BURROWS, ROBERT (1812-97) was born at Stroud, Gloucestershire. He studied at the C.M.S. college at Islington, was ordained deacon (1838) and priest (1839), and left for New Zealand at once, arriving at Bay of Islands on 8 Mar 1840. His first station was Kororareka and his next Waimate, where in 1844 he established an industrial school for young men and boys. During Heke's war Burrows acted as chaplain to the troops. He visited the hostile camp to tend the wounded, and was treated with confidence and made laudable efforts on every occasion to bring about peace. He published (1886) extracts from his diaries kept during Heke's war. Burrows visited England in 1853, and returned to fill the position of local secretary to the Church Missionary Society until 1896. He then retired and became a member of the board, besides continuing his duties as a missionary and filling pulpits as required. He was a governor of St John's College and a trustee, a member of the standing committee, of the general trust board and the Purewa cemetery board. He died on 22 Jul 1897. His wife (Charlotte Eliza, 1806-88) died on 22 Aug 1888.

Burrows, op. cit. (p); Carleton; Cycl. N.Z., ii (p); N.Z. Herald, 24 Jul 1897.

Reference: Volume 1, page 77

🌳 Further sources