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Name: GREAVES, George Henry Vincent (Rev.)
Birth Date: 31 May 1866 at sea, off Bengal, India
Death Date: 12 July 1891 Zanzibar, dysentery
Nationality: British
First Date: 1891
Last Date: 1891
Profession: CMS missionary
Area: Zanzibar
Book Reference: Tucker, North, CMS
School: Corpus Christi, Cambridge
General Information:
CMS 1890 - b. at Burdwan, Bengal. CMC Home, and High Sch. Plymouth. CC Coll. and Ridley Hall, Camb. BA 1889. 1889 Deacon; 1890 Priest by Bishop of Worcester. Curate of St. Silas', Lozells, Birmingham. 1890, July 29, accepted by CMS; Oct 27, to E. Eq. Africa Mission. 1891, July 12, died at Zanzibar of dysentery. Son of Richard Pearson Greaves CMS Missionary to India. Grandson of Mr Jetter, v. early CMS Missionary.
Cambridge Univ. Alumni pens. at CORPUS CHRISTI, Oct. 1, 1885. Matric. Michs. 1885; B.A. 1888. Ord. deacon (Worcester) 1889; C. of St Silas, Lozells, Warws., 1889-90. C.M.S. missionary at Menge, Uganda, 1890-1. Died July 13, 1891, at Zanzibar. (Ridley Hall List; Crockford.)