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Adm. sizar (age 18) at ST JOHN'S, Jan. 18, 1766. [Eldest] s. of Thomas, farm-bailiff, of [Dent], Yorks. B. there. Bapt. Feb. 28, 1747. School, Sedbergh. ' Matric. Michs. 1766. Migrated to Trinity, Nov. 8, 1766, as 'S. of Robert of Dent'; Scholar, 1769; B.A. (3rd Wrangler), 1770; M.A. 1773. Fellow, 1771. Ord. priest (Peterb.), Dec. 25, 1771. V. of Cardington and Keysoe, Beds., 1776-96. Married, Jan. 13, 1778, at St James', Bath, Ann, only child of Sir Charles Smyth, 3rd Bart., of Hill Hall, Essex. Died Jan. 31, 1796, aged 49, at Cardington; buried there. M.I. in Elstow Church, Beds. Father of Edward M. (1802). (Sedbergh Reg.; St John's Coll. Adm., III. 711; Northants. Clergy; G. Mag., 1796, 1. 170; E. A. B. Barnard; A. Tudor-Craig.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1770 | Appt(Licensing) | Willan, Robert | Covington / | Curate | View |
| 1770 | Ordi(ordination) | Willan, Robert | / | deacon | View |
| 1771 | Ordi(ordination) | Willan, Robert | / | priest | View |
| 1776 | Appt(Institution) | Willan, Robert | Cayshoe / | Vicar | View |
| 1776 | Appt(Institution) | Willan, Robert | Cardington / | Vicar | View |
| 1796 | Vac(Death) | Willan, Robert | Keysoe / | Vicar | View |
| 1796 | Vac(Death) | Willan, Robert | Cardington / | Vicar | View |