Somerville Lindsay

Thomas Somerville Lindsay (30 November 1854 – 6 September 1933) was an Anglo-Irish priest in the Church of Ireland[1] and author.[2]

Linney was born in Blackrock, County Cork. He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and earned the Vice-Chancellor's Prize for English verse.[3] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1878 and in 1880 earned a his Divinity Testimonium with first-class honours. In 1884, he earned his Master of Arts degree and in 1891 his Bachelor of Divinity.[2]

In 1911, he married Sarah Elizabeth, the daughter of Rev. Thomas Twigg, Canon of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.[2]

He was ordained in 1879. After curacies in Enniscorthy and Bray he was Rector of Malahide with Portmarnock and St. Doulagh's Church, Fingal[4] from 1899. In 1909, he became Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. He Archdeacon of Dublin from 1918, retiring from his posts in 1926.[5]

He died aged 78 at his home at St. Andrew's Church, Malahide, County Dublin.[2]

An enthusiastic gardener, his writing topics included both religion and plants. Amongst others he wrote: "Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise", 1908; "The Church’s Song", 1920; Plant Names, 1923; "Sunlit Hours", 1927; "Some Archbishops of Dublin", 1929; "A Shortened Psalter", 1930; "What think ye of Christ?", 1931; and "From Gay to Grave", 1932; and Shrubs, 1933.[6]

References

1. "LINDSAY, Ven. Thomas Somerville", Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014, accessed 7 January 2015]
2. "Death of Venerable T.S. Lindsay, 8.D., former Archdeacon of Dublin". Belfast Telegraph. 7 September 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
3. "Trinity College". Belfast News-Letter. No. 19234. Belfast, Ireland. 20 March 1877.
4. Oxford Index
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929–30 p795 London: Oxford University Press, 1929
6. "St. Andrew's Church | United Parishes of Malahide, Portmarnock & St. Doulagh's". anglican.org. 15 August 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2023.