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Adm. sizar (age 15) at CHRIST'S, Nov. 16, 1758. [Only] s. of the Rev. William (1729-30), V. of Helpston, near Peterborough, and Head Master of Giggleswick (and Elizabeth Clapham, of Stackhouse). B. [July, 1743], in Northants. Bapt. Aug. 3, 1743, in Peterborough Cathedral. School, Giggleswick. ' Matric. Michs. 1759; Scholar, 1759; B.A. (Senior Wrangler) 1763; Members' prize, 1765; M.A. 1766; D.D. 1795. Fellow, 1766-76; Tutor, 1768; Senior Dean, 1775. Ord. priest (London) Dec. 21, 1767. Whitehall Preacher, 1771-6. R. of Musgrave, Westmorland, 1775-1805. V. of Dalston, 1776-93. V. of Appleby, 1777-89. Preb. of Carlisle, 1780-95. Archdeacon of Carlisle, 1782-1805. R. of Great Salkeld, Cumberland. Chancellor of Carlisle, 1782-95. V. of Addingham, 1792-5. V. of Stanwix, Cumberland, 1793-5. Preb. of St Paul's Cathedral, 1794. Sub-Dean of Lincoln, 1795-1805. R. of Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, 1795-1805. Married (1) June 6, 1776, Jane Hewitt, dau. of a spirit-merchant of Carlisle, and had issue; (2) Dec. 14, 1795, Catherine Dobinson, of Carlisle. Author, Evidences of Christianity (1794), which for many years formed an alternative choice to Logic in the 'additional subjects' of the Previous Examination; Paley's Ghost, an extremely condensed and rhyming booklet, was apt to be relied upon by non-theological candidates. Also wrote the well-known Principles of Morals and Political Philosophy, which quickly became a Cambridge text-book; Horae Paulinae; Reasons for Contentment; Natural Theology. Died May 25, 1805, at Lincoln; buried in Carlisle Cathedral. M.I. Father of Edmund (1800), James (1811) and the next. (Peile, II. 267; Northants. Clergy; G. Mag., 1805, I, 585-6 and II, 675, which states that he died at Sunderland; D.N.B.)

Education Events

MA : Cambridge / Christ's

Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
Ord	Paley, William	23/02/1766	MA	Cambridge	View
Ord	Paley, William	20/12/1767	MA	Cambridge	View
Appt	Paley, William	28/05/1775	MA		View
Appt	Paley, William	05/11/1776	MA		View
Disp	Paley, William	12/11/1776	MA	Cambridge	View
Appt	Paley, William	02/12/1776	MA		View
Appt	Paley, William	23/06/1777	MA		View
Disp	Paley, William	22/07/1777	MA	Cambridge	View
Appt	Paley, William	05/09/1777	MA		View
Appt	Paley, William	10/09/1777	MA		View
Appt	Paley, William	17/06/1779	MA		View
Appt	Paley, William	16/06/1780	MA		View
Appt	Paley, William	05/08/1782	MA		View
Appt	Paley, William	19/11/1785	MA		View
Disp	Paley, William	04/04/1792	MA	Cambridge	View
Appt	Paley, William	07/05/1792	MA		View
Disp	Paley, William	15/03/1793	MA	Cambridge	View
Appt	Paley, William	15/04/1793	MA		View
Appt	Paley, William	10/01/1795	MA		View
Appt	Paley, William	10/01/1795	MA		View

DD

Type	Name	Date	Qualification	Full Record
LibC	Paley, William	11/06/1795	DD	View
LibC	Paley, William	00/00/1800	DD	View
Appt	Paley, William	29/01/1805	DD	View
Appt	Paley, William	29/01/1805	DD	View

Ordination Events

deacon : 23/02/1766 (Cornwallis, Frederick/Coventry & Lichfield 1750-1768)

Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
Ord	Paley, William	23/02/1766	deacon	ordination	View

priest : 20/12/1767 (Terrick, Richard/London 1764-1777)

Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
Ord	Paley, William	20/12/1767	priest	ordination	View

