Sir Frederic Shelley, 8th Baronet
Reverend Sir Frederic Shelley, 8th Baronet (1809–1869), of Little Fulford, Shobrooke Park, Crediton, Devon, was a cleric and landowner. Origins He was the second son of Sir John Shelley, 6th Baronet (1772–1852) of Michelgrove and Maresfield Park, Sussex, by his wife Frances Winckley, daughter and heiress of Thomas Winckley, of Brockholes, Lancashire. Career He began his career in the Royal Navy, from which he retired in 1833, after twelve years' active service in all parts of the world as a Lieutenant. Having decided on adopting the clerical profession, he was ordained deacon in 1835, and priest in 1836. In about 1837 he was appointed by Richard Hippisley Tuckfield (1774-1844) of Little Fulford, Shobrooke Park near Crediton, Devon, as curate of Posbury, Posbury Chapel, near Shobrooke, which he had built in 1835 to cater for the growing congregation of Crediton Parish Church, Holy Cross Church, Crediton. In about 1839 he was also appointed to succeed Mr Marriott as head teac ...
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