Rev. William (Billy) Maskelyne 1725 - 1772
Rev. William (Billy) Maskelyne , of Purton Stoke. Venn's entry has his father incorrectly, but reads: MASKELYNE, WILLIAM College: TRINITY Entered: 1745 Born: Died: 1772 Adm. pens. (age 18) at TRINITY, May 24, 1744. S. of Felix Edmund, of Westminster. B. Oct. 6, 1725. School, Westminster. Matric. 1745; Scholar, 1745; B.A. 1747-8; M.A. 1751; B.D. 1761. Fellow, 1750-72. Ord. deacon (Ely) May 21, 1758. R. of Over, Cambs., 1768-72. Inherited the estate of Stoke from his great-uncle, Wm. Bath. Died 1772. Admon. (P.C.C.) Apr. 1772. Brother of Nevil(1749) (Burke, L.G.). ------------- He took his BA in 1747 and became a Fellow of trinity and unsuccessful candidate for the professorship of hebrew in Jul 1753. He took Holy Orders (a requirement for a Fellow of Trinity). He then retired to Ponds Farm, Purton Stoke, which was later the "country cottage" of his brother, Nevil, the Astronomer Royal. ------------ ?? PART I. FAMILIES OF MASKELYNE AND BENNETT Minety FILE [no title] - ref. 149/1 - date: 1723-1872 hit[from Scope and Content] Release of land in Minety. William Maskelyne the elder and William Maskelyne the younger to trustees on marriage of William Maskelyne the younger with Sarah Waldren. 20 Feb 1723 hit[from Scope and Content] Lease and release of land in Minety. Ann Adams and others to William Maskelyne. 9&10 Oct 1793 hit[from Scope and Content] Mortgage of land in Minety. Maurice Maskelyne to Richard G. Bathe and others. 12 June 1845 hit[from Scope and Content] Reconveyance of land in Minety. Richard G. Bathe to Maurice Maskelyne 28 Sept 1849 hit[from Scope and Content] Assignment (not executed) of land in Minety. Maurice Maskelyne to Susanna Bathe. 1853 hit[from Scope and Content] Declaration of trust of parts of Buckswell and Stert farms, Minety. Maskelyne family and trustees. 31 Jan 1872
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| Born: Kensington Gore, London, , , England 6th Oct 1725 | Baptised: 13th Oct 1725
| | Died: The Ponds, Purton Stoke, , , England 1772 | Buried:
| | Family: Maskelyne of Purden |
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