1918

1939

Photograph: None known

Curate to: Rev F.B. GRIBBELL

According to the ‘Plantagenet Blood Royal’ Walter Alfred ERRINGTON was born 24 Feb 1868, the third son of the Rev John Richard ERRINGTON, MA, Rector of Ladbrooke and Hon Canon of Worcester (    -1882), and his wife Charlotte Georgiana Amelia SHUCKBURGH (1826-1902). Walter Alfred ERRINGTON, son of John Richard & Charlotte Georgiana Amelia ERRINGTON, was baptised at Ashbourne, Derbyshire, on 26 Apr 1868.

1893       Graduated BA from Pembroke College, MA in 1897

Chichester Theological College

1896       Ordained Deacon

1897       Ordained Priest

Appointments

                1896-1899            Curate of Ringmer

                1899-1930            Rector of Hunsdon, Hertfordshire

There is a marriage registration for Walter Alfred ERRINGTON and Grace Mary LANGFORD-SAINSBURY in Jun quarter 1895 in the Frome, Somerset, registration district. The 21 Mar 1895 Morning Post and the 25 Mar 1895 Bristol Mercury notes that the marriage arranged between Mr Walter A. ERRINGTON and Miss Grace Mary LANGFORD-SAINSBURY will take place at St Gregory, Beckington, Somerset, on 17 Apr. There is a birth registration for Grace Mary SAINSBURY in Sep quarter 1865 in the Frome, Somerset, registration district. Her father was Rev Sainsbury Langford SAINSBURY (1831-1892), who was rector of Beckington, Somerset in succession to his father. Her mother was Mary BLANDY (1840-1870). Her father was the son of another Rev Sainsbury Langford SAINSBURY, also rector of Beckington, whose 1848 will was proved in 1849, a coincidence explained by the advowson of Beckington with Standerwick being one of the family properties [Somerset Heritage centre DD\BR\fr/1]. They were also lords of the manor of Beckington Rectory. In the 1881 census Grace Mary Langford SAINSBURY (15, scholar, born Beckington, Somerset) was the eldest of three Beckington-born daughters of Sainsbury Langford SAINSBURY (49, widower, Rector of Beckington & Standerwick, born Froyle, Hampshire) at the Rectory, Beckington. His household also comprised two middle aged unmarried sisters and 8 servants. In the 1871 census Grace M.S. SAINSBURY (5, born Beckington) was, together with her sister, living with a cousin in Dawlish, Devon. Her father Sainsbury Langford SAINSBURY (39, born Froyle) was at Beckington with two younger children aged 1 & 0, two sisters and 7 servants.

Children:  

There is a birth registration for John Francis ERRINGTON in Jun quarter 1899 in the Lewes registration district. The 1901 census says that he was born in Ringmer, but he was not baptised here. He appears in the registers of Radley School as the son of the Rev Walter Alfred ERRINGTON of Hunsdon Rectory, Ware, Herts, and as having left in 1917, becoming 2^nd Lt in the 3^rd Battalion of the Royal Berkshire Regt, and serving in France in 1918. There is a memorial in Cookham parish cemetery, to Lieutenant John Francis ERRINGTON of H.M.S. Godwin, R.N.V.R., born 1899 and died 16 May 1945. He was identified as the son of Walter Alfred ERRINGTON and Grace Mary Sainsbury ERRINGTON [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57261478]. A naval history website gave the cause of his death as illness, and his station as ‘Godwit’ [HMS Godwit was a wartime base used for flying training]. His death, and his burial at Cookham, Berks, occurred just a few days after those of his mother.

George Bertram Sainsbury ERRINGTON, son of Walter Alfred & Grace Mary ERRINGTON, was baptised in 1902 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. There is a birth registration for him in the Ware registration district. In 1911 George Bertram Sainsbury ERRINGTON, age 9, born Hunsdon, was in a  Pittminster, Somerset, household. There is a death registration for George B.S. ERRINGTON aged 64 in Mar quarter 1967 in the Norwich outer registration district. He was of Hunsdon Rectory when charged with dangerous driving in 1930 [see below].

Mary Joan ERRINGTON, daughter of Walter Alfred & Grace Mary ERRINGTON, was baptised in 1903 in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. There is a birth registration for her in Jun quarter 1903 in the Ware registration district. In 1911 Mary Joan ERRINGTON aged 7, born Hollnsdon, Herts, was in a Pittminster, Somerset, household.

Only these three children are listed in a post-1908 edition of Plantagenet Blood Royal, which describes Rev Walter ERRINGTON as rector of Hunsdon.

