Alfred Blomfield

Alfred Blomfield (31 August 1833 – 5 November 1894) was an Anglican bishop in the last decades of the 19th century. Alfred was the son of Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London, and brother of architect Arthur Blomfield and children’s writer Lucy Elizabeth Bather. He was educated at Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford before being awarded a Fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford, where he gained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1855 and his Oxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) in 1857. From 1857, he was a Curate at Kidderminster, then its Vicar, having been ordained priest in 1858 (and presumably deacon the previous year).

Alfred Blomfield

Alfred Blomfield (31 August 1833 – 5 November 1894) was an Anglican bishop in the last decades of the 19th century. Alfred was the son of Charles James Blomfield, Bishop of London, and brother of architect Arthur Blomfield and children’s writer Lucy Elizabeth Bather. He was educated at Harrow and Balliol College, Oxford before being awarded a Fellowship at All Souls College, Oxford, where he gained his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1855 and his Oxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) in 1857. From 1857, he was a Curate at Kidderminster, then its Vicar, having been ordained priest in 1858 (and presumably deacon the previous year).