ID Number107690
NameTOXWARD Christian Julius
Family NameTOXWARD
Plot1.R
CemeteryPublic
StatusReinstated Monument after Disinterment for Motorway
Location on the Modern Grid MapL09 04
Inscription on TombstoneIn loving memory of Jane Hall Huges TOXWARD, born at Oxton Hill, Birkenhead, England. 2 May 1843, died at Wellington New Zealand, 19 August 1891. In loving memory of Christian Julius TOXWARD, born at Copenhagen, Denmark, 26 November 1831, died at Wellington New Zealand, 30 September 1891. (-W. McGill-)
Description of GraveWhite marble pedestal, formerly cross on top, now missing. Lead lettering. The black & white photo shows the original grave (removed for the motorway) with ironwork railings, and the cross was prominent.
Date of Death or Burial*03 Oct, 1891
Public Cemetery Register Number2916
Type of Record Burial
Age60
SexMale
BiographyChristian Julius TOXWARD was a Danish architect who designed many imposing Wellington buildings, especially noted for making wooden buildings look like stone. He died suddenly (of a heart attack) less than two months after his wife's death. A full biography available at http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/dnzb/ (Dictionary of New Zealand Biography).