George Travis

George Travis (b Royton 1741 - d Hampstead 1797) was Archdeacon of Chester[1] from his installation on 27 November 1786[2] until his death on 24 February 1797.[3]

Travis was educated at Manchester Grammar School and St John's College, Cambridge. He was ordained deacon in 3 March 1765; and priest on 22 December 1765. He held livings at Eastham,[4] Bromborough[5] and Handley.[6]

References
  1. "The History of the County Palatine of Chester" Hanshall,J.H. p224: Chester, J.Fletcher, 1817
  2. Horn, Joyce M.; Smith, David M.; Mussett, Patrick (2004), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, 11, pp. 45–47
  3. Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates– and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1752–1900 Vol. vi. Square – Zupitza, (1954) pp 222/3
  4. "Cases at Large Concerning Tithes: Containing All the Resolutions of the Respective Courts of Equity, Particularly Those of the Exchequer, Taken from the Printed Reports, and Manuscript Collections, Mostly by Sir Samuel Dodd, Late Lord Chief Baron, Never Before Published; Together with All the Appeals in the House of Lords, to and in Trinity Term, 22 Geo. III." p762: London, W. Strahan & W.Woodfall, 1783
  5. Parish notes
  6. "Remains, Historical and Literary, Connected with the Palatine Counties of Lancaster and Chester" pp67/8: Manchester, The Chetham Society, 1866
Church of England titles
Preceded by
George Taylor		 Archdeacon of Chester
1786–1797		 Succeeded by
Unwin Clarke


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