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Name: MATHERS, Henry OBE (Ven. Archdeacon)
Birth Date: 28 Dec 1876 Tandragee, Armagh, N. Ireland
Death Date: 29 Dec 1951 Peterborough
Nationality: British
First Date: 1903
Profession: CMS missionary in Uganda. First Nassa, 1904 to Busoga until 1922. Final 23 years of his ministry Rural Dean of Masaba Deanery, Upper Nile Diocese. Appointed 1st Archdeacon of the Upper Nile and remained until retired in 1946
Area: Uganda
Married: In Horsham 9.12.1909 Winifred Louisa Coombes, also a CMS missionary who arrived Uganda 1906 (b. 18.12.1881 Tiverton-on-Avon, d. 6.9.1964 London)
Children: William Henry (26 Mar 1911 Kampala-1991); James Patrick Seth ( 29 Oct 1912 Mengo-1965); Douglas Paul (23 June 1917 Namirembe-1919)
Book Reference: Gillett, Roome, Red 25, North, EA & Rhodesia, Drumkey, Red 22, EAHB 1906, CMS, EAHB 1907
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