Wordsworth, Christopher
WORDSWORTH, CHRISTOPHER. Adm. pens, (age i8) at
Trinity, .A.ug. i8, 1791. [4th] s. of John [attorney-at-law],
of Cockermouth, Cumberland. [B. there, June 9, 1774.J
School, Hawkshead, Lanes. Matric. Michs. 1792; Scholar,
1794; B.A. {joth Wrangler) 1796; M.A. 1799; D.D. {per Lit.
Reg.) 1810. Fellow, 1798; Master, 1820-41. 'A strict disci- plinarian, and exacted an unquestioning conformity to all
College rules.' Vice-Chancellor, 1820-1 and 18:6-7. Ord. deacon (Norwich), May 12, 1799; priest, Dec. 22, 1799. K. of
Ashby with Oby and Thime, Norfolk, 1804-5. Domestic
Chaplain to the .■Vrchbishop of Canterbury, 1805. R. of
Woodchurch, Kent, 1806-8. Dean and R. of Bocking, Essex,
1808-16 (with .Monks-Eleigh, Suffolk, 1812-16). R. of St
Mary's, Lambeth and of Sundridge, Kent, 1816-20. Chaplain to the House of Commons, 18 17. R. of Buxted with Uckfield,
Sussex, 1820-46. Married, Oct. 1, 1804, Priscilla, dau. of
Charles Lloyd, banker, of Birmingham. Author, Ecclesiastical
Biography, etc. Resided latterly at Buxted, where he died
Feb. 2, 1846. Brother of William (1787); father of John
(1823), Charles (1833) and the next. (Foster, Index Eccles.;
Clerical Guide; Clergy List; Misc. Gen. et Her., N.S., iv;
D.N.B.)
WORDSWORTH, CHRISTOPHER. Adm. pens, (age 19) at
Trinity, July 9, 1825. [3rd] s. of the Rev. Christopher, D.D.
(above), Master of Trinity (and Priscilla, dau. of Charles
Lloyd, of Birmingham). B. [Oct. 30, 1807], in Lambeth,
London. School, Winchester; 'at Winchester he was both
a scholar and an athlete, and was known as "the Great
Christopher.'" Matric. Michs. 1826; Browne medal, 1827; Person prize, 1828; Scholar, 1828; Craven Scholar, 1829;
B.A. (Senior Classic and ist Chancellor's medal) 1830;
M.A. 1833; D.D. {per Lit. Reg.) 1839. Fellow, 1830-8.
Orator (Feb.-Apr.) 1836. Hulsean Lecturer, 1846. Hon.
D.C.L., Oxford, 1870. Ord. deacon, 1833; priest, 1835.
Head Master of Harrow, 1836-44. Canon of Westminster,
1844-69. V. of Stanford-in-the-Vale, Berks., 1850-69.
Archdeacon of Westminster, 1865-9. Bishop of Lincoln,
1869-85. Married, 1838, Susanna Hatley, dau. of George
Frere, solicitor. Author of a commentary on the Bible and
Church History up to .4.D. 451; etc. Died Mar. 21, 1885.
Father of the next ; brother of Charles (1833) and John (1823).
{Adm. to Trin., add et err.; Historical Reg., 49; D.N.B.)
WORDSWORTH, CHRISTOPHER, .^dm. pens, at Trinity,
June 19, 1865. [2nd] s. of the Ven. Christopher (above).
Archdeacon of Westminster. B. [Mar. 26], 1848, in West-
minster. School, Winchester. Matric. Michs. 1866; Scholar,
1867; Bell Scholar, 1867; B.A. 1870; Le Bas prize, 1871;
M.A. 1873. Fellow of Peterhouse, 1870-8; Assistant Tutor and Dean. Ord. deacon (Ely), 1871; priest (Lincohi), 1872;
C. of .Alvechurch, Worcs., 1874-5. C. of St Giles, Cambridge,
1875-7. R. of Glaston, Rutland, 1877-89- R- of Steeple with
Tyneham, Dorset, 1889-97, and R. of East Holme, 1890-7.
R. of Marlborough, 1897-1911. Preb. of Lincoln, 1886-1911.
ChsmceUor of Lincoln, 1917-28. Master of St Nicholas
Hospital, Salisbury, 1895-1937. Preb. of Salisbury, 191 1-38.
