OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 298, 12 September 1919, Page 7

OBITUARY

UEV- HENRY BDWAED TUCKEY.

The death occurred yesterday morning of the Eev. Henry Edward 'i'uekey, who for inanv vears was closely associated with the Anglican Church in this district, and also with-educational ma' Hers, with which he never quito lost touch. The late Mr. Tuckey, who was 90 years , of age. was born in Compton Buauchamp, near Shrivenham, Berkshire, England, and was educated at St. Johns College, Cambridge, and took his B.A. degree in 1552. In the same year he rowed in tho Cambridge eight-oar crew against Oxford. He achieved the distinction, of being elected president of the Lady Afaraaret Boat Club, a position at one time held bv tho late Bishop of Selwyn. Ordained in 1851, he was appointed to a curacy at Shiinal, Shropshire, and was after two years appointed vicar of Bodborne Cheney, Wiltshire. In 1859 he married Miss Fanny Isabel Bryant, daughter of Mr.'James Bryant, of Bath, and. coining to New Zealand, took to pastoral and farming pursuits in the Nolson district, with the late Mr. F. Blundell. In 18G7 ho came to Wellington, and conducted a school with Mr. W. S. Hamilton. That school ,was the nucleus of what is now tho Wellington College, of which he was for years classical master. Afterwards he was engaged in teaching in various positions in Wellington. Fentherston, and E-angiora, later for about two years, taking up Archdeacon Stocks duties at (St. Peter's Church), Wellington. Then he became supernumerary master for the AVellingcon -Education Board, and held that position until it was abolished in 1893. Since then ho has been engaged in educational work and assisting in various parishes until advancing years necessitated his retirement from active service. Highly respected and of a most attractive Imposition he will be greatly missed, while the new;) of his death will be learned with great regret by very many who had had the pleasure of his acquaintance, and more especially those who had the privilege of his intimate friendship. His wife died some years ago, and he leaves the following family :-Mr. F. H. Tuckey, Treasury Department,' Mr. A. Tuckey, Ohingaiti; Mr. E. V. Tuckey, England; Maior H. P. Tuckey, Sydacy-on-Vaal, South Africa: another son, Staff-Sergeant-Maior E. S. Tuckey, was killed in Franco last vear. Thero are two daughters, Mrs. Chatfield and Mrs.,H. S. Hadfield,, of Lindale. Parapar.iumu . ME. JOHN DEISCOLL. ■ The death occurred in Wellington on Wednesday of Mr. John Driscoll, it resident of New Zealand for the past. fifty vears. Educated at Greenwich. College, he was originally intended for tho British Naw. After a visit to Australia he decided to give the Victorian goldfields a trial. He was present at. the riots of Eureka Stockad?, and related many in- 4 teresting events that occurred during that troublesome time. Arriving in New Zealand in 1869 he joined the Provincial Government, and was in charge of numerous -public works iii Wcstland. He compiled an article on the, early days of the Coast, which appeared in the first New Zealand Government Year Book. From the Public AVorks branch at Hokitika he was transferred to New Plymouth Among his experiences as a surveyor in Tnrmiaki was his, detention for threo days by Maoris at Te Eoti during the Native rising forty years ago. Lafor ho was appointed engineer to tho New Plymouth breakwater construction, railway construction, and other public works. His fnmilv were the first passengers to leave the breakwater. On his transfer to Wellington he joined the Treasury staff, where he was engaged in compiling an outward and inward telegraphic code between the Dominion and Britain. Up to -the time of his retirement, in 1901, he was in charge of the local settlers' loans branch of the Treasury.- The de. ceased was seized with a paralytic stroke on Monday week. He leaves a family consisting of threo sons—Messrs. Denis, James, and Joseph Driscoll, and four daughters. His wife predeceased him by six vears.