Abbot, George (1562–1633), archbishop of Canterbury, was born on 29 October 1562 in the parish of St Nicholas, Guildford, Surrey, the fourth of six sons of Maurice Abbot (1519/20–1606), shearman (clothworker), and Alice, née Marsh or March (1525/6–1606). His parents were committed protestants who, according to ...
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Abbot, George (1562–1633), archbishop of Canterbury
Kenneth Fincham
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Abbot, Robert (1559/60–1618), bishop of Salisbury
Julian Lock
Abbot, Robert (1559/60–1618), bishop of Salisbury, was born at Guildford, Surrey, 'in a house now an ale-house bearing the sign of the three mariners, by the river side, near to the bridge, on the north side of the street, in St Nicholas's parish...
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Abbott, Eric Symes (1906–1983), dean of Westminster
Sydney Evans
revised
Abbott, Eric Symes (1906–1983), dean of Westminster, was born on 26 May 1906 at Nottingham, the younger son and second of three children of William Henry Abbott, schoolteacher, and his wife, Mary Symes, also a teacher. A Dame Agnes Mellor scholar at Nottingham high school...
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Abraham, Charles John (1814–1903), bishop of Wellington, New Zealand
W. G. D. Fletcher
revised by H. C. G. Matthew
Abraham, Charles John (1814–1903), bishop of Wellington, New Zealand, born on 17 June 1814 at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, was the second son of Captain Thomas Abraham of the 16th regiment, who was on the staff there, and Louisa Susannah, daughter of ...
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Adams, James Williams (1839–1903), army chaplain
H. M. Vibart
revised by James Falkner
Adams, James Williams (1839–1903), army chaplain, born on 24 November 1839 in Cork, was the only son of James O'Brien Adams, magistrate of Cork (d. 1854), and his wife, Elizabeth Williams. Educated at Hamlin and Porter's School, on the South Mall, Cork...
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Adderley, James Granville (1861–1942), Church of England clergyman and Christian socialist
N. C. Masterman
Adderley, James Granville (1861–1942), Church of England clergyman and Christian socialist, was born on 1 July 1861 at Hams Hall, Warwickshire, the fifth and youngest son of Charles Bowyer Adderley, first Baron Norton (1814–1905), and his wife, Julia Anne Eliza (d. 1887)...
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Ainger, Alfred [pseud. Doubleday] (1837–1904), writer and Church of England clergyman
Edith Sichel
revised by Nilanjana Banerji
Ainger, Alfred [pseud. Doubleday] (1837–1904), writer and Church of England clergyman, was born at 10 Doughty Street, London, on 9 February 1837, the youngest of the four children of Alfred Ainger (1798–1859) and his first wife, Marianne Jagger (1799–1839...
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Alabaster, William (1568–1640), Church of England clergyman and writer
Francis J. Bremer
Alabaster, William (1568–1640), Church of England clergyman and writer, was born in Hadleigh, Suffolk, on 27 February 1568, the son of Roger Alabaster (c.1539–1618), a merchant; his mother was Bridget Winthrop (1543–1614), whose father had been master of the Clothworkers and lord of ...
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Aldrich, Henry (1648–1710), dean of Christ Church, Oxford
Stuart Handley
Aldrich, Henry (1648–1710), dean of Christ Church, Oxford, was born at Westminster on 15 January 1648 and baptized on 22 January 1648 at St Margaret's, Westminster, the eldest son of Henry Aldrich (d. 1683) and his wife, Judith Francis. After the Restoration, ...
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Alford, Henry (1810–1871), dean of Canterbury and biblical scholar
W. H. Fremantle
revised by Roger T. Stearn
Alford, Henry (1810–1871), dean of Canterbury and biblical scholar, was born at 25 Alfred Place, Bedford Square, London, on 10 October 1810, the son of the Revd Henry Alford (1782–1852), an evangelical and the son and grandson of evangelical clergy, and his first wife, ...
