Spencer Ellis Explained

Vorley Spencer Ellis (known as Spencer;^[1] 1882 – 2 August 1977^[2]) was a Welsh Anglican priest^[3] in the mid 20th century.

Ellis was born into an ecclesiastical family^[4] and educated at Ruthin School and St Catherine's College, Oxford. Ordained in 1908,^[5] he began his career with a curacy at Chesterfield Parish Church.^[6] From 1912 to 1938 he held three incumbencies in Liverpool. In 1938 he was appointed Dean of St Asaph,^[7] a position he held for 19 years.

References

1. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/A+REAL+BLAST+FROM+THE+PAST%3B+FINAL+FAREWELL+TO+'GRANDAD'S+CHIMNEYS'.-a0154725240 A Real Blast from the Past...
2. [The Times]
3. http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/asaph/cathedral/history/ Deans of Asaph
4. His father was the Rev. R. Ellis, sometime Vicar of Llangollen, “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007
5. "The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
6. http://www.chesterfieldparishchurch.org.uk/ Church website
7. [The Times]