Appointment Events

Rector : Great Musgrave (28/05/1775 - 05/09/1777 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	28/05/1775	Rector	Collation	Musgrave/	View
Appt	Paley, William	05/09/1777	Rector	Resignation	Musgrave/	View
Vac	Paley, William	19/09/1777	Rector	resignation	Musgrave/	View

domestic chaplain : Law, Edmund (1703-1787), bishop of Carlisle (05/11/1776 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	05/11/1776	domestic chaplain	Appointment	Edmund Law, Bishop of Carlisle/	View

Vicar : Dalston (02/12/1776 - 15/03/1793 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	02/12/1776	Vicar	Collation	Dalston/	View
Libc	Paley, William	08/06/1780	Vicar		Dalston/	View
Libc	Paley, William	10/06/1785	Vicar		Dalston/	View
Libc	Paley, William	11/06/1790	Vicar		Dalston/	View
Appt	Paley, William	15/03/1793	Vicar	Resignation	Dalston/	View
Vac	Paley, William	01/08/1793	Vicar	cession	Dalston/	View

Vicar : Appleby St Laurence (10/09/1777 - 21/07/1785 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	23/06/1777	Vicar	Presentation	St Lawrence in Appleby/	View
Appt	Paley, William	10/09/1777	Vicar	Institution	St Lawrence, Appleby/	View
Libc	Paley, William	05/06/1780	Vicar		Appleby St Lawrence/	View
Libc	Paley, William	01/06/1785	Vicar		Appleby St Lawrence/	View
Vac	Paley, William	23/06/1785	Vicar	resignation	St Lawrence in Appleby/	View
Vac	Paley, William	21/07/1785	Vicar	resignation	St Lawrence, Appleby/	View

Canon : Carlisle cathedral, canon of 4th canonry (16/06/1780 - 22/01/1795 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	17/06/1779	Prebendary	Installation	Carlisle Cathedral/4th prebend	View
Appt	Paley, William	16/06/1780	Canon	Collation	Carlisle Cathedral/4th Canon	View
Appt	Sheepshanks, William	22/01/1795	Canon	Collation	Carlisle Cathedral/4th Canon	View
Vac	Paley, William	23/01/1795	Prebendary	resignation	Carlisle Cathedral/4th prebend	View

Archdeacon : Carlisle cathedral, archdeaconry of Carlisle (05/08/1782 - 29/01/1805 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	05/08/1782	Archdeacon	Collation	Archdeaconry of Carlisle/	View
Appt	Paley, William	29/01/1805	Archdeacon	Resignation	Carlisle/	View
Vac	Paley, William	29/01/1805	Archdeacon	resignation	Diocese of Carlisle/Archdeaconry of Carlisle	View
Vac	Paley, William	29/01/1805	Archdeacon	resignation	Carlisle Cathedral/Archdeaconry of Carlisle	View

Rector : Great Salked (31/05/1785 - 29/01/1805 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Libc	Paley, William	31/05/1785	Rector		Gt Salkeld/	View
Libc	Paley, William	01/06/1790	Rector		Gt Salkeld/	View
Libc	Paley, William	11/06/1795	Rector		Gt Salkeld/	View
Libc	Paley, William	00/00/1800	Rector		Gt Salkeld/	View
Appt	Paley, William	29/01/1805	Rector	Resignation	Great Salkeld/	View
Vac	Paley, William	29/01/1805	Rector	resignation	Great Salkeld/	View

Vicar general : Vicar general, diocese of Carlisle (23/11/1785 - 27/05/1795 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	19/11/1785	Vicar general	Appointment	/	View
Appt	Paley, William	23/11/1785	Vicar general	Appointment	Diocese of Carlisle/	View
Vac	Paley, William	27/05/1795	Vicar general	resignation	Diocese of Carlisle/	View

domestic chaplain : Beadon, Richard (1737-1824), bishop of Gloucester and of Bath and Wells (04/04/1792 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	04/04/1792	domestic chaplain	in post	Bishop Beadon of Gloucester/	View
Appt	Paley, William	15/03/1793	domestic chaplain	in post	Bishop Beadon of GLoucester/	View

