John Quirk

John Nathaniel Quirk (1849 – 26 April 1924) was an Anglican Bishop in the first quarter of the twentieth century.

John Nathaniel Quirk was the son of The Rev. Charles Thomas Quirk, MA, sometime Rector of Golborne.[1] After being educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge, he was ordained in 1874.[2] His first post was as a curate at St Leonard's, Bridgnorth,[3] after which he was successively Vicar of St Thomas's, Douglas, St Mary, Beverley and St Paul, Lorrimore Square before being appointed Rural Dean of Bath in 1895. In 1901 he became the first (and as it turned out) only Suffragan Bishop of Sheffield.[4] when that city was selected to form the centre of a new diocese,[5] Quirk was translated to be the second Bishop of Jarrow.[6] He died on 26 April 1924.

Family

Quirk was married, on 22 April 1880 at Brathay Church, Ambleside, to Mary Jane Clay (b. 17 August 1856 at Stapenhill, Burton-on-Trent; d. 21 Aug 1934 at Ulverstoke[7] ). She was the daughter of Rev. John Clay[8](1805-1877) of Burton-on-Trent and his wife, Jessie Harden (1814-1908) of Ambleside.

John and Mary had two sons and a daughter:-

Rev. Robert Quirk 1883-1949 m. Stella Sedgewick in 1908 and had Roger, Diana and Catharine

Douglas Quirk 1887-1939 m. Inna Obolianoff in 1923, no issue

Margery Quirk 1886-1911 d.unm.

References

  1. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X
  2. ^ Quirk, John Nathaniel in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
  3. ^ Information about the church
  4. ^ The Times, Wednesday, Sep 11, 1901; pg. 8; Issue 36557; col E Ecclesiastical Intelligence Inaugural Bishop of Sheffield
  5. ^ History of Diocese
  6. ^ The Times, Saturday, May 02, 1914; pg. 10; Issue 40513; col E New Bishop Of Jarrow
  7. ^ The Times, Monday, Aug 27, 1934; pg. 1; Issue 46843; col A Deaths Mary Jane Quirk
  8. ^ http://www.spanglefish.com/gerardclay/documents/Documents/CLAY%20BOOK%20Part%201.DOC Page 31
Religious titles
Preceded by
Inaugural appointment		 Bishop of Sheffield
1901–1914		 Succeeded by
Leonard Hedley Burrows
Preceded by
George Nickson		 Bishop of Jarrow
1914–1924		 Succeeded by
Samuel Kirshbaum Knight
Suffragan Bishop
John Quirk (1901–1914)
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