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Wilfred Kissack

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The Ven. Wilfrid Langton Kissack (b Isle of Man 9 October 1873; d Georgetown, Guyana 24 August 1942) was an Anglican priest in the Caribbean in the first half of the 20th century.[1]

Kissack was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2] He was ordained in 1898. After curacies at New Milverton ( a suburb of Leamington Spa) and Bowes Park he went out to South America. He held incumbencies in Paramaribo, Vreed en Hoop and Georgetown. He was Archdeacon of Demerara from 1927 until his death.[3]

References

  1. ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929, page 747: published OUP (London) 1929
  2. ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752–1900 Vol. iv. Kahlenberg – Oyler, (1947) p56
  3. ^ Deaths. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 25 August 1942; pg. 1; Issue 49323