on Sunday evening. The Bishop will also conduct the funeral service.
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MChurchill Archbishop Julius
Birth1847
Death1 DEC 1938
Marriage1872to Alice Frances Rowlandson
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PARENT (M) Churchill Archbishop Julius
Birth1847
Death1 DEC 1938
Marriage1872to Alice Frances Rowlandson
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PARENT (F) Alice Frances Rowlandson
Birth1846India
Death30 SEP 1918
Marriage1872to Churchill Archbishop Julius
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CHILDREN
FMary Ellen Julius
Birth1876
Death14 OCT 1942
Marriage14 FEB 1906to Arthur Lloyd Rev Hansell
Descendancy Chart
Churchill Archbishop Julius b: 1847 d: 1 DEC 1938
Alice Frances Rowlandson b: 1846 d: 30 SEP 1918
Mary Ellen Julius b: 1876 d: 14 OCT 1942
Arthur Lloyd Rev Hansell b: 1865 d: 16 FEB 1948
Elizabeth Mary Known As Betty HANSELL b: AUG 1914 d: 6 AUG 1914
Ethel Gwendolen Hansell b: 10 JUL 1909 d: 15 OCT 1995
Robert Arnold STEWART b: 1906 d: 16 AUG 1946
Edmund Frank Cousins b: 1903 d: 29 AUG 1993
Alice Emily Hansell b: 16 MAR 1908 d: 1 AUG 1985
Walter Ernest Detheridge Rev DAVIES b: 1905 d: 3 JAN 1967
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