Agency:
Anglican Parish of Geeveston
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 May 1883
Description:
Geeveston in 2013 is part of the Huon Parish.;;The parish, which is the southernmost in the Anglican Church in Australia, had its beginnings in 1839 with the consecration of a wooden church at Franklin (St Mary's) built for the settlement by Lady Franklin. St Mary's was replaced by St John's Church, designed by Henry Hunter and consecrated in May 1864.;;In the 1840s there was also a stone church at Southport associated with the Probation station. The first church of St James', Ranelagh was built in 1853 in brick. This was replaced by another Hunter designed timber church in 1880 but was unfortunately destroyed by fire in 1885. The current church, was completed in 1896. The existing church was consecrated by Bishop Montgomery on 8 November 1896.;;By the second half of the 19th Century the Parish included the Huon Valley, the Channel and the Far South with 12 church centres. It was a big area on horseback or foot for a rector. Towards the end of the latter half of the 19th century Cygnet-Channel became a separate parish. By the 1940's the Huon had become three parishes all with rectories: Franklin, Geeveston and Esperance.;;The latter half of the 20th century saw the gradual amalgamation back to one parish. In recent times many churches have been either sold or destroyed by bush fires. These include:;;St Andrew's Mountain River ;;St David's Crabtree ;;St Peter's Cradoc ;;St Andrew's Port Huon ;;St Bartholomew's Strathblane, Southport & Glendevie ;;St Paul's Dover ;;
Information Sources:
Anglican Church Website 2013.
Functions Performed:
Religion
Controlling Agencies:
Anglican Diocese of Tasmania (NG373) | 01 Jan 1809 |
Related Agencies:
Anglican Parish of the Huon (NG3485) | 01 Jan 1839 |
Anglican Parish of Franklin (NG876) | 01 Jan 1846 |
Series Created By Agency:
NS900 Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers of St Peter's Church, Geeveston | 01 Mar 1883 | 27 Apr 1992 |
NS1212 Minutes and Asssociated Records of the Anglican Parish of Geeveston | 01 Jan 1888 | 21 Aug 2016 |
NS6498 Register of Burials, St Mark's Anglican Church, Cygnet | 16 Sep 1888 | 30 Aug 2018 |
NS1513 Records of the Anglican Parishes of Franklin and Geeveston | 30 Nov 1890 | 10 Aug 2014 |
NS1512 Records of the Mothers Union, Geeveston and Dover | 01 Jan 1914 | 01 Dec 1990 |
NS6500 Register of Burials, St Peter's Anglican Church, Geeveston | 13 Apr 1928 | 06 May 2002 |
NS6501 Cemetery Receipt Butts | 23 Nov 1928 | 14 Sep 2007 |