Christ's Church Cemetery Taita Headstone Inscription
Sacred to the memory of Ann Read The beloved wife of William Welch
died 14 March 1879 aged 75 years "Blessed are the Dead which die in the Lord" Also William Welch died 29 Jun 1887 aged 83 "Blessed are the pure in Heart for they shall see God" Arrived at Port Nicholson (NZ) on the ORIENTAL 31.1.1840
Christ Church Taita Cemetery is located at 73 Eastern Hutt Road, Taita in the churchyard of Taita's original Anglican Church.
The Church is the oldest surviving church in the Wellington Region, built by local parishioners in 1853 the first service was held on 1st January 1854.
Some of the information contained on this page, including the Cemtery Plot Map below, was sourced from the website of the Christ Church Preservation Society (Inc.) Click on the logo to go to their site.