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Jan 28, 1850 Died on 01 Jan 1930 (aged 79)
Church of England priest
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About Dennis Hird
- James Dennis Hird (28 January 1850 - 13 July 1920) was a British clergyman, educator and author. Hird was born in Ashby, Lincolnshire (now part of Scunthorpe) to Robert and Fanny Dennis Hird née Kendall.
- He was the second of five sons, though only three survived to adulthood.
- In later life he became known by his middle name, Dennis, this being the maiden name of his maternal grandmother, Fanny Kendall.
- The Kendall family, who was well known in Ashby, was credited as the main instigators in bringing Primitive Methodism to the hamlet.
- Six of Dennis's maternal uncles were ordained ministers in this faith, along with a cousin, Holliday Bickerstaffe Kendall.
- The Hird family were also Methodists and well known in the hamlet.
- Robert Hird was a grocer and Hird Terrace (no longer standing) was once named after the family.
- Primitive Methodism was a big influence in Dennis's early life and may be the spark for his socialist tendencies, as it was more favoured by the working classes of the time.
