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Correspondence of the Rev. James Brown

Catalogue reference: XSC/1/10/1/8

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XSC/1/10/1/8
Title
Correspondence of the Rev. James Brown
Date
1848-1851
Description

Vice-President, Sedgley Park School, 1844 - 1848; President, Sedgley Park School, 1848 - 1851. Born in 1812, educated at Sedgley Park School from the age 9, leaving in 1826 to go to St Mary's College, Oscott, Birmingham, to study for the priesthood. He was ordained priest by Bishop Walsh in February 1837 and remained at Oscott as Professor and Prefect of Studies until January 1844. He then returned to Sedgley Park as Vice-President, becoming President in 1848. He was appointed the first Bishop of the See of Shrewsbury in 1851.

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Birmingham Archdiocesan Archives
Language
English
Physical description
142 items
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ab4b40ba-7db6-4391-9ae6-8a65136d1d07/

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XSC/1/10

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Correspondence of the Rev. James Brown