Background
He was born in Milford, County Limerick, Ireland on 24 October 1810.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Robert Maunsell
Edit ProfileCareer
Robert Maunsell joined the Church Missionary Society and arrived in the Bay of Islands in 1835 and he was sent to established the Manukau mission station that same year. Where he operated a school. He remained in the Auckland region for a number of years.
In 1859 he was working in the Waikato.
The Invasion of the Waikato, in response to the "Kingitanga Movement", resulted in Maunsell being located in Te Kohanga, near Portuguese Waikato. After 1844 the Review Robert Maunsell worked with William Williams on the translation of the Bible into the Māori language.
William Williams concentrated on the New Testament. Maunsell worked on the Old Testament, portions of which were published in 1840 with the full translation completed in 1857.
He was Archdeacon of Waitemata from 1868 to 1870.
And then of Auckland until 1883.
-
Born
-
Died
April 19, 1894 (aged 83) -
Nationality
New Zealand