Teulon Beamish

Teulon Beamish
Archdeacon of Melbourne
MetropolisAnglican Diocese of Melbourne
Installed1878
Term ended1898
Other postVicar of Warrnambool from 1850 to 1895
Orders
Ordination1847
Personal details
Born(1824-01-11)11 January 1824
Died20 August 1914(1914-08-20) (aged 90)
DenominationAnglican

Peter Teulon Beamish (11 January 1824 – 20 August 1914) was Archdeacon of Melbourne from 1878 until 1898.[1] Beamish was born at Killinear House in County Cork, the son of Dr. Beamish and Maria Teulon.[2][3] He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin[4] and received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD).

He migrated to Australia in 1847, arriving in Sydney on July 26 aboard the John Fleming.[3] He was ordained deacon at Sydney in 1847, and priest at Melbourne in 1850.[5] After a curacies at Singleton, New South Wales and Illawarra he was Vicar of Warrnambool from 1850 to 1895.[6]

Poor health and deteriorating eyesight forced his retirement.[3] He died in Camberwell, Melbourne in 1914.

References

  1. ^ youtube
  2. ^ Company of Angles
  3. ^ a b c "Wayback Machine" (PDF). warrnamboolheritageworks.org.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860)" George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p52: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
  5. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p97: London, Horace Cox, 1908
  6. ^ "A Short History of the Parish of Warrnambool" (Parish of Warrnambool, Warrnambool, 1947