He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 28 April 1912, educated at Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Oxford and ordained in 1937, he was a curate at which Church of England parish church of the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England, formally the Priory Church of St Mary?
Sam Woodhouse He was born into an ecclesiastical family on 28 April 1912, educated at Shrewsbury and Christ Church, Oxford and ordained in 1937. He was a curate at Lancaster Priory and then, during World War II, a chaplain to the British Armed Forces he was mentioned in despatches three times. When peace returned he was vicar of Holy Trinity, South Shore, Blackpool then rural dean of Leominster. In 1957 he became rector of St Stephen’s Bristol and after a decade there became the Archdeacon of London.
Edward Maclure Born on 10 June 1833 he was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford and ordained in 1858. After curacies at St John Ladywood and St Pancras Parish Church he was Vicar of Habergham Eaves then Rural Dean of Rochdale. Whilst still Archdeacon-designate of Manchester he was elevated to that the Deanery.