Born Bath. His father was American and the family moved there in 1836. He trained in art and became a designer and producer of stained glass windows. He returned to England in 1845 and set up in Cambridge. A few years later he entered the university and was ordained as a priest in 1854. 1878 as vicar of St Johns, Stratford he was Treasurer of the committee that had the Stratford Martyrs Memorial erected. Died Bath.
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Revd. W. J. Bolton
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Stratford Martyrs
The event on 27 June 1556 was a big draw: "These 11 men and 2 women were brou...
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Dean Colet
John Colet was the only surviving child of the 22 that his mother bore. Founded St Paul's School in 1509. Churchman and educational pioneer. Born London, son of a Lord Mayor whose wealth he inherit...
2 memorials
Leysian Mission
From Wesley's Chapel and from Kay: The Leys School was opened in Cambridge in 1875; just two years after non-Anglicans were admitted to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. It was intended to...
8 memorials
Missionary work
Individuals and groups were sent to places where a need was seen for Christian instruction, normally in foreign parts. The Moravian Church began sending out missionaries in 1732. The China Inland...
1 memorial
Church of St Marylebone
Old parish church , built 1400, rebuilt 1741, demolished 1949.
1 memorial
St John's House
From the National Archives : "St John House was founded in 1848 as a 'Training Institution for Nurses for Hospitals, Families and the Poor'. It was a religious community run by a Master, who was a ...
1 memorial