| Montgomery, James |
b Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland 1771, d Sheffield 1854. His father John was converted through the ministry of John Cennick qv. James, the eldest son, was educated first at the Moravian centre at Fulneck… |
| Brooks, Phillips |
b Boston, Mass, USA 1835, d Boston, 1893. Boston Lat Sch; Harvard Univ; Virginia Theological Seminary. He was ordained in the Protestant Episcopal Ch in 1859, and began his ministry in the Ch of the… |
| Houghton, Frank |
b Stafford, Staffs 1894, d Pembury, nr Tunbridge Wells, Kent 1972. He was writing both sacred and comic verse by the age of 13; at 17, with his brother Alfred (âTimâ), he had a dramatic escape… |
| Rizza (Lensky), Margaret |
b Stockton Brook, Stoke on Trent, Staffs 1929. After an unhappy boarding school life her education really began, starting at the RCM, London, at the age of 17 continuing at the National School of… |
| Pilcher, Charles Venn |
b Oxford 1879, d Sydney, NSW, Australia 1961. Charterhouse Sch; Hertford Coll Oxford (BA, MA, BD). Ordained in 1903, he was a curate in Birmingham before becoming chaplain to Bp Handley Moule of… |
| Bickersteth, Edward Henry |
b Islington, N London (Middx) 1825, d Paddington, W London (Middx) 1906. Trinity Coll Cambridge (BA 1847, MA). One of a long and continuing dynasty of mainly Anglican (and clerical) Bickersteths, his… |
| Pal, Krishna |
b 1764, d 1822. A carpenter and Hindu guru, his name gradually became known worldwide when he became the first Christian convert from Hinduism after 7 years of missionary work by Wm Carey, Joshua… |
| Perry, Michael Arnold |
b Beckenham, Kent 1942, d Tonbridge, Kent 1996. Dulwich Coll, Oak Hill and Ridley Hall Theological Colls, London and Southampton Univs (BD, MTh). Ordained (CofE) 1965; after curacies at St Helenâs,… |
| Flint, Annie Johnson |
b Vineland, NJ, USA, 1866, d Clifton Springs, New York, USA 1932. Born to Eldon and Mrs Johnson who both died before Annie was 6. Adopted with her sister by the Flint family, she was writing verse by… |
| Kelly, Thomas |
b Stradbally (Kellyville), Queenâs County, Ireland 1769, d Dublin 1855. Trinity Coll Dublin. Although trained in law and intending to follow his father in a legal career, he was converted from… |
| Kaan, Frederik Herman (Fred) |
b Haarlem, Netherlands 1929.d Cumbria 2009. After a childhood under Nazi occupation when his parents sheltered Jewish people at great personal risk, he came to England to study in 1952. He ministered… |
| Cameron, William |
b Lochaber, nr Ballater, Aberdeenshire 1751, d Kirknewton, nr Livingston, W Lothian (Midlothian) 1811. A farmerâs son from the parish of Glenmuick, he graduated from Marischal Coll in the Univ of… |
| Caswall, Edward |
b Yateley, Hants 1814, d Edgbaston (nr Birmingham), Warwicks 1878. 4th son of the Vicar of Yateley; Chigwell Grammar Sch, Essex; Marlborough Coll, Wilts; Brasenose Coll Oxford (BA 1836, MA). As a… |
| M'Cheyne, Robert Murray |
b Edinburgh 1813, d Dundee, Forfarshire 1843. Edinburgh High Sch; Univ of Edinburgh. An early enthusiast for the arts, especially poetry and music, and for sport, notably gymnastics, he retained all… |
| Tersteegen, Gerhard |
b Mörs, nr DĂŒsseldorf, Westphalia 1697, d 1769. Trained in the classics at the Latin sch in his home town, after his fatherâs death he was prevented by family poverty from taking a university… |
