About William Ward
Lived 1761 – 1838 (aged 76). William Ward was an anglican priest.
William Ward (19 September 1762 – 26 January 1838) was an Anglican clergyman who served in the Church of England as the Bishop of Sodor and Man from 1828 to 1838.
Born in Saintfield, near Belfast on 19 September 1761, Ward was ordained in the Anglican ministry as a deacon in 1788 and a priest in 1789. In 1805, he married Anne Hammersley (died 1841), and they had two sons and five daughters. He was consecrated on 9 March 1828 and enthroned on 27 October 1828.
Ward died in office on 26 January 1838, aged 75, and was buried in Great Horkesley, Essex.
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Who was William Ward?
Anglican clergyman, born 1762
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William Ward was born on 19 September 1761 in Saintfield.
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William Ward died on 26 January 1838.
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William Ward was an anglican priest.
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