John Rashdall Eyre was an Anglican priest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991
He was born 21 June 1845, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. According to a Genealogical Web site, he was born 1850 Ordained in 1873,"The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889 he was a minor canon at Chester Cathedral, Rural Dean of Toxteth, Vicar of St Helens, Merseyside and Rector of Tiverton before being appointed Archdeacon of SheffieldFifty Years of Sheffield Church Life 1866-1916 in 1895,The Times, Thursday, 14 March 1895; p. 7; Issue 34524; col G Ecclesiastical Intelligence a post he held until his death on 12 June 1912.The Times, Thursday, 13 June 1912; p. 1; Issue 39924; col ADeaths Three years later his son, Charles, was killed in action during the First World War.
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