Hamer , D , fl 1891-1919 , priest Ellerton , John , 1826-1893 , priest and hymn writer

Hamer , D , fl 1891-1919 , priest Ellerton , John , 1826-1893 , priest and hymn writer

D Hamer (fl.1891-1919) was a Congregational Minister in Wales.

John Ellerton (1826-1893) was a hymn writer and editor of hymnals. He was born in London and educated at King William's College on the Isle of Man. Ellerton was ordained deacon in Chichester in 1850 and throughout his life held curacies in Eastbourne and Brighton in Sussex, Crewe Green, Shropshire, Surrey and Essex. He contributed to and edited many volumes of hymns including 'Hymns for Schools and Bible Classes' (1859) and 'Notes and Illustrations of Church Hymns' (1881). He wrote eighty-six hymns including 'The day thou gavest, Lord, has ended' which was chosen for her diamond jubilee service by Queen Victoria in 1897. He married Charlotte Alicia in 1860 with whom he had seven children. He died in 1893.