Cecil Rolt

Cecil Henry Rolt was an Anglican clergyman in the first half of the 20th century.

He was born into an ecclesiastical familyHis father was the Rev. H. G. Rolt Vicar of Harbledown, Canterbury - “Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 in 1865 and educated at Winchester and New College, Oxford. Ordained in 1888,"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889 he held curacies at St Thomas’s Sunderland, Christ Church West Hartlepool, St Hilda’s South Shields and St Cuthbert’s BenshamEcclesiastical Intelligence The Times Thursday, Jun 17, 1897; pg. 12; Issue 35232; col D before becoming Vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Darlington.Church web-site He later held further incumbencies in Batley and Huddersfield before his appointment as Dean of Cape Town.thePeerage.com He died on 14 September 1926The Times Wednesday, Sep 15, 1926; pg. 14; Issue 44377; col D The Very Rev. Cecil Henry Rolt

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