Frederick Whitfield

1829–1904

Introduction

Biography

Frederick was the son of Tho­mas and Jane Whit­field, and hus­band of Sar­ah Gar­forth.

He was edu­cat­ed at Tri­ni­ty Col­lege, Dub­lin, Ire­land (BA 1859).

After tak­ing Ho­ly Or­ders, he was suc­cess­ive­ly cu­rate of Ot­ley; vi­car of Kir­by-Ra­vens­croft; sen­ior cu­rate of Green­wich; and vi­car of St. John’s, Bex­ley. In 1875, he went to St. Ma­ry’s, Hast­ings.

Works

Whitfield wrote ov­er 30 prose and po­et­ic works, in­clud­ing:

• Spiritual Un­fold­ing from the Word of Life
• Voices from the Val­ley Tes­ti­fy­ing of Je­sus
• The Word Un­veiled
• Gleanings from Scrip­ture
• Sacred Po­ems and Prose, 1861 & 1864
• The Cas­ket
• Quiet Hours in the Sanc­tu­ary