COLLIS

Rev. John Day ( eld. son of Rev. Robert Fitzgerald Collis 1790–1863, preb. of Kilconnel, co. Galway ). b. 24 Feb. 1816; ed. at Rugby and Worcester coll. Ox., Eaton scholar 1835, B.A. 1838, M.A. 1841, B.D. and D.D. 1860; Kennicott Hebrew scholar 1839; Pusey and Ellerton Hebrew scholar 1841; fellow of his college; head master of Bromsgrove gr. school Dec. 1842–1867, tercentenary of the school was celebrated 31 March 1853, the chapel was built at cost of £1500, 1856; hon. canon of Worcester 1854 to death; Grin field lecturer on Septuagint in Univ. of Ox. 1863–65; V. of Str at ford-on-Avon 1867 to death; founded Trinity college school at Str at ford-on-Avon 27 Jany. 1872; author of The chief rules of Greek accentuation 1849 and other Greek school books; The chief tenses of Latin irregular verbs 1854 and other Latin school books; Historical notes on the church of St. John the Baptist , Bromsgrove 1859; Pontic ulus Latin us, History of Rome to destruction of Carthage 1860. d. Shottery hall, Str at ford-on-Avon 1 April 1879. bur. Bromsgrove cemetery 4 April.