b.22 May 1788, Westminster, London-d.20 February 1853, London; ordained deacon by Bishop Burgess of Salisbury for Bishop Tomline of Winchester (1818); priest (by Winchester); consecrated Bishop of Australia (14 February 1836, Lambeth Palace chapel by Archbishop Howley of Canterbury, assisted by the bishops of London, Winchester and Gloucester);
Curate, Hartley Wespall, Hampshire (1818-1827); Rector, Farnham in Surrey (1827) (appointed by Bishop Sumner of Winchester); chaplain of the Tower of London (1828); archdeacon of New South Wales (nominated 1828; took over authority from T H Scott on 16 September 1829); Bishop of Australia (1836-1853)
Information supplied by Mark Hutchinson (1/2/2007)from Australian Dictionary of Biography article.http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010146b.htm
BUT IN FACT NOT CORRECT: ORDAINED BY FISHER, NOT BURGESS
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | Appt(Licensing) | Broughton, William Grant | Hartley Wespall / | Curate | View |
| 1818 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Broughton, William Grant | / | deacon | View |
| 1818 | Ordi(ordination) | Broughton, William Grant | / | priest | View |
| 1818 | Ordi(ordination) | Broughton, William Grant | / | deacon | View |
| 1818 | Ordi(letters dimissory) | Broughton, William Grant | / | priest | View |
| 1824 | Appt(Licensing) | Broughton, William Grant | Hartley Wespall / | Curate | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Licensing) | Broughton, William Grant | Farnham / | Curate | View |
| 1827 | Appt(Licensing) | Broughton, William Grant | Farnham Grammar School / | Schoolmaster | View |