Rev. William Champion Streatfeild

Rev William Champion Streatfeild MA was a 19th-century clergyman and descendant of the historic Streatfeild family. In his retirement he lived at Chart’s Edge and Hoseyrigge, in Westerham Kent.

William Champion Streatfeild was born on 11 August 1839 at East Ham, Essex where his father was a magistrate. He was the son of another William Champion Streatfeild and his wife Hannah Fry. His paternal grandfather was Rev Thomas Streatfeild who built Chart’s Edge near Westerham, which he later inherited. His maternal grandmother was the prison reformer Elizabeth Fry.

William was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated with a B.A. in 1860 and M.A. in 1863.

William Champion Streatfeild’s whole career was in the Church of England. He was ordained a deacon in 1863 and a priest in 1864 at Canterbury.

His first curacy was at St Andrew’s, Croydon, Surrey in 1863. He was then Curate of Plaxtol, Kent from 1864-5.

Although originally from the south of England, his first two parishes were in the north east. His first parish was as Vicar of St Michael and All Angels, Howick, Northumberland from 1865 to 1878. He was then Rector of Holy Cross Church, Ryton-on-Tyne, Durham from 1878 to 1881, and was still there in April at the time of the 1881 census.

He then moved south to Kings Worthy, Hampshire, where he was Rector from 1881 to 1887 and finally he was Rector of St Albans, Frant, Sussex from 1887 to 1901, and was still rector at time of 1901 census. The 1901 census included 4 servants living in the household, namely Housemaid, Kitchen maid, Children’s nurse and Cook.

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