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Adm. pens. (age 17) at MAGDALENE, May 26, 1749. S. of William, Esq. B. at Greenwich, Kent. School, Greenwich. ' Matric. 1749; B.A. 1753; M.A. 1756; D.D. 1767 ( Lit. Reg.) Fellow, 1753. Members' prize, 1755. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Sept. 22, 1754; priest, Dec. 21, 1755. Chaplain to the Princess Amelia. Preb. of Westminster, 1765. V. of St Bride's, Fleet St, London, 1776-80. V. of Christ Church, Newgate St, 1780-99. Treasurer of St Paul's, 1766. Died in Westminster, Sept. 29, 1816. Buried in Westminster Abbey. Founder of the "Bell Scholarships." Known as a writer on the theory of Population. (D.N.B.)
Victim of the highway robber Jack Rann. See www.Oldbaileyonline.org t:17741019-50
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1754 | Disp-Ord | Bell, William | / | View | |
| 1754 | Ordi(ordination) | Bell, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1754 | Disp-Ord | Bell, William | / | View | |
| 1755 | Disp-Ord | Bell, William | / | View | |
| 1755 | Ordi(ordination) | Bell, William | / | priest | View |
| 1755 | Disp-Ord | Bell, William | / | View | |
| 1766 | Appt(collation) | Bell, William | St Paul's Cathedral / | Treasurer | View |
| 1776 | Disp-App | Bell, William | Furneaux Pelham & Brent Pelham united / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1776 | Appt(Institution) | Bell, William | St Bridget alias St Bride's / | Vicar | View |
| 1776 | Disp(Dispensation) | Bell, William | London, St Bridget oth. St Brides / | Vicar | View |
| 1780 | Disp-App | Bell, William | Furneux Pelham & Brent Pelham united / | Perpetual Vicar | View |
| 1780 | Disp(Dispensation) | Bell, William | London, Christ Church with St Leonard Foster Lane / | Vicar | View |
| 1780 | Appt(Institution) | Bell, William | Christ Church with the Rectory of St Leonard Foste / | Vicar | View |
| 1781 | Vac(cession) | Bell, William | St Bridget otherwise St Brides / | Vicar | View |
| 1800 | Vac(resignation) | Bell, William | Christchurch with rectory of St Leonard Foster Lan / | Vicar | View |
| 1800 | Appt(Resignation) | Bell, not given | Christchurch with St Leonard Foster Lane / | Vicar | View |
| 1816 | Vac(natural death) | Bell, William | St Paul's Cathedral / | Treasurer | View |