Robert John Elliott, Clergyman, b.1832 d.1901 Are there directories?

[Keith Sherwood]

Hi,
I've been trying to discover as much as I can about the career course of Robert John ELLIOTT, born 1832 in Petworth, Sussex, died 1901 in Redhill, Surrey.  I have found glimpses of him throughout his life - born into a family where his father William was a corn merchant and farmer in 1841; his brothers seemed to be continuing the family farming tradition, but obviously Robert had other ideas for a career. Can't find him in 1851.  In 1861 he is a curate "of Horton", living in Cowpen, Northumberland as a lodger.  In 1871 and in 1881 he is the parish priest of St Stephen's Poplar, living in the Parsonage in East India Rd.  At the time of his death in 1901 he was the priest at St Margaret's Redhill.
What kind of education would he have had to complete in the 1840's/1850's - did it have to be Oxbridge, or at least some kind of Ecclesiastical College, and are there directories in which I might to be able to locate him?
Many thanks, Keith

[stanmapstone]

From Crockford's 1898 Clerical Directory
Elliott, Robert John, St. Stephen's Parsonage, East India-road, E. -- Hatf. Hall, Dur; L.Th. 1859. D.1859, P 1860 Dur. P.C. of St. Steph. Poplar, Dio.Lon.1867. (P,R, of Poplar; Gross Inc. £200 and Ho; Pop 5090.) Chap. Poplar Union 1877. FC of Horton, Northumb. 1859-63; C. and Alms p of St. M. Walthamstow, 1863-66.
(Hatf. Hall, Dur) Bishop Hatfield's Hall Durham
(L.Th) Licenciate in Theology
(P.C.) Perpetual Curate
(P,R) Patron Rector of Poplar
(FC) Formerly Curate
(C. and Alms p ) Curate and Alms Priest.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

Hatfield College is the second oldest of Durham University's Colleges. It was established in 1846, and originally known as Hatfield Hall.

Stan

[Galium]

Do you have access to either of the online archives of British newspapers?  Clergy often get a mention when they move from one parish to another, and marriage notices sometimes mention the name of the minister who performed the ceremony. You'll probably find more references if you just search for him as R J Elliott, or Rev R J Elliott.

[stanmapstone]

He was made a deacon in 1859, a priest in 1860, Curate of Horton, 1859-63, Curate and Alms Priest of St. M. Walthamstow 1863-66, Perpetual Curate of St. Stephen's 1866-1898?.

Stan

[Keith Sherwood]

Stan…to the rescue again, thanks so much! and also the interpretation of hieroglyphics to let me know how he progressed as a man of the cloth
..and thanks Galium for the suggestion of the British newspaper archives.  Don't have access myself, but I know someone who does…
Keith
p.s. Then (messages crossing) I shan't bother the person with access after all, as Stan has got there first!  Thanks for looking...

[stanmapstone]

I can find no reference to him in the newspaper archive.

Stan

[stanmapstone]

The Times Digital Archive has Ecclesiastical Appointments
Stan

[Keith Sherwood]

Thanks, Stan, for pinpointing that more precisely.  I'll see if I can view it…
Regards, Keith