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Adm. pens. (age 22) at TRINITY, Jan. 30, 1759. [2nd] s. of George, of Overthwaite, Westmorland. School, Sedbergh, Yorks. (Mr Bateman). ' Matric. Easter, 1759. C. of Beetham, Westmorland, 1760-2; V. there, 1762-1811. Built Beetham House, near Milnthorpe, and made his residence there. Married (1) Mary, dau. of John Hutton, of Helslack, Westmorland; (2) Lucy, dau. of Rigby Molyneux, M.P. for Preston, and had issue. Antiquary. Kept a large folio book called the ‘Repository’ in the vestry of Beetham Church, in which he entered a record of parish affairs from an early period. It has been continued by his successors. Author, A Bran New Wark, by William de Worfat, containing a true Calendar of his Thoughts concerning good Nebberhood (in the local dialect); reprinted by the English Dialect Society, 1879. Died Aug. 6, 1811, aged 74. M.I. at Beetham. Brother of John (1759). (Burke, L.G., 1925; D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1811, II. 291; C. R. Hudleston.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1760 | Appt(Licensing) | Hutton, William | / | Curate | View |
| 1760 | Ordi(ordination) | Hutton, William | / | deacon | View |
| 1762 | Ordi(ordination) | Hutton, William | / | priest | View |
| 1762 | Appt(Institution) | Hutton, William | Betholme / | Vicar | View |
| 1811 | Vac(Death) | Hutton, William | Betholme / | Vicar | View |