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Thomas Sikes

1765–1834

An English Anglican clergyman and religious writer, he spent most of his working life as vicar of Guilsborough in Northamptonshire. His books and pamphlets defend High Church views with the earnest, argumentative style of the early 1800s.

2 Audiobooks

An Address to Lord Teignmouth, president of the British and Foreign Bible Society, occasioned by his address to the clergy of the Church of England

An Address to Lord Teignmouth, president of the British and Foreign Bible Society, occasioned by his address to the clergy of the Church of England

by Thomas Sikes

Extracts from "Sikes on Parochial Communion" relating to Episcopacy, and the sin of Schism

Extracts from "Sikes on Parochial Communion" relating to Episcopacy, and the sin of Schism

by Thomas Sikes

About the author

Born around 1765 or 1766, he studied at Oxford, matriculating at St Edmund Hall in 1785, later taking a B.A. from Pembroke College in 1788 and an M.A. in 1792. That same year he became vicar and patron of Guilsborough, a post he held until his death on December 14, 1834.

His surviving works show him as a committed Church of England controversialist. Titles associated with him include An Address to Lord Teignmouth, president of the British and Foreign Bible Society and Extracts from "Sikes on Parochial Communion", both focused on questions of church order, episcopacy, schism, and the place of the established church.

He also left a mark on parish life beyond the page. Accounts of Guilsborough church credit the Rev. Thomas Sikes with helping to carry out a substantial restoration there between 1815 and 1820, including work on the roof, seating, and flooring. I couldn't confirm a reliable portrait of him, so none is included here.