John Elvin

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John Elijah Elvin (b Sheffield 8 August 1900 d Romford 25 October 1964) [1] was Archdeacon of West Ham in the Diocese of Chelmsford [2] from 1958 until his death. [3]

Elvin was educated at the University of Sheffield. He was ordained Deacon in 1927; and Priest in 1928. [4] After curacies in Forest Gate and Squirrels Heath he was Priest in charge of St Michael, Gidea Park from 1931 to 1938; and Vicar there from 1938 until his appointment as Archdeacon.

Notes

  1. Obituary. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 27, 1964; pg. 12; Issue 56153
  2. St John's E15
  3. ‘ELVIN, Ven. John Elijah’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 24 Dec 2016
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p 402 Oxford, OUP, 1959


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