John Jones (1791–1889) [1] was the second Archdeacon of Liverpool, [2] serving from 1855 [3] until 1886. [4]
Jones was born on 5 October 1791 and [5] educated at St John's College, Cambridge. [6] He was ordained deacon on 19 February 1815, and priest on 24 December, the same year. After a curacy at St Mary, Leicester he was Vicar of St Andrew, Liverpool until 1980 and then Christ Church, Waterloo until 1889.
He died on 5 December 1889. [7] His son won the VC [8] while serving as a 25 years old lieutenant in the 9th Lancers during the Indian Mutiny. [9]
- ^ National Archives
- ^ British History On-line
- ^ THE NEW ARCHDEACON OF LIVERPOOL. Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), Friday, 14 December 1855; Issue 2760
- ^ THE ARCHDEACONRY OF LIVERPOOL. Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), Wednesday, 16 December 1885; Issue 11836
- ^ D. L. Thomas, ‘Jones, John (1791–1889)’, rev. M. C. Curthoys, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 9 Aug 2015
- ^ Venn Database[ permanent dead link]
- ^ DEATH OF ARCHDEACON JONES Berrow's Worcester Journal (Worcester, England), Saturday, 7 December 1889; pg. 8; Issue 10234
- ^ Liverpool Echo
- ^ "No. 22154". The London Gazette. 18 June 1858. p. 2960.
John Jones (1791–1889) [1] was the second Archdeacon of Liverpool, [2] serving from 1855 [3] until 1886. [4]
Jones was born on 5 October 1791 and [5] educated at St John's College, Cambridge. [6] He was ordained deacon on 19 February 1815, and priest on 24 December, the same year. After a curacy at St Mary, Leicester he was Vicar of St Andrew, Liverpool until 1980 and then Christ Church, Waterloo until 1889.
He died on 5 December 1889. [7] His son won the VC [8] while serving as a 25 years old lieutenant in the 9th Lancers during the Indian Mutiny. [9]
- ^ National Archives
- ^ British History On-line
- ^ THE NEW ARCHDEACON OF LIVERPOOL. Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), Friday, 14 December 1855; Issue 2760
- ^ THE ARCHDEACONRY OF LIVERPOOL. Liverpool Mercury (Liverpool, England), Wednesday, 16 December 1885; Issue 11836
- ^ D. L. Thomas, ‘Jones, John (1791–1889)’, rev. M. C. Curthoys, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 9 Aug 2015
- ^ Venn Database[ permanent dead link]
- ^ DEATH OF ARCHDEACON JONES Berrow's Worcester Journal (Worcester, England), Saturday, 7 December 1889; pg. 8; Issue 10234
- ^ Liverpool Echo
- ^ "No. 22154". The London Gazette. 18 June 1858. p. 2960.