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| Roberts, William Page. Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, July 8, 1858. S. of William (and Prudence). B. Jan. 2, 1836, at Liverpool. School, Liverpool College. Matric. Michs. 1858; B.A. 1862; M.A. 1865. D.D., Glasgow, 1907. Ord. deacon (Chester) 1861; priest, 1862; C. of St Thomas's, Stockport, Cheshire, 1861-4. V. of Eye, Suffolk, 1864-78. P.C. of St Peter's, Vere Street, St Marylebone, 1878-1907. Canon of Canterbury, 1895-1907. Dean of Salisbury, 1907-19. Select Preacher at Oxford and at Cambridge. In his 89th year preached on a number of occasions at churches in the neighbourhood of his home in the Isle of Wight. Married, as his 2nd wife (his 1st wife, Mary Elizabeth, died 1865), Nov. 7, 1878, the Hon. Margaret Grace Pitt, dau. of the 4th Baron Rivers. Author, Law and God; Reasonable Service; Liberalism in Religion, etc. Resided latterly at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, where he died Aug. 14, 1928, aged 92. (Crockford; Cambridge Review, Oct. 12, 1928; The Times, Aug. 18, 1928.) | William Page ROBERTS Approx. lifespan: 1836–1878 pens. St John's College adm1858:07:08 s. of William ROBERTS (and Prudence) b. Liverpool, [ Lancashire ] 1836:01:02 Sch: Liverpool College Liverpool, [ Lancashire ] Matric 1858:10MT: BA 1862 MA 1865 DD Glasgow: 1907 Ord. deacon Chester 1861 Ord. priest 1862 C.: St Thomas' Stockport, Cheshire 1861-64 V.: Eye, Suffolk 1864-78 P.C.: St Peter's, Vere Street, St Marylebone, [ London ] 1878-1907 Canon of: Canterbury, [ Kent ] 1895-1907 Dean of Salisbury, [ Wiltshire ] 1907-19 Select Preacher: OX and CB In his 89th year preached on a number of occasions at churches in the neighbourhood of his home in the Isle of Wight m., as his 2nd wife (his 1st wife, Mary Elizabeth, died (1865) 1878:11:07, the Hon. Margaret Grace Pitt dau. of the 4th Baron Rivers. Publ.: Law and God; Reasonable Service ; Liberalism in Religion etc. latterly Shanklin, Isle of Wight [where he] Died [there] 1928:08:14 aged 92. ( Crockford; CB Review 1928:10:12; The Times 1928:08:18) |