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Charles Proby


Charles James Proby M.A. (23 January 1771 - 2 February 1859) was a Canon of Windsor from 1814 to 1859.

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Family

He was the son of the Very Revd. Baptist Proby and Mary Russell.

He married Frances Sharrer, daughter of Revd. John Sharrer on 30 June 1814. They had the following children:

  • Gertrude Mary Proby
  • Frances Susan Proby
  • Agnes Mary Proby
  • Charles John Proby
  • Churchill Proby
  • Career

    He was educated at St John’s College, Cambridge where he graduated BA in 1792, and MA in 1795.

    He was appointed:

  • Vicar of Bishop’s Tachbrook, Warwickshire 1803
  • Chaplain to John Proby, 2nd Earl of Carysfort when ambassador to Berlin
  • Prebendary of Lafford in Lincoln Cathedral 1808
  • Vicar of St Mary's Church, Twickenham 1818 - 1859
  • He was appointed to the fifth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1814 and held this until he died in 1959.

    References

    Charles Proby Wikipedia