Joseph Coles Kirby [SEP] date of death
Joseph Coles Kirby
Joseph Coles Kirby (1 June 1837 – 2 August 1924) was an English flour miller who migrated to Sydney, Australia in 1854. In 1864, Kirby was ordained in the Congregational Churches and then ministered to rural and city congregations in Queensland and South Australia and supported or led many causes for social reform such as the temperance movement, women's suffrage and raising the age of consent to 16 in Australia.
Early life.
Kirby was born on 10 June 1837 at Castle Mills, Buckingham,
for a new chapel and on 16 July 1867 the foundation stone of the present building was laid, and the chapel opened for services in 1868. It is a tribute to the organizational powers and personality of Rev. Hodge that at his death the church was free of debt.
His replacement at the Port was Rev. (Matthew) MacKinnon Dick, previously at Alma, but was in poor health and died in 1880. The Rev. Joseph Coles Kirby followed in 1882, and served for a similarly long 28 years.
Family