George Aickin Explained

George Ellis Aickin (1869 – 4 August 1937) was a British Anglican[1] priest[2] in Australia, where he ended his career as Dean of Melbourne 1927–1932.[3]

Biography

Aickin was born in Liverpool in 1869, educated at Liverpool College and St John’s College, Cambridge,[4] and ordained in 1895.[5] He received an MA from St John's College, Cambridge, in February 1902.[6] After curacies in Wargrave, Ravenhead and Darwen he became the Chaplain at St Aidan’s College, Birkenhead.[7] After an incumbency at Upton he emigrated to Australia. He was Principal of Ridley College, Melbourne, from 1910 to 1918; Archdeacon of Bendigo from 1918 to 1919; Archdeacon of Dandenong from 1919 to 1932; and Dean of Melbourne from 1927 to 1932.

He died on 4 August 1937.[8]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Warrington/stpeter/baptisms_1898-1899.html Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project
  2. http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=937270 State Library NSW
  3. http://www.mahalo.com/st-pauls-cathedral-melbourne/ Mahalo
  4. “University Intelligence” The Times (London, England), Saturday, 28 January 1893; pg. 9; Issue 33860
  5. ‘Ordinations: Oxford” The Times (London, England), Friday, 14 June 1895; pg. 14; Issue 34603
  6. University intelligence . 1 March 1902 . 12 . 36704.
  7. Web site: Liverpool University Archives . 16 July 2013 . https://archive.today/20130717082954/http://archives.liv.ac.uk/ead/search?operation=full&recid=gb141uniaffiliated-d44 . 17 July 2013 . dead .
  8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11093032 Trove

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