Foundation Plate at St. Matthews Anglican Church, Glenroy

George Ellis Aickin (1869 – 4 August 1937) was a British Anglican[1] priest[2] in Australia, where he ended his career as Dean of Melbourne 1927–1932.[3]

Biography

Aickin was born in Liverpool in 1869, educated at Liverpool College and St John’s College, Cambridge,[4] and ordained in 1895.[5] He received an MA from St John's College, Cambridge, in February 1902.[6] After curacies in Wargrave, Ravenhead and Darwen he became the Chaplain at St Aidan’s College, Birkenhead.[7] After an incumbency at Upton he emigrated to Australia. He was Principal of Ridley College, Melbourne, from 1910 to 1918; Archdeacon of Bendigo from 1918 to 1919; Archdeacon of Dandenong from 1919 to 1932; and Dean of Melbourne from 1927 to 1932.

He died on 4 August 1937.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project
  2. ↑ State Library NSW
  3. ↑ Mahalo
  4. ↑ “University Intelligence” The Times (London, England), Saturday, 28 January 1893; pg. 9; Issue 33860
  5. ↑ ‘Ordinations: Oxford” The Times (London, England), Friday, 14 June 1895; pg. 14; Issue 34603
  6. ↑ "University intelligence". The Times. No. 36704. London. 1 March 1902. p. 12.
  7. ↑ "Liverpool University Archives". Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  8. ↑ Trove


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