John Bartholomew (priest)
John Bartholomew (25 October 1790 – 24 September 1865) was an Anglican priest who was Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1847 to 1865.
Bartholomew was born in the Parish of St Davids, Exeter,[1] to Rev. Robert and Ann Bartholomew.[2] His father was Head Master of the Exeter Grammar School.[3] He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford (BA 1813, MA 1820),[4] and he was both made deacon and ordained priest in 1817 by the Bishop of Exeter.[3]
He was appointed Curate of Withycombe Rawleigh in 1817, and of Sowton in 1819, Rector of Lympstone in 1820 and, additionally, a Prebendary of Exeter in 1831.[5] He was Rector of Morchard Bishop since 1831, Canon residentiary of Exeter since 1840, and Archdeacon of Barnstaple since 1847.[6] He was also the author of Archidiaconal Charges.[3]
Bartholomew died unexpectedly in 1865 in Morchard Bishop. He had two daughters and four sons, with two sons joining the church and two the military.[7][3]
References[edit]
- ^ 1861 England Census
- ^ Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
- ^ a b c d Urban, Sylvanus (December 1865). "The Venerable Archdeacon Bartholomew". Gentleman's Magazine, or Monthly Intelligencer. 80. Edward Cave: 788. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ Alumni oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886; their parentage, birthplace and year of birth, with a record of their degrees. Being the matriculation register of the University (1888) .Foster, J. (Ed.) Vol. I, p. 169, Oxford, Parker & Co.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1865 (p. 35)
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1860 (p. 32)
- ^ "Death Of Archdeacon Bartholomew". North Devon Journal. 28 September 1865. p. 5. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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