William Morrow (priest)
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William Edward Reginald Morrow (5 March 1869 – 11 February 1950) [1] was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century.[2] He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1894 for the Curacy of West Ham Parish Church, where he remained [3] as Senior Curate until 1904. After this he held incumbencies at North Woolwich, All Saints Forest Gate, Clifton, Bristol and Wandsworth[4] before his appointment as the inaugural Provost of Chelmsford.[5]
In 1918 he married Lucy Matilda Watney,[6] the eldest daughter of the brewer, Norman Watney of Westerham, Kent, and they had no children. Lucy died on 2 January 1923.[7]
Notes
- ^ Deaths The Times Monday, Feb 13, 1950; pg. 1; Issue 51614; col A
- ^ "Handbook of British Chronology" Fryde, E.B; Greenway, D.E; Porter,S; Roy,I Cambridge, CUP,1996 ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
- ^ Who was Who 1987-1990: London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ^ Essex Archives On-line
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
- ^ Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.