Albert Gaskell Explained

The Ven. Albert Fisher Gaskell ^[1] (10 February 1874 – 20 December 1950) was Archdeacon of Rochdale from 1935^[2] until his death.^[3]

Gaskell was educated at Bath College^[4] and Hertford College, Oxford,^[5] and ordained in 1900.^[6] After curacies in Salford, Ordsall and Rochdale^[7] he was Vicar of St Jude, Preston from 1909 to 1911 and then of Holy Trinity, Littleborough.^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34509/page/3079/data.pdf London Gazette
2. Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 25, 1935; pg. 19; Issue 47204
3. 'GASKELL, Ven. Albert Fisher', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 30 Aug 2017
4. UNIVERSITY GAZETTE. Vol. XXIV. Wednesday, August 1, 1894 p19
5. "The historical register: a supplement to the Oxford University Calendar, with an alphabetical record of university honours and distinctions completed to the end of Trinity Term, 1900" Irowde,H: London, Clarendon Press, 1900
6. 'THE DIOCESE OF MANCHESTER' The Weekly Standard and Express (Blackburn, England), Saturday, June 16, 1900; pg. 3; Issue 3356
7. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p475 London: Oxford University Press, 1929
8. http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Rochdale/Littleborough/holytrinity/index.html LancashireOnLine Parish Clerks project