William Hornby
Archdeacon of Lancaster
About William Hornby
Lived 1810 – 1899 (aged 88–89). William Hornby was a vicar and rural dean.
William Hornby (1810–1899) was the inaugural Archdeacon of Lancaster.
Hornby was educated at Christ Church, Oxford. He was Vicar of St Michael's on Wyre from 1847 to 1885; and Rural Dean of Preston from 1850 to 1878.
He died on 20 December 1899. His son was also Archdeacon of Lancaster from 1909 to 1936.
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Archdeacon of Lancaster
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William Hornby was born in 1810.
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William Hornby died on 20 December 1899.
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William Hornby was a vicar and rural dean.
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