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Adm. (age 17) at KING'S, a scholar from Eton, Mar. 30, 1753. [3rd s. of Richard, of Abergavenny. B. at Gloucester.] Bapt. Aug. 12, 1734. ' Matric. Easter, 1753; B.A. 1757; M.A. 1760; D.D. 1773. Fellow, 1756-61. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Dec. 6, 1752. Assistant Master at Eton, 1760-71; Fellow, 1771-81; Provost, 1781-91. R. of Whiston (with moiety of Denton), Northants., 1762-82; resigned. R. of Farnham Royal, Bucks., 1779. R. of Everdon, Northants., 1778-9; resigned. One of the King's Chaplains, 1772-91. Twice married and had issue: his 1st wife, Jane, d. 1776; his 2nd wife was a sister of Thomas Chamberlayne, Fellow of Eton. Madame D'Arblay wrote of him (Diary and Letters, 23 Nov. 1786). ‘The Provost is very fat, with a large paunch and gouty legs. He is good humoured, loquacious, gay, civil, and parading. I am told, nevertheless, he is a poet, and a very good one.’ Author, Judah Restored, a poem in blank verse; A Poetical Essay on the Existence, the Attributes, and the Providence of God; A Poetical Epistle to Christopher Anstey, Esq., on the English Poets, chiefly those who have written in Blank Verse, etc. Died Dec. 5, 1791, at Eton. Father of William (1781), Richard (1783) and John (1781). (Eton Coll. Reg.; Inns of Court; Northants. Clergy; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1759 | Ordi(ordination) | Roberts, William Heyward | / | priest | View |
| 1759 | Ordi(ordination) | Roberts, William Hayward | / | deacon | View |
| 1777 | Libc | Roberts, William Hayward | Whiston / | Rector | View |
| 1778 | Appt(Institution) | Roberts, William Hayward | Everdon / | Rector | View |
| 1778 | Vac(resignation) | Roberts, William Hayward | Whiston / | Rector | View |
| 1779 | Appt(Institution) | Roberts, William Haywood | Farnham Royal / | Rector | View |
| 1779 | Vac(cession) | Roberts, William Hayward | Everdon / | Rector | View |
| 1781 | Appt(Institution) | Roberts, William Haywood | King's College of Our Lady of Eton / | provost | View |
| 1791 | Vac(Death) | Roberts, William Hayward | College Royal of the Blessed Mary of Eton near Win / | provost | View |
| 1792 | Vac(Death) | Roberts, William Hayward | Farnham Royal / | Rector | View |