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Alison, Archibald (1757–1839), Scottish Episcopal clergyman and writer on aesthetics
Philip Carter
Alison, Archibald (1757–1839), Scottish Episcopal clergyman and writer on aesthetics, was born in Edinburgh, the son of Archibald Alison (1730–1794), lord provost of the city, originally of Newhall, Coupar Angus, and Margaret Harte (d. 1811), of Listerick, near Edinburgh. Alison was educated at ...
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Allestree, Richard (1621/2–1681), Church of England clergyman
John Spurr
Allestree, Richard (1621/2–1681), Church of England clergyman, was born at Uppington, near the Wrekin, Shropshire. His father, Richard Allestree, was steward to Sir Richard (afterwards Lord) Newport. According to the hagiographic biography of Allestree by his friend Bishop John Fell, the Allestree family was of ancient stock and had formerly been prosperous: ...
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Ames, William (1576–1633), theologian and university teacher
Keith L. Sprunger
Ames, William (1576–1633), theologian and university teacher, was born at Ipswich, the son of William Ames, merchant, and his wife, Joane Snelling, also from a Suffolk merchant family. Both of these families were substantial folk. William had one sister, Elizabeth. When the two were quite young, the parents died, and ...
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Andrewes, Lancelot (1555–1626), bishop of Winchester
P. E. McCullough
Andrewes, Lancelot (1555–1626), bishop of Winchester, was born in the London parish of All Hallows Barking (All Hallows by the Tower), the first of twelve children born to Thomas Andrewes (d. 1593) and his wife, Joan (d. 1598).
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Annesley, Samuel (bap. 1620, d. 1696), clergyman and ejected minister
Newton E. Key
Annesley, Samuel (bap. 1620, d. 1696), clergyman and ejected minister, was born at Haseley, Warwickshire, and baptized there on 26 March 1620, the son of John (d. in or after 1629) and Judith Annesley (variously also Aneley, Anneley, and Annesly) of that parish. He went to school there and at ...
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Anson, Peter Frederick (1889–1975), monk, writer, and artist
Michael Yelton
Anson, Peter Frederick (1889–1975), monk, writer, and artist, was born Frederick Charles Anson on 22 August 1889 at 32 South Parade, Southsea, the son of Charles Eustace Anson (1858–1940), subsequently rear-admiral, and his wife, (Maria) Evelyn, née Ross (1863–1904). His father came from a family with strong connections to the ...
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Armstrong, John (1813–1856), bishop of Grahamstown
Valerie Bonham
Armstrong, John (1813–1856), bishop of Grahamstown, was born on 22 August 1813 at Bishopwearmouth, the second child and eldest son of Dr John Armstrong (1784–1829), physician, and his wife, Sarah (d. 1837), daughter of Charles Spearman of Thornley in co. Durham. He was educated at a preparatory school in ...
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Ashe, Simeon (d. 1662), Church of England clergyman
Ann Hughes
Ashe, Simeon (d. 1662), Church of England clergyman, was admitted in April 1613 to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was a protégé of Thomas Hooker, and ordained deacon and priest at Peterborough on 5 and 6 October 1619. Nothing is known for certain of his parentage or early life, although he clearly had close connections with ...
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Ashmole, Elias (1617–1692), astrologer and antiquary
Michael Hunter
Ashmole, Elias (1617–1692), astrologer and antiquary, was born on 23 May 1617 at Lichfield in Staffordshire, the son of Simon Ashmole, a saddler, and his wife, Anne, daughter of Anthony Bowyer, a Coventry draper whose family was of gentry status. Ashmole's grandfather Thomas Ashmole...
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Aston, Sir Thomas, first baronet (1600–1646), apologist of the Church of England and local politician
E. C. Vernon
Aston, Sir Thomas, first baronet (1600–1646), apologist of the Church of England and local politician, was born on 29 September 1600 at Aston near Runcorn, Cheshire, the eldest son of John Aston (d. 1615) and his wife, Maude Needham. The Aston family had a long history of service to the crown and ...