Librarian of Salisbury Cathedral, 1913-36. Chancellor of
Salisbury, 1917-38. Married, 1874, Mary, dau. of the Rev.
Andrews Reeve, V. of Kimmeridge, Dorset. An eminent
liturgiologist. Author, Social Life ai the English Universities
in tl^ i8th Century; Scholae Academicae; Some Account of the
English Universities in the iSth Century; Mediaeval Services
in England; Lincoln Cathedral Statutes; Ceremonies and
Processions of the Cathedral Church of Salisbury; Ordinale
Sarum; Statutes and Customs of the Cathedral Church of
Salisbury. Died Jan. 30, 1938, at Salisbury. Father of
WilUam A. (1900) and the next. {Winchester Coll. Reg.;
T. A. Walker, 537; Crockford; The Times, Feb. i, 1938; Who was Who.)
WORDSWORTH, CHRISTOPHER ANDREWES. Adm. at
Clare, Jan. 5, 1895. [Eldest s. of the Rev. Christopher
(above), R. of Tyneham, Dorset. B. Sept. 21, 1876.] School,
Marlborough CoUege. Matric. Michs. 1895; Scholar; B.A.
1898. For sometime a District Commissioner in S. Nigeria.
Subsequently in business (Messrs Kiddle, Reeve and Co.) in
Bombay. Married, Nov. i, 1909, Alice Katharine, eldest dau.
of Jemmett J. Stopford, of Campden HiU, London. Died
Dec. 6, 1910, in Bombay. Brother of William .A.. (1900).
(Marlborough Coll. Reg.; The Tim^s, Dec. 8, 1910.)
WORDSWORTH, JOHN. Adm. sizar at St John's, Feb. 14, 1821- Of Westmoriand. [Eldest] s. of William (1787), the Poet
(and Mary Hutchinson). B. June 18, 1803. School, Sed- bergh. Did not reside. Adm. at New CoUege, Oxford,
whence he matric. Mar. 2i, 1823; B.A. (Oxford) 1826; M.-A..
(Oxford) 1830. Ord. priest (Lincohi), 1828. R. of Moresby,
Cumberland, 1829-34. V. of Brigham, 1832-75- K- .oj
Workington, 1834-40. R. of Plumbland, 1840-75- Married
(i) Oct. II, 1830, Isabella Christian, dau. of Henry Christian Curwen, and had issue; (2) Helen, dau. of Donald Ross;
(3) Marianne, dau. of Luke Dolan. Died July 25, 1875. "»
WoRGAN, The Rev. Robert
London. (Sedbergh Sch. Reg.; Boose, m. 1501 ; St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 573; Al. Oxon.; Foster, Index Eules.; Clerical
Guide; Misc. Gen. el Her., N.S., iv; C. R. Hudleston.)
WORDSWORTH, JOHN. Adm. pens, (age 19) at Trinity,
Julys, 1823. [Eld.] s. of [the Kev.j Christopher (1791) [Master
of the College]. B. [July i, 1805], in [Lambeth], London.
School, Winchester. Matric. Michs. 1H24; Bell Scholar, 1825;
Person prize, 1827; B.A. 1828; .M.A. 1831. Fellow, 1830-9;
Assistant Tutor, 1834-8; Junior Bursar, 1836-9. Ord.
deacon, 1837. Travelled in Europe, 1833; when in Florence collated the Medicean manuscript of Aeschylus, with a view
to a new edition. Began an edition of Bentley's Correspon- dence (later completed by his brother Christopher). Died
Dec. 31, 1839, in Cambridge. Brother of Christopher (1825)
and Charles (1833). (Adm. to Trin., add. a err.; D.N.B.)
WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. Adm. sizar at St Johns, July 5,
1787. [2nd] s. of John [attomey-at-law], of [Cockermouth], Cumberland (and .\iine, dau. of William Cookson, mercer, of
Penrith). [B. Apr. 7. 177°. at Cockermouth.] School, Hawkshead. Matric. Michs. 1787; Scholar, 1787; B.A. 1791-
Travelled in France, 1791-2, where he became an ardent
supporter of the revolution. In 1794. received a legacy of
£900, which enabled him to live independently, ' but for this, he might, he says, have been forced into the Church or the
law.' Settled at Racedown, near Crewkeme, Somerset, with
his sister, Dorothy, 1795. Moved to .\lfoxden, near Nether
Stowey in order to be near Coleridge, whom he first met in
1795. Coleridge had the highest opinion of Wordsworth's work, and praises his 'exquisite sister,' saying 'we are three people,
but only one soul.' The Lyrical Ballads, published 1798, were the first fruits of this friendship, Wordsworth contributing
the greater part. With Dorothy and Coleridge, visited
Germany, 1798. Settled at Dove Cottage, Grasmere, 1799;
Coleridge followed in 1800, residing at Keswick. Married,
Oct. 4, i8o2, his old school friend, Mary, dau. of John
Hutchinson, of Penrith. Finished The Prelude, 1805 (but it
was not printed till after his death). Published a collection of
Poems, 1807, including the Intimations of ImmortalUy, the
Ode to Duty, and other works, many of which aroused a
'storm of ridicule.' .Moved to Allan Bank, Grasmere, 1808.
The Excursion published 1814, and acclaimed as his master- piece. Estranged from Coleridge, 1810, but reconciled, 1817.
Subsequently at Rydal Mount, near .\mbleside. Distributor
of stamps for Westmorland, 1813-22. Hon. D.C.L., Durham,
1838; Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1839. Poet LaureatP, 1843-50. Granted a Civil List pension of £300 in 1842. Died .Apr. 23,
1850, at Rydal Mount. Monument in Grasmere churchyard,
'To the memory of William Wordsworth. A true poet and
philosopher, who by special gift and calling of Almighty God, whether he discoursed on man or nature, failed not to lift
up the heart to holy things, tired not of maintaining the cause
of the poor and simple, and so in perilous times was raised up to be a chief minister, not only of noblest poetry, but of high
and sacred truth.' Father of John (1821); brother of
Christopher (1791). (St John's CoU. Adm., iv. 572; G. Mag., 1850, I. 668; D.N.B.; Wordsuvrth ai Cambridge.)
WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. -Adm. pens, at Christ's, .May 31,
1859. S. of WiUiam, 'procurator.' B. [June 23, 1839J. "» London. School, Blackheath. Matnc. Michs. 1859. Kept
three terms. Ensign in the .Army, 1861; Lieut., 1863; Capt.,
the 58th Regt., 1869. .Married, 1869, .Alice Maude, dau. of
George Turner, of Brampford-Speke, Devon. (PetU, u. 562 ;
Army Lists; V. Hodson.)
WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM ARTHUR. .Adm. at Pembroke,
Oct. 1900. 3rd s. of the Rev. Christopher (1865), R. of
St Peter's, Marlborough. B. .May 24, 1881, at Glaston;
Rutland. School, Sherborne. Matric. Michs. 1900; Scholar;
B.A. 1903; M.A. 1907. Ord. deacon (Canterbury), 1904;
priest, 1905; C. of Dover, 1904-12. C. of Dawlish, Devon,
1912-13. C. of Esher, Surrey, 1915-17- Perm, to off., die.
of Winchester, 1918-27; dio. of Guildford, 1927-40. Married,
June 21, 1906, Violet, only dau. of the Rev. Canon Henrj- Bartram, V. of Dover. .Author, Savn .isunder; The Waters
of Shiloah; etc. Of .Awliscombe, Devon, in 1951. Brother of
Christopher .A. (1S95). (Crockford; The Times, ixint 22, 1906.)
WORGAN, JOHN BERNEY. Adm. sizar (age 18) at Trinity,
Mar. 26, 185b. S. of [the Rev.j John Hartland (Pembroke
CoUege Oxford, 1817), of Coltham House, Cheltenham.
B Dec.'26, 1836. School, Cheltenham CoUege. Did not reside. Entered the Bengal Civil Ser%'ice, 1856. .Assistant Magistrate and CoUector in Bengal; Joint .Magistrate and CoUector; m
the Judicial Dept., 1870-91; District and Sessions Judge,
1879-88; retired, 1901- Died June, 1904, in London.
(CheUenham Coll. Reg.; India Office Lists.)
WORGAN, The Rev. ROBERT. B..A. 1762, incorp. from Oxford;
M A., from King's, 1762. [S. of WUliam, gent., of .Andover, Hants.] Matric. from Pembroke College, 0.xford, Oct. 13, 1742.
age 16; B.A. (Oxford) I74'J- 1° Holy Orders. Died Aug. 20 1801. (Al. Oxon.)
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