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'''William Aubrey Aitken''' (known as '''Aubrey''';<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://walsinghamanglicanarchives.org.uk/nationalprogrammes.htm |title=National Pilgrimage Dates, 1959 |access-date=2011-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901222027/http://walsinghamanglicanarchives.org.uk/nationalprogrammes.htm |archive-date=2011-09-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 2 August 1911{{snd}}1 June 1985)<ref name="ww">{{Who's Who | |
'''William Aubrey Aitken''' (known as '''Aubrey''';<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://walsinghamanglicanarchives.org.uk/nationalprogrammes.htm |title=National Pilgrimage Dates, 1959 |access-date=2011-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901222027/http://walsinghamanglicanarchives.org.uk/nationalprogrammes.htm |archive-date=2011-09-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 2 August 1911{{snd}}1 June 1985)<ref name="ww">{{Who's Who | title=Aitken, William Aubrey | id = U161394 | type = was | volume = 1920–2016 | edition = April 2014 online | access-date = 28 April 2017 }}</ref> was the second [[Bishop of Lynn]] from 1973 until 1985.<ref>''New Bishop named'' [[The Times]] Thursday, 21 December 1972; p. 4; Issue 58662; col. E</ref> |
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Born into a family of [[Norfolk]] [[priest]]s (his father, [[Robert Aitken (priest)|Robert]], was [[Vicar]] of [[Great Yarmouth]], whose own father,<ref>{{Who's Who | |
Born into a family of [[Norfolk]] [[priest]]s (his father, [[Robert Aitken (priest)|Robert]], was [[Vicar]] of [[Great Yarmouth]], whose own father,<ref>{{Who's Who | title=Aitken, Robert Aubrey | id = U221776 | type = was | volume = 1920–2016 | edition = April 2014 online | access-date = 28 April 2017 }}</ref> [[Hay Aitken|Hay]], was a [[canon residentiary|Canon]] of [[Norwich Cathedral|Norwich]])<ref>{{Who's Who | title=Aitken, William Hay Macdowall Hunter | id = U192654 | type = was | volume = 1920–2016 | edition = April 2014 online | access-date = 28 April 2017 }}</ref> and educated at [[Norwich School|Norwich Grammar School]] and [[Trinity College, Oxford]] (he gained the degree of [[Master of Arts (Oxbridge and Dublin)|Oxford Master of Arts]] {MA Oxon}). He was [[ordained]] a [[deacon]] on 23 December 1934<ref>{{Church Times | title = Advent Ordinations. | archive = 1934_12_28_719 | issue = 3753 | date = 28 December 1934 | page = 719 | accessed = 29 April 2017 }}</ref> and a [[priest]] on 22 December 1935, both times by [[Harold Bilbrough]], [[Bishop of Newcastle (England)|Bishop of Newcastle]], in [[Newcastle Cathedral]].<ref>{{Church Times | title = Advent Ordinations. | archive = 1935_12_27_745 | issue = 3805 | date = 27 December 1935 | page = 745 | accessed = 29 April 2017 }}</ref> and in 1937, he married Margaret Cunningham; they had three sons and two daughters.<ref name="ww" /> |
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After [[Curate|curacies]] at [[Tynemouth]] (1934–1937) and [[Kingston, Jamaica]] (1937–1940), he was successively the [[Vicar]] at [[Kessingland]] (1940–1943), Vicar of [[Sprowston]]<ref>''[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1975–1976'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}}</ref> and [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[Beeston, Norfolk]] (1943–1953)<ref>{{Church Times | title = in memoriam — Aubrey Aitken | archive = 1985_06_07_004 | issue = 6382 | date = 7 June 1985 | page = 4 | accessed = 29 April 2017 }}</ref> and St Margaret's [[King's Lynn]]<ref>[http://www.stmargaretskingslynn.org.uk/ Church web site]</ref> (1953–1961) before becoming [[Archdeacon of Norwich]] in 1961, a position he held until his appointment to the [[episcopate]]. He served as a [[Proctor in Convocation]] (1944–1974); from 1958, he was an [[honorary canon]] of [[Norwich Cathedral]]; and with his suffragan See he also held the [[Archdeaconry of Lynn]] (until 1980).<ref name="ww" /> He was ordained and consecrated a bishop on 2 February 1973, by [[Michael Ramsey]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], at [[St Paul's Cathedral]].<ref>{{Church Times | title = (front page) | archive = 1973_02_09_001 | issue = 5739 | date = 9 February 1973 | page = 1 | accessed = 18 October 2014 }}</ref> A keen yachtsman,<ref>[http://www.nbyc.co.uk/sailing_results/trophies.php Annals of the Norfolk Broads Sailing Club] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080826090147/http://www.nbyc.co.uk/sailing_results/trophies.php |date=26 August 2008 }}</ref> his residence at his death was the Bishop's House, [[Ranworth]], and he died in post at the age of 73.<ref>''Obituary — Bishop of Lynn'' [[The Times]], Monday, 3 June 1985; p. 12; Issue 62154; col. G</ref> |
