John Sandford (1801 - 1873) was Archdeacon of Coventry from 1851 until his death.
Life edit
Sandford was educated at Balliol College, Oxford;[1] and was Rector of Alvechurch from 1854 until his death on 22 March 1873.[2]
Private life edit
He married the writer for women, Elizabeth Poole. Her books advised women to accept their domestic and secondary role to men. They had five sons including the eldest who was Henry Ryder Poole Sandford who was a school inspector. Henry married Margaret Sandford who led The Queen's School, Chester.[3] John and Elizabeth's other sons included John, a cricketer and judicial official in British India, and Ernest and Charles, who were both senior Anglican clergy.
References edit
- ^ "Alumni oxonienses": the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886; their parentage, birthplace and year of birth, with a record of their degrees. Being the matriculation register of the University" Foster,J (Ed) Later Series S to Z p1252 Oxford, Parker & Co,1888
- ^ British History on-line
- ^ Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004), "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. ref:odnb/47195, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/47195, retrieved 23 January 2023
