Rev.Canon John Pilkington Norris , vicar of St. Mary Redcliffe, Bristol. Venn: Norris, John Pilkington. College: TRINITY Entered: Michs. 1842 Born: June 10, 1823 Died: Dec. 29, 1891 Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, July 30, 1841. [Eldest] s. of Thomas [physician]. B. [June 10, 1823] at Chester. School, Rugby. Matric. Michs. 1842; Scholar, 1844; B.A. (7th Classic ) 1846; Members' prize for Latin essay, 1848; M.A. 1849; B.D. 1876; D.D. 1882. Fellow, 1848. Ord. deacon, 1849; priest, 1850; C. of Trumpington, Cambs., 1849. Inspector of Schools for Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire, 1849-63; for Kent and Surrey, 1863-4; `his thoroughness and enthusiasm in this work was unbounded.' C. of Lewknor, Oxon., 1864. Canon of Bristol, 1864-91. V. of Hatchford, Surrey, 1864-70. V. of St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol, 1870. Inspector of Church Training Colleges, 1871-6. Rural Dean of Bristol, 1876. V. of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol, 1877-82. Archdeacon of Bristol, 1881-91. Lecturer in Pastoral Theology at Cambridge, 1884. Inaugurated the building of the nave of Bristol Cathedral and the scheme for reviving the Bishopric. Married, 1858, Edith Grace, dau. of the Rt. Hon. Stephen Lushington. Author, Translation of Demosthenes, De Corona; The Education of the People; A Key to the Gospels; Manual of Religious Instruction . Died Dec. 29, 1891, at Bristol, four days after his appointment as Dean of Chichester. Father of Francis L. (1883) and Edward J. (1879). (Boase, II. 1169; D.N.B.)
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