Francis Rodon Michell (6 August 1839, in Ilfracombe, Devon – 6 August 1919, in Ash, Kent)[1] was Archdeacon of Calcutta[2] from 1889 to 1892.[3]

Michell was educated at St Augustine's College, Canterbury and ordained in 1866. He served as an SPG missionary[4] at Shanghai,[5] Malacca and Assam before becoming Vicar of St Stephen, Calcutta in 1870. He then served at Jubbulpore before three years at St James, Calcutta. He was Acting Archdeacon of Calcutta from 1887 to 1889. He returned to England in 1895; and was at St Peter, Bedford from 1895 to 1902 and St Nicholas, Ash until his death.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Devon Michells
  2. ↑ “Visitation of England and Wales” Jackson,H.J/Crisp, F.A Vol 14 p24: London, College of Arms, 1906
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory, London, Horace Cox, 1908, p. 892
  4. ↑ “Memorials of Protestant missionaries to the Chinese : giving a list of their publications, and obituary notices of the deceased. With copious indexes” Wylie, A p265 :Shanghai, American Presbyterian Mission Press, 1867
  5. ↑ “Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China” Tiedemann, R. G. p214: New York, M.E. Sharpe, 2008 ISBN 9780765618085
  6. ↑ London Gazette


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