The Ven Henry Walsham How (born Whittington, ShropshireDusty Docs 17 May 1856died Malvern Link 29 November 1923) was Archdeacon of HalifaxHuddersfield Exposed from 1917 until his death.Death Of Mr. Walsham How. The Times (London, England), Saturday, 1 December 1923; pg. 7; Issue 43513
Life The son of William Walsham How,National Library of Wales the inaugural Bishop of Wakefield,National Archives he was educated at Marlborough College, Wadham College, Oxford and Leeds Clergy School.Journal of Northern History He was ordained deacon in 1879, and priest in 1880.Crockford's Clerical Directory 1908 p715: London, Horace Cox, 1908
After curacies in Stoke-on-Trent and Haughton;ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE The Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton, England), Saturday, 25 July 1885; pg. 2; Issue 4081 How held incumbencies in MirfieldINSTITUTION OF THE NEW VICAR OF MIRFIELD. The Huddersfield Chronicle and West Yorkshire Advertiser (West Yorkshire, England), Saturday, 9 March 1889; pg. 7; Issue 6740 and Meltham. He was Rural Dean of HuddersfieldHuddersfield daily Examiner from 1905 to 1917 and a Canon of Wakefield Cathedral from 1917 to 1923.Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 29 May 1923; pg. 17; Issue 43353
Family On 4 August 1886 How married Katharine Hutchinson, daughter of the Rev. William Hutchinson, vicar of Blurton. The couple had three sons and one daughter. The sons were:
William Henry Walsham How (born 1887), cleric Douglas Walsham How (1889–1942), official in Basutoland Robert Walsham How (born 1891)
Their daughter Rachel Walsham How (born 1887) married in 1915 the Rev. William Prescott-Decie (1867–1927).
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