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Name: BASKERVILLE, George Knyfton MA (Rev.)
Birth Date: 30 Aug 1867 Croscombe, Wilts
Death Date: 7.4.1941 Jersey
Nationality: British
First Date: 1890
Profession: Missionary with the CMS at Ngogwe, Uganda. Appointed Archdeacon of Uganda 1912. Still there 1920
Area: Ngogwe, Uganda
Married: In Hampstead 9.7.1902 Rosetta Gage Harvey b. 15 Feb 1880 Chumba, Bengal, d. 10 Mar 1966 Tunbridge Wells
Author: The King of the Snakes 1922
Book Reference: Gillett, Purvis, Roome, Tucker, EAHB 1905, North, Drumkey, BEA, EAHB 1906, CMS, EAHB 1904, EAHB 1907, Leader14, Red 19
School: Marlborough, Corpus Christi Coll. Cambridge
General Information:
Tucker - Budu - the war of 1892 had brought to an end an occupation which had only lasted a few months. Walker and Baskerville were barely able to escape with their lives when the French party rushed in. For 6 years the French Priests were left in practically undisturbed possession of the province.
North - From Handsworth, Birmingham; accepted as missionary in EA 3-12-1889; aged 23 dep. London for EA 23-1-1890; arr. Freretown Feb. 1890; travelled to Uganda with Bishop A.R. Tucker 1890; ordained Deacon 30-11-1890; Priest 18-1-1891; opened first CMS out station Zimba in Kyagwe 14-2-1893; dep. Mengo for England on leave 15-7-1895 arriving back in Uganda 18-2-1897; '…. To his old station, Ngogwe, in Kyagwe.' (CMI June 1897); dep. Mombasa for Uganda with wife 23-9-1902.
Drumkey 1909 - CMS Uganda - Mukono CMS 1890 - Age 23. Of St. Silas' Vicarage, Handsworth, Birmingham. b. at Croscombe, Wilts. Marlboro. Coll; CC Coll and Ridley Hall, Camb. BA 1888. 1889, Dec 8, accepted by CMS. 1890, Nov 30, Deacon; 1891, Jan 18 Priest by Bishop Tucker. 1890, Jan 23 to E. Eq. Africa - Uganda - Mission; Mengo. 1893 Kyagwe.
Red Book 1919 - Archdeacon G K Baskerville - Kampala
Tucker - on the way to the coast - Aug 1895 - returning from furlough Oct 1896.
Camb. Univ Alumni At Ridley Hall, 1889. Ord. deacon, 1890; priest (East Equatorial Africa) 1891. C.M.S. Missionary to East Equatorial Africa, 1893-1912. Archdeacon of Uganda, 1912-22; Canon, sub-Dean and Chancellor there 1917-22. Chaplain at Cannes, 1922-5. Hon. Canon of Uganda, 1922-34-. Chaplain at Tamaris, 1925-30. Lic. pr., dio. Winchester, 1930-9-. Of St Aubins, Jersey, 1939. Author, Book of Forms in Luganda and English; Lectures to African Clergy on Levitical Sacrifice. Edited Reference Bible in Luganda, etc. (Marlborough Coll. Reg.; Who's Who, 1938; Crockford, 1939.)
EAHB 1905 - at Ngowe