Edward Ash Were (14 November 1846–8 April 1915) was an

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in the latter part of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th. He was educated at

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and

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. After graduation, he was an Assistant Master at

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for ten years before becoming

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of North Bradley in

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. After a spell as

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to George Ridding,

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he became the first, and long serving,

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(then a suffragan bishop in the

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). In 1909 in a sideways move he was

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to the

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to be their suffragan

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. His son, who perished in the

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, was also a distinguished clergyman.

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, Saturday, 18 January 1918; p. 5; Issue 41691; col E “Fallen Officers” (includes Rev Cyril Narramore Were)

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1846 births People educated at Rugby School Alumni of New College, Oxford Archdeacons of Derby Bishops suffragan of Derby Bishops of Stafford 1915 deaths 20th-century Church of England bishops Teachers at Winchester College {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub