William Haighton Chappel

William Haighton Chappel (22 May 1860, Camborne – 11 July 1922, Coventry) was an Anglican priest and educator in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1]

Chappel was the eldest son of Rev. William Pester Chappel, Rector of Camborne and Canon of Truro Cathedral.[2] He was educated at Marlborough College and Worcester College, Oxford, matriculating on 16 October 1879 and being awarded a scholarship.[3] Graduating B.A. in classics in 1883 (M.A. 1887), Chappel graduated from Theological College in 1884, and was ordained in 1888.[4]

He was a master at Marlborough from 1884 to 1896,[4] and Headmaster of the King's School, Worcester from 1896 to 1919.[5]

Chappel was Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Worcester 1902[4]–1905, and to the Bishop of Birmingham 1905–1909, and became a Canon of Worcester Cathedral in 1907. In 1918 he was appointed Sub-Dean and Vicar of Coventry Cathedral; and in 1919 Rural Dean of Coventry and Vicar of Stivichall in plurality.[6]

On 19 April 1892, Chappel married Gertrude Mary Carnsew, daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Stone Carnsew, at Exeter Cathedral.[7]

Notes
  1. Deaths The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 13, 1922; pg. 14; Issue 43082
  2. Foster, Joseph. Alumni Oxonienses: Chappel, William Pester . p. 240 – via Wikisource. [scan ]
  3. Foster, Joseph. Alumni Oxonienses: Chappel, William Haighton . p. 240 – via Wikisource. [scan ]
  4. Marlborough College Register (5th ed.). p. 278.
  5. "King's School Archives". King's School Worcester. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  6. "Chappel, William Haighton". Who's Who. ukwhoswho.com. 1920–2016 (June 2018 online ed.). A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. Retrieved 16 June 2018. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  7. "Marriages". The Cornishman. 21 April 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 25 April 2019.


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