CANON JOSEPH CROWTHER MAKINSON
Joseph was born on October 20, 1884 at Higher Broughton, Manchester. He was
educated at Haileybury and St John's Cambridge and had an M.A. from Cambridge.
When he left Haileybury in 1901 he began a legal career and was admitted as a
solicitor in 1906 and practiced in Manchester. In 1910 he went to Cambridge
where he attained the M.A. degree and was ordained in 1914. From 1914 to 1917
he was the curate of St Luke's, Great Crosby near Liverpool and the three
years senior curate at Hitchin Parish Church. In 1926 he became Vicar of St
Timothy's Crooke's, Sheffield. He left there in 1931 to accept the position of
Canon of St Werbaugh's, Derby, Derbyshire.
Joseph Crowther Makinson was the son of Joseph Makinson, the Stipendiary
Magistrate of Salford.
For
more than 22 years he played a prominent part in church affairs and for more
than 20 years he was chaplain and lecturer at Derby Diocesan Training College.
For many years he was chaplain in Derby to the Actors Church Union. In his
younger days Canon Makinson was extremely fond of sport. He played association
football, rugby football and cricket.
Canon Makinson died October 27, 1955. He had been ill 16 weeks prior to his
death. He had retired from being Canon in 1951 due to ill health. Canon
Makinson left a widow and one son, Kenneth Makinson, partner in the firm of
Cooper- Parry -Hall Doughty Co. chartered accountants in Derby. His obituary
follows.
(Click on article to read it)
KENNETH MAKINSON
The son of Canon Makinson, Kenneth, died in 1973 and left a widow, Gina and
three children named John, Carolyn and David. I have corresponded with John
and Carolyn. This occurred a number of years ago. They are first cousins
third removed. This relationship is due to fact that all four of our 3rd great
grandparents are the same. This came about as two Makinson brothers married
two Crowther daughters.
This photo taken of John when he was being interviewed on television in New
York City about 1990. At that time he was in his mid thirties.
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