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W. G. D. (William George Dimock) Fletcher

1851–1935

Best known as a clergyman-historian and tireless genealogist, he wrote deeply researched books on local history and family lineage, and also contributed biographies to the Dictionary of National Biography. His work is especially connected with Shropshire and Leicestershire, where he helped preserve parish and historical records.

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Battlefield Church, Salop: an historical and descriptive sketch

Battlefield Church, Salop: an historical and descriptive sketch

by W. G. D. (William George Dimock) Fletcher

About the author

Born in 1851 and active well into the early 20th century, William George Dimock Fletcher was an English cleric, antiquary, and genealogical writer. A Wikisource author page identifies him as a vicar of St. Michael's, Shrewsbury, and as the founding honorary secretary of a society created to print the parish registers of Shropshire.

His published work shows a strong interest in church history, local history, and family research. Among the books and pamphlets associated with him are The Rectors of Loughborough (1882), Chapters in the History of Loughborough (1883), Leicestershire Pedigrees and Royal Descents (1887), Shropshire Grants of Arms (1909), The Register of Ratlinghope (1909), and A Short History of Shelton & Oxon (1929). He also wrote signed entries for the Dictionary of National Biography, which suggests he was respected as a careful historical researcher.

Fletcher died in 1935. His surviving bibliography gives the picture of a writer devoted to preserving records that might otherwise have been scattered or forgotten, making his work especially valuable to readers interested in English parish life, genealogy, and regional history.