Melville James Explained

Melville Charles James (13 May 1877 – 4 April 1957) was an Australian Anglican bishop.[1] [2] Ordained in 1902,[3] he was vicar of St Peter's Ballarat[4] and then the Archdeacon of Maryborough, then Ballarat,[5] before his ordination to the episcopate.

Notes and References

  1. http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?&gsfn=Melville+Charles&gsln=James&db=auselectoralrolls&&gss=SEO&hc=20 Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954
  2. The Times, 6 April 1957, p. 6., Obituary The Rt Rev M.C. James
  3. "The Clergy List" London, Kelly's, 1913
  4. http://www.ohta.org.au/images/Ballarat-St-Peter-1A.jpg Photo of church
  5. "Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 .