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Champneys was born in [[Whitechapel]], the son of Rev William |
Champneys was born in [[Whitechapel]], the son of the Very Rev [[William Weldon Champneys]] (rector of St Mary Whitechapel then [[Dean of Lichfield]]) and his wife Mary Ann, fourth daughter of the [[goldsmith]] and [[silversmith]] [[Paul Storr]].<ref>''Paul Storr 1771–1844, Silversmith and Goldsmith'', N. M. Penzer, Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1971, pp. 16-17</ref> His brother [[Basil Champneys]] was an architect and author and his brother [[Sir Francis Champneys, 1st Baronet]], a doctor. Francis Champneys was bow in Woodgate's infamous [[coxed four]] in 1868 when the cox jumped overboard. He was educated at [[Brasenose College, Oxford]]. He rowed bow in the [[Oxford University Boat Club|Oxford]] crew in the [[The Boat Race 1861|1861 Boat Race]]. Also in 1861 he partnered [[Walter Bradford Woodgate]] to win [[Silver Goblets]] at [[Henley Royal Regatta]].<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939]</ref> The pair repeated their success in 1862.<ref>{{cite journal| pmc=1896747 | pmid=14044494 | volume=56 |issue = Suppl 1| title=Sir Francis Champneys | year=1963 | journal=Proc R Soc Med | pages=26–7 | last1 = Dalrymple-Champneys | first1 = W}}</ref> |
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Champneys took holy orders and in 1881 was vicar of [[Haslingden]], [[rural dean]] for [[Whalley, Lancashire|Whalley]] and [[proctor]] in [[convocation of the English Clergy|convocation]] for the [[Diocese of Blackburn|Archdeaconry of Blackburn]].<ref>British Census 1881 RG11 4138/13 p 20</ref> |
Champneys took holy orders and in 1881 was vicar of [[Haslingden]], [[rural dean]] for [[Whalley, Lancashire|Whalley]] and [[proctor]] in [[convocation of the English Clergy|convocation]] for the [[Diocese of Blackburn|Archdeaconry of Blackburn]].<ref>British Census 1881 RG11 4138/13 p 20</ref> He was honorary canon of [[Manchester Cathedral]]. |
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Champneys died at Haslingden at the age of 52. |
Champneys married Frances Sophia Feilden in Kensington on 1879. Champneys died at [[Haslingden]] at the age of 52. |
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Champneys married Frances Sophia Feilden in Kensington on 1879. His brother [[Basil Champneys]] was an architect and author and his brother Sir Francis Champneys a doctor. Francis Champneys was bow in Woodgate's infamous [[coxed four]] in 1868 when the cox jumped overboard.<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1896747/pdf/procrsmed00213-0030.pdf Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 22:59, 18 December 2023
Weldon Champneys (26 August 1839[1] – 9 May 1892) was an English clergyman and rower who twice won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta.
Champneys was born in Whitechapel, the son of the Very Rev William Weldon Champneys (rector of St Mary Whitechapel then Dean of Lichfield) and his wife Mary Ann, fourth daughter of the goldsmith and silversmith Paul Storr.[2] His brother Basil Champneys was an architect and author and his brother Sir Francis Champneys, 1st Baronet, a doctor. Francis Champneys was bow in Woodgate's infamous coxed four in 1868 when the cox jumped overboard. He was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. He rowed bow in the Oxford crew in the 1861 Boat Race. Also in 1861 he partnered Walter Bradford Woodgate to win Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta.[3] The pair repeated their success in 1862.[4]
Champneys took holy orders and in 1881 was vicar of Haslingden, rural dean for Whalley and proctor in convocation for the Archdeaconry of Blackburn.[5] He was honorary canon of Manchester Cathedral.
Champneys married Frances Sophia Feilden in Kensington on 1879. Champneys died at Haslingden at the age of 52.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1917
- ^ Paul Storr 1771–1844, Silversmith and Goldsmith, N. M. Penzer, Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1971, pp. 16-17
- ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939
- ^ Dalrymple-Champneys, W (1963). "Sir Francis Champneys". Proc R Soc Med. 56 (Suppl 1): 26–7. PMC 1896747. PMID 14044494.
- ^ British Census 1881 RG11 4138/13 p 20