Rev. Henry Barnard Wingfield

Born: 14 March 1866, Islington, Middlesex, London Died: 26th November 1953 (aged 87), Auckland, NZ With his family he arrived in Otago in 1878 aged 12. His father started farming at Halfway Bush, Dunedin. He was educated at Dunedin high school, training in architecture. From 1896 he started training in the Church. Church Positions 1896-1897 Curate Wentworth, NSW, Australia 1897 arrived Auckland 1898 temporary Assistant Curate Te Aroha diocese Auckland (ADA) 1898-1899 Assistant Curate St. Matthew City and diocese Auckland 1899-1901 Curate Pokeno 1901-1904 Vicar Pokeno Dec 1904-1909 Assistant curate St. Alban district St. Barnabas Mt Eden Oct 1909 1st Vicar St. Alban parochial district Mt Eden Auckland 1926-1931 Vicar Devonport North Shore diocese Auckland 1931-1933 Priest in Charge Point Chevalier Auckland 1933-1941- permission to officiate diocese Auckland 1939-40 Priest in Charge, Church of Saint Jude, Avondale 1941 residing St Heliers Auckland (8) 1942-1945 Chaplain Greenlane hospital Auckland (ADA) (1953) residing 17 Tuhimata St, St Heliers He also designed six churches: St. Mary Pokeno, St Alban Auckland, St Bride Otorohanga, St Peter Te Kopuru, St Alban Waingaro, and a Māori church at Te Kaha .

Rev. H. B. Wingfield, Pokeno, 1903 [1]

St. Mary, Pokeno	St Alban, Auckland	St Bride, Otorohanga,
St Peter's, Te Kopuru	St Alban, Waingaro	Māori church at Te Kaha

Chess Events
Otago Witness 2 January 1907
NZ CHESS CONGRESS, CHRISTCHURCH, 1906/07
Mr Wingfield wired this morning regretting his inability to attend, which is exceedingly unfortunate, owing to the- draw, which entails a considerable amount of work, having been prepared with his inclusion. The result is that two competitors will be idle each day.


Evening Star 23 April 1938
The annual meeting of the Auckland Chess Club was held on April 7
Patron, the Rev. H. B. Wingfield



NZ Chess Championships Results

Year	Location	Won	Draw	Lost	Points	Place
1913-14	AUCKLAND - 27th	4	0	10	4	12-13

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References:
The Blain Biographical Directory of Anglican Clergy in the South Pacific, 2024
[1] Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections NZG-19030530-1518-07