Martin Kaye (15 May 1919 – 16 June 1977) was a

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priest who was

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from 1972 to 1977.

Early life

Kaye was born in 1919, the son of Dr Henry Wynyard Kaye and his wife Amy (née Wigram). Amy Kaye was the sister of Army officers

Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram, (5 July 1873 – 3 September 1960) was a British Indian Army officer and courtier. He was Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 1931 to 1936. Parentage and education Wigram was the son of Herbert Wigram. His ...

and Sir

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. As a child, Kaye lived at Kilderry,

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, Essex. His father died before his third birthday. Kaye was educated at

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and

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Career

Kaye trained for ordination at

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, and was ordained deacon in 1948 and priest in 1949.''Crockford's Clerical Directory'', 1973–74, 85th Edition, p 529. He served his title at Grangetown (1948–51). He then returned to Cuddesdon, where he was Tutor (1951–53) and Chaplain (1953–56). After that he was Domestic Chaplain to the

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(1956–60) (at the time,

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, subsequently

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). He was then Assistant Secretary to the Central Advisory Council of Training for the Ministry (1961–67), after which he was Canon-residentiary at

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(1967–72). He was then collated as Archdeacon of Craven in the

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; he died in office in 1977. At the time of his death he was Canon-designate of

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Personal life

Kaye died in 1977, aged 58. He was unmarried.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaye, Martin Archdeacons of Craven 20th-century English Anglican priests People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Alumni of Cuddesdon College 1919 births 1977 deaths