4th of 5 children of the 3rd Anglican Bishop of Nelson, Rev Charles Oliver Mules (1837-1927) & Laura Blundell (1843-1925). His father arrived in New Zealand with Bishop Suter in 1867, appointed vicar of Brightwater in 1868 and bishop of Nelson in 1892
His siblings
1871 - 1957 Francis John Mules
. died in Honiton, Devon, England
1872 - 1885 Charles William Mules
1873 - 1950 Eleanora Sophia Mules (+Fielden-Taylor)
1876 - 1960 Philip Henry Mules (Dr) (+Tennent)
1877 - 1962 Edmund Kennedy Mules (Rev.) (+Burton)
. died in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
NOTE His sister, Eleanora Sophia Mules, (their only daughter), married Fielden Taylor in Nelson 26 June 1911. Fielden was made deacon in 1908 and ordained priest in the Anglican diocese of Nelson in 1909. After studying at Bishopdale College, Nelson, he gained his licentiate in theology in 1913. From 1908 to 1911 he was curate of Greymouth while continuing his work at Rūnanga. He was vicar of Brunnerton & Grey Valley. From 1916-1919 he was Canon of Nelson Cathedral. In WWI he wailed to Egypt with the NZEF, was wounded at at Gallipoli and later chaplain at Trentham Military Camp. He is best remembered for his work during the depression and his became a household name for helping the poor. He was the founder of the St Barnabas' Babies' Home in Khandallah in 1922. When he died in 1937, more than 7000 people lined the street to pay tribute
written c1908 Philip Henry Mules, M.B., F. R. C. S. (Edin.), Woodville. Dr. Mules was born at Brightwater, Nelson, in July, 1876, and is the second surviving son of the Right Rev. Charles Oliver Mules, Bishop of Nelson. He was educated at Nelson College, where he matriculated, and then studied for two years at the Otago University. In February, 1899, he went to Edinburgh, where he passed his final examinations in the year 1902, and immediately accepted an appointment as house surgeon of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, under Dr. MacGillivray. Subsequently for three months he held the position of house physician to the Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital, under Dr. Barbour, and then engaged for some time in locum-tenens work. In July, 1903, he passed the M. D. clinical examination, and in the following year was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Dr. Mules then returned to New Zealand as ship surgeon of the "Kumara," and was afterwards for some time medical examiner to an insurance office for the North Auckland district. Dr. Mules subsequently settled in Woodville, where he took over the practice formerly conducted by Dr. Dawson.
He married Emily Cowper Tennent of Patea in 1908
their known children
1909 - 1997 Charles Marwood Mules (Capt.) (+Foster)
1911 - 2003 John Philip Mules (+Trevor)
1914 - Mary Mules (+Redmond)
1916 - 2009 Margaret Emily Mules (+Ollivier)
1922 - 2001 Phyllis Laura Mules (+Bidwell)
His siblings
1871 - 1957 Francis John Mules
. died in Honiton, Devon, England
1872 - 1885 Charles William Mules
1873 - 1950 Eleanora Sophia Mules (+Fielden-Taylor)
1876 - 1960 Philip Henry Mules (Dr) (+Tennent)
1877 - 1962 Edmund Kennedy Mules (Rev.) (+Burton)
. died in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
NOTE His sister, Eleanora Sophia Mules, (their only daughter), married Fielden Taylor in Nelson 26 June 1911. Fielden was made deacon in 1908 and ordained priest in the Anglican diocese of Nelson in 1909. After studying at Bishopdale College, Nelson, he gained his licentiate in theology in 1913. From 1908 to 1911 he was curate of Greymouth while continuing his work at Rūnanga. He was vicar of Brunnerton & Grey Valley. From 1916-1919 he was Canon of Nelson Cathedral. In WWI he wailed to Egypt with the NZEF, was wounded at at Gallipoli and later chaplain at Trentham Military Camp. He is best remembered for his work during the depression and his became a household name for helping the poor. He was the founder of the St Barnabas' Babies' Home in Khandallah in 1922. When he died in 1937, more than 7000 people lined the street to pay tribute
written c1908 Philip Henry Mules, M.B., F. R. C. S. (Edin.), Woodville. Dr. Mules was born at Brightwater, Nelson, in July, 1876, and is the second surviving son of the Right Rev. Charles Oliver Mules, Bishop of Nelson. He was educated at Nelson College, where he matriculated, and then studied for two years at the Otago University. In February, 1899, he went to Edinburgh, where he passed his final examinations in the year 1902, and immediately accepted an appointment as house surgeon of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, under Dr. MacGillivray. Subsequently for three months he held the position of house physician to the Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital, under Dr. Barbour, and then engaged for some time in locum-tenens work. In July, 1903, he passed the M. D. clinical examination, and in the following year was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Dr. Mules then returned to New Zealand as ship surgeon of the "Kumara," and was afterwards for some time medical examiner to an insurance office for the North Auckland district. Dr. Mules subsequently settled in Woodville, where he took over the practice formerly conducted by Dr. Dawson.
