Claude Blagden

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The Rt Rev Claude Martin Blagden^[1] was an eminent^[2] Anglican Bishop^[3] in the first half of the 20th century.^[4] He was born April 18, 1874, the fifth son and youngest child of the eight children of Reverend Henry Charles Blagden (1831–1914) and Emma Ladd Pilcher (1835–1936).^[5] His father was the Vicar of Milcombe, a small village in Oxfordshire (2001 population = 630),^[6] and Claude was born in the vicarage. When his parents moved into the home it was newly built and today is privately owned and known as “Milcombe House.”^[7] Near the vicarage is the Church of St. Laurence which was built of local Horton stone in the 13th century and was restored several times, most significantly just before the Blagdens moved in.^[7]

Rev. Blagden was educated at Bradfield in his youth, a boarding school for young men, and from there he entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford^[8] on October 18, 1892.^[9][10] He received the B.A., Literae Humaniores in 1896; M.A., 1899, the same year he was ordained.^[11] He was awarded the diploma Doctor of Divinity in 1927, and he was a tutor at Corpus Christi, Oxford from 1896-1912.^[10][12]

He married, first, Edith Daisy Hassall (1878–1918), daughter of Emily and Henry Addison Hassall, on December 28, 1905, at Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire, England.^[13] Edith had been a governess at the Deanery at Christ Church College.^[14] Their marriage produced no children, but during that period Rev. Blagden left his posts at Oxford and became Rector of Rugby in Warwickshire from 1912 to 1927, later Canon of Coventry from 1918 to 1920, and then Archdeacon of Warwick from 1920 to 1923.^[12][15] Edith died on October 16, 1918 at Rugby.^[16][17] The Archdeacon married, second, Evelyn Hester Dewar (1885–1956), daughter of William Dewar and Anne Eveline Sadler of Rugby, Warwickshire,^[18] on April 23, 1922 at Rugby.^[19][20] The couple was married thirty years.

Immediately prior to becoming a bishop, Blagden was both rector at Rugby and Archdeacon of Coventry.^[21] He was elevated to the See of Peterborough in Westminster Abbey, on March 25, 1927, by the Bishop of Winchester and in the presence of several bishops from other dioceses^[12] - a post he held for 22 years. He died on September 7, 1952 at Rugby.^[22] He was survived by his wife Evelyn, who died on September 10, 1956 at Preston, Lancashire, England.^[23]

References

1. ^ NPG details
2. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives
3. ^ National Archives
4. ^ Ecclesiastical News. New Bishop of Peterborough The Times Saturday, Mar 26, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44540; col D
5. ^ 1881 Census of England, Newton Pagnell, Oxfordshire. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881.
6. ^ "Area: Milcombe CP (Parish): Parish Headcounts". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics.
7. ^ ^{a b} City of Milcombe, England
8. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
9. ^ Crockford’s Clerical Dictionary, United Kingdom, 1932, p. 1021 (first published in 1858 by John Crockford, the son of a clergyman. The directory was published every few years and is still published to this day. The directory contains biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK. It also provides other information such as details about the Anglican churches and benefices in England, Wales, and Ireland)
10. ^ ^{a b} Foster, Joseph. Oxford Men 1880-1892 With a record of their Schools Honors and Degrees. Oxford, England: James Parker & Co., 1893, p. 55.
11. ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
12. ^ ^{a b c} Crockford’s Clerical Dictionary, United Kingdom, 1932, p. 1021.
13. ^ Ancestry.com. England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008; Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002.
14. ^ 1901 Census of England, St. Aldate, Oxfordshire [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.
15. ^ Foster, Joseph. Oxford Men 1880-1892, p. 55.
16. ^ England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright.
17. ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright.
18. ^ 1901 Census of England, Rugby, Warwickshire [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives, 1901. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.
19. ^ England & Wales, Marriage Index: 1916-2005. General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office.
20. ^ England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940. [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data: Genealogical Society of Utah. British Isles Vital Records Index, 2nd Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, copyright 2002.
21. ^ London Gazette: no. 33250. p. 1185. 22 February 1927.
22. ^ Obituary- Bishop C. M. Blagden Formerly Bishop Of Peterborough The Times Thursday, Sep 11, 1952; pg. 8; Issue 52414; col E
23. ^ England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005. Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright.

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Preceded by Cyril Charles Bowman Bardsley	Bishop of Peterborough 1927 – 1949	Succeeded by Spencer Leeson

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Name	Blagden, Claude Martin
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Date of birth	1874
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Date of death	1952
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