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Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Mar. 1, 1802. Of Lincs. [Eldest s. of the Rev. James (1777). B. Jan. 28, 1785, at Louth.] School, Brigg. ' Matric. Michs. 1802; Scholar, 1802; B.A. (2nd Wrangler and 2nd Smith's prize) 1806; M.A. 1809; B.D. 1816. Fellow, 1806-24. Ord. deacon (Norwich) May 28, 1809; priest (Bristol, for Ely) Mar. 23, 1810. Professor of Natural Philosophy and Mathematics, at the Hon. Company's East Indian College, Haileybury, 1806-30. F.R.S., 1819. Domestic Chaplain to the Duke of Northumberland, with whom he travelled abroad in 1817. R. of Hazelbury-Bryan, Dorset, 1821-59. Married, June 3, 1824, Emily Anne, dau. of William Baker, of Bayfordbury. Distantly related to Jane Austen, who writes of him as being reputed 'the best Classic in the University'. Author, A History of England (7 vols.), etc. Edited the works of William Tyndale for the Parker Society. Died Jan. 25, 1859, at Hazelbury-Bryan; buried there. M.I. Bequeathed the Oriental portion of his library to St John's College. Brother of Edward (1819) and Weever (1814). (St John's Coll. Adms., IV. 539; P. B. G. Binnall; Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1859, I. 326.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1809 | Ordi(ordination) | Walter, Henry | / | priest | View |
| 1809 | Ordi(ordination) | Walter, Henry | / | deacon | View |
| 1810 | Subsc | Walter, Henry | / | View | |
| 1810 | Ordi(ordination) | Walter, Henry | / | priest | View |
| 1810 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Walter, Henry | / | priest | View |
| 1821 | Appt(Institution) | Walter, Henry | St Mary Hasilbeare Briant / | Rector | View |