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Adm. pens. at JESUS, June 5, 1773. [Only] s. of the Rev. William (1742), of Southwell, Notts. [B. 1756. School, Eton.] ' Matric. Michs. 1773; B.A. 1777; M.A. 1780. Fellow. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Apr. 14, 1777. Called to the Bar, 1780. Of Muskham Grange, near Newark, Notts. Assumed the name of Dickinson, in lieu of Rastall, 1795. Topographer and legal writer. J.P. for Notts., Lincs., Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. Married Harriet, dau. of John Kenrick, of Bletchingley, Surrey, and had issue. Author, History of the Antiquities of the Town and Church of Southwell; The History and Antiquities of the Town of Newark; etc. Died Oct. 9, 1822. (Eton Coll. Reg.; Inns of Court; D.N.B. (sub Dickinson).)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779 | Appt(Institution) | Rastall, William Dickinson | Jesus College, Cambridge / | Fellow | View |
| 1787 | Vac(resignation) | Rastall, William Dickinson | Jesus College, Cambridge / | Fellow | View |