Person: Fitzsimmons, William (1763 - 1770)

• Comments

  One William Fitzsimmons, of Edinburgh episcopal chapel, was one of the translators of the Manx Bible. (Gelling 1998: 35)
  
  NiVoF or Gelling (1998)
  
  Gerald Bray identifies as minister of Ayr Qualified Chapel 1771-6 and of Cowgate chapel Edinburgh 1776-99, where he was senior incumbent from 1795. In 1799 he was arrested and imprisoned on a charge of having helped four French prisoners escape from Edinburgh Castle. [Bray, unpub. edn of Manx Convocation records, n. p. 293]
  
  Bertie, SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CLERGY, entry states: incumbent of Ayr Qualified Chapel 1771-76; curate of Cowgate Qualified Chapel, Edinburgh, 1776-95, senior incumbent 1795-99 [YB; Veitch, 1958]

Birth Events

• 22/7/1744 (Douglas)

  dob	Birthplace	Age at	Date	Type	Full Record
  22/7/1744	Douglas	0	28/2/1768	Ord	View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 27/02/1768 (Hildesley, Mark/Sodor and Man 1755-1772)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Sub	Fitzsimmons, William	27/02/1768	deacon	Ordination	View

• priest : 20/05/1769 (Hildesley, Mark/Sodor and Man 1755-1772)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Sub	Fitzsimmons, William	20/05/1769	priest	Ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Schoolmaster : Peel Town English and Latin School (17/09/1763 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Sub	Fitzsimmons, William	17/09/1763	Schoolmaster		English and Latin School of Peel Town/	View

• Curate : Malew (30/01/1768 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Fitzsimmons, William	30/01/1768	Curate	Nomination	Malew/	View