George York

George William York (13 December 1858 – 11 October 1944) was a New Zealand Anglican priest from the 1880s onwards.

Early life and family He was born in Nelson in 1858, the son of builder and late farmer Thomas York Bishopdale, and Emma York (née Edwards).

He married Lillian Petrie, daughter of Joseph Petrie, at the Holy Trinity Church, Greymouth, on 7 February 1900. Lillian York held a diploma as an Associate of tahe Royal College of Music, London, and was the organist at Holy Trinity, Greymouth.

Career York was educated at Bishopdale College; and ordained deacon in 1885, and priest in 1887. After curacies in Lyell, Brunnerton and Dunedin, he held incumbencies at Greymouth, Māwhera and Marlborough. He was archdeacon of Māwhera from 1903 until 1919; and archdeacon of Marlborough from 1919 to 1930.

Later life and death Following his retirement, York moved to Riccarton, where his assisted his brother, Reverend Herbert York, for nine years, before going to live in Nelson. and was buried at Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim, alongside his wife, who had died in 1923.