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| Majendie, Henry William. Adm. pens. (age 18) at CHRIST'S, Dec. 3, 1771. S. of the Rev. John James, D.D. [His grandfather was a Huguenot who settled at Exeter.] B. [Oct. 7, 1754], in Middlesex. School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1772; Scholar, 1772; B.A. (3rd Hon. Wrangler) 1776; M.A. 1785; D.D. 1791. Fellow, 1776. Ord. deacon (Canterbury, Litt. dim. from Lichfield) 1774; priest (Worcester) [p.296] 1783. Preceptor to Prince William, afterwards William IV, 1781. V. of Bromsgrove, Worcs., 1783-5. Canon of Windsor, 1785-98. V. of Nether Stowey, Somerset, 1790-3; established a Sunday school there at a time when such an institution was regarded as dangerous folly. V. of Hungerford, 1793-8. Canon of St Paul's, 1798-1809. V. of Windsor, 1798-1800. Bishop of Chester, 1800-9; Bishop of Bangor, 1809-30. Married, Apr. 11, 1785, Anne Routledge, of Stapleton, Cumberland, and had 13 children. Author, Sermons, etc. Died, July 9, 1830, at Longdon, near Lichfield. 'His contemporaries allude to the corpulence of his person, and the imperturbable gravity of his countenance.' Father of the next two. (Peile, II. 294; Burke, L.G.; Cant. Act Book; Foster, Index Eccles.; D.N.B.) | Henry William MAJENDIE Approx. lifespan: 1754–1830 pens. aged 18 Christ's College adm1771:12:03 s. of Majendie DD, John James, Rev. ((His grandfather was a Huguenot who settled at Exeter, [ Devon ] . )) b. Middlesex 1754:10:07 Sch: Charterhouse School Charterhouse, [ London ] Matric 1772:10MT: Scholar 1772 BA 3 rd Hon. Wrangler 1776 MA 1785 DD 1791 Fellow 1776 Ord. deacon Canterbury, Litt. dim. from Lichfield 1774 Ord. priest Worcester 1783 Preceptor to Prince William, afterwards William IV 1781 V.: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire 1783-85 Canon of: : Windsor [ Berkshire ] 1785-98 V.: Nether Stowey, Somerset 1790-93 established a Sunday school there at a time when such an institution was regarded as dangerous folly. V.: Hungerford [ Berkshire ] 1793-98 Canon of: : St Paul's [ London ] 1798-1809 V.: Windsor [ Berkshire ] 1798-1800 Bishop of: Chester, [ Cheshire ] 1800-09 Bishop of: Bangor, [ Caernarvonshire ] 1809-30 m. 1785:04:11,Anne Routledge, of Stapleton, Cumberland , and had 13 children. Publ.: Sermons etc. d. 1830:07:09,at Longdon, near Lichfield, [ Staffordshire ] . "His contemporaries allude to the corpulence of his person, and the imperturbable gravity of his countenance." father of the next two. ( Peile, II. 294; Burke, L.G.; Cant. Act Book ; Foster, Index Eccles.; D.N.B. ) |