Edward Beckles

Edward Hyndman Beckles
Bishop of Sierra Leone
ChurchChurch of England
In office1860–1869
PredecessorJohn Bowen
SuccessorHenry Cheetham
Orders
Ordination1844
Consecration1860
Personal details
Born(1816-02-14)February 14, 1816
Barbados
Died(1902-12-05)December 5, 1902
Lewisham, England
SpouseMargaret Simpson Walcott
EducationCodrington College, Barbados

Edward Hyndman Beckles[1] (14 February 1816 – 5 December 1902)[2] was the Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone[3] from 1860 until 1869.[4]

Beckles was born in Barbados in 1816,[5] the son of John Alleyne Beckles (descended from the Beckles family of Durham) and Elizabeth née Spooner. His father was at that time Chief Judge of the Court of Vice Admiralty of Barbados, later becoming President of the Legislative Council of Barbados.[6] Among his siblings was the lawyer Samuel Husband Beckles (1814–1890). He was educated at Codrington College Barbados, ordained deacon in 1843 and priest in 1844. He started as curate of Holy Trinity, Port of Spain, then served for six years at St. Michael, Diego Martin, Trinidad, where he was also chaplain to the forces. After a brief period in the United Kingdom, where he was curate of London-churches in Mile End and Lisson Grove, he returned to the West Indies in 1853 as rector of St Peter's, Saint Kitts.[7]

He was nominated Bishop of Sierra Leone in 1860, but resigned in 1869 and moved to the United Kingdom. After resigning his episcopal see he was Minister of Berkeley Chapel, Mayfair,[2] Rector of Wootton, Kent and finally Vicar of St Peter, Bethnal Green from 1873.[8] In February 1877 he was appointed Superintending Bishop of the English Episcopalian congregations in Scotland.

At some point he gained a Doctorate of Divinity (DD).

Beckles died in Lewisham on 5 December 1902.[7]

He married in 1837 Margaret Simpson Walcott (4 November 1815 – 3 April 1900), daughter of Edward Brace Walcott and Mary Daxon.[9] She died in Hastings on 3 April 1900, aged 84 years.[10] There were 8 children, including several sons with ecclesiastical careers.

References

  1. ^ Photo of Bishop Beckles
  2. ^ a b "Beckles, Edward Hyndman". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 26 March 2016. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. ^ National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ The Times, Saturday, Mar 06, 1869; pg. 12; Issue 26378; col C Court Circular
  5. ^ Genealogical web-site
  6. ^ Brandow J.C. (1983). Genealogies of Barbados Families: From Caribbeana and the Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society. Genealogical Publishing Com. pp. 157–161. ISBN 9780806310046.
  7. ^ a b "Obituary - The Rt Rev Edward Hyndman Beckles". The Times. No. 36948. London. 11 December 1902. p. 9.
  8. ^ Now a listed building
  9. ^ Familysearch.org
  10. ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 36111. London. 9 April 1900. p. 1.

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