Edward Newill Explained

Edward Joseph Newill was Archdeacon of Dorking from 1936 to 1954.

Biography

Born at Admaston, Shropshire on 26 January 1877, he was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham and Hertford College, Oxford; and ordained in 1901.^[1] After curacies in Guildford and Norland, West Yorkshire he was Vicar of Witley, Surrey and then Rural Dean of Godalming before his appointment as Archdeacon in 1936. He served and ministered until his death almost 18 years later.^{[2] [3]}

He died in Surrey on 24 July 1954 aged 77.^[4]

Notes and References

1. "The Clergy List" London, Kelly's, 1913
2. News in brief The Times (London, England), Saturday, Sep 26, 1936; pg. 8; Issue 47490
3. ‘NEWILL, Ven. Edward Joseph’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2012 ; online edn, Nov 2012 accessed 30 Jan 2014
4. Deaths in 3rd quarter of the General Register Office Surrey South-Western Division, volume 5g page 666.