George Martineau
Scottish priest
About George Martineau
Lived 1905 – 1969 (aged 63). George Martineau was a curate.
George Edward Martineau (18 January 1905 – 3 January 1969) was Dean of Edinburgh from 1962 to 1967.
Life Martineau was born in 1905, Son of Alfred Martineau, Advocate, Aberdeen, and Maud Martineau. He was educated at Uppingham School and St John's College, Cambridge and Ripon College Cuddesdon; and ordained in 1931. After curacies in Chesterfield and Edinburgh he held incumbencies in new Mills, Falkirk and Jedburgh before his time as Dean.
He married first, Christian Burnett, daughter of John George Burnett OBE. After Christian's death he married second in 1959, pianist Hester Dickson Martineau. They both had previous children, but they shared in a new son Malcolm Martineau, also a noted pianist.
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Scottish priest
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George Martineau was born on 18 January 1905.
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George Martineau died on 3 January 1969.
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George Martineau was a curate.
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