John Bartholomew (priest) explained

John Bartholomew (25 October 1790 – 24 September 1865) was an Anglican priest who was Archdeacon of Barnstaple from 1847 to 1865.

Bartholomew was born in the Parish of St Davids, Exeter,^[1] to Rev. Robert and Ann Bartholomew.^[2] His father was Head Master of the Exeter Grammar School.^[3] He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford (BA 1813, MA 1820),^[4] and he was both made deacon and ordained priest in 1817 by the Bishop of Exeter.^[3]

He was appointed Curate of Withycombe Rawleigh in 1817, and of Sowton in 1819, Rector of Lympstone in 1820 and, additionally, a Prebendary of Exeter in 1831.^[5] He was Rector of Morchard Bishop since 1831, Canon residentiary of Exeter since 1840, and Archdeacon of Barnstaple since 1847.^[6] He was also the author of Archidiaconal Charges.^[3]

Bartholomew died unexpectedly in 1865 in Morchard Bishop. He had two daughters and four sons, with two sons joining the church and two the military.^{[7] [3]}

Notes and References

1. 1861 England Census
2. Devon, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538–1812
3. Urban . Sylvanus . Edward Cave . The Venerable Archdeacon Bartholomew . Gentleman's Magazine, or Monthly Intelligencer . December 1865 . 80 . 788 . 16 November 2023 . Edward Cave . en.
4. Alumni oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886; their parentage, birthplace and year of birth, with a record of their degrees. Being the matriculation register of the University (1888) .Foster, J. (Ed.) Vol. I, p. 169, Oxford, Parker & Co.
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1865 (p. 35)
6. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1860 (p. 32)
7. News: Death Of Archdeacon Bartholomew . 16 November 2023 . North Devon Journal . 28 September 1865 . 5 . subscription.