William Morrow (priest) explained

William Edward Reginald Morrow (5 March 186911 February 1950) ^[1] was an eminent Anglican priest in the 20th century.^[2] He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1894 for the Curacy of West Ham Parish Church, where he remained ^[3] as Senior Curate until 1904. After this he held incumbencies at North Woolwich, All Saints Forest Gate, Clifton, Bristol and Wandsworth^[4] before his appointment as the inaugural Provost of Chelmsford.^[5]

In 1918 he married Lucy Matilda Watney,^[6] the eldest daughter of the brewer, Norman Watney of Westerham, Kent, and they had no children. Lucy died on 2 January 1923.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Deaths The Times Monday, Feb 13, 1950; pg. 1; Issue 51614; col A
2. "Handbook of British Chronology" Fryde, E.B; Greenway, D.E; Porter,S; Roy,I Cambridge, CUP,1996
3. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
4. [Who's Who|Who was Who 1987-1990]
5. http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/%5CViewCatalogue.asp?ID=57 Essex Archives On-line
6. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
7. Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.