The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The Rev. C. S. Bowden
The Rev. C. S. Bowden , M. A., Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Mornington, was born in Portsmouth in 1860, and educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, and at Hertford College, Oxford. He graduated B. A. in 1884, and M. A. Oxon, in 1894. He was ordained by Bishop Harper in 1889, and priest by Bishop Julius in 1892. Mr. Bowden was assistant curate at St. Michael's, Christchurch, from 1839 till 1892, and was appointed to his present charge in 1893.