Person Sumner; John Bird (1780 - 1862); Archbishop of Canterbury Sumner John Bird Archbishop of Canterbury 'John Bird Cantuar' 1780 - 1862 British Male Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England 25 February 1780 Addington 06 September 1862 Burial: Addington churchyard, Addington, Croydon, London
Education: Eton; King's College, Cambridge. BA (1803), MA (1807), DD (1828) Career: Ordained (1803); Rector, Mapledurham, Oxford (1818); Canon of Durham (1820); Bishop of Chester (1828); Archbishop of Canterbury (1848-1862) Married (1803) Marianne, daughter of George Robertson, Captain RN; Godfather of Sir Henry James Sumner Maine (FRS 1874) Fellow 14/12/1848 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 25 Feb 1780 - 6 Sep 1862 NA1481 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes b42df118-c38d-48f0-b477-b4ae0f0ada04