Edward Prest (1824–1882) was an English churchman,

Archdeacon of Durham The Archdeacon of Durham is a senior ecclesiastical officer of the diocese of Durham (Church of England). They have, within the geographical area the ''archdeaconry of Durham'', pastoral oversight of clergy and care of church buildings (among othe ...

from 1863 until 1882.

Life

He was born on 18 October 1824 in St Crux parish, the son of John Prest, a merchant of the Pavement, York, and his wife Arabella Lambert; he was one of five sons, with

William Prest William Prest (1 April 1832 – 10 February 1885) was an English cricketer and Association football, footballer born in York. He lived most of his life in Sheffield where he went on to become co-founder of Sheffield F.C., Sheffield Football Club ...

(1832–1885) being a younger brother. He was educated at

Uppingham School Uppingham School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school for pupils 13–18) in Uppingham, Rutland, England, founded in 1584 by Robert Johnson, the Archdeacon of Leicester, who also established Oakham School. ...

and matriculated in 1843 at

St John's College, Cambridge St John's College, formally the College of St John the Evangelist in the University of Cambridge, is a Colleges of the University of Cambridge, constituent college of the University of Cambridge, founded by the House of Tudor, Tudor matriarch L ...

, graduating B.A. in 1847 and M.A. 1850. Prest was

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration in Christianity, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominationa ...

deacon in 1846, and priest in 1847. He was chaplain of

Sherburn Hospital Sherburn Hospital (also known as Christ's Hospital in Sherburn) is a medieval hospital located in the hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by Will ...

1851–7, and its Master 1857–1861; after which he was Rector at

Gateshead Gateshead () is a town in the Gateshead Metropolitan Borough of Tyne and Wear, England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank. The town's attractions include the twenty metre tall Angel of the North sculpture on the town's southern outskirts, ...

(1861–1881), also being Master of King James' Hospital there. At the end of his life Prest was Rector of

Ryton-on-Tyne Ryton is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. It is in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, historically part of County Durham. In 2011, the population of the Ryton, Crookhill and Stella ward was 8,146. It is west of Newcastle upon Tyne. Lo ...

(1881–1882). He died on 27 October 1882.

Family

Prest married in 1852 Rose Farrar, third daughter of Henry Farrar of

Princes Risborough Princes Risborough () is a market town and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England; it is located about south of Aylesbury and northwest of High Wycombe. It lies at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, at the north end of a gap or pass through ...

. Of their children: * Edward Henry Prest (1856–1893), eldest son, became headmaster of

Barnard Castle School Barnard Castle School (colloquially Barney School or locally the County School) is a co-educational private day and boarding school in the market town of Barnard Castle, County Durham, in the North East of England. It is a member of The Head ...

. * Stanley Faber Prest (1858–1931), second son, an engineer, was a director of

C. A. Parsons and Company C. A. Parsons and Company was a British engineering firm which was once one of the largest employers on Tyneside. The company became Reyrolle Parsons in 1968, merged with Clarke Chapman to form Northern Engineering Industries in 1977, and bec ...

References

Archdeacons of Durham 1824 births 1882 deaths Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge People educated at Uppingham School {{York-archdeacon-stub