Egbert Lucas Explained

Egbert de Grey Lucas was the Archdeacon of Durham from 1939 to 1953.[1]

Born on the Isle of Wight[2] on 25 September 1878,[3] he was educated at Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford. Ordained in 1903 his first post was as a curate at St Anne's, Wandsworth[4] after which he was Chaplain at Hertford College, Oxford. He was with the Winchester College Mission from 1908 to 1924.[5] He then held incumbencies in Lavender Hill[6] and Guildford before his archdeacon’s appointment.[7]

He died on 25 May 1958.[8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. ”Round the church in 50 years” Beeson, T.R: London, SCM, 2007
  2. http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/search/results/bmdindexedbirths/lucas/egbert Genealogical website
  3. ‘LUCAS, Preb. Egbert de Grey’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 14 Nov 2012
  4. http://stanneswandsworth.org.uk/ church website
  5. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]
  6. Web site: Ascension website . 2012-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121219151408/http://www.ascensionlavenderhill.org.uk/id6.html . 2012-12-19 . dead .
  7. Three New Bishops Suffragan The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 24, 1938; pg. 10; Issue 48186
  8. Web site: Guild of all Souls . 2012-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090310031000/http://www.guildofallsouls.org.uk/In%20Memoriam%20May.htm . 2009-03-10 . dead .
  9. The Ven E. De G. Lucas The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 27, 1958; pg. 10; Issue 54161

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