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Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, Jan. 5, 1814. 4th s. of the Rev. James (1777), of Brigg, Lincs. B. there, Jan. 29, 1797. ' Matric. Michs. 1814; Scholar, 1814. Migrated to Sidney, Jan. 21, 1817; B.A. (28th Wrangler) 1818; M.A. 1821. Ord. deacon (Ely, Litt. dim. from London) Apr. 15, 1821; priest (London, for Bristol) June 17, 1821. R. of Gate-Burton, Lincs., 1828-35. V. of Bonby, 1835-60. Canon of Lincoln, 1846. Married (1) July 1, 1822, Liliass, dau. of Spencer Cochrane, of Mirfield; (2) Oct. 8, 1845, Susan Coutts, dau. of Capt. James Hall. Author, Letters from the Continent, etc. Died Jan. 12, 1860. Brother of Edward (1819) and Henry (1802). (Boase, III. 1181; Clerical Guide; Foster, Index Eccles.; Crockford; Lincoln Diocesan Mag., June, 1939.)