Montague Williamson
The Ven. Montague Blamire Williamson (17 January 1863 – 20 February 1939) was an Anglican priest who was the Archdeacon of Bodmin[1] from 1924 until his death.[2]
He was born into an ecclesiastical family, the son of Rev. S. Williamson, sometime Vicar of St Andrew's, Radcliffe, Lancashire.[3] in 1863 and educated at St John’s College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1887 and began his career as a curate at Ashburton, Devon.[4] After this he was Curate-in-Charge of Rockbeare then Vicar[5] of Bickington.[6] He held further Incumbencies at Padstow (1904-1912)[7] and then All Saints' Falmouth before his appointment as Archdeacon.[8] He was the author of Divine Guidance (Skeffington and Son, 1899).
References
[edit]- ^ London Gazette 28 July 1933
- ^ "The Ven. M. B. Williamson". The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Feb 21, 1939; pg. 16; Issue 48235
- ^ ‘WILLIAMSON, Ven. Montague Blamire’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 26 Aug 2012
- ^ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory London: Hamilton & Co., 1889
- ^ Kelly's Directory of Devon; 1902
- ^ ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. The Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton, England), Wednesday, July 07, 1897; pg. [1]; Issue 5329. 19th Century British Library Newspapers: Part II.
- ^ Henderson, Charles & De Ferrars, D'Arcy Padstow Church: Its History and List of Vicars
- ^ Cornwall Council
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