Henry Head, 1861 - 1940

1941 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 665-689 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Science ◽  
Precise Measurement ◽  
Church Of England ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Society Of Friends ◽  
Future Career ◽  
Large Colony ◽  
Insurance Broker ◽  
Best Teachers ◽  
The Church

Henry Head was born of Quaker stock at Stoke Newington on 4 August 1861. His father, an insurance broker at Lloyds, was a son o f a former Mayor of Ipswich, and his mother was a daughter of Richard Beck who was a partner in a wine business with his uncle, J. G. Lister, the father of Lord Lister. At that time Stoke Newington contained a large colony of the Society of Friends, and in this atmosphere Head spent his childhood though his parents joined the Church of England soon after he was bom. He was at first educated privately, but at the age of eleven was sent to Grove House School, Tottenham, a Quaker school for boys; among his fellow-pupils were several who later became well known in business and politics. His education here contributed largely to determine his future career, as in the words of a short autobiography he wrote, he ‘came under the influence of one of the best teachers of natural science I ever encountered', who insisted on accuracy of statement and emphasized the importance of precise measurement in dealing with natural phenomena. Two years later he was sent to Charterhouse School where his house-master, G. S. Davies, fostered his interest in biology and engaged his assistance in establishing a museum in the new premises of the school at Godaiming.

Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett, Baron Blackett, of Chelsea, 18 November 1897 - 13 July 1974

1975 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 1-115 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Church Of England ◽  
Large Family ◽  
The Other ◽  
Future Career ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Future ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
Indian Mutiny ◽  
The Church ◽  
Deep Interest

Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett was born in Kensington, London, on 18 November 1897. His father, Arthur Stuart Blackett, was a stockbroker, although apparently not by inclination since his great interests were in literature and nature. Patrick was the only boy but had an elder and younger sister; one trained and practised as an architect in the 1920s, until she married, and the other became an industrial psychologist and then a psychoanalyst. For the previous two generations the family had been associated with the Church of England. Patrick’s grandfather had been Vicar of the church in Woburn Square (now demolished), and was the Vicar of St Andrew’s, Croydon, at the time of his death. He had twice married and Arthur Stuart was one of a large family, two of whom went into the Church, whilst another became a missionary in India. Patrick’s great-grandfather came from Hamsterley in Co. Durham of a farming family. He moved to London and his children were baptised in St Saviour’s Church, Southwark (now Southwark Cathedral). The future career and interests of Patrick seem to have more association with his maternal descent. His mother, Caroline Frances Maynard, was the daughter of Major Charles Maynard, R.A., who served in India at the time of the Indian Mutiny. William Maynard, a brother of Charles, was also associated with India as a tea planter. The source of Patrick’s deep interest in Indian affairs has this association; so does his early naval career and his continued absorption in military affairs—in addition to the army career of his grandfather there was an earlier tradition of naval service in the Maynard family.

scholarly journals Plague as a means of religious controversy

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
Z. Yu. Metlitskaya
Keyword(s):  
Church Of England ◽  
Society Of Friends ◽  
Religious Controversy ◽  
The Church ◽  
Religious Society Of Friends

Translation of a treatise by George Whitehead, a member of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), criticizing the position of the Church of England during the Great Plague of London, 1665-1666.

Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies, Toronto, 11th July 1982

Moreana ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 41 (Number 157- (1-2) ◽  
pp. 58-71
Author(s):  
John McConica
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
Church Of England ◽  
Historical Review ◽  
Roman Catholic ◽  
International Commission ◽  
Medieval Studies ◽  
John Paul Ii ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Catholic Church

During the period in which these papers were given, there were great achievements on the ecumenical scene, as the quest to restore the Church’s unity was pursued enthusiastically by all the major Christiandenominations. The Papal visit of John Paul II to England in 1982 witnessed a warmth in relationships between the Church of England and the Catholic Church that had not been experienced since the early 16th century Reformation in England to which More fell victim. The Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission was achieving considerable doctrinal consensus and revisionist scholarship was encouraging an historical review by which the faithful Catholic and the confessing Protestant could look upon each other respectfully and appreciatively. It is to this ecumenical theme that James McConica turns in his contribution.

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