John Quirk (bishop)

[1] After being educated at Shrewsbury School and St John's College, Cambridge, he was ordained deacon in 1874 and priest in the following year.

[2] His first post was as a curate at St Leonard's, Bridgnorth,[3] where he served for four years, after which he was at Doncaster.

He was appointed Honorary Chaplain to the Yeomanry regiment the Yorkshire Dragoons on 28 May 1902.

Quirk was married, on 22 April 1880 at Brathay Church, Ambleside, to Mary Jane Clay (b.

She was the daughter of John Clay[13](1805–1877), a priest, of Burton-on-Trent, and his wife, Jessie Harden (1814–1908) of Ambleside.