VENN: Adm. pens. at TRINITY, July 7, 1810, as Wilson, William Carus. [S. and h. of William (1782), of Casterton, Westmorland. B. July 7, 1791.] ' Matric. Michs. 1811; B.A. 1815; M.A. 1818. R. of Tunstall, Lancs., 1816-28. R. of Whittington, Lancs., 1825-57; non-resident. P.C. of Casterton, 1833-56. Succeeded his father in the Casterton estates, 1851. Chaplain to the Duke of Sussex. Founded and endowed Casterton Clergy Daughters' School, first established at Cowan Bridge, 1824 (attended by the Brontė sisters, see Mrs Gaskell's Life of Charlotte Brontė), afterwards removed to Casterton, 1833. Married Anne, dau. of Major-Gen. Charles Neville, R.A., Jan. 31, 1815. A religious and philanthropic writer of repute; published 300,000 numbers of the Friendly Visitor (Lonsdale Mag., II. 472). Died Dec. 30, 1859, aged 68, in London. Brother of Roger (1810) and Edward (1813); father of Edward S. (1849), of William W. C. (1843) and Charles (1843). (Burke, L.G.; Victoria Co. Hist., Lancs., VIII. 252; G. Mag.)
1825 probably should be Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, and Tunstall much more likely to be Lancashire than Kent.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1814 | Disp-Ord | Wilson, William Carus | / | View | |
| 1814 | Ordi(ordination) | Wilson, William Carus | / | deacon | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Licensing) | Wilson, William Carus | Whittington / | Curate | View |
| 1816 | Appt(Institution) | Wilson, William Caius | Tunstall / | Vicar | View |
| 1816 | Disp-Ord | Wilson, William Carus | / | View | |
| 1816 | Ordi(ordination) | Wilson, William Carus | / | priest | View |
| 1816 | Appt(Appointment) | Carus Wilson, William | Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex / | royal chaplain | View |
| 1816 | Subsc | Wilson, William Carus | / | View | |
| 1825 | Disp(Dispensation) | Wilson, William Carus | Whittingdon / | Rector | View |
| 1825 | Disp-App | Wilson, William Carus | HRH. Augustus Frederick, Duke of Cumberland. / | Chaplain | View |
| 1825 | Disp-App | Wilson, William Carus | Tunstall / | Vicar | View |
| 1825 | Appt(Institution) | Wilson, William Carus | Whittington / | Rector | View |
| 1828 | Vac(resignation) | Wilson, William Carus | Tunstall / | Vicar | View |
| 1833 | Appt(Licensing) | Wilson, William Carus | Casterton Chapel lately consecrated / | Perpetual Curate | View |
| 1834 | Appt(Institution) | Wilson, William Carus | Whittington / | Rector | View |
| 1834 | Vac(cession) | Wilson, William Carus | Whittington / | Rector | View |