Alfred Gatty
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Alfred Gatty was a Church of England
vicar and author.
He was born in London to Robert Gatty, a solicitor, and Margaret Jones. In 1831 he entered Exeter College, Oxford
, graduating in 1836. He was ordained a deacon in 1837 and was appointed as curate of Bellerby in the North Riding of Yorkshire. He was ordained priest in 1838, and was appointed vicar of Ecclesfield
on 23 September 1839, a position he held until his death. In 1861 he was appointed as rural dean and in 1862 as subdean of York Minster.
On 8 July 1839 he married to Margaret Scott
, with whom he had ten children (though two died in infancy) including the author Juliana Horatia Ewing
and the officer of arms and composer Alfred Scott-Gatty
. Margaret died in 1873, and in 1884 Alfred Gatty married Mary Newman.
As sole author:
In 1869 he published an enlarged edition of Joseph Hunter's
Hallamshire.
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
vicar and author.
He was born in London to Robert Gatty, a solicitor, and Margaret Jones. In 1831 he entered Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College, Oxford
Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street...
, graduating in 1836. He was ordained a deacon in 1837 and was appointed as curate of Bellerby in the North Riding of Yorkshire. He was ordained priest in 1838, and was appointed vicar of Ecclesfield
Ecclesfield
Ecclesfield is a suburb and civil parish in the City of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England, about north of Sheffield City Centre. At the 2001 census the civil parish— which also includes the Sheffield suburbs of Chapeltown, Grenoside, High Green, and formerly Thorpe Hesley —had a population...
on 23 September 1839, a position he held until his death. In 1861 he was appointed as rural dean and in 1862 as subdean of York Minster.
On 8 July 1839 he married to Margaret Scott
Margaret Gatty
Margaret Gatty was an English writer of children's literature.Gatty was born in Burnham on Crouch, Essex, the daughter of the Rev. Alexander John Scott, D.D., a Royal Navy chaplain, who served under, and was the trusted friend of, Lord Nelson on board the HMS Victory before and during the Battle...
, with whom he had ten children (though two died in infancy) including the author Juliana Horatia Ewing
Juliana Horatia Ewing
Juliana Horatia Ewing was an English writer of children's stories.-Youth and marriage:Known as Julie, she was the second of ten children of the Reverend Alfred Gatty, vicar of Ecclesfield in Yorkshire, and Margaret Gatty, who was herself a children's author...
and the officer of arms and composer Alfred Scott-Gatty
Alfred Scott-Gatty
Sir Alfred Scott Scott-Gatty, KCVO, KStJ, FSA was a long serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London and a successful composer.-Personal life:...
. Margaret died in 1873, and in 1884 Alfred Gatty married Mary Newman.
Publications
With Margaret Gatty:- 1842—Recollections of the Life of the Rev. A. J. Scott, DD, Lord Nelson's Chaplain
- 1860—Travels and Adventures of the Rev. Joseph Wolff
- 1861—The Old Folks from Home
- 1872—The Book of Sundials
As sole author:
- 1848—The Bell: its Origin, History, and Uses
- 1881—Key to Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'
- 1873—Sheffield, Past and Present
- 1884—A Life at One Living
In 1869 he published an enlarged edition of Joseph Hunter's
Joseph Hunter (antiquarian)
Joseph Hunter was a Unitarian Minister and antiquarian best known for his publications Hallamshire. The History and Topography of the Parish of Sheffield in the County of York and the two-volume South Yorkshire , still considered among the best works written on the history of Sheffield and South...
Hallamshire.