Dinniss, David Selwyn (1941 - 2008)
Asset Name:
E010625 - Dinniss, David Selwyn (1941 - 2008)
Title:
Dinniss, David Selwyn (1941 - 2008)
Author:
Sarah Gillam
Identifier:
RCS: E010625
Publisher:
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publication Date:
2024-06-05
Subject:
Description:
Obituary for Dinniss, David Selwyn (1941 - 2008), Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Language:
English
Source:
IsPartOf Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Date of Birth:
21 December 1941
Date of Death:
16 July 2008
Titles/Qualifications:
FDSRCS 1969
Details:
David Selwyn trained as a dental surgeon and later became an Anglican priest. He was born on 21 December 1941 at New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
He gained his FDSRCS in 1969 and practised as a dentist for 17 years. He then trained as a priest and was a curate at Pāuatahanui. In December 1987 he became vicar of St Hilda’s Anglican Church at Upper Hutt. He left in 1993. He later lived in Havelock North.
He was married to Elizabeth ‘Ann’ Dinniss, who was also a dental surgeon. They had two children, Andrew and Heather, and three grandchildren. Selwyn died on 16 July 2008. He was 66.
Sources:
Upper Hutt City Library Heritage Collections St Hilda's Anglican Church clergy 1987; the Reverend David Dinniss instituted as vicar https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/22999 – accessed 23 April 2025; Upper Hutt City Library Heritage Collections St Hilda’s Anglican Church 1989; interior; vicar, the Reverend David Dinniss https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/23260 – accessed 23 April 2025; Upper Hutt City Library Heritage Collections Maidstone New World; owner John Penny and Foodbank committee member Rev David Dinniss with a new collection box https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/13172 – accessed 23 April 2025
Rights:
Copyright (c) The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Collection:
Plarr's Lives of the Fellows
Format:
Obituary
Format:
Asset
Asset Path:
Root/Lives of the Fellows/E010000-E010999/E010600-E010699
