Charles Boyd (archdeacon)

Charles Boyd, MA (19 February 1842[1] – 3 May 1914[2]) was Archdeacon of Colombo from 1891 until[3] 1901.[4]

For persons of a similar name, see Charles Boyd (disambiguation).
The Ven
Charles Twining Boyd
Anglican Archdeacon of Colombo
ChurchAnglican Church of Ceylon
SeeAnglican Diocese of Colombo
In office1891 — 1901
Personal details
Born19 February 1842
Died3 May 1914

He was educated at Rugby and University College, Oxford. After a curacy in Newbury[5] he was Rector of Princes Risborough from 1877 to 1879. He was Chaplain of St. Peter's Church, Colombo and to the British Armed Forces there from 1879 until his appointment as Archdeacon.

References
  1. "Family Search". Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2013-12-28.
  2. Deaths. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, May 05, 1914; pg. 1; Issue 40515
  3. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  4. ‘BOYD, Ven. Charles’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 28 Dec 2013
  5. Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1908 London, Horace Cox, 1908


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