Vicar : Addingham (07/05/1792 - 01/07/1795 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	07/05/1792	Vicar	Collation	Addingham/	View
Libc	Paley, William	11/06/1795	Vicar		Addingham/	View
Vac	Paley, William	23/06/1795	Vicar	cession	Addingham/	View
Vac	Paley, William	01/07/1795	Vicar	cession	Addingham/	View

Vicar : Stanwix (15/04/1793 - 16/05/1795 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	15/04/1793	Vicar	Institution	Stanwix/	View
Vac	Paley, William	16/05/1795	Vicar	cession	Stanwix/	View

Prebendary : St Paul's Cathedral, Pancratius Prebend (04/08/1794 - 03/06/1805 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	04/08/1794	Prebendary	Institution	St Paul's Cathedral/prebend of St Pancras	View
Vac	Paley, William	03/06/1805	Prebendary	natural death	St Paul's Cathedral/prebend of Pancras	View

subdean : Lincoln cathedral, Subdean (10/01/1795 - 07/06/1805 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	10/01/1795	subdean	Collation	Lincoln Cathedral/	View
Vac	Paley, William	07/06/1805	subdean	Death	Cathedral Church of Lincoln/subdean	View

Prebendary : Lincoln cathedral, Prebend of Crackpole St Mary (10/01/1795 - 07/06/1805 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Appt	Paley, William	10/01/1795	Prebendary	Collation	Lincoln Cathedral/Prebend of St Mary Carackpool	View
Vac	Paley, William	07/06/1805	Prebendary	Death	Lincoln Cathedral/Prebend of St Mary Crackpool	View

Rector : Bishopwearmouth (17/07/1805 - 17/07/1805 )

Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
Vac	Paley, William	17/07/1805	Rector	Death	Bishop Wearmouth/	View

Death Events

Death (03/06/1805)

Name	Date	Cause	Type	Full Record
Paley, William	03/06/1805	natural death	Vac	View
Paley, William	07/06/1805	Death	Vac	View
Paley, William	07/06/1805	Death	Vac	View
Paley, William	17/07/1805	Death	Vac	View

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Person: Paley, William (1766 - 1805)

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Education Events

MA : Cambridge / Christ's

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Ordination Events

deacon : 23/02/1766 (Cornwallis, Frederick/Coventry & Lichfield 1750-1768)

priest : 20/12/1767 (Terrick, Richard/London 1764-1777)

Appointment Events

Rector : Great Musgrave (28/05/1775 - 05/09/1777 )

domestic chaplain : Law, Edmund (1703-1787), bishop of Carlisle (05/11/1776 )

Vicar : Dalston (02/12/1776 - 15/03/1793 )

Vicar : Appleby St Laurence (10/09/1777 - 21/07/1785 )

Canon : Carlisle cathedral, canon of 4th canonry (16/06/1780 - 22/01/1795 )

Archdeacon : Carlisle cathedral, archdeaconry of Carlisle (05/08/1782 - 29/01/1805 )

Rector : Great Salked (31/05/1785 - 29/01/1805 )

Vicar general : Vicar general, diocese of Carlisle (23/11/1785 - 27/05/1795 )

domestic chaplain : Beadon, Richard (1737-1824), bishop of Gloucester and of Bath and Wells (04/04/1792 )

Vicar : Addingham (07/05/1792 - 01/07/1795 )

Vicar : Stanwix (15/04/1793 - 16/05/1795 )

Prebendary : St Paul's Cathedral, Pancratius Prebend (04/08/1794 - 03/06/1805 )

subdean : Lincoln cathedral, Subdean (10/01/1795 - 07/06/1805 )

Prebendary : Lincoln cathedral, Prebend of Crackpole St Mary (10/01/1795 - 07/06/1805 )

Rector : Bishopwearmouth (17/07/1805 - 17/07/1805 )

Death Events

Death (03/06/1805)