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| Grinfield, Thomas. Adm. pens. at TRINITY, Jan. 21, 1807. [S. of Thomas, of Bristol, and Anna Joanna Barham. B. Sept. 27, 1788, at Bath. School, Paul's Cray, Kent.] ('Educated at Wingfield, near Trowbridge' (D.N.B.).) Matric. Michs. 1807; B.A. 1812; M.A. 1815. Ord. deacon, 1813; C. of St Sidwell's, Exeter. R. of Shirland, Derbs., 1827-47. C. of St Mary-le-Port, Bristol, 1836-70, residing at Bristol. Married his first cousin, Mildred Foster Barham. An accomplished scholar and poet and a well-known hymn-writer. Author, History of Preaching; Sacred Poems, etc. Died Apr. 8, 1870, at Clifton. Buried at Weston-super-Mare. (Foster, Index Eccles.; Boase, I. 1249; Crockford, which gives him as of Shirland until 1870; D.N.B.; Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology; C. R. Hudleston.) | Thomas GRINFIELD Approx. lifespan: 1788–1870 pens Trinity College adm1807:01:21 s. of Thomas GRINFIELD Bristol, [Somerset], s. of Anna Joanna Barham GRINFIELD b. Bath, [Somerset], 1788:09:27 Sch: Paul's Cray School [Paul's Cray], Kent , Sch: Wingfield Wingfield, near Trowbridge, [Wiltshire], ( D.N.B. ) Matric 1807:10MT: BA 1812 MA 1815 Ord. deacon 1813 C.: St Sidwell's Exeter, [Devon], R.: Shirland, Derbyshire , 1827-47 C.: St Mary-le-Port Bristol, [Somerset], 1836-70 residing at Bristol, [Somerset], m. his first cousin Mildred FOSTER BARHAM An accomplished scholar and poet and a well-known hymn-writer Publ.: History of Preaching Publ.: Sacred Poems etc d. Clifton, [Somerset], 1870:04:08 bur. Weston-super-Mare, [Somerset], Perhaps of Shirland, [Derbyshire], until1870 Refs: Foster, Index Eccles Refs: Boase, I. 1249 Refs: Crockford, which gives him as of Shirland until 1870 Refs: D.N.B. Refs: Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology Refs: C. R. Hudleston |