After [[Curate|curacies]] at [[Tynemouth]] (1934–1937) and [[Kingston, Jamaica]] (1937–1940), he was successively the [[Vicar]] at [[Kessingland]] (1940–1943), Vicar of [[Sprowston]]<ref>''[[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] 1975–1976'' London: Oxford University Press, 1976 {{ISBN|0-19-200008-X}}</ref> and [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|Rector]] of [[Beeston, Norfolk]] (1943–1953)<ref>{{Church Times | title = in memoriam — Aubrey Aitken | archive = 1985_06_07_004 | issue = 6382 | date = 7 June 1985 | page = 4 | accessed = 29 April 2017 }}</ref> and St Margaret's [[King's Lynn]]<ref>[http://www.stmargaretskingslynn.org.uk/ Church web site]</ref> (1953–1961) before becoming [[Archdeacon of Norwich]] in 1961, a position he held until his appointment to the [[episcopate]]. He served as a [[Proctor in Convocation]] (1944–1974); from 1958, he was an [[honorary canon]] of [[Norwich Cathedral]]; and with his suffragan See he also held the [[Archdeaconry of Lynn]] (until 1980).<ref name="ww" /> He was ordained and consecrated a bishop on 2 February 1973, by [[Michael Ramsey]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], at [[St Paul's Cathedral]].<ref>{{Church Times | title = (front page) | archive = 1973_02_09_001 | issue = 5739 | date = 9 February 1973 | page = 1 | accessed = 18 October 2014 }}</ref> A keen yachtsman,<ref>[http://www.nbyc.co.uk/sailing_results/trophies.php Annals of the Norfolk Broads Sailing Club] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080826090147/http://www.nbyc.co.uk/sailing_results/trophies.php |date=26 August 2008 }}</ref> his residence at his death was the Bishop's House, [[Ranworth]], and he died in post at the age of 73.<ref>''Obituary — Bishop of Lynn'' [[The Times]], Monday, 3 June 1985; p. 12; Issue 62154; col. G</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:55, 17 February 2024
Aubrey Aitken | |
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| Bishop of Lynn | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Norwich |
| In office | 1973–1985 |
| Predecessor | William Llewellyn |
| Successor | David Bentley |
| Other post(s) | Archdeacon of Norwich (1961–1973) Archdeacon of Lynn (1973–1980) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1934 (deacon); 1935 (priest) by Harold Bilbrough |
| Consecration | 1973 by Michael Ramsey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 August 1911 |
| Died | 1 June 1985 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Spouse | Margaret Cunningham (m. 1937) |
| Children | 3 sons; 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
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William Aubrey Aitken (known as Aubrey;[1] 2 August 1911 – 1 June 1985)[2] was the second Bishop of Lynn from 1973 until 1985.[3]
Born into a family of Norfolk priests (his father, Robert, was Vicar of Great Yarmouth, whose own father,[4] Hay, was a Canon of Norwich)[5] and educated at Norwich Grammar School and Trinity College, Oxford (he gained the degree of Oxford Master of Arts {MA Oxon}). He was ordained a deacon on 23 December 1934[6] and a priest on 22 December 1935, both times by Harold Bilbrough, Bishop of Newcastle, in Newcastle Cathedral.[7] and in 1937, he married Margaret Cunningham; they had three sons and two daughters.[2]
After curacies at Tynemouth (1934–1937) and Kingston, Jamaica (1937–1940), he was successively the Vicar at Kessingland (1940–1943), Vicar of Sprowston[8] and Rector of Beeston, Norfolk (1943–1953)[9] and St Margaret's King's Lynn[10] (1953–1961) before becoming Archdeacon of Norwich in 1961, a position he held until his appointment to the episcopate. He served as a Proctor in Convocation (1944–1974); from 1958, he was an honorary canon of Norwich Cathedral; and with his suffragan See he also held the Archdeaconry of Lynn (until 1980).[2] He was ordained and consecrated a bishop on 2 February 1973, by Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, at St Paul's Cathedral.[11] A keen yachtsman,[12] his residence at his death was the Bishop's House, Ranworth, and he died in post at the age of 73.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Pilgrimage Dates, 1959". Archived from the original on 1 September 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "Aitken, William Aubrey". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ New Bishop named The Times Thursday, 21 December 1972; p. 4; Issue 58662; col. E
- ^ "Aitken, Robert Aubrey". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Aitken, William Hay Macdowall Hunter". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 28 April 2017. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Advent Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3753. 28 December 1934. p. 719. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ "Advent Ordinations". Church Times. No. 3805. 27 December 1935. p. 745. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–1976 London: Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-200008-X
- ^ "in memoriam — Aubrey Aitken". Church Times. No. 6382. 7 June 1985. p. 4. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 29 April 2017 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Church web site
- ^ "(front page)". Church Times. No. 5739. 9 February 1973. p. 1. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 18 October 2014 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ Annals of the Norfolk Broads Sailing Club Archived 26 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Obituary — Bishop of Lynn The Times, Monday, 3 June 1985; p. 12; Issue 62154; col. G