Person: Holmes, William (1714 - 1748)

• Comments

  Foster: Holmes, William, s. Tho, of London, gent. St John's Coll., matric 2 July 1707, aged 18; fellow 1710, BA 1711, MA 1715, proctor 1721, BD 1722, DD 5 Mar 1724-5, president of his college 1728-48, admitted to Merchant Taylors' school 1701 (born 5 Apr 1689), vice-chancellor of the university 1732-5, regius professor of modern history 1736-42; vicar of Northleigh, Oxon, 1725-6, of Henbury, co. Gloucester, 1726, rector of Boxwell, co. Gloucester, 1728, and of Hanborough, Oxon, 1729, prebendary and dean of Exeter 1742, until his death 4 Apr 1748, aged 59. See Gutch, i, 558; Rawl., xvii, 296; Robinson, ii, 5; Foster's Index Eccl.; DNB.

Education Events

• BA : Oxford / St John's

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Holmes, William	23/05/1714	BA	Oxford	View

• MA : Oxford / St John's

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Holmes, William	08/06/1718	MA	Oxford	View

• DD

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Appt	Holmes, William	13/03/1725	DD		View
  Appt	Holmes, William	29/12/1726	DD		View
  Appt	Holmes, Gulielmus	22/09/1728	DD		View
  Appt	Holmes, Guilielmus	22/09/1728	DD		View
  Appt	Holmes, William	24/10/1729	DD		View

Appointment Events

• Vicar : North Leigh (13/03/1725 - 03/02/1727 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Holmes, William	13/03/1725	Vicar	Institution	Northleigh/	View
  Vac	Holmes, William	03/02/1727	Vicar	cession	Northleigh/	View

• Vicar : Henbury (29/12/1726 - 16/02/1730 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Holmes, William	29/12/1726	Vicar	Institution	Henbury with the Chappels annexed in Com' Glouc'/	View
  Appt	Gardiner, John	16/02/1730	Vicar	Institution	Henbury, Com' Glouc'/	View

• Rector : Boxwell with Leighterton (22/09/1728 - 24/05/1748 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Holmes, Guilielmus	22/09/1728	Rector	Institution	Boxwell with Leighterton Chapel annexed/	View
  Appt	Holmes, Gulielmus	22/09/1728	Rector	Institution	Boxwell with Chapel of Leighterton/	View
  Vac	Holmes, William	24/05/1748	Rector	Death	Boxwell with Leighterton Chapel annexed/	View
  Vac	Holmes, William	24/05/1748	Rector	natural death	Boxwell with the chapelry of Leighterton annexed/	View

• Rector : Hanborough (24/10/1729 - 20/06/1748 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Holmes, William	24/10/1729	Rector	Institution	Hanborough/	View
  Libc	Holmes, William	22/07/1734	Rector		Hanborough/	View
  Vac	Holmes, William	20/06/1748	Rector	natural death	Hanborough/	View

Death Events

• Death (24/05/1748)

  Name	Date	Cause	Type	Full Record
  Holmes, William	24/05/1748	Death	Vac	View
  Holmes, William	24/05/1748	natural death	Vac	View
  Holmes, William	20/06/1748	natural death	Vac	View