Charles Ovenden
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| Born | Charles Thomas Ovenden 11 September 1846 Anglican |
Charles Thomas Ovenden (11 September 1846 – 9 July 1924)
Early life and education
Born in
Career
Ordained in 1870,[6] his first position was as a curate at Magdalene Church, Belfast. Later he was Rector of Dunluce, County Antrim[7] and then Succentor at St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. He was Rector of Portrush from 1884 to 1886 when he became Precentor of Clogher.[8] In 1903 he became Dean of Clogher[9] before moving to Dublin in 1911.[10]
During World War I he protested the German submarine actions and while the Dean of St. Patrick's Church was quoted by The Telegraph as saying that he prays with all heart "that [the German] knavish tricks might be confounded".[11]
Personal life
He married Isabella Mary Ovenden (née Robinson) in 1871. Their daughters were paediatrician Isabella (‘Ella’) Gertrude Amy Webb (16 October 1877–1946) and Florence Irene Harriet Wynne-Finch (née Ovenden).[12][13] They raised Charles Ovenden's niece, confusingly also named Isabella Gertrude Webb but born 28 October 1877. The later child's parents, William Henry (Charles' brother) and Edith Ovenden née Lamb, fought contentious divorce and custody proceedings in New Zealand, as a result of which a judge placed Webb's cousin in the custody of Charles and Isabella in Ireland.[14][12]
References
- ISSN 0140-0460.
- ISBN 9780521563505
- GMT28 February 2011
- ^ "New Dean Of St. Patrick's", The Times, no. 39648, p. 4, 27 July 1911
- ISBN 9780199540877
- ^ Ordination Services in Holywood Parish Church. The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Monday, 26 September 1870; Issue 54827
- ^ "Clogher clergy and parishes : being an account of the clergy of the Church of Ireland in the Diocese of Clogher, from the earliest period, with historical notices of the several parishes, churches, etc" Leslie, J.B. p39: Enniskille; R. H. Ritchie; 1929
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
- ^ Cathedrals in the Clogher Diocese
- ISBN 0198217455
- OCLC 49632006, retrieved 16 April 2015
- ^ a b Unknown. "Earlscliffe Residents 1922 to 1930". The Robinson Garden at Earlscliffe, Baily, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ^ "Webb, Isabella ('Ella') Gertrude Amy | Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "SUPREME COURT. Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7902, 30 June 1891, Page 3". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
External links
- . . Dublin: Alexander Thom and Son Ltd. 1923. p. – via Wikisource.