Frederick Whitfield

WHITFIELD, Frederick. b. Threapwood, near Whitchurch, Shropshire, 7 January 1829; d. Lower Norwood, Surrey, 13 September 1904. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin (1856-59, BA 1859). It is not clear why he went to TCD so late: his son spoke of ‘quiet uneventful years, in which God was doubtless preparing His servant for his future labours’ (Whitfield, 1905, p. 5). He took Holy Orders (deacon 1859, priest, 1860). He was successively curate of Otley,Yorkshire (1859-61), and vicar of Kirby-Ravensthorpe, near Richmond, Yorkshire (1861-65); he then held several posts in or near London very briefly, before becoming curate of Greenwich (1868-70), vicar of St John, Crayford, Kent (1871-73),...