He married Emily Cowper Tennent of Patea in 1908
their known children
1909 - 1997 Charles Marwood Mules (Capt.) (+Foster)
1911 - 2003 John Philip Mules (+Trevor)
1914 - Mary Mules (+Redmond)
1916 - 2009 Margaret Emily Mules (+Ollivier)
1922 - 2001 Phyllis Laura Mules (+Bidwell)
4th of 5 children of the 3rd Anglican Bishop of Nelson, Rev Charles Oliver Mules (1837-1927) & Laura Blundell (1843-1925). His father arrived in New Zealand with Bishop Suter in 1867, appointed vicar of Brightwater in 1868 and bishop of Nelson in 1892
His siblings
1871 - 1957 Francis John Mules
. died in Honiton, Devon, England
1872 - 1885 Charles William Mules
1873 - 1950 Eleanora Sophia Mules (+Fielden-Taylor)
1876 - 1960 Philip Henry Mules (Dr) (+Tennent)
1877 - 1962 Edmund Kennedy Mules (Rev.) (+Burton)
. died in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
NOTE His sister, Eleanora Sophia Mules, (their only daughter), married Fielden Taylor in Nelson 26 June 1911. Fielden was made deacon in 1908 and ordained priest in the Anglican diocese of Nelson in 1909. After studying at Bishopdale College, Nelson, he gained his licentiate in theology in 1913. From 1908 to 1911 he was curate of Greymouth while continuing his work at Rūnanga. He was vicar of Brunnerton & Grey Valley. From 1916-1919 he was Canon of Nelson Cathedral. In WWI he wailed to Egypt with the NZEF, was wounded at at Gallipoli and later chaplain at Trentham Military Camp. He is best remembered for his work during the depression and his became a household name for helping the poor. He was the founder of the St Barnabas' Babies' Home in Khandallah in 1922. When he died in 1937, more than 7000 people lined the street to pay tribute
written c1908 Philip Henry Mules, M.B., F. R. C. S. (Edin.), Woodville. Dr. Mules was born at Brightwater, Nelson, in July, 1876, and is the second surviving son of the Right Rev. Charles Oliver Mules, Bishop of Nelson. He was educated at Nelson College, where he matriculated, and then studied for two years at the Otago University. In February, 1899, he went to Edinburgh, where he passed his final examinations in the year 1902, and immediately accepted an appointment as house surgeon of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, under Dr. MacGillivray. Subsequently for three months he held the position of house physician to the Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital, under Dr. Barbour, and then engaged for some time in locum-tenens work. In July, 1903, he passed the M. D. clinical examination, and in the following year was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Dr. Mules then returned to New Zealand as ship surgeon of the "Kumara," and was afterwards for some time medical examiner to an insurance office for the North Auckland district. Dr. Mules subsequently settled in Woodville, where he took over the practice formerly conducted by Dr. Dawson.
He married Emily Cowper Tennent of Patea in 1908
their known children
1909 - 1997 Charles Marwood Mules (Capt.) (+Foster)
1911 - 2003 John Philip Mules (+Trevor)
1914 - Mary Mules (+Redmond)
1916 - 2009 Margaret Emily Mules (+Ollivier)
1922 - 2001 Phyllis Laura Mules (+Bidwell)
His siblings
1871 - 1957 Francis John Mules
. died in Honiton, Devon, England
1872 - 1885 Charles William Mules
1873 - 1950 Eleanora Sophia Mules (+Fielden-Taylor)
1876 - 1960 Philip Henry Mules (Dr) (+Tennent)
1877 - 1962 Edmund Kennedy Mules (Rev.) (+Burton)
. died in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
NOTE His sister, Eleanora Sophia Mules, (their only daughter), married Fielden Taylor in Nelson 26 June 1911. Fielden was made deacon in 1908 and ordained priest in the Anglican diocese of Nelson in 1909. After studying at Bishopdale College, Nelson, he gained his licentiate in theology in 1913. From 1908 to 1911 he was curate of Greymouth while continuing his work at Rūnanga. He was vicar of Brunnerton & Grey Valley. From 1916-1919 he was Canon of Nelson Cathedral. In WWI he wailed to Egypt with the NZEF, was wounded at at Gallipoli and later chaplain at Trentham Military Camp. He is best remembered for his work during the depression and his became a household name for helping the poor. He was the founder of the St Barnabas' Babies' Home in Khandallah in 1922. When he died in 1937, more than 7000 people lined the street to pay tribute
written c1908 Philip Henry Mules, M.B., F. R. C. S. (Edin.), Woodville. Dr. Mules was born at Brightwater, Nelson, in July, 1876, and is the second surviving son of the Right Rev. Charles Oliver Mules, Bishop of Nelson. He was educated at Nelson College, where he matriculated, and then studied for two years at the Otago University. In February, 1899, he went to Edinburgh, where he passed his final examinations in the year 1902, and immediately accepted an appointment as house surgeon of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, under Dr. MacGillivray. Subsequently for three months he held the position of house physician to the Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital, under Dr. Barbour, and then engaged for some time in locum-tenens work. In July, 1903, he passed the M. D. clinical examination, and in the following year was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Dr. Mules then returned to New Zealand as ship surgeon of the "Kumara," and was afterwards for some time medical examiner to an insurance office for the North Auckland district. Dr. Mules subsequently settled in Woodville, where he took over the practice formerly conducted by Dr. Dawson.
He married Emily Cowper Tennent of Patea in 1908
their known children
1909 - 1997 Charles Marwood Mules (Capt.) (+Foster)
1911 - 2003 John Philip Mules (+Trevor)
1914 - Mary Mules (+Redmond)
1916 - 2009 Margaret Emily Mules (+Ollivier)
1922 - 2001 Phyllis Laura Mules (+Bidwell)
Gravesite Details
his details provided by C.M. Burt on 6-5-1960
Funeral Director: C M Burt
Funeral Officiator: Rev Gregory
Interment ID: 7770
buried with his wife and daughter
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