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Sidney Pelham (16 May 1849 – 14 July 1926) was an English first-class cricketer active in 1871 and 1872 who played for Oxford University. He became Archdeacon of Norfolk from 1901 until 1916. Pelham was born in Brighton and died in Norwich.

Playing cricket at Oxford, Pelham appeared in seven first-class matches as a slow roundarm bowler who took 21 wickets with a best return of six for 51. He was a lower order right-handed batsman, scoring only 24 runs and he held six catches. In 1868, he had captained the team at Harrow.

The son of John Pelham, Bishop of Norwich from 1857 to 1893, he was educated at Harrow and Magdalen College, Oxford. He was ordained Deacon in 1873; and Priest in 1874. He served curacies at Stalbridge and Redenhall. He was Vicar of St Peter Mancroft from 1879 to 1881; then Chaplain to successive Bishops of Norwich from 1891 until his appointment as Archdeacon.

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Walford, Edward (1860). The County Families of the United Kingdom. London: Robert Hardwicke. p. 475.
"Alumni oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886; their parentage, birthplace and year of birth, with a record of their degrees. Being the matriculation register of the University" Foster, J (Ed) Vol III p1091 Oxford, Parker & Co,1888
Crockford's 1898 p1050(London, Herbert Cox, 1908
‘PELHAM, Rev. Sidney’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014

v t e Archdeacons of Norfolk
High Medieval	Roger Steingrim John Geoffrey de Bocland Martin of Pattishall Robert de Bilneia R- Ralph de Blonvilla (de Blundeville) Thomas de Lecche Ralph de Blonvilla (again) Simon the Norman Walter de Salerne/de Saleron alias of London Nicholas de Plimpton Alan de Freston
Late Medieval	R. de S. Thomas de Kerdeston William de Herlaston Adam de Ayremynne John Newland Robert de Usflet John de Harewell William de Blythe Richard de Ravenser Robert de Prees/Prots John de Freton Richard de Medeford/Mitford John de Middleton Robert de Prees/Prots (again) James Dardani Ralph Selby John de Middleton (again) Thomas Langley Richard Dereham John Macworth Richard Dereham (again) Philip Morgan William Sponne John Hales Thomas Marke John Morton Oliver Dynham Christopher Urswick William Stillington Thomas Winter Stephen Gardiner William Newton
Early modern	Alexander Carew Matthew Carew Richard Stokes Francis Mason Thomas Muriell Writhlington White Robert White Philip Tenison Edward Reynolds Charles Trimnell Robert Cannon Thomas Tanner John Baron Samuel Salter Samuel Stedman Thomas Warburton John Oldershaw Philip Jennings William Bouverie
Late modern	Ralph Blakelock Henry Nevill William Pelham-Burn Sidney Pelham Charles Lisle Carr George MacDermott Augustus Buckland Arthur Moore Louis Baggott Eric Cordingly, Bishop suffragan of Thetford Peter Dawson Michael Handley David Hayden Steven Betts

v t e Diocese of Norwich
Norwich Cathedral Bishop's House, Norwich Diocesan House, Norwich
Office holders	Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich Jane Steen, Bishop suffragan of Lynn Ian Bishop, Bishop suffragan of Thetford AEO: Luke Irvine-Capel, Bishop suffragan designate of Richborough & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Andrew Braddock, Dean of Norwich Steven Betts, Archdeacon of Norfolk Keith James, Archdeacon of Norwich Catherine Dobson, Archdeacon of Lynn
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Ipswich (1899–1909) Archdeacon of Suffolk (12th century–1914; formed Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich) Archdeacon of Sudbury (12th century–1837; transferred to Ely)

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