William Goberd

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William Goberd (died 1515) was an English priest in the early 16th century. [1]

A Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford, [2] Goberd was introduced to the church livings of Bicknor, Kent [3] and Lydney, Gloucestershire [4] as well as the rectory of Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

Elected Canon Treasurer of Hereford Cathedral in 1513, Goberd was appointed Archdeacon of Shropshire in 1515, dying later that year. [5]

References

  1. Tarrant, John (1968); "Church and State in the Diocese of Hereford: 1327-1535", p 136; University of Sydney
  2. Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, Gabel-Gilmore
  3. www.beneficeoftunstallandbredgar.org.uk
  4. www.nationalchurchestrust.org
  5. Horn, Joyce M. (2003), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 10, pp. 12–14