Charles Abel Heurtley Explained

Charles Abel Heurtley (b Bishopwearmouth 4 January 1806; d Christ Church, Oxford 1 May 1895) was an English theologian.

Heurtley was educated at Louth Grammar School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, of which college he was a Fellow from 1832 to 1841 when he became Rector of Fenny Compton. He was Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity at Oxford from 1853 until his death.[1]

He married Jane Harrison, the daughter of Reverend William Bagshaw and Charlotte Harrison in 1844. They had one son and three daughters: Charles, Jane, Ellen and Frances.[2]

Heurtley's son, also named Charles Abel Heurtley, followed him into the church and became vicar of Ashington, West Sussex. The younger Charles Heurtley's son, Walter Abel Heurtley, became a classical archaeologist.[3]

His daughter Jane married Sydney Linton, Bishop of Riverina.

Notes and References

  1. Obituary 'Dr Heurtley The Times Thursday, May 2, 1895 Issue 34566 p.10
  2. Web site: England and Wales Census, 1881 . 28 May 2024 . FamilySearch.
  3. Book: Roberts. Ernest Stewart . Ernest Stewart Roberts. 1912. Biographical History of Gonville and Caius College, 1349–1897 . 4, Part 1. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. 931129288. registration. Internet Archive. 2024-02-05. 31.