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WILTS OBITUARY. 



Rev. John Augustus Lloyd, F.S.A, Died June 22nd, 1912, 

 at Godalming. St. John's Coll., Oxon. B.A., 1872 ; M.A., 1874. 

 Deacon, 1873 ; Priest, 1874 (Glos. and Bristol). Curate of Bibury 

 (Glos.), 1873—4 ; Blymhill (Staffs), 1874—77 ; Vicar of Broad Hinton, 

 1877—90 ; Vicar of Mere, 1890—1909, when he resigned and retired 

 to Godalming. His wife and five daughters survive him. Until the 

 illness which eventually ended in his death overtook him he was a man 

 of much ability, of wide interests, and activity. At Broad Hinton the 

 Church was extensively restored during his incumbency, and much 

 was done to the fine Church at Mere also in his time. Indeed he 

 always had some scheme of improvement on hand. He was a most 

 ardent freemason, was instrumental in founding the Lodge of Loyalty 

 at Marlborough, was Provincial Grand Chaplain and Grand Chaplain 

 of England in 1889. His knowledge of architecture and of antiquarian 

 matters generally was considerable, and he became a Fellow of the 

 Society of Antiquaries in 1904. 



Obit, notice, Salisbury Diocesan Gazette, Aug., 1912. 

 He was the author of the following pamphlets and sermons : — 

 " Unprofitable Reading and Companionship. A sermon preached in 

 the Parish Church of Broad Hinton, Wilts, on Sunday, March 

 31st, 1878. By the Rev. John A. Lloyd, M. A., Vicar. 'Bonos 

 corrutnpunt mores congressus mali.' Published by request. 

 Home and Bennion, printers, Newport, Salop." 



[Pamphlet, 7iin. X 4fin., pp. 8. Text, 1 Cor., xv., 33]. 

 " Church Defence. A Sermon preached in aid of the Church Defence 

 Institution, by John A. Lloyd, Vicar of Broad Hinton, Wilts. 

 Printed (by request) for private circulation. 1885." 

 [Pamphlet, S^in. X 5fin., pp. 11. Text, Neh., iv., 20]. 

 " Oration delivered by the Rev. John A. Lloyd, M.A., Provincial 

 Grand Chaplain, on the occasion of the Consecration of the 

 White Horse Lodge, No. 2227,at Westbury, Wilts, October 23rcl, 

 1887, by the W. Dep. Provincial Grand Master, Sir Gabriel 

 Goldney, Bart. Printed at the special request of Provincial 

 Grand Lodge. R. Astill, Printer and Bookbinder, Victoria 

 St., Swindon. 1888. 

 [Pamphlet, 6|in. ,X 5in., pp. 8.] 

 " The Final Change. A Sermon preached in the Parish Church of 

 Mere, the First Sunday in Advent, November 29th, 1891, by the 

 Rev. John A. Lloyd, M.A., Vicar, on the occasion of the death 

 of Miss Chafyn Grove, of Zeals House. Printed by request, 

 H. H. Edmunds, Printer, Mere." 



[Pamphlet, 7^in. X 4|in., pp. 10. Text, 1 Cor., xv., 52.] 



" Fear God, Honour the King. Sermons preached in the Parish 



Church of Mere, Wilts, by the Rev. John A. Lloyd, M.A., Vicar, 



on the Celebration of of the 1300th anniversary of the Baptism 



of King Ethelbert, June 6th, 1897, and the Completion of the 



