William Sewell (1836)

Born 18 Nov 1836 in Newport, Hampshire, England

Ancestors

Biography

William was born in 1837. He was the second child and eldest son of Henry Sewell and Lucy Nedham. William was baptised at St. Thomas', Newport, on 10 January 1837.^[1]

William was a scholar of Winchester College and matriculated at New College, Oxford, on 30 May 1856. He was Fellow of his College from 1856 to 1878. In Easter Term 1858, William gained a Third Class in Classical Moderations. He proceeded B.A. in 1860 and M.A. in 1863. William was ordained Deacon in 1861 and Priest in 1862, both times by the Bishop of Winchester (Sumner).^[2]

William was Curate of Kingsclere from 1861 to 1863; of Huntley, Gloucestershire from 1866 to 1867; of Totland Missionary Chapel, in the Parish of Freshwater, Isle of Wight, from 1869 to 1871; and of Romford, Essex, from 1875 to 1878. In 1878 William was presented by his College to the Rectory of Little or New Sampford, Essex, which he held until his death.^[3]

William married Elizabeth Gertrude Vaughan on 14 May 1878. Elizabeth was the third daughter of the Rev. Charles Vaughan, V.A., Rector of Llandevalley and Crickadarn, Co. Brecon.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ The Sewells of the Isle of Wight by Mountague Charles Owen Printed for Private Circulation https://ia800503.us.archive.org/8/items/sewellsofisleofw00owen/sewellsofisleofw00owen.pdf
2. ↑ The Sewells of the Isle of Wight by Mountague Charles Owen Printed for Private Circulation https://ia800503.us.archive.org/8/items/sewellsofisleofw00owen/sewellsofisleofw00owen.pdf
3. ↑ The Sewells of the Isle of Wight by Mountague Charles Owen Printed for Private Circulation https://ia800503.us.archive.org/8/items/sewellsofisleofw00owen/sewellsofisleofw00owen.pdf
4. ↑ The Sewells of the Isle of Wight by Mountague Charles Owen Printed for Private Circulation https://ia800503.us.archive.org/8/items/sewellsofisleofw00owen/sewellsofisleofw00owen.pdf

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