 He was ordained deacon in 1869, and priest in 1870 by the Bishop of Oxford.He was curate of West Hendred near Wantage 1869–1871, of Bridekirk, Cumbria 1877–1878, and of St Lawrence's Church, Appleby 1878–1880.He married Anna Maria A. Collin at Cockermouth in 1879.