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Adm. sizar at EMMANUEL, Jan. 16, 1778. Of Lincs. [2nd s. of the Rev. John (Queen's College, Oxford, 1742), R. of Thoresway, Lincs. School, Louth Grammar.] Matric. Michs. 1778; B.A. 1782; M.A. 1794. Ord. deacon, 1781; C. of Panton, Lincs., c. 1784. V. of Stixwold, 1802-30. R. of Thoresway (succeeding his father), 1806-30. Died Nov. 9, 1830. M.I. in Caistor church. Brother of John (1775). (Goulding, Some Louth Gr. Sch. Boys; G. Mag., 1830, II. 645; Northants. Clergy; P. B. G. Binnall.)
Mounsey amassed a notable collection of fossils which is described in Nichols ‘Antiquities of the County of Leicestershire’. Information from Neil Fortey by email 4/10/2010.
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1781 | Ordi(ordination) | Mounsey, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Licensing) | Mounsey, William | Panton / | Curate | View |
| 1783 | Ordi(ordination) | Mounsey, William | / | priest | View |
| 1802 | Appt(Institution) | Mounsey, William | Stixwold / | Vicar | View |
| 1806 | Appt(Institution) | Mounsey, William | Thoresway / | Rector | View |
| 1831 | Vac(Death) | Mounsey, William | Thoresby / | Rector | View |
| 1831 | Vac(Death) | Mounsey, William | Stixwold / | Vicar | View |