Nathaniel Railton

Nathaniel Gerard Railton (10 February 1886 8 September 1948) was Archdeacon of Lindsey from 1941^[1] until his death.^[2]

Railton was educated at Keble College, Oxford; and ordained in 1912. He began his career as Curate of St John, Fitzroy Square after which he was Rector of Toddington from 1916 to 1920.^[3] He became a Chaplain to the Forces in 1920 serving at Aldershot, York, Tidworth, and Gibraltar.^[4]

Notes[]

^ Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 19 March 1941; pg. 7; Issue 48878.
^ Archdeacon N. G. Railton. The Times (London, England), Thursday, 9 September 1948; pg. 7; Issue 51172
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p1062 London: Oxford University Press, 1929
^ ‘RAILTON, Ven. Archdeacon Nathaniel Gerard’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 6 May 2017

Church of England titles
Preceded by Herbert Thomas Parry	Archdeacon of Lindsey 1941 – 1948	Succeeded by Lisle Marsden

v t Diocese of Lincoln
Lincoln Cathedral Edward King House Bishop's Palace, Lincoln (medieval & 19th century – 1948) Buckden Palace (12th century – 1841) Riseholme Hall (1843–1888) (1948–2011) 5-bed bishop's house (since 2011) Area scheme (2010–2013)
Office holders	Stephen Conway, Acting Bishop of Lincoln and Bishop of Ely David Court, Bishop suffragan of Grimsby Nicholas Chamberlain, Bishop suffragan of Grantham AEO: Norman Banks, Bishop suffragan of Richborough & Rod Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Maidstone Christine Wilson, Dean of Lincoln Justine Allain Chapman, Archdeacon of Boston Mark Steadman, Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey Gavin Kirk, Archdeacon of Lincoln
Selected deaneries	Deanery of Christianity Deanery of Lafford
Historic offices	Bishop of Nottingham (1870–1893) Archdeacon of Huntingdon (c. 1075–1837; moved to Ely) Archdeacon of Northampton (1092–1541; became Peterborough) Archdeacon of Oxford (c. 1092–1541; became Oxford) Archdeacon of Bedford (1092–1837; moved to Oxford) Archdeacon of Buckingham (1092–1837; moved to Oxford) Archdeacon of Leicester (1092–1837; moved to Peterborough) Archdeacon of Nottingham (1837–1884; moved to Southwell) Archdeacon of Lindsey (1933–1994; merged back to Stow)

v t Archdeacons of Stow, of Lindsey and of Stow and Lindsey
High Medieval (Stow)	William de Thornaco
Late Medieval (Stow)	Adam de Brome John Islip Simon Islip Henry Chaddesden Thomas Brunce William Lyndwood Lawrence Booth Edmund Booth William Witham
Early modern (Stow)	Anthony Draycot Christopher Massingberd John Aylmer John Aylmer (again) Roger Kelke Thomas Sparke John Hills James Duport Byrom Eaton John Gery John Hutton Laurence Echard John Towne Robert Wharton Cayley Illingworth Henry Bayley William Stonehouse
Late modern (Stow)	John Giles Edward Trollope (Bishop of Nottingham) George Perry John Bond George Jeudwine John Wakeford Ernest Blackie (Bishop of Grantham then of Grimsby) Arthur Greaves, Bishop of Grimsby Mervyn Armstrong Lawrence Ashcroft Michael Roy Sinker Sidney Harvie-Clark David Scott Roderick Wells (became Archdeacon of Stow and Lindsey)
of Lindsey	archdeaconry split from that of Stow Herbert Parry Nathaniel Railton Lisle Marsden Clifford Jarvis Bill Dudman Christopher Laurence merged back into Stow archdeaconry
of Stow and Lindsey	Roderick Wells (previously Archdeacon of Stow) Tim Ellis Jane Sinclair Mark Steadman

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