James Harvey Bloom
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James Harvey Bloom was an English clergyman and antiquary.
Bloom was the son of Rev. James Graver Bloom. A non-collegiate student
at the University of Cambridge
, he gained his B.A. in 1887 and a M.A. in 1891. Ordained deacon in Calcutta in 1888, he was curate of St Andrew's, Hertford. After becoming a priest in 1890, he was curate of Hemsworth
from 1890 to 1892. He was Headmaster of Long Marston
Grammar School from 1893 to 1895, and then Rector of Whitchurch, Warwickshire
from 1896 to 1917.
Bloom was a genealogist, antiquarian and miscellaneous author.
Bloom died in 1944. His books were sold at auction.
His daughter was the novelist Ursula Bloom
, who published a memoir of her father, Parson Extraordinary (1963).
Bloom was the son of Rev. James Graver Bloom. A non-collegiate student
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Fitzwilliam College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England.The college traces its origins back to 1869 and the foundation of the Non-Collegiate Students Board, a venture intended to offer students from less financially privileged backgrounds a chance to study...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, he gained his B.A. in 1887 and a M.A. in 1891. Ordained deacon in Calcutta in 1888, he was curate of St Andrew's, Hertford. After becoming a priest in 1890, he was curate of Hemsworth
Hemsworth
Hemsworth is a small town and civil parish on the edge of West Yorkshire, England. It forms part of the City of Wakefield, and has a population of 13,311....
from 1890 to 1892. He was Headmaster of Long Marston
Long Marston, Warwickshire
Long Marston is a village about southwest of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. The southern and western boundaries of the parish also form part of the county boundary with Worcestershire.-History:...
Grammar School from 1893 to 1895, and then Rector of Whitchurch, Warwickshire
Whitchurch, Warwickshire
Whitchurch is a small hamlet south of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. it used to be a detached part of Worcestershire until 1931.It consists of 5 properties. There are 19 people living in Whitchurch....
from 1896 to 1917.
Bloom was a genealogist, antiquarian and miscellaneous author.
Bloom died in 1944. His books were sold at auction.
His daughter was the novelist Ursula Bloom
Ursula Bloom
-Biography:Born in Essex, Ursula Bloom was the daughter of the Reverend Harvey Bloom, of whom she wrote a biography entitled Parson Extraordinary, and she also wrote about her great-grandmother, Frances Graver who was of gypsy breeding. Graver became known as The Rose of Norfolk,...
, who published a memoir of her father, Parson Extraordinary (1963).
Works
- Shakespeare's church, otherwise the collegiate church of the Holy Trinity of Stratford-upon-Avon; an architectural and ecclesiastical history of the fabric and its ornaments, 1902
- Shakespeare's garden; being a compendium of quotations and references from the bard to all manner of flower, tree, bush, vine, and herb, arranged according to the month in which they are seen to flourish,1903
- English seals, 1906
- English tracts, pamphlets and printed sheets: a bibliography, 1923
- Folk lore, old customs, and superstitions in Shakespeare land, 1929
- Medical practitioners in the diocese of London, licensed under the act of 3 Henry VIII, C. II; an annotated list 1529-1725, 1935