Avison Scott
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Avison Terry Scott | |
|---|---|
| Archdeacon of Tonbridge | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Canterbury |
| In office | 1906–1925 |
| Predecessor | Inaugural incumbent |
| Successor | Leonard Savill |
| Other posts | Vicar of Tunbridge Wells 1886–1925 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1871 (deacon) 1872 (priest) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 July 1848 Cambridge, England, England |
| Died | 18 June 1925 (aged 76) Marylebone, London, England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Residence | Tunbridge Wells |
| Parents | John Scott and Charlotte Anne, née Terry |
| Spouse | Dora née Tillard |
| Children | 5s; 2d |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Reverend Avison Terry Scott (18 July 1848 – 18 June 1925) was an English first-class cricketer active from 1867 to 1871, and who played for Cambridge Town Club (aka Cambridgeshire) and Cambridge University.[1] He was born in Cambridge and died in Marylebone aged 76 years and 335 days.[2][1] He later became an Anglican priest.[3]
Notable relatives
Scott was a descendant of the commentator Thomas Scott; nephew of Sir George Gilbert Scott; first cousin of George Gilbert Scott Jr.; uncle of Elliot Dowell Tillard; first cousin once removed of Giles Gilbert Scott; and father of George Arbuthnot Scott.[citation needed]
Own immediate relatives
Scott was the son of Canon John Scott, Vicar of Wisbech, the brother of the architect George Gilbert Scott.[4] In 1874 he married Dora (Dorothea Sarah), daughter of The Rev. Richard Tillard, Rector of Blakeney, Norfolk. As well as their middle child, the cricketer George, they had three older (John Wilfrid; Amy Florence; and Charles Tillard) and three younger children (Arthur Avison; Walter Leonard; Anna Dorothea).
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