Rev. Francis Black Girling M.A.

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Found bapt record, hence birth date and second name.

1891 Census; Living as son (age 9) at The Rectory, Almondbury, Yorks with parents, 5 siblings and a servant. Occupation; Scholar.

1901 Census; Living as brother (age 19) at Holly House, Nelson St., Birstall, Yorks with brother, sister in law, nephew and a servant. Occupation; Undergraduate, Cambridge.

1912 Marriage Banns reads on 25 Jul 1912 at St Mary's, Whitechapel for Francis Black Girling and Beatrice Stella Victoria Heath.

There is a World War One medal roll index for him. Was army chaplain, serving in France. Address; Cholsey Vicarage, Wallingford.

Cambs Alumni; Admitted pens. at EMMANUEL, Oct. 3, 1900. [Youngest] s. of William Henry, R. of Lockwood, Huddersfield, Yorks. [B. there, 1881. School, Monkton-Combe.] Matric. Michs. 1900; B.A. 1903; M.A. 1908. Ord. deacon (Exeter) 1904; priest, 1905; C. of St Peter's, Tiverton, Devon, 1904-6. C. of St Mary's, Whitechapel, London, 1906-12. V. of Marr, Yorks., 1912-14. V. of St Jude's, Hull, 1914-19. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (Chaplain, 59th Div.), in France. V. of Cholsey, Berks., 1920-30. R. of Brightwell with Sotwell, 1930-46. R. of Holton, Oxon., 1946-7. (Old Monktonian Reg.; Univ. War List; Crockford; Who's Who in Berks.)

Cricket Archive website;
Full name: Francis Black Girling
Born: 1881, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
Died: 1957, Oxford, England
Education: Monkton Combe School; Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Biography: Curate, St.Peter's, Tiverton, Devon (1904-06); Curate, St.Mary's, Whitechapel, London (1906-12); Vicar, Marr, Yorkshire (1912-14); Vicar, St.Jude's, Hull (1914-19); Chaplain, 59th Division, France (1914-19); Vicar, Cholsey, Berkshire (1920-30); Rector, Brightwell with Sotwell, Berkshire (1930-46); Rector, Holton, Oxfordshire (1946-47)
Teams: EM Dowson's XI (Miscellaneous: 1901)

Francis married Beatrice Stella Victoria Heath in 1912.