William Prior (priest) explained

William Henry Prior (30 September 188317 November 1969)^[1] was an Anglican priest. He was the Archdeacon of Bodmin^[2] from 1956 ^[3] until 1961.^[4]

Prior was trained for the priesthood at King's College London and ordained in 1908. After a curacy at Chipping Barnet he was the Rector of Beachburg, Ontario^[5] then St Barnabas’, Ottawa. Returning to England he was Vicar of Saltash from 1925 to 1956^[6] when he took up his appointment as Archdeacon of Bodmin.

He married Eleanor Rachel, 5th child and 2nd daughter of James Butler, 4th Marquess of Ormonde on 1 July 1961;^[7] and held the honorific style Archdeacon Emeritus until his death.

Notes and References

1. Deaths The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Nov 19, 1969; pg. 22; Issue 57721
2. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=109-mss_2&cid=-1#-1 National Archives
3. Ecclesiastical News: Appointments The Times(London, England), Tuesday, Sep 25, 1956; pg. 12; Issue 53645
4. Resignation Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Saturday, Oct 14, 1961; pg. 10; Issue 55212
5. ”The Clergy List” London, Kelly’s, 1913
6. PRIOR, William Henry’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 Accessed 27 Aug 2012
7. http://www.thepeerage.com/p3876.htm#i38754 thePeerage.com