Person: Wickenden, William (1825 - 1834)

• Comments

  VENN
  Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, June 19, 1821. Of Gloucestershire. [S. of a farmer near Blakeney, Gloues. B. 1797, at Etloe, in the forest of Dean. Had farmed until 1821.] ' Matric. Michs. 1821; B.A. 1825. Ord. deacon (Bath and Wells), Oct. 9, 1825; priest, Dec. 31, 1826. C. of Mudford, Somerset, 1825-31. C. of Little Compton, Gloucs.; C. of Lassington. In Circassia and the Crimea during the Russian War. Known as "The Bard of the Forest." Wanted to marry his housekeeper; was told by the Bishop that if he did so he must leave his curacy, so gave up the marriage, but left Mudford. Author, An autobiography of an eventful life; Poems and Tales; Rustic's Lay; Adventures in Circassia (largely imaginary); etc. Died Feb. 6, 1864, "aged 69" (Boase, III. 1332; Glos. N. and Q., II. 356-7.)

Education Events

• BA : Cambridge / St. John's College

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Wickenden, William	08/10/1825	BA	Cambridge	View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	10/10/1825	BA		View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	10/10/1825	BA		View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	10/10/1825	BA		View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	10/10/1825	BA		View
  Ord	Wickenden, William	30/12/1826	BA	Cambridge	View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	12/08/1828	BA		View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	12/08/1828	BA		View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	18/12/1831	BA		View
  Sub	Wickenden, William	22/12/1831	BA		View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	06/03/1834	BA		View
  Sub	Wickenden, William	06/03/1834	BA		View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 08/10/1825 (Law, George Henry/Bath & Wells 1824-1845)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Wickenden, William	08/10/1825	deacon	Subscription on ordination	View

• priest : 30/12/1826 (Law, George Henry/Bath & Wells 1824-1845)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Wickenden, William	30/12/1826	priest	Subscription on ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Stipendiary Curate : Mudford (10/10/1825 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Wickenden, William	10/10/1825	Stipendiary Curate	Licensing	Mudford/	View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	10/10/1825	Curate	Licensing	Mudford/	View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	12/08/1828	Curate	Licensing	Mudford/	View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	12/08/1828	Stipendiary Curate	Licensing	Mudford/	View

• Stipendiary Curate : Ashington (10/10/1825 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Wickenden, William	10/10/1825	Stipendiary Curate	Licensing	Ashington/	View
  Appt	Wickenden, William	10/10/1825	Curate	Licensing	Ashington/	View

• Stipendiary Curate : Little Compton (18/12/1831 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Wickenden, William	18/12/1831	Stipendiary Curate	Licensing	Little Compton/	View
  Sub	Wickenden, William	22/12/1831	Curate		Little Compton/	View

• Stipendiary Curate : Lassington (06/03/1834 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Wickenden, William	06/03/1834	Stipendiary Curate	Licensing	Lassington/	View
  Sub	Wickenden, William	06/03/1834	Curate		Lassington/	View