Charles Beaumont Howard
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Charles Beaumont Howard was a colonial clergyman in South Australia
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Howard was born in St Peter's Parish, Dublin, Ireland
, the son of William Howard, a lieutenant in the Dublin City Corps of the Liberty Rangers. Howard graduated from Trinity College, Dublin
with an M.A. in 1836.
Howard was ordained as a deacon in the Anglican Church of Ireland
. Howard moved to the diocese of Chester
where he was ordained priest, and was curate at Boroughbridge
, Yorkshire
, and afterwards incumbent of Hambleton
. He was then appointed colonial chaplain in South Australia, sailed with Governor Hindmarsh
on the Buffalo in July 1836, and arrived at Adelaide
on 28 December. There was no building in Adelaide suitable for the holding of a service, so Howard borrowed a large sail from a ship, with his friend Osmond Gilles
, the colonial treasurer, dragged it seven miles from the sea on a hand cart, converted the sail into a tent, and held service in it. A wooden church was afterwards sent out from England, but its frame was so flimsy that Howard decided to have a stone church built. On 26 January 1838 the foundation stone was laid of the Church of the Holy Trinity. For nearly a year he was the only clergyman in South Australia and his only religious controversy was with Bishop Broughton
who claimed jurisdiction in the province. Howard laboured alone for his church until 1840, when he was joined by the Rev. James Farrell, afterwards dean of Adelaide.
In July 1843 Howard became ill, and he was also much worried by a demand for the payment of the debt on the church, for which he had made himself jointly responsible. He died at Adelaide on 19 July 1843 leaving a widow and four daughters.
Howard was well suited to his position. Broad-minded, scholarly, earnest and sympathetic, he was devoted to his work.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
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Howard was born in St Peter's Parish, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, the son of William Howard, a lieutenant in the Dublin City Corps of the Liberty Rangers. Howard graduated from Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
with an M.A. in 1836.
Howard was ordained as a deacon in the Anglican Church of Ireland
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
. Howard moved to the diocese of Chester
Chester
Chester is a city in Cheshire, England. Lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales, it is home to 77,040 inhabitants, and is the largest and most populous settlement of the wider unitary authority area of Cheshire West and Chester, which had a population of 328,100 according to the...
where he was ordained priest, and was curate at Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge
Boroughbridge is a small town and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated northwest of York. Until its bypass was built, it was on the main A1 road from London to Edinburgh...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, and afterwards incumbent of Hambleton
Hambleton
Hambleton is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. The main town and administrative centre is Northallerton, and includes the market towns and major villages of Bedale, Thirsk, Great Ayton, Stokesley and Easingwold....
. He was then appointed colonial chaplain in South Australia, sailed with Governor Hindmarsh
John Hindmarsh
Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH RN was a naval officer and the first Governor of South Australia, from 28 December 1836 to 16 July 1838.-Early life:...
on the Buffalo in July 1836, and arrived at Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
on 28 December. There was no building in Adelaide suitable for the holding of a service, so Howard borrowed a large sail from a ship, with his friend Osmond Gilles
Osmond Gilles
Osmond Gilles was a settler, pastoralist, mine owner and South Australia’s first colonial treasurer.After several years of working in Hamburg, Germany as a merchant, Gilles migrated to the new Australian colony on the HMS Buffalo in 1836 and acted as the Colonial Treasurer...
, the colonial treasurer, dragged it seven miles from the sea on a hand cart, converted the sail into a tent, and held service in it. A wooden church was afterwards sent out from England, but its frame was so flimsy that Howard decided to have a stone church built. On 26 January 1838 the foundation stone was laid of the Church of the Holy Trinity. For nearly a year he was the only clergyman in South Australia and his only religious controversy was with Bishop Broughton
William Grant Broughton
William Grant Broughton was the first Bishop of Australia of the Church of England....
who claimed jurisdiction in the province. Howard laboured alone for his church until 1840, when he was joined by the Rev. James Farrell, afterwards dean of Adelaide.
In July 1843 Howard became ill, and he was also much worried by a demand for the payment of the debt on the church, for which he had made himself jointly responsible. He died at Adelaide on 19 July 1843 leaving a widow and four daughters.
Howard was well suited to his position. Broad-minded, scholarly, earnest and sympathetic, he was devoted to his work.