| Robinson, Joseph Armitage |
b Keynsham, Som 1858, d Upton Noble, Shepton Mallett, Som 1933. Christâs Coll Cambridge (BA/MA); Fellow of the College 1881â1899; BD 1891, DD 1896. He was ordained (CofE) in 1881 and was briefly… |
| Bernard of Clairvaux |
b ?Les Fontaines, nr Dijon, Burgundy, France 1090, d Clairvaux, France 1153. In 1113 he fulfilled an early ambition when with 30 noblemen, including several of his family, he entered the monastery of… |
| Woodward, George Ratcliffe |
b Birkenhead, Ches (Merseyside) 1848, d Highgate, N London 1934. Harrow Sch and Gonville and Caius Coll Cambridge (BA 1872, MA). Ordained in 1874, he was twice curate at the âadvancedâ… |
| Stainer, John |
b Southwark, Surrey (London) 1840, d Verona, Italy 1901. His musical education began at home, as his father taught him on a small chamber-organ; losing the sight of his left eye when he was 5, he was… |
| Twells, Henry |
b Ashte(a)d, nr Birmingham, Warwicks 1823, d Bournemouth, Dorset 1900. School in Birmingham; St Peterâs Coll Cambridge (BA 1848). Ordained in 1849, he was Curate of Gt Berkhamsted 1849â51 and then… |
| Briggs, George Wallace |
b Kirkby, Notts 1875, d Hindhead, Surrey 1959. Emmanuel Coll Cambridge (BA in Classics, 1897); following ordination in 1899 he was a curate in Wakefield, a Royal Naval chaplain from 1902â09… |
| Hoare, Brian Richard |
b Upminster, Essex 1935. Southwell Minster Grammar Sch and Westminster Coll, London 1956â59 (BD and Teacherâs Cert). First a teacher in Calverton, Notts 1959â62, he then worked as Travelling Sec… |
| Eddison, Robert John Buchanan |
b Derbyshire 1916, d Lingfield, Surrey 2011. Wellington Coll, Trinity Coll Cambridge (MA, History) and Ridley Hall Cambridge; ordained (CofE) 1939. After a curacy at Tunbridge Wells he was a… |
| Cotterill, Thomas |
b Cannock, Staffs 1779, d Sheffield, Yorks 1823. The Free School, Birmingham, and St Johnâs Coll Cambridge (BA 1801); elected a Fellow, then ordained (CofE) 1803. After serving a curacy at Tutbury,… |
| Gill, Thomas Hornblower |
b Bristol Rd, Birmingham 1819, d Grove Park, SE London 1906. King Edwardâs Grammar Sch, Birmingham. Prevented from attending Oxford Univ by the Unitarian family faith (formerly Presbyterian) which… |
| Hood, Edwin Paxton |
b Half Moon St, Piccadilly (or ?Hanover Square), C London 1820, d Paris 1885. Son of one of Nelsonâs seamen and a domestic servant, he was orphaned at the age of 6 and had no formal schooling. But… |
| John of Damascus |
b Damascus (Syria) c675, d c749. Taught by the elder Cosmas, a captive Sicilian monk; Johnâs father adopted another Cosmas (âthe melodistâ, also a hymnwriter), who with John enrolled at the… |
| Neumark, Georg Christian |
b Langensalza, Thuringia, Germany 1621, d Weimar, Germany 1681. Educated at the Gymnasia of Schleusingen and Gotha. In autumn 1641, aged 20, he was travelling with a group of merchants to Leipzig (for… |
| Wilson, John Whitridge |
b Bournville, Warwicks (W Midlands) 1905, d Guildford, Surrey 1992. Manchester Grammar Sch, Dulwich Coll, and Sidney Sussex Coll Cambridge (Physics and Maths; later MusB). At 23 he decided on a career… |
| Monsell, John Samuel Bewley |
b St Columbâs, Co Derry, Ireland 1811, d Guildford, Surrey 1875. Trinity Coll Dublin (BA 1832, LLD 1836); ordained (Ch of Ireland) 1834, becoming chaplain to Bp Mant (No.193), then Chancellor of the… |
