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| ⚫ | {{Portal|Christianity}}'''William Arthur Dickins''' was [[Archdeacon of Bombay]] from 1907<ref>''Ecclesiastical Intelligence.'' [[The Times]] (London, England), Thursday, Aug 08, 1907; pg. 10; Issue 38406</ref> until 1913.<ref>''Ecclesiastical Intelligence.'' [[The Times]] (London, England), Friday, Aug 01, 1913; pg. 6; Issue 40279</ref> |
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He was born in St Nicholas Vicarage, Emscote, [[Warwick]] on 18 April 1861, the son of the Rev. Thomas Bourne Dickins and his wife Sarah Catherine Trow.<ref>J. Foster, ''Oxford Men, 1880-1892'' (1893), p. 168; All Saints, Warwick, "Register of Baptisms," at Warwickshire County Record Office, ''Warwickshire Anglican Registers'' (Roll: Engl/2/1112; Document Reference: DR 224).</ref> |
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Dickins was educated at [[Lincoln College, Oxford]]; [[Durham University]]; and [[Lichfield Theological College]]. He was made [[Deacon]] in the [[Church of England]] in 1886, and [[ordained|priested]] by the [[William Maclagan|Bishop of Lichfield]] in 1888.<ref>''Durham University Calendar, 1882'', p. 135; ''Clergy List, 1897'', p 260; [[Crockford's Clerical Directory]] [[London]], Horace Cox, 1908 p398.</ref> |
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He died on 21 June 1921. |
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| ⚫ | After a [[Curate|curacy]] in [[Penn, West Midlands|Penn]], 1886-1891, he was appointed as a [[Chaplain]] on the [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]] ecclesiastical establishment in 1891, going on to serve at [[Ahmedabad]], [[Nasirabad, Ajmer|Nasirabad]], [[Aden]], [[Kirkee]], [[Malabar Hill]] and [[Ahmednagar]], prior to his appointment as [[Archdeacon]].<ref>‘DICKINS, Ven. William Arthur’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 [http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whowaswho/U205664, accessed 28 Feb 2015]</ref> |
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In 1913 he was appointed [[Vicar]] of [[Otterbourne]], and then, in 1918, was appointed Vicar of [[Over Stowey]].<ref>"Obituary" in ''Leamington Spa Courier'' (24 June 1921), p. 6.</ref> |
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Dickins died in a nursing home in [[Margate]] on 21 June 1921.<ref>''Leamington Spa Courier'', ''loc. cit''.</ref> |
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He was married in [[Rousham]] on 31 March 1891 to Constance Mary Nelson.<ref>Oxfordshire Family History Society, ''Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers'' (Reference Number: PAR226/1/R3/3).</ref> The couple had a son and a daughter. |
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 9 October 2024
William Arthur Dickins was Archdeacon of Bombay from 1907[1] until 1913.[2]
He was born in St Nicholas Vicarage, Emscote, Warwick on 18 April 1861, the son of the Rev. Thomas Bourne Dickins and his wife Sarah Catherine Trow.[3]
Dickins was educated at Lincoln College, Oxford; Durham University; and Lichfield Theological College. He was made Deacon in the Church of England in 1886, and priested by the Bishop of Lichfield in 1888.[4]
After a curacy in Penn, 1886-1891, he was appointed as a Chaplain on the Bombay ecclesiastical establishment in 1891, going on to serve at Ahmedabad, Nasirabad, Aden, Kirkee, Malabar Hill and Ahmednagar, prior to his appointment as Archdeacon.[5]
In 1913 he was appointed Vicar of Otterbourne, and then, in 1918, was appointed Vicar of Over Stowey.[6]
Dickins died in a nursing home in Margate on 21 June 1921.[7]
He was married in Rousham on 31 March 1891 to Constance Mary Nelson.[8] The couple had a son and a daughter.
References
[edit]- ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence. The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 08, 1907; pg. 10; Issue 38406
- ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence. The Times (London, England), Friday, Aug 01, 1913; pg. 6; Issue 40279
- ^ J. Foster, Oxford Men, 1880-1892 (1893), p. 168; All Saints, Warwick, "Register of Baptisms," at Warwickshire County Record Office, Warwickshire Anglican Registers (Roll: Engl/2/1112; Document Reference: DR 224).
- ^ Durham University Calendar, 1882, p. 135; Clergy List, 1897, p 260; Crockford's Clerical Directory London, Horace Cox, 1908 p398.
- ^ ‘DICKINS, Ven. William Arthur’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 28 Feb 2015
- ^ "Obituary" in Leamington Spa Courier (24 June 1921), p. 6.
- ^ Leamington Spa Courier, loc. cit.
- ^ Oxfordshire Family History Society, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers (Reference Number: PAR226/1/R3/3).
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