About Spencer Ellis
Lived 1882 – 1977 (aged 94–95). Spencer Ellis was an anglican priest.
Vorley Spencer Ellis (known as Spencer; 1882 – 2 August 1977 ) was a Welsh Anglican priest in the mid 20th century.
Ellis was born into an ecclesiastical family and educated at Ruthin School and St Catherine's College, Oxford. Ordained in 1908, he began his career with a curacy at Chesterfield Parish Church. From 1912 to 1938 he held three incumbencies in Liverpool. In 1938 he was appointed Dean of St Asaph, a position he held for 19 years.
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Who was Spencer Ellis?
Dean of St Asaph
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Spencer Ellis was born in 1882.
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Spencer Ellis died on 2 August 1977.
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Spencer Ellis was an anglican priest.
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