- William Lubbock
The Reverend William Lubbock MA BD (Cantab) (baptized
North Walsham ,Norfolk ,17 January ,1701 , died North Walsham20 April 1754 ) was an English divine, Fellow ofCaius College, Cambridge , andChurch of England clergyman. He founded the famous English family of Lubbock (see below).Education
The son of John Lubbock (1669 - 1731), a
clothier ofNorth Walsham ,Norfolk and of his wife Elizabeth Webster, [http://thepeerage.com/p4956.htm#i49551 Reverend William Lubbock] at thepeerage.com, accessed 15 April 2008] Lubbock was educated atGresham's School , Holt from 1712 and later atGonville and Caius College, Cambridge . ["History and Register of Gresham's School" (Ipswich, 1955)]Career
Lubbock graduated as a BA in 1721 and as an MA in 1724, and as a
Bachelor of Divinity in 1732. He remained at Caius as a tutor inClassics andDivinity and was a Fellow of the college between 1724 and 1733.From 1732 to 1738, Lubbock was Rector of
Bincombe and ofBroadwey , both inDorset . [http://www.theclergydatabase.org.uk/cce/apps/persons/DisplayPerson.jsp?PersonID=51168 Person record for Lubbock, William, CCEd Person ID: 51168] in theClergy of the Church of England Database , accessed 15 April 2008] Resigning these livings, he purchased the Rectory of Lammas on22 December ,1738 , and gained also the Vicarage ofStalham in 1739 and the Rectory ofScottow on1 October 1741 . He held all three livings until his death in 1754.Family
William Lubbock married Elizabeth Cooper on
26 October ,1742 at Paston,Norfolk ,England . They had two sons, John Lubbock (20 August 1744 - 24 February 1816), and another William Lubbock (6 July 1746 - 23 June 1823). The Rev. William Lubbock died on20 April ,1754 and was buried on23 April ,1754 in the churchyard of his home town,North Walsham .Lubbock's elder son, John, was created a baronet, and his great-great-grandson, Sir John Lubbock, fourth baronet, was created the first Baron Avebury. His descendants include
Sir John Lubbock, 1st Baronet , Sir John William Lubbock, 2nd Baronet, Sir John William Lubbock, 3rd Baronet, John Lubbock, 4th Baronet and 1st Baron Avebury,John Lubbock, 2nd Baron Avebury ,John Lubbock, 3rd Baron Avebury , and Eric Lubbock, 4th and present Baron Avebury.ources
* [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~blberg/p415.htm#i20702 Lubbock at Rootsweb.com]
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