Benjamin Peredur Jones-Perrott (4 August 1894 – 16 July 1973) was a

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priest in the 20th century who rose to become

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and afterwards Archdeacon Emeritus. Jones-Perrott was educated at

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. He was

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in 1916; and

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in 1917. After a

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he held incumbencies at

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and

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. He was also Cursal Canon of

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from 1954 until 1957.

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1971/2 p522:

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, 1971

References

Alumni of the University of Wales, Lampeter 20th-century Welsh Anglican priests Archdeacons of Wrexham {{Welsh-Anglican-clergy-stub