William Herring
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William Herring (1718 – 1774) was an Anglican priest, most notably Dean of St Asaph from 1751 until 1774.[1]
William was born in Norwich, and educated at Norwich School and Clare College, Cambridge.[2] He held livings at Alburgh, Edgefield and Bolton Percy. At a time when plurality (holding multiple church jobs) was common, he was also a prebendary of York from 1744; and Precentor of Salisbury from 1754.
He was buried in Bolton Percy, Yorkshire, England, where he had been Rector since 1747, on 25 May 1774.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae Vol.1 p83
- ↑ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part I. The earliest times to 1752 Vol. Vol. ii. Dabbs – Juxton, (1922) p359
- ↑ "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:68ZF-9Q9Y : Sat Mar 09 20:35:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Rev William Herring, 25 May 1773.