Stephen Hobbs (priest)
Stephen Hobbs (1815-1893) was an Anglican Archdeacon.[1]
Hobbs was educated at the Church Missionary Society College, Islington[2] and ordained in 1839.[3] He served in India at Palamcottah, Tinnevelly, Nallur, Sathankulam, Dohnavur and Suviseshapuram. In 1856 he was transferred to Mauritius, serving firstly at Plaines Wilhems then Creve coeur. He was appointed Archdeacon of the Seychelles from 1871 until 1873; then of Mauritius from 1873 to 1879.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Mundus
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1885 p580: London, Horace Cox, 1885
- ^ CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY Derby Mercury (Derby, England), Wednesday, May 29, 1839; Issue 5577
- ^ "Britain and Slavery in East Africa" Mwulia, M.D.E pp151/2: Washington DC, The Three Continents Press, 1975 ISBN 0914478125