Person: Richardson, William (1720 - 1775)

• Comments

  VENN
  Adm. pens. at EMMANUEL, Mar. 19, 1715-6. S. of Samuel (1672), V. of Wilshamstead, Beds. B. there, July 23, 1698. Schools, Oakham and Westminster. Scholar; B.A. 1719-20; M.A. 1723; D.D. 1735. Master of Emmanuel, 1736-75. Vice-Chancellor, 1737-8, 1769-70. Ord. deacon (Lincoln) Sept. 25, 1720; priest, Sept. 23, 1722. C. at St Olave's, Southwark, till 1726. Preb. of Lincoln, 1724-60. F.S.A., 1735. Chaplain to George II and George III, 1746-75. Precentor of Lincoln, 1760-75. Industrious antiquary. He compiled the MS. lists of degrees at the Registry, which were the only ones in use till lately. Died Mar. 15, 1775. Buried in the College Chapel. Admon., P.C.C. Father of Robert (1745). (D.N.B.; Emmanuel Coll. Hist., 132; H. I. Longden.)

Education Events

• BA : Cambridge / Emmanuel

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Ord	Richardson, Gulielmus	25/09/1720	BA	Cambridge	View
  Ord	Richardson, Gulielmus	23/09/1722	BA	Cambridge	View

• MA

  Type	Name	Date	Qualification	University	Full Record
  Sub	Richardson, Gulielmus	14/10/1723	MA		View
  Appt	Richardson, Gulielmus	29/10/1724	MA		View
  Sub	Richardson, Gulielmus	18/01/1727	MA		View

Ordination Events

• deacon : 25/09/1720 (Gibson, Edmund/Lincoln 1716-1723)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Richardson, Gulielmus	25/09/1720	deacon	ordination	View

• priest : 23/09/1722 (Gibson, Edmund/Lincoln 1716-1723)

  Type	Name	Date	Status	Event	Full Record
  Ord	Richardson, Gulielmus	23/09/1722	priest	ordination	View

Appointment Events

• Curate : Southwark St Olave (14/10/1723 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Sub	Richardson, Gulielmus	14/10/1723	Curate		St Olave Southwark/	View

• Prebendary : Lincoln cathedral, Prebend of Welton Ryval (29/10/1724 - 03/03/1760 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Richardson, Gulielmus	29/10/1724	Prebendary	Collation	Lincoln Cathedral/Prebend of Welton Rival	View
  Appt	Richardson, Robert	03/03/1760	Prebendary	Collation	Lincoln Cathedral/Prebend of Welton Rival	View

• Reader : Southwark St Olave (18/01/1727 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Sub	Richardson, Gulielmus	18/01/1727	Reader		Sti Olavi Southwark/	View

• Precentor : Lincoln cathedral, Precentor (03/03/1760 - 18/03/1775 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Appt	Richardson, William	03/03/1760	Precentor	Institution	Lincoln Cathedral/precentor	View
  Vac	Richardson, William	18/03/1775	Precentor	Death	Lincoln Cathedral/	View

• Prebendary : Lincoln cathedral, Precentor (18/03/1775 - 18/03/1775 )

  Type	Name	Date	Office	Event	Location	Full Record
  Vac	Richardson, William	18/03/1775	Prebendary	Death	Lincoln Cathedral/Kildesby	View

Death Events

• Death (18/03/1775)

  Name	Date	Cause	Type	Full Record
  Richardson, William	18/03/1775	Death	Vac	View
  Richardson, William	18/03/1775	Death	Vac	View