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Name: LITCHFIELD, George (Rev.)

Birth Date: 1854 Longton, Stoke on Trent

Death Date: 30 Oct 1945 Clevedon, Weston super Mare

First Date: 1879

Profession: CMS

Area: Uganda

Married: In Dublin 1882 Emily Clare b. 1850 St Peter's, Dublin, d. 28 Apr 1940 Clevedon

Children: None

Book Reference: UJ, CMS

General Information:

Uganda Journal - Vol 26, p.137 - was ordained in 1878. He and his companions had arrived under the aegis of the Church Missionary Society. Landing at Suakin, they had arrived in Equatoria by way of Berber and Khartoum. They reached Buganda in February 1879. Later Litchfield served under the CMS in India and South Africa and eventually became a parish priest in England
CMS 1878 - Age 24. Of Longton, Staffordshire. 1875 at Prep. Instn. and 1876 CM Coll. 1878, May 1 Deacon by Bishop Perry at St. Mary's Islington and May 5 Priest by Bishop Ryan at St. Mary's Spital Square ……. 1878, May 8 to E. Eq. Africa - Nyanza - Mission; one of the party of 4 sent out via the Nile on receipt of the intelligence of the murder of George Shergold-Smith and Thomas O'Neill. Reached Uganda Feb 1879; left for Uyui, April 1880; to Kagei, Nov. 1880; invalided to England, Oct 19, 1881 (None of this party were now left in the Mission but Litchfield and R.W. Felkin joined Missions in India. ………. m. 1882, Nov 15, Emily Clare, head of Girls School at Alexandria. She died at Clevedon Apr 28 1940. He died at Clevedon 1945, Oct 30.

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