William Lea (priest)

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William Lea (b Stone, Worcestershire 6 June 1820 - d Droitwich 24 September 1889) was Archdeacon of Worcester from 1881 to 1889. [1]

Walters was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, matriculating in 1839 and graduating B.A. in 1842, [2] and was ordained in 1845. [3] He was for many years the Vicar of St Peter, Droitwich. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Archdeacon Of Worcester. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Jun 07, 1911; pg. 4
  2. ↑ Foster, Joseph (1888–1891). "Lea, William (1)"  . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886 . Oxford: James Parker – via Wikisource.
  3. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1885 p 717: London, Horace Cox, 1885
  4. ↑ "Church news" . Church Times . No. 956. 20 May 1881. p. 335. ISSN   0009-658X . Retrieved 2 May 2015– via UK Press Online archives.
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