About William Hey
Lived 1811 – 1882 (aged 70–71). William Hey was an anglican priest and curator.
The Venerable William Hey was Archdeacon of Cleveland from 1875 until his death on 22 November 1882.
Hey was born at Ockbrook in 1811; educated at Sherborne School and St John's College, Cambridge; and ordained in 1838. He was headmaster of St Peter's School, York from 1839 to 1864 when he became a Canon Residentiary at York Minster. He was member of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society for over forty years, serving on its council from 1841 subsequently as a Vice-President until his death. He served for many years as the Honorary Curator of Insects & Crustacea at the Yorkshire Museum and was succeeded in this post by his son Rev W.C. Hey.
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Archdeacon of Cleveland
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William Hey died in 1882.
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William Hey was an anglican priest and curator.
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