Robert Moncreiff, 3rd Baron Moncreiff
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Robert Chichester Moncreiff, 3rd Baron Moncreiff (24 August 1843 - 14 May 1913) was an English clergyman and cricket
er who succeeded to the title Baron Moncreiff
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Moncreiff was born at Edinburgh, the son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff
and his wife Isabella Bell, daughter of Robert Bell, Procurator of the Church of Scotland. He was educated at Harrow School
where he was in the cricket XI in 1852. He was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge
on 5 January 1863. He played cricket for his college and also played for the Quidnuncs.
In 1870, Moncreiff was awarded BA and ordained a deacon at Lichfield when he became curate of Cubley, Derbyshire
. He was ordained priest in 1871 at Chichester. He played cricket for various clubs and mainly for Gentlemen of counties including Derbyshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire. In 1873 he played one match for Derbyshire County Cricket Club
when they needed 16 players in an extra match against Nottinghamshire. He also played for Staffordshire and the Incogniti. In 1875 he became vicar of Clifton-upon-Teme
, Worcestershire and played cricket regularly for Gentlemen of Worcestershire until 1881. He became vicar of Tanworth-in-Arden
, Warwickshire in 1885 and remained there until his death aged 69. He was described as an eloquent preacher.
In 1909, Moncreiff succeeded to the title Baron Moncreiff
on the death of his brother Henry
.
Moncreiff married Florence Kate Fitzherbert, daughter of Colonel Richard Henry FitzHerbert, of Somersal Herbert on 4 January 1871. He was succeeded by his son James Arthur Fitzherbert Moncreiff, 4th Baron Moncreiff.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who succeeded to the title Baron Moncreiff
Baron Moncreiff
Baron Moncreiff, of Tulliebole in the County of Kinross, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1874 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Sir James Moncreiff, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Tulliebole in the County of Kinross, in the Baronetage...
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Moncreiff was born at Edinburgh, the son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff
James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff
James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff FRSE , was a Scottish lawyer and politician.The son of Sir James Wellwood Moncreiff, 9th Baronet, a Scottish judge, he was educated at Edinburgh University and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1833.He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in...
and his wife Isabella Bell, daughter of Robert Bell, Procurator of the Church of Scotland. He was educated at Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
where he was in the cricket XI in 1852. He was admitted at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
on 5 January 1863. He played cricket for his college and also played for the Quidnuncs.
Cubley, Derbyshire
Cubley is a parish of two closely linked villages six miles south of Ashbourne in Derbyshire. St Andrews Church is in Cubley parish. Great Cubley and Little Cubley are known collectively as Cubley. The church lies roughly equidistant from the two, but is technically in Great...
. He was ordained priest in 1871 at Chichester. He played cricket for various clubs and mainly for Gentlemen of counties including Derbyshire, Cheshire and Staffordshire. In 1873 he played one match for Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
when they needed 16 players in an extra match against Nottinghamshire. He also played for Staffordshire and the Incogniti. In 1875 he became vicar of Clifton-upon-Teme
Clifton-upon-Teme
Clifton-upon-Teme is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.- Amenities :Named after the River Teme which runs nearby, it has a village shop, parish church, nursery and primary school, village hall, veterinary surgery, garage and two pubs...
, Worcestershire and played cricket regularly for Gentlemen of Worcestershire until 1881. He became vicar of Tanworth-in-Arden
Tanworth-in-Arden
Tanworth-in-Arden is a small village located in the county of Warwickshire, England. It is located south-east of Birmingham in the Tanworth-in-Arden parish and is administered by Stratford-on-Avon District Council...
, Warwickshire in 1885 and remained there until his death aged 69. He was described as an eloquent preacher.
In 1909, Moncreiff succeeded to the title Baron Moncreiff
Baron Moncreiff
Baron Moncreiff, of Tulliebole in the County of Kinross, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1874 for the lawyer and Liberal politician Sir James Moncreiff, 1st Baronet. He had already been created a Baronet, of Tulliebole in the County of Kinross, in the Baronetage...
on the death of his brother Henry
Henry Moncreiff, 2nd Baron Moncreiff
Henry James Moncreiff, 2nd Baron Moncreiff was a Scottish judge who succeeded to the title Baron Moncreiff.Moncreiff was born at Edinburgh, the son of James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff and his wife Isabella Bell, daughter of Robert Bell, Procurator of the Church of Scotland...
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Moncreiff married Florence Kate Fitzherbert, daughter of Colonel Richard Henry FitzHerbert, of Somersal Herbert on 4 January 1871. He was succeeded by his son James Arthur Fitzherbert Moncreiff, 4th Baron Moncreiff.