Biographies

Biographies of the clergy that have served Deopham are linked to the list of incumbents on the Church History Page.

The inclusion of people on this page is based solely on the level of information discovered or supplied: inclusion or exclusion should not be taken as implying anything else. The links below are in alphabetical order of surname.

Click on the title below to see the biography	Summary
Michael Allen	Having lived in the village almost all his life, Michael has interesting things to say about its recent history.
Bevil Amyas	Although never resident, his influence still resonates from the nineteenth century.
Alfred William Barrett	Commemorated on the WW1 memorial in the church
Charles Harry Bowen	Commemorated on the WW2 memorial in the church
Herbert Coldham	Referred to by some as the “Mayor of Deopham”, he was a prominent union and parish council chairman in the twentieth century. Also active in Deopham Green chapel.
Wilfred Claude Everett	Commemorated on the WW2 memorial in the church
Michael Flowerday	Auctioneer, pig farmer and chairman of the Parish Council.
John William Hart	Antagonist of the Rev. Treglown
Percy Robert Hurrell	Commemorated on the WW1 memorial in the church
Harry Kerry	Commemorated on the WW1 memorial in the church
Mary Ann Mason	Subject of a wonderful cure
Robert Mason	Superintendent Mason was a local lad who had a successful police career.
Robert Meek	Commemorated as a churchwarden on one of the eighteenth century bells in the church tower.
Albert James Morter	Commemorated on the WW1 memorial in the church
Samuel Phoenix	As a founder member of the parish council, he was a regular thorn in the vicar’s side. One of his descendents is well known in 2023 as a t.v. presenter.
James Reynolds	A sad ending
Mary Ann Rowing	A nineteenth century Deopham farmer who came to an uncomfortable end.
Ryders and emigration	In the nineteenth century there was a feeling amongst some in the village that their lot could be improved by emigrating.
Ralph Shelton	Although one of the earliest entries in the Parish Registers, this sixteenth century family’s links to the village are difficult to pin down.
Maurice Standley	A member of the twentieth century Deopham and Hackford Fliers, he died in a motorcycle accident whilst not racing.
George Stone	The story of a nineteenth century Deopham resident.
Horace Charles Stubbings	Died in the first World War
Royal Tooke	Centenarian who lived in Deopham all her life
Robert Wilson & Companions	Convicted for felony in the nineteenth century, they were deported to Tasmania.
Samuel Wright	Convicted in 1800 for circulating forged bank notes.

Date	Change
3/5/24	John Hart + James Reynolds
19/3/24	Mary Ann Mason
17/2/24	Royal Tooke
18/9/23	Robert Mason
10/8/23	Added those that lost their lives in the two World Wars
8/8/23	Mary Ann Rowing
3/8/23	Added summaries to each link.
27/7/23	Samuel Wright
21/6/23	Bevil Amyas
8/6/23	Maurice Standley
30/11/22	Published