William Aubrey Aitken

William Aubrey Aitken

William Aubrey Aitken (1911 - 1985) was the second Bishop of Lynn from 1972 until 1986"New Bishop named"The Times Thursday, Dec 21, 1972; pg. 4; Issue 58662; col E ] . Born into an ecclesiastical family [ [http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/content/yarmouthmercury/content/porthole/story.aspx?brand=GYMOnline&category=Porthole&tBrand=GYMonline&tCategory=porthole&itemid=NOED07%20Aug%202008%2016%3A35%3A51%3A197 Details of family] ] and educated at Norwich School and Trinity College, Oxford [“Who was Who”1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] he was ordained in 1935. After curacies at Tynemouth and Kingston, Jamaica he was successively the incumbent at Kessingland, Sprowston [Crockford's clerical directory1975-76 Lambeth, Church House ISBN 0108153674] and " St Margaret’s King’s Lynn " [ [http://www.stmargaretskingslynn.org.uk/ Church web site] ] before becoming Archdeacon of Norwich in 1961, a position he held until his elevation to the Episcopate. A keen yachtsman [ [http://www.nbyc.co.uk/sailing_results/trophies.php Annals of the Norfolk Broads Sailing Club] ] ,he died in post at the age of 73 [ The Times, Monday, Jun 03, 1985; pg. 12; Issue 62154; col G "Obituary Bishop Of Lynn"] .

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