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{{Short description|Anglican priest (1752–1808)}}
'''William Leigh ''' (b [[Rushall, Herefordshire]] 1752 &ndash; d [[Hereford]] 1808)<ref>'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' [[The Morning Post]] (London, England), Friday, August 04, 1820; Issue 15408</ref> was an [[Anglican]] [[priest]] in the late 18th and early nieneteenth centuries.<ref>[http://archive.is/P1ppY Herefordshire 1700-1820]</ref>
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}'''William Leigh''' (1752, [[Rushall, Herefordshire]] &ndash; 1808, [[Hereford]])<ref>'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' [[The Morning Post]] (London, England), Friday, August 04, 1820; Issue 15408</ref> was an [[Anglican]] [[priest]] in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130505142245/http://herefordshire1757-1820.typepad.co.uk/herefordshire_17571820/page/2/ Herefordshire 1700-1820]</ref>


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Leigh was educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].<ref>[[Alumni Cantabrigienses|“Alumni cantabrigienses; a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900”]] [[John Venn|Venn,J./ John Archibald Venn, J.A.]] [https://archive.org/stream/p2alumnicantabri04univuoft#page/146/mode/2up Part II. 1752–1900. Vol. iv. Kahlenberg – Oyler, 1947 p146]</ref> He held [[Living (Christianity)|livings]] at [[Little Plumstead]], [[Witton, North Norfolk|Witton]] and [[Brundall]].
Leigh was educated at [[Harrow School|Harrow]] and [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].
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<ref>[[Alumni Cantabrigienses|“Alumni cantabrigienses; a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900”]] [[John Venn|Venn,J./ John Archibald Venn, J.A.]] [https://archive.org/stream/p2alumnicantabri04univuoft#page/146/mode/2up Part II. 1752–1900. Vol. iv. Kahlenberg – Oyler, 1947 p146]</ref> He held [[Living (Christianity)|livings]] at [[Little Plumstead]],[[Witton, North Norfolk|Witton]] and [[Brundall]].


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Latest revision as of 04:07, 18 February 2024

William Leigh (1752, Rushall, Herefordshire – 1808, Hereford)[1] was an Anglican priest in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.[2]

Leigh was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge.[3] He held livings at Little Plumstead, Witton and Brundall.

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  1. ^ 'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' The Morning Post (London, England), Friday, August 04, 1820; Issue 15408
  2. ^ Herefordshire 1700-1820
  3. ^ “Alumni cantabrigienses; a biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900” Venn,J./ John Archibald Venn, J.A. Part II. 1752–1900. Vol. iv. Kahlenberg – Oyler, 1947 p146
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