Gordon Leslie Tindall (1911 – 24 June 1969) was the eighth Bishop of Grahamstown.
Family His parents were George William Tindall (4 July 1878 - 30 August 1963), from Bilsby, and Alice Dann (13 November 1873-). His mother's father, Thomas Dann, was the postmaster of Legbourne.Lincolnshire Chronicle Saturday 26 July 1952, page 5 His parents were married on 25 July 1902 by Rev Fox at All Saints at Legbourne. They moved to Orby in 1912.Skegness News Wednesday 6 August 1952, page 1 His father died, aged 85, in August 1963.Louth Standard Friday 6 September 1963, page 14
Brother Horace George Tindall (1904-) was also a vicar.Lincolnshire Echo Thursday 16 August 1934, page 4Lincolnshire Standard Saturday 18 August 1934 In October 1952 Horace became vicar of All Saints in Hutton, Essex.Skegness News Wednesday 15 October 1952, page 1
On Monday 1 June 1936, his only sister Kathleen Alice Tindall married at All Saints church in Orby, with the service taken by her brother Horace, and assisted by Gordon.Louth Standard Saturday 6 June 1936, page 11 Kathleen died aged 88 on 4 May 1995 in Skegness Hospital.Skegness Standard Friday 26 May 1995, page 24
His brother (David) Nigel Tindall, (27 June 1914 - 12 June 1988), attended Durham University (St Chad's College, Durham), leaving in 1939.Sunday Sun Sunday 24 September 1939, page 12 Nigel became a vicar, training at Lincoln, being ordained on 20 December 1942 at Lincoln Cathedral.Louth Standard Saturday 26 December 1942, page 8 From March 1950 Nigel was the vicar of Elsham (All Saints) and Worlaby.Lincolnshire Echo Friday 25 July 1952, page 1 In August 1957 Nigel became vicar of Rillington.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Saturday 15 June 1957, page 6 By the 1970s Nigel was the vicar of Trimdon in County Durham. Nigel died aged 73 in June 1988 at 4 Linden Grove, Leadgate, County Durham. Newcastle Journal Wednesday 15 June 1988, page 4
Early life He grew up in Orby, and attended St Paul's College in Burgh le Marsh,Skegness Standard Wednesday 19 April 1967, page 8Lincolnshire Standard Friday 23 June 1967, page 17 and Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford; he attended the school's speech day in July 1966.Grimsby Evening Telegraph Friday 15 July 1966, page 1
Tindall was educated at Hatfield College, Durham.
Career Ordained in 1936, his first post was a curacy in Swinton.
In October 1937 he emigrated to the Bechuanaland Protectorate (Botswana from 1966),Lincolnshire Echo Tuesday 28 September 1937, page 5 to become a missionary priest. From 1939 he was rector of Vryburg, then director of the South Bechuanaland Mission. Later he was archdeacon of King William's Town, then diocesan director of religious education in Grahamstown before his appointment to the episcopate.
Personal life His wife was Grace Smith (1911-93).
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