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John Hornby Armitstead, MA was Archdeacon of Macclesfield from 1932 until his death in 1941. Born into an ecclesiastical family in 1868, he was educated at

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and

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and

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in 1892. After a

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he was the incumbent at

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from 1899 to 1919 when he became

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. He died on 26 October 1941.'' Obituary The Ven J.H Armistead''

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(London, England), Thursday, Nov 06, 1941; pg. 7; Issue 49076. (247 words)

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1868 births People educated at Westminster School, London Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Archdeacons of Macclesfield 1941 deaths {{York-archdeacon-stub