Frederick CORFIELD ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

Frederick Corfield was educated at Christ's Hospital, London. He was ordained Deacon by the Bishop of London in 1844 and Priest in 1845 by Bishop Sumner of Winchester.
Prevented from going abroad by illness he became curate at Broughton, Hants. He later moved to Brightwell, Berkshire and also became Patron of the Living of Yeaveley, Derbyshire.
Later in 1849 he moved to Templecrone, Donegal in Ireland where he became JP and was rector there for the next 17 years.
Whilst in Ireland, Frederick gained a degree from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1855. He was also appointed Domestic Chaplain to Lord Clermont.
In 1866 he and his wife returned to England having been offered the living of Heanor, Derbyshire, by Francis Wright of Osmaston. They were to remain there for 13 years. In 1879 Frederick became vicar of Shirley, where he lived in the rectory, and his son Conyngham became Rector of Heanor in his stead.
Rector of Templecrone County Donegal 1849-1866. J.P. for that county. Domestic Chaplain to Lord Clermont.
Vicar of Shirley (1881 census)
Rector of Heanor, County of Derby.

  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the census on 3 Apr 1881 in Shirley Vicarage, Shirley, Derbyshire, England. ³

• He worked as a Cleric.

Frederick married Sarah Weller CHANNER, daughter of George CHANNER and Mary WELLER, on 9 Jan 1845 in Old Church, St. Pancras, London. (Sarah Weller CHANNER was born on 14 Nov 1821 in Heston, Middlesex, died on 8 May 1906 and was buried in St Michael's churchyard, Shirley, Derbyshire.)