William was born in 1693.[1]
He was married to Elizabeth Fauquier at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall in April 1728 by licence granted at St Andrew Undershaft the 6th April 1724.[2][3]
He passed away in June 1757.[1]
Text from the Cambridge University Alumni:[1]
William Wollaston. College, SIDNEY. Entered, 1710. Born, Apr. 26, 1693. Died, June 20, 1757.
Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 17) at SIDNEY, Apr. 25, 1710. 2nd s. of William Wollaston, gent. B. Apr. 26, 1693, in London. Migrated to King's. Matric. 1710; B.A. 1713-4. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Dec. 7, 1709. Called to the Bar, 1715. M.P. for Ipswich, 1733-41. Of Finborough, Suffolk. Married Elizabeth, dau. of John Francis Fauquier, Apr. 6, 1728. Died in St James' Square, June 20, 1757. Buried at Gt Finborough. Brother of Charlton (1708), etc. (G. Mag.; L. Mag.; H. G. Harrison.)
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