Wilfrid Lloyd Wellington (1914 - aft. 1987)

Born 10 Dec 1914 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Ancestors

Husband of Pamela Leslie (Kenny) Wellington — married 31 Dec 1941 in George, Johannesburg, South Africa

Died after 11 Jun 1987 after age 72 in Pietermaritzburg Townlands, New Hanover, Natal, South Africa

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Biography

Wilfrid Lloyd Wellington 10 December 1914, the son of the Rev. Wilfrid Orford Wellington, the Vicar of Roodepoort in the Transvaal, and his wife, Florence Maud Lloyd. [Pietermaritzburg Archives Depot, Estate Papers (reference MSCE 2060/1954)] an Anglican priest in South Africa in the 20th century, most notably the last Dean of St Saviour's Cathedral, Pietermaritzburg. [Crockford’s Clerical Directory] He was educated at Rhodes University (BA, 1936) and St Paul's College, Grahamstown (Licentiate in Theology of the Faculty of Divinity of the Province of South Africa, 1938), both in Grahamstown. He was ordained deacon in the Church of the Province of South Africa in 1938, and priest in 1939. After a curacy at St Mary's Cathedral, Johannesburg, 1938–1942, he served as Rector of Nigel, 1942–1943, and then as Chaplain to the Forces in the Union Defence Force from 1942 to 1946. After being demobilised he served as Curate of the parish of Germiston under the Rev. Gonville ffrench-Beytagh , from 1946 to 1947. He was appointed Rector of Roodepoort in 1947; Vicar of Newcastle in 1949; of St Cyprian, Durban in 1952; and of Estcourt in 1960. He was additionally Archdeacon of Ladysmith from 1960 until his appointment as Dean of Pietermaritzburg and Rector of the Cathedral Parish of St Saviour's, Pietermaritzburg, in 1968. Dean Wellington retired in 1976. Wilfrid Lloyd Wellington was married to Pamela Leslie Kenny on 31 December 1941. He died in Pietermaritzburg on 11 June 1987. Mrs Wellington died on 1 August 2000. [Wikipedia] 2ch

• Marriages solemnized at George in the Parish of George, in the Division of George in the Year 1941. December 31st, 1941; Wilfred Lloyd WELLINGTON (European); 27 years; Bachelor (born in Transvaal); Clerk in Holy Orders; of Brooklyn House, Wanderer St, Johannesburg; By Banns on own consent; and Pamela Leslie KENNY (European); 23 years; Spinster (born in Cape Province); Teacher; of St. Winifred's School, Park View, Johannesburg; on own consent; with ante nuptial contract. Married in St Mark's Cathedral at George aforesaid after Banns by me S N B (?) This Marriage was solemnized between us ... W L Wellington and P L Kenny (both signed) in the Presence of Howard Byron Fowler, T R W Kenny, and G M Kenny (all signed)

Sources

• Crockford’s Clerical Directory. Wikipedia.
• "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FTC-YBHF : 1 June 2023), Wilfred Lloyd Wellington, 1941.