SPARKE, Bowyer Edward - Bishop of Ely .: 1813 Postal Document - Parochial Return request to George Barlow, Abington, Cambridge signed B. Ely . , 1813 .

Printed request and questionnaire signed B. Ely, with handwritten details of George Barlow (Rector), Great Abington, Cambridge.Printed text and signatures on one side, the verso with remains of a wax seal and postal details; faded crcular post mark for 1813, addressed: "To The Lord Bishop of Ely, Ely House, London . Paper lightly foxed and solied, with a few edge chips and tears, plus 2 vertical and 3 horizontal folds. ** " Bowyer Edward Sparke (1759-1836) was an English bishop. He was born at Bury St Edmunds, and was admitted a pensioner at Pembroke College, Cambridge on 27 October 1777, where he matriculated in 1778. He graduated B.A. in 1782 and M.A. in 1785; he was D.D. 1803. He became a Fellow of his college in 1784. He was tutor to John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, who then found him a rectory.[1] He was victor of Scalford, Leicestershire from 1800 to 1805, and vicar of Redmile, 1800 to 1809. He was vicar of St Augustine-the-Less, Bristol, from 1803 to 1810. He became Dean of Bristol in 1803, Bishop of Chester in 1809, and was Bishop of Ely from 1812 until his death at an age of 76 or 77." - See Wikipedia . *** George Barlow, vicar 1792– 1828, was resident in 1825 but employed a curate, being himself curate at Saffron Walden. (Book ref. 38116)  £35.00

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