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| WORDSWORTH, CHRISTOPHER. Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, Aug. 18, 1791. [4th] s. of John [attorney-at-law], of Cockermouth, Cumberland . [B. there, June 9, 1774.] School, Hawkshead, Lancashire . Matric. Michs. 1792; Scholar, 1794; B.A. (10 th Wrangler ) 1796; M.A. 1799; D.D. ( per Lit. Reg. ) 1810. Fellow, 1798; Master, 1820-41. 'A strict disciplinarian, and exacted an unquestioning conformity to all College rules.' Vice-Chancellor, 1820-1 and 1826-7. Ord. deacon (Norwich), May 12, 1799; priest, Dec. 22, 1799. R. of Ashby with Oby and Thirne, Norfolk , 1804-5. Domestic Chaplain to the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1805. R. of Woodchurch, Kent , 1806-8. Dean and R. of Bocking, Essex , 1808-16 (with Monks-Eleigh, Suffolk , 1812-16). R. of St Mary's, Lambeth and of Sundridge, Kent , 1816-20. Chaplain to the House of Commons, 1817. R. of Buxted with Uckfield, Sussex , 1820-46. Married, Oct. 1, 1804, Priscilla, dau. of Charles Lloyd, banker, of Birmingham. Author, Ecclesiastical Biography, etc. Resided latterly at Buxted, where he died Feb. 2, 1846. Brother of William (1787); father of John (1823), Charles (1833) and the next. (Foster, Index Eccles.; Clerical Guide; Clergy List; Misc. Gen. et Her., N.S., IV; D.N.B. ) | Christopher WORDSWORTH Approx. lifespan: 1774–1846 pens. aged 18 Trinity College adm1791:08:18 4th s. of John WORDSWORTH Attorney-at-Law of Cockermouth, Cumberland b. there 1774:06:09 Sch: Hawkshead School Hawkshead, Lancashire Matric 1792:10MT: Scholar 1794 BA 10 th Wrangler 1796 MA 1799 DD per Lit. Reg. 1810 Fellow 1798 Master: 1820-41 'A strict disciplinarian, and exacted an unquestioning conformity to all College rules.' Vice-Chancellor 1820-1, and 1826-7 Ord. deacon Norwich 1799:05:12 Ord. priest 1799:12:22 R.: Ashby with Oby, [ Norfolk ] and Thirne, Norfolk 1804-05 Domestic Chapl. to the Archbishop of Canterbury 1805 R.: Woodchurch, Kent 1806-08 Dean and R.: Bocking, Essex 1808-16 (with Monks-Eleigh, Suffolk (1812-16) R.: St Mary's Lambeth, [ London ] and of Sundridge, Kent 1816-20 Chapl.: to the House of Commons, [ London ] 1817 R.: Buxted, [ Sussex ] with Uckfield, Sussex 1820-46 m. 1804:10:01 Priscilla LLOYD dau. of Charles LLOYD banker, of Birmingham, [ Warwickshire ] Publ.: Ecclesiastical Biography etc. latterly Buxted, [ Sussex ] [,where he] d. [there] 1846:02:02 brother of William WORDSWORTH (1787) father of John WORDSWORTH (1823) father of Charles WORDSWORTH (1833) father of Christopher WORDSWORTH (1825) (Foster, Index Eccles.; Clerical Guide; Clergy List; Misc. General et Her., N.S. IV; D.N.B. ) [add:]Offered the Deanery of Peterborough, [ Northamptonshire ] in Sept. 1842[:add] [add:]Portrait at Trinity College [:add] [add:](P.J. Barnwell: Romilly, 1842:10:01; Atkinson, 455)[:add] |