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Vincent, William, 1739-1815

  • GB-2014-WSA-00013
  • Person
  • 1739-1815

VINCENT, WILLIAM, fifth surviving son of Giles Vincent, Lime Street Ward, London, packer and Portugal merchant, and Sarah, dau. of Francis Holloway, Newnham Murren, Oxfordshire; nephew of Richard Vincent (QS 1708, qv); b. 2 Nov 1739; adm. Sep 1748 (Hutton's); KS 1753; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1757, adm. pens. 9 Jun 1757, scholar 21 Apr 1758, matr. 1758; BA 1761; MA 1764; BD and DD 1776; Usher at the School 1762-71, Under Master 28 May 1771-88, Head Master 1788-1802; ordained deacon (Norwich, lit. dim. from Rochester) 19 Dec 1763, priest (London) 22 Sep 1765; Vicar of Longdon, Worcs., 1778; Rector of All Hallows the Great, London 17 Dec 1778-1803; Chaplain in Ordinary to George III (occurs 1778-93), Sub-Almoner 28 Nov 1783 - Feb 1808; Dean of Westminster from 7 Aug 1802; Prolocutor, Lower House of Convocation 1802, 1806, 1807; Rector of St. John’s, Westminster 28 May 1803 - Jan 1807; Rector of Islip, Oxfordshire, from 31 Jan 1807; one of the soundest scholars of his day, although he resembled Busby in his love for the rod; when Dean of Westminster obtained an annual grant from Parliament for the restoration of Henry VII’s Chapel; his name is perpetuated by Vincent Square, preserved through his influence as playing fields for the School; Busby Trustee 22 Apr 1790; author, Defence of Public Education, 1801, and of a number of highly regarded works on ancient geography and other subjects; m. 15 Aug 1771 Hannah, fourth dau. of George Wyatt, Chief Clerk of Vote Office, House of Commons; d. 21 Dec 1815. Buried St. Benedict’s Chapel, Westminster Abbey (monument facing Poets’ Corner, with inscription composed by himself). DNB.

Vincent, William St.Andrew, 1772-1849

  • GB-2014-WSA-17408
  • Person
  • 1772-1849

VINCENT, WILLIAM ST. ANDREW, eldest son of William Vincent (adm. 1748, qv); b. 30 Nov 1772; adm. 30 Mar 1780; KS 1786; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1791, matr. 22 Jun 1791, Westminster Student 24 Dec 1791 - void 11 Jun 1804 (expiry year of grace as R. All Hallows the Great from 20 Jul 1803); BA 1795; MA 1797; BD 1827; Prebendary of Chichester from 1 Apr 1801; Rector of All Hallows the Great, London, from 9 Jun 1803; Rector of Bolney, Sussex, from 13 Dec 1827; m. 1 Aug 1803 Frances Elizabeth Gayfere, dau. of Evan Jones, Oakham, Rutland; d. 22 Jul 1849.

Vincent, Thomas, d. 1633

  • GB-2014-WSA-17406
  • Person
  • d. 1633

VINCENT, THOMAS; b.; adm.; KS ; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1617, adm. scholar 1618, matr. Easter 1618; BA 1621/2; MA 1625; BD 1633; Fellow, Trinity Coll. 1624; ordained deacon 1625/6, priest 1626 (both Lincoln); Minister, St. Edward’s, Cambridge 1631; Vicar of Blyth, Notts., from 17 Apr 1633; buried Blyth, Notts., 28 Sep 1633.

Vincent, Thomas, 1819-1908

  • GB-2014-WSA-17405
  • Person
  • 1819-1908

VINCENT, THOMAS, son of George Giles Vincent (qv), and his second wife; b. 26 Nov 1819; adm. 20 Apr 1830; KS 1834; left 1838; St. John’s Coll. Cambridge; BA 1842; MA 1845; ordained deacon 18 Dec 1842, priest 17 Dec 1843 (both Winchester); Curate, Long Sutton, Hampshire 1842-4, Bolney, Sussex 1845-6, Wantage, Berks., 1847-68; Chaplain, St. Mary’s Home for Penitents, Wantage, Berks., 1860-8; Rector of Pusey, Berks., 1868-89; author, Some Account of St. Mary’s Home for Penitents at Wantage, 1852, and other works; m. 6 Oct 1857 Dora, dau. of William Watkins, Badby, Northants; d. 4 Mar 1908.