1881 census: At Rectory House, Ladbrooke, Warwickshire, was John R. ERRINGTON (72, Rector of Ladbrooke & Radbourne, born Masterfield, Suffolk), his wife Charlotte Amelia (54, born Chelsea) and children Frederick Francis (19, undergraduate of Oxford), Eliza Margaret (16), Wilfred John (15, scholar) & Walter Alfred (13, scholar) (all born Ashbourne) and six servants.

13 Feb 1886 Leamington Spa Courier: In the congregation at a dedication service were Lady SHUCKBURGH, Mrs ERRINGTON and Mr Walter ERRINGTON.

19 Dec 1893 London Standard: Under ‘University intelligence’ refers to Walter A. ERRINGTON, Pembroke.

25 Apr 1896 Sussex Express: The vicar had tried to work without a curate, but he had now secured the services of the Rev W. ERRINGTON, and he hoped the parishioners would give him a hearty welcome.

6 Jun 1896 Hampshire Telegraph: Trinity ordinations.  Walter Alfred ERRINGTON, BA, Pembroke College Oxford, licensed to Ringmer.

2 Jul 1897 London Standard: Under ‘University intelligence’ refers to Walter A. ERRINGTON, Pembroke.

1899 Kelly’s Directory: Rev Walter Alfred ERRINGTON, M.A. (curate) was resident at Delves House, Ringmer. He was also listed here in an 1899 parish magazine.

7 Dec 1899 Morning Post: Rev W.A. ERRINGTON, MA, curate of Ringmer, to be rector of Hunsdon, Ware, Herts.

14 Dec 1899 Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette: Church appointments. Rev W.A. ERRINGTON as rector of Hunsdon, Ware, Herts.

12 Dec 1900 Morning Post: Mrs W. ERRINGTON, Hunsdon Rectory, Ware, advertised for a good plain cook, aged 20-30, to start around Christmas.

1901 census: Walter A. ERRINGTON (33, born Ashburne, Derbyshire) was head of a household in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire. He was accompanied by his wife Grace M. ERRINGTON (35, born Beckington Bath, Somerset) and John F. ERRINGTON (2, born Ringmer).

1902 Kelly’s Hertfordshire Directory: Hunsdon. Rev Walter Alfred ERRINGTON, MA (rector), the Rectory.

20 Jun 1902 Leamington Spa Courier: Reports the funeral of the late Mrs ERRINGTON, widow of the late Canon ERRINGTON, rector of Ladbroke, and daughter of the late Sir Francis SHUCKBURGH. The chief mourners included Mr Fred ERRINGTON, the Rev Walter ERRINGTON, Mrs Walter ERRINGTON, Lady SHUCKBURGH, ...

2 May 1903 Sussex Express: Rev Walter ERRINGTON, Vicar of Hunston, Herts, officiated at a Lindfield wedding.

20 Jun 1903 Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser: Rev W.A. ERRINGTON helped officiate at a GLADWIN-ERRINGTON wedding at St Anne’s, Soho.

1904 Oxford & Cambridge Yearbook: Walter Alfred ERRINGTON was rector of Hunsdon, and resided at Hunsdon Rectory, Ware, Herts.

10 Jun 1904 Leamington Spa Courier:  A special service was held at the church where an appropriate sermon was preached by the Rev Walter ERRINGTON, (son of a former rector of Ladbroke). The annual dinner subsequently took place in a field.

6 Dec 1912 Leamington Spa Courier: Reports the dedication of a beautiful stained glass window, the gift of Miss ERRINGTON and the Rev Walter ERRINGTON, in memory of their parents, to whom the church was much indebted. Canon ERRINGTON had been rector of Ladbroke from 1872-1882.

25 Oct 1913 Cheltenham Looker-On: Refers to Rev Walter ERRINGTON, MA, rector of Hunsdon officiated at a BEALE-BROWN-ERRINGTON wedding.

26 Feb 1926 Kent and Sussex Courier: Rev & Mrs Walter ERRINGTON and Miss Mary ERRINGTON were present at an event.

8 Oct 1927 Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette: Rev W. ERRINGTON, rector of Hunsdon, participated in the funeral service of another clergyman.

5 Apr 1930 Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald: George B. ERRINGTON of Hunsdon Rectory, Ware, was summoned for driving dangerously. ERRINGTON cross-summoned the motor-cyclist involved , who gave evidence from a stretcher.

There is a death registration for Grace M. ERRINGTON aged 78 in Jun quarter 1945 in the Maidenhead registration district. There is a 12 May 1945 burial for Mary Grace ERRINGTON at Cookham, Berks.

There is a death registration for Walter A. ERRINGTON aged 82 in Dec quarter 1951 in the Oxford registration district.

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He was a talented artist. His drawing of Ringmer church was used for the frontispiece of Ringmer Parish Magazine for some years [RHSG P709 & S1037].

