Barclay, Robert (1833–1876), Quaker and ecclesiastical historian, was born at Croydon on 4 August 1833, the younger son of John Barclay (1797–1838), a descendant of the Quaker apologist Robert Barclay, and himself an expert on the early literature of the Society of Friends...
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Barclay, Robert (1833–1876), Quaker and ecclesiastical historian
Alexander Gordon
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Bartlet, James Vernon (1863–1940), ecclesiastical historian
G. F. Nuttall
revised by Elaine Kaye
Bartlet, James Vernon (1863–1940), ecclesiastical historian, was born on 15 August 1863 in Scarborough, the only son of George Donald Bartlet (1823–1906), an English Presbyterian minister who was also a schoolmaster in Scarborough and in London, and his wife, Susan Robe McNellan, formerly of ...
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Bennett, Gareth Vaughan (1929–1987), ecclesiastical historian
Mark D. Chapman
Bennett, Gareth Vaughan (1929–1987), ecclesiastical historian, was born on 8 November 1929 at 19 Valkyrie Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, the only child of Roy Charles Frederick Bennett, a London shipping clerk, and his wife, Kathleen Beryl Vaughan (d. 1981). A lonely child, he was educated at private schools in ...
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Bigg, Charles (1840–1908), schoolmaster and ecclesiastical historian
Martin D. W. Jones
Bigg, Charles (1840–1908), schoolmaster and ecclesiastical historian, was born on 12 September 1840 at Higher Broughton, near Manchester, the second son of Thomas Bigg (1796–1843), a Manchester merchant, and his wife, Sarah Elden (1802–1879). He was educated at Manchester grammar school...
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Bingham, Joseph (bap. 1668, d. 1723), ecclesiastical historian
Stuart Handley
Bingham, Joseph (bap. 1668, d. 1723), ecclesiastical historian, was baptized on 28 September 1668 at All Saints', Wakefield, Yorkshire, the son of Francis Bingham (b. 1625, d. in or after 1680), of Wakefield, a nonconformist, who had originally been apprenticed as a cutler. He was educated at ...
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Bishop, Edmund (1846–1917), liturgical scholar and ecclesiastical historian
R. J. Schoeck
Bishop, Edmund (1846–1917), liturgical scholar and ecclesiastical historian, was born at Bridgetown, in Berry Pomeroy, near Totnes, Devon, on 17 May 1846, the youngest child of Michael Bishop (1802–1851), an innkeeper, and his wife, Susanna Quick (1804–1863). He had his early schooling in the grammar school at ...
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Blunt, John Henry (1823–1884), ecclesiastical historian and theological writer
T. F. Tout
revised by H. C. G. Matthew
Blunt, John Henry (1823–1884), ecclesiastical historian and theological writer, was born on 25 August 1823 at Chelsea, where he was baptized at St Luke’s on 14 September 1823, the son of Robert Blunt (1792–1870), chemist, of Prospect Place, Chelsea, and his wife, ...
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Bright, William (1824–1901), church historian
Andrew Clark
revised by Myfanwy Lloyd
Bright, William (1824–1901), church historian, born at Doncaster on 14 December 1824, was the only son of William Bright, town clerk of Doncaster, Yorkshire, and Mary Ann Branson. He was sent first to a preparatory school at Southwell, and then, in 1837, to ...
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Cardwell, Edward (1787–1861), ecclesiastical historian
C. W. Sutton
revised by H. C. G. Matthew
Cardwell, Edward (1787–1861), ecclesiastical historian, was the youngest of the five sons of Richard Cardwell of Blackburn, Lancashire, and his wife, Jane, daughter of John and Margaret Hodson of Wigan. He was born in Standishgate, Wigan, on 3 August 1787 and entered Brasenose College, Oxford...
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Cardwell, Edward (1787–1861)
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Carpenter, Edward Frederick (1910–1998), dean of Westminster and ecclesiastical historian
Michael De-la-Noy
Carpenter, Edward Frederick (1910–1998), dean of Westminster and ecclesiastical historian, was born on 27 November 1910 at 17 New Haw Road, Addleston, Surrey, the younger son and younger child of Frederick James Carpenter (1880–1969), a master craftsman and builder, and his wife, Jessie Kate (1880–1960)...
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Casaubon, Isaac (1559–1614), classical scholar and ecclesiastical historian
John Considine
Casaubon, Isaac (1559–1614), classical scholar and ecclesiastical historian, was born in Geneva on 18 February 1559 ns and baptized two days later, one of the nine children of Arnaud Casaubon (1525–1586), pastor in the Reformed church, and his wife, Jeanne, or Mengine, née...
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Cassan, Stephen Hyde (1789–1841), ecclesiastical biographer
H. C. G. Matthew
Cassan, Stephen Hyde (1789–1841), ecclesiastical biographer, son of Stephen Cassan, barrister, and his wife, Sarah, daughter of Captain Charles Mears, was born at Calcutta, where his father was sheriff. He was educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, from May 1811 and took his BA degree on 14 January 1815. He received deacon's orders on 26 March 1816, and was ordained priest in 1817. While curate of ...
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Cheetham, Samuel (1827–1908), Church of England clergyman and ecclesiastical historian
Ronald Bayne
revised by H. C. G. Matthew
Cheetham, Samuel (1827–1908), Church of England clergyman and ecclesiastical historian, the son of Samuel Cheetham, farmer, of Hambleton, Rutland, and his wife, Emma Mary, née Woolston, was born in Hambleton on 3 March 1827. Educated at the neighbouring grammar school of Oakham, he matriculated at ...
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Cook, George (1772–1845), Church of Scotland minister and ecclesiastical historian
T. F. Henderson
revised by Stewart J. Brown
Cook, George (1772–1845), Church of Scotland minister and ecclesiastical historian, was born in December 1772 in St Andrews, the second son of the Revd John Cook, professor of moral philosophy in the University of St Andrews, and Janet, daughter of the Revd John Hill...
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Cook, George (1772–1845)
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Cooper, James (1846–1922), Church of Scotland minister and ecclesiastical historian
W. Fulton
revised by D. M. Murray
Cooper, James (1846–1922), Church of Scotland minister and ecclesiastical historian, was born at Elgin, Moray, on 13 February 1846, the eldest son of John Alexander Cooper, a merchant, afterwards a farmer at Spynie, Elgin. His mother, Ann, daughter of James Stephen of Old Keith...
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Cotton, Henry (1790–1879), ecclesiastical historian
B. H. Blacker
revised by Marie-Louise Legg
Cotton, Henry (1790–1879), ecclesiastical historian, was born in Buckinghamshire on 31 March 1790, a son of the Revd William Cotton, of Chicheley, Berkshire. In 1802 he went to Westminster School and in 1807 he entered Christ Church, Oxford, where he was awarded a first class in classics in 1810, and became Greek reader. He graduated BA in 1811 and proceeded MA in 1813. While at ...
