Frederick Bathurst

The Ven. Frederick Bathurst (7 March 1827^[1] – 23 September 1910) was an English Anglican clergyman from the Bathurst family. He played first class cricket and he was later Archdeacon of Bedford from 1873 to 1910.^[2]

Life[edit]

Bathurst was the sixth son of General Sir James Bathurst (died 1850) and Lady Caroline Stewart, daughter of the 1st Earl Castle Stewart. Henry Bathurst, Bishop of Norwich and nephew of the 1st Earl Bathurst, was his grandfather.^[3] The cricketer Robert Bathurst was his brother^[2]^[4]^[5] and his sister Catherine Bathurst was a leading nun.^[6]

Bathurst was educated at Winchester College, and matriculated at Merton College, Oxford in 1845, graduating B.A. in 1849, M.A. in 1852.^[7]^[8] He made six appearances in first-class cricket, representing Oxford University Cricket Club (1846–1849) and, after a ten-year hiatus, Marylebone Cricket Club in 1859.^[9] He held incumbencies at Diddington (1857–1874), Biggleswade (1874–1884) and Holwell (1884–1902).^[10]

Family[edit]

Bathurst married Catherine Georgiana Moore, daughter of Rev. Calvert Fitzgerald Moore who died at Holwell rectory, aged 80, on 29 June 1902.^[11] They had a daughter Katherine Bathurst in 1862 who became an outspoken inspector of schools.^[12]

References[edit]

^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1895). Armorial Families: A Complete Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage. Jack. p. 77. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Obituary: The Rev. F. Bathurst". The Times. 23 September 1910. p. 11.
^ "Obituary". The Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jefferies: 653–654. June 1837.
^ Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813–1914
^ Dod, Robert P. (1863). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. Whittaker and Company Ave Maria Lane. p. 615. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. ref:odnb/48436. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48436. Retrieved 8 February 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Bathurst, Ven. Frederick". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 21 January 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Bathurst, Frederick" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
^ CricketArchive profile
^ The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory. London, John Phillips, 1900
^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 36809. London. 2 July 1902. p. 1.
^ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. ref:odnb/48585. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48585. Retrieved 18 December 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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Preceded by Henry Rose	Archdeacon of Bedford 1873–1910	Succeeded by Noel Hodges

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[1] Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1895). Armorial Families: A Complete Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage. Jack. p. 77. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

[times-2] "Obituary: The Rev. F. Bathurst". The Times. 23 September 1910. p. 11.

[3] "Obituary". The Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jefferies: 653–654. June 1837.

[4] Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813–1914

[5] Dod, Robert P. (1863). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. Whittaker and Company Ave Maria Lane. p. 615. Retrieved 11 February 2020.

[orb-6] Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. ref:odnb/48436. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48436. Retrieved 8 February 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[7] "Bathurst, Ven. Frederick". Who's Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 21 January 2023. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[8] Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Bathurst, Frederick" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.

[9] CricketArchive profile

[10] The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory. London, John Phillips, 1900

[11] "Deaths". The Times. No. 36809. London. 2 July 1902. p. 1.

[12] Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004). "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. ref:odnb/48585. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48585. Retrieved 18 December 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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v t e Archdeacons of Bedford
High Medieval	Osbert Ralph Hugh Nicholas Alan Richard Geoffrey Alexander of Elstow John de Houton Amaury of Buckden John de Dyham John Crakehall Peter de Audeham John de Maidenstan Nicholas de Hegham Richard de Bradewell John Hook
Late Medieval	Roger Rothwell/Rowell Thomas Neville Edmund London John Daubeny Philip Daubeny Thomas Cumpton John Irtlingburgh Thomas Stowe William Aghton Richard Caudray William Derby Robert Thornton Thomas Salisbury John Rudying John Collinson Henry Sharp Thomas Hutton
Early modern	William Cosyn John Chambre Gilbert Bourne John Pope Michael Dunning Richard Barber William Todd John Robinson Roger Parker George Eland John Hacket Francis Wilford Theophilus Dillingham John Skelton Thomas Frank John Dudley John Taylor Charles Jenner Richard Grey Hadley Cox William Done Richard Shepherd
Late modern	Samuel Vince Henry Bonney Henry Tattam Henry Rose Frederick Bathurst Noel Hodges Arthur Parnell Gerard Lander William Robins Donald Harris Basil Guy Basil Snell John Hare Robert Brown Christopher Mayfield Michael Bourke Malcolm Lesiter Paul Hughes Dave Middlebrook