Godfrey Smith (priest) explained

Godfrey Smith
Birth Date:	14 July 1878
Nationality:	English
Education:	Charterhouse Magdalen College, Oxford Wells Theological College
Occupation:	Anglican Priest
Years Active:	1903–1944
Known For:	Archdeacon of Furness

Godfrey Smith (14 July 1878 – 1 August 1944) was Archdeacon of Furness from 1926 until his death.^[1]

He was educated at Charterhouse, Magdalen College, Oxford and Wells Theological College;^[2] and ordained in 1903.^[3] After curacies in Barrow-in-Furness and Grange-over-Sands he held incumbencies at Walney Island, Cartmel, Wentworth, South Yorkshire (where he was also Chaplain to the 7th Earl Fitzwilliam and Haverthwaite.

Notes and References

1. Deaths. The Times (London, England), Thursday, Aug 03, 1944; pg. 1; Issue 49925
2. ‘SMITH, Ven. Godfrey Scott’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 23 July 2015
3. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]