Vincent, Richard, 1692-1774

  • GB-2014-WSA-17403
  • Person
  • 1692-1774

VINCENT, RICHARD, third son of Rev. George Vincent, Rector of Sheepy, Leics. (southern mediety), and Elizabeth, dau. of William Haly, Harborough, Leics.; bapt. Sheepy Magna, Leics., 21 Feb 1692 (IGI); adm.; QS (aged 15) 1708; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1713, adm. pens. 4 Jun 1713, aged 19, scholar 9 Apr 1714, matr. 1714; 1st in “ordo” 1716/7; BA 1716/7; MA 1720; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 2 Oct 1719, Major Fellow 11 Jul 1720; ordained deacon 13 Mar 1719/20, priest 31 May 1724 (both London); Rector of Church Langton, Leics.; Rector of Castlecaulfield, co. Tyrone; Rector of Donaghmore, co. Tyrone; m. Ann Thomas; d. 1774.

Vincent, Richard Blackall, ca. 1766-1834

  • GB-2014-WSA-17402
  • Person
  • ca. 1766-1834

VINCENT, RICHARD BLACKALL, elder son of John Blackall, The Hill, Loughall, co. Armagh, Ireland, and Mary, dau. of Richard Vincent (QS 1708, qv); b.; assumed additional surname of Vincent under will of his grandfather; adm. 12 Jun 1779; KS (aged 15) 1781; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1785, adm. pens. 25 May 1785, scholar 5 May 1786, matr. 1785; BA 1789; ordained; Prebendary of Clonfert from 22 Dec 1803; Archdeacon of Kilmacduagh 22 Dec 1803 - Mar 1815; d. 1834.

Vincent, John, d. 1665

  • GB-2014-WSA-17400
  • Person
  • d. 1665

VINCENT, JOHN, son of John Vincent, Fontmell, Dorset, edge tool maker, and a younger brother of Thomas Vincent, Under Master; b.; KS ; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1647, but he had been detained at school “through the exigence of warre” and was granted seniority at Christ Church as if he had been elected on 1 May 1646 (Burrows, ed., 1881, 268), Westminster Student (still 1663, no longer by Dec 1665); submitted to Parliamentary Visitors 14 Jul 1648 (Burrows, op. cit., 155); BA 1650; MA 1652; ordained; Curate, Benson, Oxfordshire 1655; d. St. Clement’s parish, Ipswich, Suffolk May 1665, when he was described as a “minister”, lately of Christ Church, Oxford (A. G. E. Jones, “The Great Plague in Ipswich 1665-1666”, Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology, 27-8, 1958, 89). Will made on board ship Unicorn at Harwich 12 Apr 1665, proved PCC 18 Sep 1665

Vincent, Henry, fl. 1700

  • GB-2014-WSA-019566
  • Person
  • fl. 1700

VINCENT, HENRY; b. ; adm. ; KS 1700. [Possibly Sir Henry Vincent, Bart. , fourth but eldest surviving son of Sir Francis Vincent, Bart. MP, Stoke D’Abernon, Surrey, and Rebecca, dau. of Jonathan Ashe, London, merchant; bapt. Stoke D’Abernon, Surrey 10 Jul 1685 (IGI); Corpus Christi Coll. Oxford, matr. 11 Oct 1703, aged 18; MP Guildford 21 Feb 1728-34; succ. father as 6th baronet 10 Feb 1736; m. Elizabeth, dau. of Bazaliel Sherman, London, Turkey merchant; d. 20 Jan 1757 : see William Vincent, below]

Vincent, George, 1807-1851

  • GB-2014-WSA-17397
  • Person
  • 1807-1851

VINCENT, GEORGE, son of George Giles Vincent (qv), and his first wife; b. 8 Jun 1807; adm. 10 Jan 1820; KS 1822; an attorney; Steward of the Manors of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; m. 14 Oct 1835 Caroline, sister of Charles Arthur Bedford (qv); d. 25 Mar 1851.

Vincent, Edward Odell, 1835-1927

  • GB-2014-WSA-17394
  • Person
  • 1835-1927

VINCENT, EDWARD ODELL, son of Joseph Vincent, Oxford, proprietor and printer Oxford University Herald; b. 14 Apr 1835; adm. 5 Oct 1845 (Rigaud's); QS 1849; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1853, adm. 7 May 1853, scholar 1854; BA 1857; MA 1860; ordained deacon 1860, priest 1862 (both Oxford); Curate, Ducklington, Oxfordshire 1860-2, Northam, Devon 1864-8; Principal, Brixton Hill College, Surrey 1870-86; m. Frances E. M. A. --- (by 1881); d. 17 Feb 1927.

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