Walter Marshall Browne (16 September 1885 – 6 February 1959) was

Archdeacon of Rochester The Archdeacon of Rochester is a senior office-holder in the Diocese of Rochester (a division of the Church of England Province of Canterbury.) Like other archdeacons, they are administrators in the diocese at large (having oversight of parishes in ...

from 1932 to 1951.

Life

Browne was born 16 September 1885, the son of Thomas Gillespie Chapman Browne, actuary, and Ann Mary Ballantyne. Browne was educated at

Tonbridge School (God Giveth the Increase) , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = , president = , head_label ...

, and admitted pensioner of

Christ's College, Cambridge Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...

on 15 January 1904. He was ordained a deacon in 1909 and a priest in Southwell Minster in 1910. Browne married Marjorie Vickers on 23 April 1914 at

St. Ann's Church, Nottingham St. Ann's Church, St. Ann's Well Road was a Church of England church in Nottingham on St. Ann's Well Road between 1864 and 1971. History It was created out of the parish of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham through the impetus of the vicar of St. ...

Appointments

Browne was appointed: *Curate of

1909 - 1912 *Chaplain to the Bishop of Hereford 1912 - 1916 *Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Attenborough 1916 - 1923 *Vicar of Erith 1923 - 1932 *Archdeacon of Rochester 1932 - 1951

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Walter Marshall 1855 births 1959 deaths People educated at Tonbridge School Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Archdeacons of Rochester