Andrew N. W. Spens of Craigsanquhar | |
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| Born | 25 April 1844 |
| Died | 13 April 1932 (aged 87) |
| Education | Loretto School |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Occupation | Archdeacon of Lahore |
| Spouses | Sarah Middleton
(m. 1870–1874)Emma Burgoyne Condon
(m. 1882–1892)Martha Ella James
(m. 1902–1932) |
| Children | Andrew William Spens |
| Parents |
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The Ven Andrew Nathaniel Wadham Spens of Craigsanquhar (25 April 1844[1] – 13 April 1932[2]) was a Church of England priest. He served as Archdeacon of Lahore from 1892 to 1900.[3]
Early life
Spens was the son of Major-General Andrew Spens (1801–1859).His early education was at Loretto in Edinburgh. This was followed by Durham University, where he studied for his licentiate in Theology as a member of Hatfield Hall, earning a Barry Scholarship.[4] Following University, Spens joined the East India Company Navy as a Midshipman under Richard Green.[5]
Career
He was ordained in 1868. He held Curacies in Trowbridge, Tamworth, and Millbrook. He was Colonial Chaplain to British Guiana in 1870 before further curacies at St Paul's, Covent Garden[6] and Mildenhall. In 1874 he went to India as a chaplain, firstly to Bengal. In 1875, he was the chaplain of Calcutta Cathedral. His service on the North West Frontier included stints at Sialkot, Karachi, Amritsar, Ferozepore, Multan and Simla before his years as archdeacon.[7]
Family
Spens was married twice, with his first wife, Sarah Middleton (m. 25 April 1871 in St. George's Cathedral, Georgetown), he had one son, Andrew William Spens (1872–1917), a Trinity College, Cambridge graduate who died of wounds sustained during the Great War.[8][5] His second wife was Emma Burgoyne Condon, daughter of James Condon (m. 14 May 1880 in Karachi).[8][5] His third wife was Martha Ella James, daughter of Colonel Philip Charles William FitzRoy James (grandson of Charles Hamilton James, Count of Arran) and Susan Georgiana Ryder, daughter of the Hon. Granville Ryder, who he (m. 14 May 1902 in Kensington).[9][8][5] Through his third wife, Martha, Spens became the brother-in-law of Rev. Canon Mark James.
He was recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms and, as Spens of Craigsanquhar, matriculated his arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon in 1897.
References
- ↑ Genealogical web-site
- ↑ Deaths The Times(London, England), Saturday, 16 Apr 1932; pg. 4; Issue 46109
- ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p1444: London, Horace Cox, 1908
- ↑ "Durham University Calendar 1887". reed.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 "Who is Who; Spens, Ven. Andrew N. W." Who's Who 2022 & Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
- ↑ Multiple News Items . The Standard (London, England), Friday, 14 February 1873; pg. 5; Issue 15147
- ↑ ‘SPENS, Ven. Andrew N. W.’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 11 April 2014
- 1 2 3 Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes; Volume 3 (107 ed.). Wilmington: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 3700.
- ↑ Mosley, Charles (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes; Volume 3 (107 ed.). Wilmington: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd. p. 3701.
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