John Elvin

John Elijah Elvin (b Sheffield 8 August 1900 d Romford 25 October 1964)^[1] was Archdeacon of West Ham in the Diocese of Chelmsford^[2] from 1958 until his death.^[3]

Elvin was educated at the University of Sheffield. He was ordained Deacon in 1927; and Priest in 1928.^[4] After curacies in Forest Gate and Squirrels Heath he was Priest in charge of St Michael, Gidea Park from 1931 to 1938; and Vicar there from 1938 until his appointment as Archdeacon.

Notes

^ Obituary. The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Oct 27, 1964; pg. 12; Issue 56153
^ "St John's E15". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
^ ‘ELVIN, Ven. John Elijah’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 24 Dec 2016
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929/30 p 402 Oxford, OUP, 1959

Archdeacons of Essex and of West Ham
High Medieval	Theobald Walter Richard Ruffus Robert Banastre Richard de Hegham Theobald de Valognes Thomas de Fauconberg Hugh de Sancto Edmundo Stephen de Sandwic Richard of Gravesend Adam de Faversham Roger de La Legh Robert Winchelsey Laurence de Fuscis de Bera
Late Medieval	Aldebrand Riccardi de Militiis Hildebrand de Anibaldis Stephen de Segrave John de Elham William Vygerous Robert de Canterbury Hugh de Statherne John de Bouser William de Rothwell John Barnet John de Cantebrugg Roger de Freton Henry de Winterton Richard Prentys Edward Prentys John Shirborne Zanobius Mulakyn James Goldwell John Gunthorpe John Crall Edmund Audley Thomas Jane
Early modern	John de Lopez Francis de Busleiden Richard Rawson Edward Moylle Thomas Darbyshire Thomas Cole John Walker William Tabor Samuel Harsnett George Goldman Edward Layfield Thomas Turner Charles Alston Thomas Gooch Reuben Clerke William Gibson Thomas Rutherforth Stotherd Abdy James Waller
Late modern (Essex)	William Gretton Francis Wollaston Hugh Jones Carew St John Mildmay Gaspard-le-Marchant Carey Alfred Blomfield Henry Johnson Thomas Stevens, Bishop of Barking James Inskip, Bishop of Barking (became Archdeacon of West Ham)
West Ham	James Inskip (previously Archdeacon of Essex) Hugh Gough Denis Wakeling James Adams John Taylor Peter Dawes Roger Sainsbury Tim Stevens Michael Fox Elwin Cockett Mike Power

Diocese of Chelmsford
Chelmsford Cathedral Bishopscourt, Margaretting Diocesan Office, Chelmsford The Retreat House, Pleshey Waltham Abbey St Peter-on-the-Wall, Bradwell Area scheme (since 1983)
Office holders	Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Chelmsford Roger Morris, area Bishop of Colchester Lynne Cullens, area Bishop of Barking Adam Atkinson, area Bishop of Bradwell AEO: Luke Irvine-Capel, Bishop suffragan of Richborough & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Jessica Martin, Dean of Chelmsford Chris Burke, Archdeacon of Barking Ruth Patten, Archdeacon of Colchester Mike Power, Archdeacon of West Ham Kate Peacock, Archdeacon of Stansted Jonathan Croucher, Archdeacon of Chelmsford Sue Lucas, Archdeacon of Southend
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Essex (1914–1922; renamed West Ham) Provost of Chelmsford (1929–2000; see Dean of Chelmsford) Archdeacon of Harlow (1989–2024)