Alfred Beresford

Alfred Beresford (1850–1935) was an Anglican priest in Australia during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.[1]

Beresford was born in Hobart and ordained deacon in 1876 and priest in 1877.[2] His first post was a curacy at St David's Cathedral, Hobart. He served incumbencies at Bothwell and Forth and Launceston.[3] He was known for visiting remote shepherds' huts, scattered in the Lake Country of Tasmania, on foot and on horseback to minister to rural people.[1][4] He was Archdeacon of Launceston from 1907 until 1928.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Obituary: the Late Archdeacon Beresford: Brilliant Church Career". Advocate (Burnie). 5 December 1936 – via TROVE - National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "All Saints History Collection : Individual : Richard Beresford [P096]". resources.allsaints.network. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929 p97 : London, Horace Cox, 1885
  4. ↑ "Archdeacon Beresford" (PDF). The Mercury (Hobart) 22 August 1927.
  5. ↑ Launceston Family Album


This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.