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M.A. 1846, incorp. from Oxford. [Eldest s. of Henry, of Cruck Meole, Salop. (and Emma Sarah Moore, dau. of William Wood). B. Jan. 21, 1806. School, Shrewsbury.] Matric. from Christ Church, Oxford, Oct. 14, 1824, aged 18; B.A. (Oxford) 1828; M.A. (Oxford) 1834; B.D. (Oxford) 1841. Chaplain to the Embassy at Copenhagen, 1829-33. V. of Heene with West Tarring and Durrington, Sussex, 1834-78. An intimate friend of Robert Southey, whose eldest dau, Edith May, he married, Jan. 15, 1834. Author, Sermons and antiquarian works, etc. Died Feb. 21, 1878. Brother of Edward (1830). Al. Oxon.; Burke, L.G.; D.N.B.)