Ringmer Church by Rev. Walter Errington

Hunsdon Church by Rev. Walter Errington

There is a birth registration for John Wynyard CAPRON in Mar quarter 1883 in the Watford registration district.

1891 Census: John CAPRON, aged 8, born Watford, Herts, was living with his parents in Watford.

1901 Census: John Wynyard CAPRON, aged 18, born Watford, Hertfordshire, was a boarder at Eton

An exhibitioner at King’s College, Cambridge, he graduated BA (class 3) in Classics in 1905 & MA in 1910. He entered Ely Theological College in 1905.

1909       Ordained Deacon,

1910       Ordained Priest,

Appointments

                1906-1910            Assistant Master, Wynyard School, Watford

                1909-1910            Curate of St John the Evangelist, Watford

                1910-1914            (Curate or Assistant Master?), Hitchin

                1914-1917            Rector of Downham Market & Chaplain, Downham Union

                1918-1923            Vicar of Pontefract & Chaplain to Pontefract Barracks

                1923-1929            Proctor to the Convocation of York

                1923-1930            Vicar & Rural Dean of Scarborough & Chaplain to Scarborough Union & Hospital

                1931-1936            Vicar of Ringmer

Married 1916: There is a marriage registration in Jun quarter 1916 in the Sculcoates, Yorkshire, registration district between John W. CAPRON and Constance M. CLARKE. The 6 Apr 1916 Times noted that the marriage arranged between the Rev J Wynyard CAPRON, Rector of Down[::::] and Constance Mary, elder dau[:::::] CLARKE of Kirk Ella House, East Yorkshire, with take place at Kirk Ella on Thursday 27 April.

Robert George Wynyard CAPRON is identified as ‘their son’ when donating a 1970 New English Bible to Ringmer church in memory of his parents John Wynyard CAPRON and Constance Mary CAPRON [NADFAS record]. He was born on 20 May 1920 and his death was registered in Dec quarter 1983 in the Lewes registration district. There is a birth registration for Robert G.W. CAPRON in Jun quarter 1920 in the Leeds registration district. The 26 Jun 1942 London Gazette notes that Cadet Robert George Wynyard CAPRON was to be 2^nd Lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers.

Wynyard School: Index entries for Robert CAPRON and Wynyard CAPRON appear in ‘All My Road Before Me’, the diary of C.S. Lewis, 1922-1927 (edited by Walter Hooper, 1991). The young C.S. LEWIS was sent after his mother’s death to board at Wynyard School, Watford, from 1908 to 1910, where the headmaster was Robert CAPRON. In ‘Surprised by Joy’ C.S. LEWIS refers to this school as a ‘concentration camp’, with imagery of imprisonment and victimisation, combined with overwhelming emotional, verbal and physical abuse. In a letter written in 1963, four months before his death, C.S. LEWIS writes that it had taken him over 50 years to finally forgive Wynyard headmaster Robert CAPRON and get the experience out of his mind. Hooper describes Robert CAPRON as an irrational, unpredictable and insane man, and an unreasonable, violent and abusive teacher, while the facilities and the food also left a great deal to be desired. The school closed in 1910 because there were too few pupils, and soon afterwards the Rev Robert CAPRON (1851-1911) was certified as insane.

1915: John Wynyard CAPRON was on the electoral register for Downham Market.

31 Oct 1931: Instituted as Vicar of Ringmer. “On the previous night 20 cows broke into the Vicarage garden ‘to pay their tithes in kine’ “ [Ringmer Church Log Book, quoted in Ringmer History Newsletter No.144,4]

1934-5: Rev J. Wynyard CAPRON was president of the Ringmer Football Club [http://www.ringmerfc.co.uk/History/Rfcofficials.html]

24 Apr 1936 Sussex Express:  The Archbishop of Canterbury has appointed the Rev. Arthur Hugh Rawlins ROBINSON vicar of Ringmer in succession to the Rev. J. Wynyard CAPRON, who is resigning the living at the end of this month.

Address in 1940 (Crockfords): The Mount, Oxted, Surrey

Address in 1951 (Crockfords): Tenth House, Chichele Road, Oxted, Surrey

There is a death registration for John W. CAPRON, aged 75, in Mar quarter 1959 in the Eastbourne registration district.

There is a death registration for Constance Mary CAPRON, born 29 Apr 1884, in Dec quarter 1970 in the Brighton registration district.

1976 Donation [NADFAS record of Ringmer church, 2013]: In 1976 a copy of the New English Bible was given to the church by Robert George Wynyard CAPRON in memory of his parents, John Wynyard CAPRON, priest, ‘sometime Vicar of this Parish’, and his wife Constance Mary CAPRON.

Main sources: 1951 Crockfords Directory (not included in 1961)

Last update: 19 April 2015