Seiriol Evans

The Very Rev Seiriol John Arthur Evans, CBE (22 November 1894 – 29 June 1984) was an Anglican dean^[1] and author ^[2] in the third quarter of the 20th century.^[3]
Born into an ecclesiastical family,^[4] he was educated at The King's School, Worcester and King's College, Cambridge and ordained after a period of study at Salisbury Theological College in 1921.^[5] He was Curate of St Mary and All Saints, Kidderminster^[6] then Sacrist of Gloucester Cathedral. After this he was Precentor of Ely Cathedral from 1923 to 1929 and then Rector of Upwell. During World War II he was a Chaplain in the RNVR. From 1945 to 1953 he was Archdeacon of Wisbech when he was appointed to the Gloucester Deanery ^[7]- a post he held for 19 years. He spent his retirement in Fulbourn.

There is a stone effigy dedicated to him at Gloucester Cathedral^[8]

Notes

1. National Archives
2. Amongst others he wrote “A Short History of Ely Cathedral”, 1925; “The Mortification of the Manor of Nepal”, 1936; “Ely Chapter Ordinances”, 1940; “The Medieval Estate of Ely Cathedral Priory”, 1973 > British Library web site accessed 19:21 GMT Sunday 21 March 2010
3. Obituary The Very Rev Seiriol Evans The Times Thursday, 5 Jul 1984; pg. 14; Issue 61875; col G
4. His father was The Rev. John Arthur Evans, DD, sometime Rector of Sible Hedingham > “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory1940-41 Oxford, OUP,1941
6. Church web-site
7. Gloucestershire Archives Online Catalogue
8. The Times, Friday, 2 Jul 1971; pg. 2; Issue 58214; col G News in Brief