Daniel Sandford (bishop of Edinburgh)
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The Rt Revd Daniel Sandford (1766–1830) was Bishop of Edinburgh
Bishop of Edinburgh
The Bishop of Edinburgh is the Ordinary of the Scottish Episcopal Diocese of Edinburgh.The see was founded in 1633 by King Charles I. William Forbes was consecrated in St. Giles' Cathedral as its first bishop on 23 January 1634 though he died later that year...

 from 1806 until 1830.

He was born in 1766 at Delville, near Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
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, the son of Reverend Daniel Sandford and Sarah Chapone.

He married Helen Frances Catherine Douglas, on 11 October 1790. At Edinburgh, in 1792, he became minister of an Episcopal congregation for whom the Charlotte Baptist Chapel
Charlotte Baptist Chapel
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, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

 was built in 1797. He graduated from Oxford University in 1802 with a Doctor of Divinity (D.D). He joined the Episcopal Church of Scotland in 1803, and was ordained bishop of Edinburgh in 1806.

He and Helen had seven children, including:
  • Frances Catherine Sandford, married Revd Charles Lane
  • Sir Daniel Sandford, a politician and scholar, married and had issue including:
    • Rt Hon The Lord Sandford
      Baron Sandford
      Baron Sandford is a title that has been created twice, both times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The first creation came in 1891 when Sir Francis Sandford, a civil servant who played an important role in the implementation of the Elementary Education Act of 1870, was made Baron Sandford, of...

       (Francis)
    • Rt Revd Daniel Sandford (Bishop of Tasmania)
  • Ven
    Venerable
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     John Sandford, Archdeacon of Coventry, married and had issue including:
    • Rt Revd Charles Sandford, Bishop of Gibraltar
      Bishop of Gibraltar
      The Bishop of Gibraltar may refer to the ordinary of the Roman Catholic or Anglican Diocese of Gibraltar:*Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar*Anglican Bishop of Gibraltar...

    • Ven Ernest Grey Sandford, Archdeacon of Exeter, married and had issue including:
      • Brig Daniel Sandford
      • Lt Richard Sandford VC


He died on 14 January 1830 at Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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