Rev. Henry Edward Maskew  Rev. Henry Edward Maskew[1]
 1825 - 1915

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  • Title  Rev. 
    Birth  17 Apr 1825  Milford, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Milford On Sea and Keyhaven are adjacent villages in Hampshire
    Gender  Male 
    Died  25 Jan 1915  Home of Passion, Thames Ditton, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Cause of death given as Senile Decay
    • On certificate he was described as a Clerk in Holy Orders
    • Died at age 90
    • Permanent address at death was 33 The Avenue, West Ealing. ( sons address)
    • Death was registered by Bridget A M Crawford, ( his daughter’s second married name) who was living at 13 (or 1) Kingsley Avenue West Ealing.
    Person ID  I6290  Maskew | Hampshire
    Last Modified  12 Mar 2008 14:44:28 
     
    Father  Thomas Maskew, b. 1783, Liverpool, Lancashire, England  
    Mother  Elizabeth Ratsey, b. 1790 
    Family ID  F2198  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Marie Pauline Devonish, b. 1850, India  
    Married  09 Aug 1864  All Saints, Dorcester, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Brigit Agnes Monica Maskew, b. 1866, England
     2. Mercia Pauline Theodora Maskew, b. 1867, England
     3. Marie (Maria) E Maskew, b. 1868, England
     4. Margaret Ethel Winifred Maskew, b. 1871, England
     5. Henry St. Lucien George Romane Devonish Maskew, b. 01 Jul 1877, Tunstall, Lunesdale, Lancashire, England
    Last Modified  27 Jun 2007 14:55:10 
    Family ID  F550582260  Group Sheet
     
  • Photos Rev. Henry E Maskew 1906Rector of St. James' the Great Church (Scottish Episcopal), Burgh of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Rector of St. James' the Great Church (Scottish Episcopal), Burgh of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; St James Rectory, 12 Harviestoun Road; Dollar; FK14 7HF; Tel: 01259 742494
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  • Notes 
    • Educated at Sherborne School and at Magdalen Hall, Oxford;
      Matriculated (graduated): 5 Dec 1844
    • Entered the Church of England as a deacon in 1850 and held several chaplaincies until 1853 when he became Assistant Chaplain to the Forces.
    • Chaplain of the Forces at the Ionian island of Zante during the Crimean War 1854-56. Here he was joined by his sister, Harriette Mercia who died on the island in 1858.
    • Henry was at Aldershot Camp in 1859 and at Chatham Naval Docks in 1861. Thereafter, he held ofices in Dublin, Parkhurst on the Isle of Wight, back in Ireland at the Curragh and then in a number of English garrisons until his retirement in 1874.
    • During his service he met and married Marie Pauline Devenish. She was barely 16 adn he was 39 when they were married on 9 August 1864 by Henry's brother, the Rev. Thomas Ratsey Maskew at All Saints, Dorchester. They had five children, four daughters and a son.
    • Curate in Charge of Tunstall in Lancashire around 1876/77 where his son was born and thereafter transferred from the Church of England to the Episopalian Church of Scotland. he took as his parish the thriving Perthshire town of Dollar and there raised the funds to build the church of Great St. James and built the manse (vicarage) from his own funds.
    • Rector of St. James' the Great Church (Scottish Episcopal), Burgh of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, Scotland until 1906; St James Rectory, 12 Harviestoun Road; Dollar; FK14 7HF; Tel: 01259 742494
    • Thereafter, he removed to Kinnoull in Perthshire where his wife Marie Pauline died on 9 March 1909. He later moved to Middlesex in England, living a short while with his eldest daughter before residing at the "Home of Passion" at Thames Ditton, Middlesex, a home for retired clergy where he died on 25 February 1915.
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S146283] Cornwall Online Census Project—1851, Folio 660 Page 13 (Reliability: 3), 1851
      ornwall Online Census Project—1851 Transcript of Piece HO107/1918 (Part 11) Enumeration District 4e Civil Parish of Madron, Borough of Penzance, Eccl. District of -Folio 660 Page 13 53,St Clare Street Rev Henry Edwd. Maskew,Son,U,25,,Xxxxx & Curate
      Address: Civil Parish of Madron, Borough of Penzance, Eccl District of Cornwall

      Condition: Unmarried

      Age: 25

      Profession: ??? & Curate of Penzance

      Place of Birth: Keyhaven, Hampshire