Henry Moberly
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| Born | Henry Edward Moberly 11 December 1822 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 September 1907 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Winchester College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Lucy Gertrude Moberly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Religion | Anglicanism | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Church | Church of England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1842-1845 | Oxford University Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Edward Moberly (11 December 1822 at Madras – 22 September 1907 at Winchester, Hampshire) was an English cleric and school housemaster. As an amateur cricketer, he played from 1842 to 1845.
Life
The eldest son of Lt-Col. Henry Moberly of Madras, Moberly was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He played cricket for Oxford University, making 10 known appearances.
Moberly matriculated at New College in 1841, graduating B.A. in 1845, and was a Fellow there from 1841 to 1860. He was ordained as a Church of England priest and became Dean of Divinity at New College in 1851, bursar in 1853 and sub-warden in 1856. He taught at Winchester College 1859–80 and founded one of the oldest boarding houses at Winchester, still known formally as Moberly's. He then became a parish priest and was vicar of Heckfield, Hampshire, 1880–83 and rector of St Michael's, Winchester, from 1883.
F. D. How included Moberly in the 1904 book Six Great Schoolmasters.
References
- ↑ J.B. Wainewright, Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register (P. and G. Wells, Winchester 1907), p. 37 (Internet Archive).
- ↑ "Henry Moberly". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
- 1 2 Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
- ↑ "Winchester College - Boarding House, B. Moberly's (Toye's)".
- ↑ "Review of Six Great Schoolmasters by F. D. How". The Athenaeum (4031): 102. 28 January 1905.
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