Daniel Sandford, M.A., D.D. (1766 – 14 January 1830) was an

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who served in the

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as the

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from 1806 until 1830.

Life

Sandford was born in 1766 at Delville, near

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, the son of Reverend Daniel Sandford and Sarah Chapone. In 1792, he became minister of a Qualified Episcopal congregation in

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, for whom the Charlotte Chapel,

was built in 1797. This congregation eventually became St John's Episcopal Church, a congregation of the

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. At this period he was living at the newly built house at 22 South Frederick Street in

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. He graduated from

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in 1802 with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D). Together with his congregation, he joined the

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in 1803, and was ordained bishop of Edinburgh in 1806. He remained Rector of St John's and Bishop of Edinburgh congruently until his death. Sandford died at home, 17 Melville Street on 14 January 1830 at

. He is buried in the churchyard of St John's on

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. The grave lies on the first terrace off Princes Street, east of the church. The marble tablet is heavily eroded.

Family

Sandford married Helen Frances Catherine Douglas, on 11 October 1790. They had seven children, including:The Peerage – Rt. Rev. Daniel Sandford
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, who married, on 2 April 1829, Joanna Grace, daughter of William Graham of Mossknow,

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'' - The Mortimer Percy Volume, Part 1, London , 1911, p.186-7. *Frances Catherine Sandford, married Revd Charles Lane * Sir Daniel Sandford, a politician and scholar, married and had children including: **

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** Daniel Sandford, Bishop of Tasmania *

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, married and had children including: ** John Sandford, cricketer and judicial official in

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, married and had children including: *** Daniel Sandford ***

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References

External links

The Episcopal Congregation of Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh, 1794-1818. University of Stirling PhD Thesis by Eleanor M Harris. The thesis includes biographical details about Daniel Sandford (Chapter 4) and a reassessment of his thought and ministry (Chapter Two)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandford, Daniel 19th-century Scottish Episcopalian bishops Bishops of Edinburgh 1766 births 1830 deaths